Pieter Coetze Unleashes 51.85 100 Back African Record, #3 Performer All-Time
Pieter Coetze denied Olympic champion Thomas Ceccon the men’s 100m backstroke gold, posting a new African record of 51.85 tonight.
Zionsville Swim Club Notches New 13-14 NAG in 200 Free Relay in Indianapolis
Nearly 11 years to the day, Zionsville Swim Club notches a new NAG mark in the 13-14 200 freestyle relay, topping Washington Township’s time from 2014.
Chen Juner Lowers Own Chinese 200 Fly Record In Semi-Finals
Chinese swimmer Chen Juner put up a new national record as he captured the third seed in the men’s 200m butterfly event in Singapore.
Italy’s Simona Quadarella Clocks 15:31.79 European Record In 1500 Free
Simona Quadarella busted out a new European Record to take silver in the women’s 1500m freestyle final tonight in Singapore.
18-Yr-Old Murasa Clocks 1:44.54 200 Free JPN Record En Route To Bronze
18-year-old Tatsuya Murasa of Japan surprised the men’s 200m free field, producing a new national record en route to earning bronze.
Victor Johansson Shatters His Own Swedish National Record with 7:44.81 800 Free
Johansson knocked over two seconds off of his record, clocking the 5th-fastest time of the morning to advance to the final.
Kuzey Tuncelli Clocks 7:45.13 In 800 Free, Breaks Own Three-Week-Old Turkish Record
17-year-old Kuzey Tuncelli clocked 7:45.13 to break his own Turkish national record in the 800 freestyle, set earlier this month.
Krzysztof Chmielewski Blasts 1:52.89 200 Fly, Breaks 14-Year-Old Polish National Record
Chmielewski lowered the national record by .34, breaking the 1:53 barrier for the first time en route to qualifying 2nd for the semifinals.
South Korea’s Hyunju Jo Breaks 200 Free National Record in 1:58.10
Hyunju Jo shaved .31 off of the South Korean national record in the 200 free, turning in a 1:58.10 to take 15th during the prelims in Singapore.
Taku Taniguchi Notches 26.65 In 50 Breast To Shatter Japanese Record
Taku Taniguchi clocked 26.65 in the 50 breaststroke, breaking the Japanese national record and qualifying second for the semifinals.
Gretchen Walsh Returns To Top Form With #2 Swim All-Time In 100 Fly, Shattering CR In 54.73
Walsh, who was surprisingly removed from the U.S. women’s 4×100 free relay final, bounced back in a big way 24 hours later.
2025 Worlds, Day 2 Asia Recap: Ching Hwee Gan Makes Host Nation History
Ching Hwee Gan raced in front of her Singaporean home crowd today and made the most of her 1500m freestyle heats opportunity.
18-Year-Old Carlos D’Ambrosio Resets Italian 200 Free Record in 1:45.23
Carlos D’Ambrosio has been in torrid form so far at this World Championships, and has now positioned himself as a contender in tomorrow’s 200 free final
Sieradzki Crushes 1:45.00 200 Free Polish Record, Hacks A Second Off Old Mark
Kamil Sieradzki of Poland ripped a monster personal best of 1:45.00 to clock a new 200m free Polish record en route to snaring the third seed.
Men’s 50 Fly Worlds Final Shakes Up All-Time Performers List
The men’s 50 butterfly final of these World Championships saw an onslaught of national records being broken as swimmers shook up the all-time performers list.
