Chalmers (Breaststroke), O’Callaghan & Jack Have Speedy Starts To 2024 QLD Championships
26-year-old Olympic multi-medalist Kyle Chalmers dove in for the breaststroke leg on St. Andrew’s gold medal-winning medley relay.
Jordan Crooks Breaks 50 Free World Record With 20.08 in Worlds Prelims
Crooks claimed the title of fastest 50 freestyler in the world with his record-breaking performance in Budapest, taking down Caeleb Dressel’s world record.
Gretchen Walsh Breaks Championship, American Record in 50 Free (23.02)
Continuing her record-breaking streak, Walsh posted a 23.02 in the 50 free to add two more records to her SC Worlds’ collection.
Tristan Jankovics Breaks 21-Year-Old Canadian Record in 400 IM With 4:02.01
Jankovics shaved .71 off of the previous national record of 4:02.72, set back in 2003 by Brian Johns.
Quicksilver Swimming Takes Down Central Ohio Aquatics’ 15-16 NAG In The 200 Free Relay
Quicksilver’s quartet of Tyler Porter, Nathan Foucu, Clark Apuada, and Isaac Litwiller teamed up for a total time of 1:20.12 to destroy the 15-16 NAG record
Thomas Heilman Blasts 43.86 100 Fly To Break Own 17-18 NAG, Would Be #3 In NCAA This Season
Heilman’s time would sit only behind Jordan Crooks and Ilya Kharun this season. It also would have been 3rd at 2024 NCAAs.
The Oldest SCM World Record Falls As Luke Hobson Breaks Biedermann’s 200 Free With 1:38.91
Hobson broke the oldest SCM World Record in the books while leading off the US men’s 4×200 free relay. He also made history for Texas.
2 World Records, 1 Session…Gretchen Walsh Swims 55.11 In 100 IM To Break Own World Record
Just 25 minutes after breaking her own World Record in the 100 fly, Walsh swam another in the 100 IM with a 55.11.
Thomas Heilman Swims 17-18 NAG Record With 44.55 100 Fly In PRELIMS
Heilman earned his first 17-18 SCY NAG record, breaking the previous record set by Aiden Hayes at 2022 NCAAs.
Damborg Downs Another Junior Record At 2024 Danish SC Championships
17-year-old Martine Damborg made her presence known in the women’s 200m fly on day two of the 2024 Danish Short Course Championships.
Kate Douglass Lowers Own World Record With 2:12.50 200 Breaststroke
Douglass also broke her own Championship Record of a 2:15.77 that she swam at the 2022 SC World Championships.
USA Men Smash World Record In 4×200 Free Relay With 6:40.51
Casas had a 1:40.34 split on the 3rd leg, a big split to pair with Hobson’s World Record lead off leg. The US men broke the record by over 3 seconds.
Gretchen Walsh Does It Again With 52.87 100 Butterfly, Another World Record
Walsh broke her own record from prelims and now is the fastest performer ever by over a second. This was her 2nd time ever swimming the race.
Regan Smith Breaks Maggie MacNeil’s World Record With 25.23 50 Backstroke, Earns WR Sweep
Smith now holds all three SCM backstroke World Records after setting the 100 and 200 records this fall at the World Cup stops.
Noe Ponti Breaks Own Championship Record With 50.33 100 IM
Ponti is now the #4 performer in the 100 IM all-time. He has dropped over a second in the event this season.
