Daiya Seto Becomes First Person to Six-Peat at Worlds With Gold In the 400 IM
Seto clocked 3:55.75 to win his sixth SC 400 IM gold, becoming the first swimmer to six-peat in an event at either short course or long course Worlds.
Frederik Lentz Downs Danish Record In SCM 100 Freestyle
The Danish Short Course Championships wrapped up over the weekend but not before a national record fell at the hands of Frederik Lentz.
Ryan Murphy Makes History as First Swimmer to Sweep Backstroke Events at World Champs
Ryan Murphy became the first swimmer to sweep all three backstroke events at one world championships, capping his triple with a 200 back title on Sunday.
2022 Short Course World Championships: 14 World Records Broken In All
Catch up on day six action with our daily digest while also getting the grand total on World Records and World Junior Records broken in Melbourne.
Chad le Clos Targeting Ryan Lochte’s Record for Most SCW Titles in 2024
Chad le Clos has his sights set on catching Ryan Lochte’s record of 14 individual titles at the next Short Course World Championships.
Canadian Veterans Tess Routliffe, Shelby Newkirk Use Ken Demchuk Meet as a Test
Tess Routliffe and Shelby Newkirk won two races each while Jacob Brayshaw broke more records on Saturday at the Ken Demchuk International Invitational.
After Breaking Finger in Prelims, Hwang Sunwoo Overcomes Pain to Defend 200 FR Title
“I am very happy with the race today,” the 19-year-old South Korean said. “I was really, really in pain today but it wasn’t a problem in the race tonight.”
Bella Sims Obliterates 17-18 National Age Group Record in 400 Yard IM at Sectionals
Bella Sims is focusing on races she didn’t swim at Winter Juniors -West last weekend, which includes the 4th-fastest 400 yard IM in history.
Laon Kim Breaks Javier Acevedos 2013 Canadian Age Record in the 50 Free
After just-missing Alex Baumann’s 1500 record, Laon Kim now holds the Canadian 13-14 age records in all-but-one freestyle race.
Aussie Women Break National, Oceanic Records En Route To Medley Relay Silver
Emma McKeon fired off a fly split of 55.67 to help her Australian women’s 4x100m medley relay give the Americans a run for their money in Melbourne.
Mewen Tomac Takes Down Men’s 200 Back French Record from 2009 with 1:49.61 in Prelims
21-year-old Mewen Tomac took down a super-suited French record in the men’s 200 back that had stood untouched since 2009.
Katsuhiro Matsumoto Lowers His Own 200 FR Japanese Record to 1:41.29 in Prelims
Katsuhiro Matsumoto lowered his own Japanese record in the 200 freestyle with a 1:41.29 in prelims, qualifying second for tonight’s final behind Tom Dean.
2022 Short Course World Championships: Day Six Prelims Live Recap
The last day of prelims at the 2022 Short Course World Championships is set to see long course World Record holder David Popovici of Romania in action.
Jacob Brayshaw Breaks 3 Canadian Records at Ken Demchuk International Invitational
“It was a crazy morning,” said the 20-year-old from Vernon, B.C., who swims for the KISU Swim Club. “I don’t know what I ate for breakfast.”
Asian Records Fall as Takeda Crushes 7:33.78 800 FR, Zibei Adds 25.8 50 BR at SC Worlds
A pair of Asian records were taken down during the fifth finals session at the 2022 Short Course World Championships in Melbourne, Australia.
