Shackley Hits World University Games Record In 50 Back, Nel Clocks RSA Record
American Leah Shackley downed the World University Games Record to capture the top seed in the women’s 50m back as South Africa’s record bit the dust.
16-Year-Old Shin Ohashi Of Japan Blasts 2:06.91 200 Breaststroke World Junior Record
Competing at a domestic high school meet, 16-year-old Shin Ohashi blasted a new 200 breaststroke World Junior Record of 2:06.91.
Srihari Nataraj The Latest Record-Breaker In A Resurgent Year For India
Indian swimmers have set five records so far in Berlin, taking their total for the year into double figures with the World Championships still to come
Rebelo, Mak Crack National Records on Day 4 of World University Games
Portuguese Camila Rebelo and Hong Kong’s Adam Mak both broke national records on day four of the World University Games. (Above: Camila Rebelo)
Team USA Women Break 4×200 Freestyle Relay WUGs Record in 7:52.56, Topping Own Time from 2015
Day four of the World Univeristy Games saw Team USA’s women’s 4×200 free relay take gold, breaking the WUGs record set a decade ago. (Above: Leah Hayes)
Kennedy Noble Downs Day-Old WUGS Record With 58.78 In 100 Backstroke
American Kennedy Noble took home gold in the women’s 100 back in 58.78, topping NC State teammate Leah Schackley for a new WUGs Record.
Srihari Nataraj Breaks Indian Record In The 100 Free By 0.01 At WUG Prelims
Srihari Nataraj added an eighth National Record with his swim in the heats this morning, qualifying 12th into the semi-finals tonight
Mijatovic Helps Seahawks Break 15-16 800 FR-R NAG By 10 Seconds, Logs 1:47.6/3:49.8 Free Swims
The Pleasanton Seahawks’ quartet of Luka Mijatovic, Tim Wu, Kaden Wong, and CJ Lee broke the 15-16 boys’ National Age Group Record in the 800 LCM free relay.
Japan’s 16-Yr-Old Yumeki Kojima Crushes 4:09.38 400 IM World Junior Record
16-year-old Yumeki Kojima of Japan blasted a lifetime best of 4:09.38 to score a new World Junior Record in the 400m IM.
Japan’s Takumi Mori Clocks WUGS Record In Men’s 200 IM
Catch up on what transpired in the men’s 200m IM event at the 2025 World University Games taking place in Berlin, German
USA’s Leah Shackley Downs Women’s 100 Back WUGS Record
American Leah Shackley clocked a time of 58.97 to not only take the women’s 100m back top seed but also to establish a new WUGs Record.
South Africa’s Pieter Coetze Unleashes 51.99 100 Back
21-year-old Pieter Coetze of South Africa entered entirely new 100m backstroke territory by crushing a new African Record of 51.99.
Pieter Coetze Throws Down 52.18 In 100 Back, New African & World University Games Records
South African Pieter Coetzee logged 52.18 to destroy the World University Games and African records during the men’s 100 backstroke semifinals.
National Records Broken on Day 1 Of World University Games
Khiew Hoe Yean won the silver medal in the men’s 400 freestyle, touching in 3:47.38 to hack almost a second off his own Malaysian National Record.
United States Women Break WUGs Record in 4×100 Freestyle Relay
Maxine Parker joined the U.S. women’s 400 freestyle relay in finals, leading off in 54.28 to help the American women break the WUGs record in the event.
