18-Yr-Old Zhang Zhanshou Busts Out 3:41.55 In 400 Freestyle
18-year-old Zhang Zhanshuo busted out a new lifetime best on his way to winning 400m free gold at the 2026 Chinese Swimming Open.
17-Yr-Old Shin Ohashi Rips 2:06.59 LCM 200 Breast World Junior Record, #7 Performer All-Time
17-year-old Shin Ohashi of Japan just ripped a new World Junior Record of 2:06.59 in the 200m breaststroke at the 101st Japan Swim.
2026 China Swimming Open: Day Three Finals Live Recap
We’ll see what reigning world record holder and Olympic champion Pan Zhanle has in store for us in the men’s 100m free final at the China Swimming Open.
Liberty Clark Breaks Simone Manuel’s 17-18 NAG Record With 21.25 50 Freestyle
Clark swam a 21.27 leading off Indiana’s record to get under Manuel’s old record of a 21.32 from 2015 NCAAs.
Claire Curzan Sets New NCAA Meet Record With 48.24 100 Back, #2 Performance All-Time
Curzan broke Gretchen Walsh’s meet record of a 48.26 from 2024 when Walsh led off Virginia’s 400 medley relay.
World Record Alert: Cameron McEvoy Erases Cesar Cielo’s 2009 Mark In 50 Freestyle
He’s done it. 31-year-old Cameron McEvoy of Australia takes down Brazilian Cesar Cielo’s long-standing world record in the men’s 50m freestyle.
Matsushita Beats Honda In Men’s 200 Fly On Day Two Of The Japan Swim
Tomoyuki Matsushita, the reigning Olympic silver medalist in the 400m IM, beat 2020 Olympic medalist Tomoru Honda In the men’s 200m butterfly.
17-Yr-Old Phenom Shin Ohashi Hits 26.98 LCM 50 Breast At Japan Swim
17-year-old Shin Ohashi produced a lifetime best of 26.98 in the men’s 50m breaststroke to threaten the current World Junior Record.
18-Yr-Old Kazushi Imafuku Lowers Own JPN National Record In 800 Free
18-year-old Kazushi Imafuku produced a new Japanese national record en route to gold in the men’s 800m free At the Japan Swim.
UChicago’s Cooper Costello Breaks Own D3 Record With 45.85 100 Fly
Costello broke his own record of a 45.97 that he swam to win the title a year ago. He had a strong back half today to get under the record.
Denison’s Jack Hill Becomes First Sub-1:34 200 Freestyler With 1:33.94
Hill smashed the previous record of a 1:34.74 set back in 2023 by TCNJ’s James McChesney. This was Denison’s first win in the event since 2019.
Jessica Thompson Breaks South African Women’s 50 Back National Record
18-year-old World Junior Championships finalist Jessica Thompson clocked a new South African national and African continental record in the women’s 50m back.
13-Yr-Old Yu Zidi Beats Regan Smith In 200 Fly Battle At 2026 China Swimming Open
Yu Zidi, the youngest-ever World Championships medalist, topped the women’s 200m fly podium tonight in her native China, hitting a new PB in the process.
Three-Time Olympian Rikako Ikee Misses 100 Fly Asian Games Qualification
Three-time Olympian Rikako Ikee of Japan took 100m fly gold in her native country but fell short of the Asian Games qualification standard.
Kazushi Imafuku Downs Kosuke Hagino’s 2013 JPN High School Record In 400 Free
Kazushi Imafuku ripped a new 400m free lifetime best in Japan, overtaking the national high school record Kosuke Hagino established over a decade ago.
