Australian Teams Smash Commonwealth, Oceanian Records In 200 Free Relay
Both Australian teams broke the Commonwealth Record in the 200 free relays, with the men winning gold and the women grabbing silver in Melbourne.
Kieran Smith Takes 400 Free In New American Record, 5th Fastest Performer In History
Kieran Smith popped a time of 3:34.38 to bring home the gold in the men’s 400m freestyle, clocking a new American Record.
Daniel Wiffen Becomes First-Ever Irishman To Own European Record
Daniel Wiffen just fired off a new European Record of 7:25.96 in the men’s SCM 800m freestyle while competing in his native Ireland.
US Women Break American and Championship Record In 4×50 Freestyle Relay – 1:33.89
Kate Douglass (pictured) split a blistering 22.77 anchor leg for the Americans, pulling them under the championship and American record.
18-Year-Old Pan Zhanle Crushes Asian Record With 45.77 Swim In 100 Free Final
Pan’s time makes him the first Asian swimmer to dip under the 46-second barrier in the event, as he erases the previous Asian and Chinese Record of 46.14.
Kyle Chalmers Delivers 45.16 Championship Record For 100 Free Gold
King Kyle Chalmers of Australia took the men’s 100m freestyle gold tonight in Melbourne, clocking a new meet record in the process.
Emma McKeon Rocks 50.77 Meet Record En Route To 100 Freestyle Gold
The first final of tonight’s session in Melbourne brought the fireworks as host nation swimmer Emma McKeon rocked a new Championships Record.
Noe Ponti Cracks His Own Swiss 200 Fly Record With A 1:49.42
En route to his bronze medal finish in the 200 fly, Switzerland’s Noe Ponti broke his own Swiss 200 fly national record with a 1:49.42.
Steenbergen Takes On Tough 100 Free/100 IM Double And Impresses In Each
22-year-old Marrit Steenbergen of the Netherlands took on a tough 100m free/100m IM double in Melbourne, making the most of each event.
Rebecca Meder Clocks A 58.98 to Break Her Own African Record In The 100 IM
South Africa’s Rebecca Meder swam a 58.98 in the semifinals of the 100 IM to break the African Record for the second time at this meet.
Tes Schouten (NED) Continues Record-Breaking Siege With 100 Breast Silver
21-year-old Tes Schouten of the Netherlands continues to improve with nearly every swim, producing a time of 1:03.90 to take 100m breast silver.
Claire Curzan Joins Exclusive Sub-26 Club With 50 Backstroke American Record
Claire Curzan continues to put up impressive performances with every swim, as the 18-year-old just clocked a new American Record in tonight’s 50m backstroke.
Isaac Cooper Puts Up 22.52 50 Back World Junior Record, #3 Performer All-Time
Another World Junior Record fell on the night, with Australian Isaac Cooper logging a massive 22.52 to take the men’s 50m back top seed.
David Popovici Lowers Day-Old 100 Freestyle World Junior Record
Long course 100 freestyle World Record holder David Popovici of Romania lowered his own World Junior Record en route to placing 4th in the event in Melbourne.
Rebecca Meder’s African Record Leads a Slew of 100 IM National Records During Prelims
Rebecca Meder broke Kirsty Coventry’s African Record in the 100 IM, swimming a time of 59.38 to slice .4 off of the old mark from 2008.
