Short Course World Championships

Emre Sakci Disqualified (Again) In Men’s 50 Breast Semis After Posting Top Time

Sakci, who was also disqualified in the men’s 100 breast, got called for an infraction in the men’s 50 breast semis after putting up the top time in 25.52.

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Nic Fink Edges Own American Record In Men’s 50 Breast Semis

Fink broke his National Record of 25.72, set in the ISL Final earlier this month, in 25.68 to qualify second into the men’s 50 breast final.

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Nicholas Santos Breaks His Own Record As Oldest Swimming World Champion At 41

Santos, who previously held the record as oldest swimming world champion at 38, has done it again at the age of 41.

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Canadian Swimmers Earn $109,500 on Monday at World Championships

Thanks to 3 wins and a World Record bonus from Maggie MacNeil (above), Canadian swimmers earned a huge amount of cash on Monday evening.

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Multiple National Records Fall In Women’s 100 Breast Abu Dhabi Final

Day 5 finals here at these 2021 FINA Short Course World Championships brought the heat, epitomized by the women’s 100m breaststroke event.

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Nicholas Santos, de nuevo campeón mundial en 50 mariposa, ¡a los 41 años!

El brasileño, de 41 años, todo un ejemplo de longevidad en el deporte al conseguir su tercer título mundial en 50 mariposa, con un tiempo de 21.93.

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Maggie MacNeil destroza el récord mundial de 50 espalda con 25.27

En el mundial de piscina corta de Abu Dhabi, la canadiense MacNeil ha hecho historia al triturar el récord mundial de 50 espalda por 0.33 segundos.

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Max Litchfield in 10-Day COVID Isolation in Abu Dhabi; Documents on TikTok

After placing 8th in the 400 free on day 1 of the World Short Course Championships, Max Litchfield had to withdraw due to a positive COVID-19 test.

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Canadian Women Scare 4×200 Free World Record In 7:32.96, 2nd-Fastest Ever

Rebecca Smith anchored in a blistering 1:51.68 as the Canadian women finished just 11 one-hundredths off of the world record in the 4×200 free relay.

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Claire Curzan Matches World Junior Record In 100 Fly Semis – 55.64

Curzan’s time of 55.64 equals the WJR set by Belarusian Anastasiya Shkurdai last year—a time also produced twice by Japan’s Rikako Ikee when she was eligible.

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Ilya Borodin Smashes 400 IM World Junior Record To Become 3rd Best Ever

18-year-old Ilya Borodin just fired off a big-time personal best in the 400 IM to take silver, a new World Junior Record and new European Record.

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Miressi Posts 45.58 100 Free Italian Record For Top Seed At SC Worlds

Alessandro Miressi lowered his own Italian national record while competing in the men’s 100m free semi-finals today in Abu Dhabi.

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Yu Yiting Takes Down 200 IM World Junior Record, Ye Shiwen’s CHN Record

The women’s 200m IM saw a World Junior Record and Chinese national record fall at the hands of 16-year-old swimmer Yu Yiting.

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Egypt Breaks African Record in 200 Medley Relay Again in Finals, Finishes 5th

Youssef Ramadan (above) swam the butterfly leg of Egypt’s medley relay that cleared almost two seconds off the continental record on Monday.

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Russia & USA Tie For Men’s 4×50 Medley Relay Championships Record

The Russian Swimming Federation and the United States each touched in 1:30.51 to take co-gold medley relay gold here on day 5 in Abu Dhabi.

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