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.
Hubert Kos Clips Own Hungarian 100 Back Record To Lead Field Into World Championship Final
Kos moves into sole possession of 15th all-time in the 100 back as he chips three one-hundredths off his Hungarian Record in 52.21.
Miroslav Knedla Registers Czech National Record In 100 Back
Miroslav Knedla, who races for the Indiana Hoosiers, missed making the men’s 100m back final but did score a new Czech national record.
20-Yr-Old Roos Vanotterdijk Rips 55.84 100 Fly Belgian Record
20-year-old Roos Vanotterdijk of Belgium did it again, entering entirely new territory with a silver medal-worthy 55.84 in the women’s 100m butterfly.
Denis Petrashov Nails 100 Breaststroke KGZ National Record En Route To Bronze
25-year-old Denis Petrashov of Kyrgyzstan produced his first-ever sub-59-second 100m breaststroke to claim World Championships bronze.
Ching Hwee Gan (Singapore) Breaks Own National Record By 9 Seconds With 16:01.29 1500 Free
Gan dropped from her previous best of a 16:10.13 that she swam for 9th during prelims in Paris last summer. She made finals for tomorrow night.
