Records

Max Stern Breaks Chas Morton’s 41-Year-Old Southeastern LSC Record In 50 Breast

Stern swam to a time of 33.05 in the 50 breaststroke to break Morton’s Southeastern Swimming LSC record from 1982.

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Justin Ress Takes Down 50 Back Pro Swim Series Record With A 24.49

In a talented 50 backstroke final tonight, Justin Ress came out on top with a 24.49, marking a new Pro Swim Series record.

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Kylie Masse Sets Pro Swim Series Record with 27.38 50 Back in Knoxville

26-year-old Canadian Kylie Masse won the women’s 50-meter backstroke in 27.38, taking down Olivia Smoliga’s previous Pro Swim record of 27.43 from 2018.

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Swimming’s Most Dominant World Records: Men’s Short Course Meters

Caeleb Dressel owns three world records in short course meters, including being nearly a second faster than anyone else in history in the 100 IM.

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Ridge High’s Emily Thompson Breaks 2 National HS Records at a Meters Dual Meet

Emily Thompson, who represented the USA at last summer’s Junior Pan Pac Championships, is now a two-event National High School Record holder.

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Swimming’s Most Dominant World Records: Women’s Short Course Meters

Katie Ledecky recently broke the world record by nearly 10 seconds in the women’s 1500 free, which is the most dominant women’s SCM mark on the books.

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All of the World Records Set in 2022

The swimming world could have easily experienced a post-Olympic hangover this year, but we saw even more world records broken in 2022 compared to last year.

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National, Age Records Go Down At Turkish Winter Championships

Berke Saka of Turkey lowered the national record in the event while competing at the Turkish Long Course Championships last month.

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Analyzing The 2022 World Records: Has There Been A Recent Pattern?

We have witnessed eight world records in long course meters in 2022 — slightly fewer than in 2021, when 10 world records were set.

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Elite Swimmers Are Getting Older and Peaking Later – Or Are They?

At 42, Brazilian Nicholas Santos won gold in the men’s 50 butterfly at the 2022 Short Course World Championships.

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Into The History

In 2022, several swimmers became the first of their countries to win medals at major competitions, etching their name into the history books.

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The Most Impressive Records In Short Course Yards

Caeleb Dressel’s own three records in short course yards that will be incredibly difficult for anyone to match in the near future.

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Men’s 50 Freestyle vs 100-Meter Dash: Breaking Magical Barriers

During the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Brazilian superstar veteran Bruno Fratus set the 100th 21-point 50 freestyle of his career.

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Silvia di PIetro Breaks Italian Record After Returning Home from SC Worlds

Silvia di Pietro caught a bad flu in Australia, but that didn’t keep her from returning home to break an Italian Record in the 50 free just before Christmas.

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Kameneva Clocks Two Russian Records At 2022 Vladimir Salnikov Cup

Maria Kameneva highlighted the 2022 Vladimir Salnikov Cup, where several swimmers put up times that would have medaled in Melbourne.

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