Records

Tom Shields Throws Down 43.8 100 Fly for New American, U.S. Open Record

U.S. Olympic gold medalist Tom Shields made history tonight, crushing the 100 fly field in a new American and U.S. Open Record time of 43.84.

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Jack Dolan’s 19.8 Marks 2nd Fastest Ever by a 15 Year Old

With his 19.86 at the 2016 U.S. Winter Nationals, Dolan surpassed Michael Andrew, who swam a 19.89 in 2014 as a 15-year-old. Dolan is now 2nd only to Junior National champion Ryan Hoffer.

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Simona Quadarella Becomes Italy’s Fastest Short Course 1500 Freestyler

Italian swimmer Simona Quadarella scored a new national mark in the women’s 1500 short course freestyle.

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Things We are Thankful For: Katie Ledecky Stats

Wooo! That’s a fast swim. One of the best parts of our job, though, is dissecting JUST how fast Katie Ledecky is.

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British Teen Sprinter Freya Anderson Scores Another Junior Record

Freya Anderson is making a name for herself among the British sprinting contingency.

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WATCH: Katie Ledecky Break NCAA Records in 1000, 1650 Free

Words have begun to pale in their ability to describe the level of dominance by which Katie Ledecky has undone competitive…

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LSU’s Klotz and Rysemus Both End Friday With 100 Backstroke Records

Logan Rysemus (above) broke his own LSU Record in the 100 back, while Matthew Klotz broke 2 more American Deaf Records.

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Ledecky Does It Again with 4:26.4 500 FR for New NCAA, American Records

During day 1 finals at the Ohio State Invitational, Ledecky broke her own NCAA Record from prelims, clocking a 4:26.46 in the 500 free.

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Ledecky Crushes 500 Free NCAA Record with 4:27 in OSU Invite Prelims

American distance star Katie Ledecky just made her NCAA Invitational debut for Stanford at the 2016 Ohio State Invite, and she did it in record-breaking fashion.

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Ikee Continues Japanese Sprint Reign With New Record In 100 Free

There seems to be no stopping 16-year-old Rikako Ikee when it comes to her nation’s sprint freestyle and butterfly records.

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Another Scottish Record Is Slain By The Hand Of Kathleen Dawson

Kathleen Dawson lowered her own Scottish National Record in the women’s 100m backstroke tonight while competing at the 2016 BUCS Championships.

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Loughborough Takes BUCS Title As Additional Records Fall

2016 BUCS CHAMPIONSHIPS November 11th-13th, 2016 British Universities & Colleges Sport Championships Ponds Forge, Sheffield 25m (Short Course Meters) Meet…

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Dawson Dominates, Lowers Own 200 Backstroke Scottish Record

Meet Miss Backstroke, Scottish swimmer Kathleen Dawson, the woman who owns all of her nation’s records in the discipline.

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New Scottish National Record In 50 Free For Duncan Scott

Duncan Scott scored a shiny new men’s 50m freestyle Scottish National Record while competing at the 2016 BUCS Short Course Championships last night.

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Stirling’s Duncan Scott Scores Trio Of Wins On Night 2 Of BUCS C’ships

Duncan Scott continues his medal-winning siege in Ponds Forge while competing at the 2016 BUCS Championships.

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