Lone Star Masters’ Swimmers Break 15 World Records in Three Days
Over the course of three days in Arkansas, eight Lone Star Masters swimmers combined to set fifteen masters’ swimming world records.
No Americans Broke A World Record In 2023, The First Time In 78 Years
We went a full calendar year without any U.S. swimmers breaking a world record in 2023, something that had last happened in 1945.
James Fike Brings Men’s 40-44 100 IM U.S. Masters’ Record Under 50 Seconds (49.61)
Masters’ swimmer James Fike swam 49.61 in the 100 IM, setting a new USMS 40-44 record and becoming first in the age group to go sub-50 seconds.
Summer McIntosh Lowers Pro Swim Series Record in 200 IM (2:07.16) With World-Leading Time
Summer McIntosh’s win tonight ranks as the 14th-fastest swim ever and the top time in the world this season ahead of Kaylee McKeown’s 2:07.54 from December.
Kate Douglass Breaks Decade-Old American, U.S. Open Records in 200 Breast (2:19.30)
Kate Douglass lowered her lifetime best by nearly two seconds while also breaking Rebecca Soni’s American and U.S. Open records from more than a decade ago.
All The Swimming Records Broken In 2023
Ariarne Titmus, Mollie O’Callaghan and Summer McIntosh were three of the biggest record-breakers of 2023. We’ve compiled all of the marks broken last year.
Behind the Scenes of Daniel Wiffen’s SCM 800 Free WR: ‘I Was Throwing Up From 2 AM to 6 AM’
“I was sick, I was throwing up from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. in the morning — which is not great prep for the world record,” Daniel Wiffen shared on YouTube.
The 10 Oldest U.S. NAG Records Remaining On the Books
The recent onslaught on the record books has left just four NAG standards remaining from the 1970s, two from the 1980s, and 13 total from the 20th century.
16-Yr-Old Kuzey Tuncelli Turns In 14:38 SCM 1500 Free, 7:41 800 Free In Turkey
Turkish distance phenom Kunzey Tuncelli turned in multiple head-turning performances at his nation’s short course championships.
arena Swim of the Week: Miguel Martinez Breaks Super-Suited Spanish Record In 200 Fly
Martinez clocked 1:52.88 in the 200 fly (SCM) to break the previous Spanish Record of 1:53.26 set in 2009.
Hugo Gonzalez Takes Double Gold On Day 2 Of XXXIII Copa De Espana De Clubes
Day two of the XXXIII Copa de Espana de Clubes saw additional national records go down and Hugo Gonzalez topped the podium twice.
Kelly Palace Wraps Record Streak With Six Masters National Records In Six Weeks
Palace set a pair of National Records in the women’s 60-64 age group in November, finishing off an incredible six-week run.
WATCH: The Coolest View of Cesar Cielo’s 50 Free World Record As It Hits 14th Anniversary
Watch Cielo’s historic world record of 20.91 in the men’s 50 free from a unique from-the-stands vantage point.
Valentine Dumont Logs SCM 200 Free Belgian Record In Spain
2023 European Short Course Championships bronze medalist Valentine Dumont produced a new Belgian Record in the 200m free while competing in Spain.
Two Spanish Records Fall On Day One Of XXXIII Copa De Espana De Clubes
The Spanish records in the men’s SCM 200 fly and women’s SCM 4×200 free relay went down in Barcelona on day one of the XXXIII Copa de Espana de Clubes.
