Records

Summer McIntosh Crushes 3:52.8 WJR, Rallies Past Katie Ledecky for 400 Free Win

Summer McIntosh showed off her closing speed in a 400-meter freestyle win over Katie Ledecky at the Toronto stop of the 2022 FINA World Cup on Friday. 

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WATCH: Li Bingjie Shatters SCM 400 Free World Record in 3:51.30 (Full Race Video)

Watch the full race video of Li Bingjie’s world record in the SCM 400 freestyle, where she ripped a 3:51.30 to shatter the previous mark.

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Yu Yiting, Zhang Yufei Among Chinese Championships Night 2 Winners

Zhang Yufei nabbed the women’s 50m fly win on night two of the 2022 Chinese Short Course Swimming Championships in Beijing.

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Li Bingjie Posts 1:51.25 200 Free CHN Record, 15:41.80 1500 Asian Record

20-year-old Li Bingjie ripped a new Asian Record in the women’s 1500m free, as well as a new Chinese record in the 200m free in Beijing.

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Tang Qianting Fires off 1:03.15 Chinese, Asian Record In 100 Breaststroke

The records continued to fall on day two of the 2022 Chinese Swimming Championships, with Tang Qianting joining the party in the women’s 100m breaststroke.

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China’s Chen Juner Posts 1:49.61 WJR In 200 Butterfly

18-year-old Chen Juner of China just ripped a time of 1:49.61 in the 200 butterfly to overtake the previous national record and World Junior Record.

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How Far is Katie Ledecky from SCM World Records?

25-year-old Katie Ledecky is searching for her first SCM world record at her third-ever SCM race this weekend in Toronto.

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China’s Li Bingjie Rips 3:51.30 for 400 Free World Record (Negative Split)

While competing at the 2022 Chinese Swimming Championships, Li Bingjie crushed a new World Record time of 3:51.30 in the women’s short course 400 freestyle.

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The Women’s 400 Free World Record Was Ripe to be Smashed

The fact that the World Record in the 400 short course meter freestyle was only 3:53 should have made it obvious that a big drop was coming.

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Qin Haiyang Nails 56.31 Chinese Record In 100 Breaststroke

Qin Haiyang produced a new Chinese national record in the men’s short course 100 breaststroke, hitting a time of 56.31 in Beijing this evening.

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Yu Yiting Takes Down Ye Shiwen’s SCM 100 IM Chinese Record

At the 2022 Chinese Championships, 17-year-old Yu Yiting clocked a new national record in the women’s short course 100 IM.

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Diann Uustal Breaks Six Masters World Records At Rowdy Gaines Masters Classic

The Sarasota Sharks 280-319 women’s relay broke 4 Masters world and national records. From left to right: Nancy Kryka, Sue Watts, June Carson, Diann Uustal.

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Ceccon and Acevedo Hit SCM 100 BK Records En Route to Word Cup Medals

Thomas Ceccon (pictured, 49.62) and Javier Acevedo (50.16) both broke national records as they medalled in the 100 back at the FINA World Cup.

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WATCH: Ruta Meilutyte Shatters SCM 50 BR European Record with 28.60, .04 off WR

Continuing her comeback to the sport, Ruta Meilutyte smashed the SCM 50 breast European record with a 28.60 to win at the Berlin leg of the FINA World Cup.

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Numbers, Numbers, Numbers: the Numbers Behind Tomoru Honda’s World Record 200 FLy

Tomoru Honda broke the World Record while swimming against the former World Record holder – which it turns out, is not that rare.

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