Short Course World Championships

Ruta Meilutyte DQ’ed For Dolphin Kicks After Finishing 2nd in 100 Breaststroke

Ruta Meilutyte, the co-World Record holder in the 100 breaststroke, was disqualified for dolphin kicks off her start on Thursday in Melbourne.

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18-Year-Old Pan Zhanle Crushes Asian Record With 45.77 Swim In 100 Free Final

Pan’s time makes him the first Asian swimmer to dip under the 46-second barrier in the event, as he erases the previous Asian and Chinese Record of 46.14.

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Kyle Chalmers Delivers 45.16 Championship Record For 100 Free Gold

King Kyle Chalmers of Australia took the men’s 100m freestyle gold tonight in Melbourne, clocking a new meet record in the process.

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Emma McKeon Rocks 50.77 Meet Record En Route To 100 Freestyle Gold

The first final of tonight’s session in Melbourne brought the fireworks as host nation swimmer Emma McKeon rocked a new Championships Record.

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Steenbergen Takes On Tough 100 Free/100 IM Double And Impresses In Each

22-year-old Marrit Steenbergen of the Netherlands took on a tough 100m free/100m IM double in Melbourne, making the most of each event.

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Tes Schouten (NED) Continues Record-Breaking Siege With 100 Breast Silver

21-year-old Tes Schouten of the Netherlands continues to improve with nearly every swim, producing a time of 1:03.90 to take 100m breast silver.

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Claire Curzan Joins Exclusive Sub-26 Club With 50 Backstroke American Record

Claire Curzan continues to put up impressive performances with every swim, as the 18-year-old just clocked a new American Record in tonight’s 50m backstroke.

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Isaac Cooper Puts Up 22.52 50 Back World Junior Record, #3 Performer All-Time

Another World Junior Record fell on the night, with Australian Isaac Cooper logging a massive 22.52 to take the men’s 50m back top seed.

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David Popovici Lowers Day-Old 100 Freestyle World Junior Record

Long course 100 freestyle World Record holder David Popovici of Romania lowered his own World Junior Record en route to placing 4th in the event in Melbourne.

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2022 Short Course Worlds: Day 3 Finals Preview

No one has been able to stop Crooks in the men’s 100 free so far in Melbourne. The race for the gold medal will likely be between him, Grousset, and Chalmers.

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Rebecca Meder’s African Record Leads a Slew of 100 IM National Records During Prelims

Rebecca Meder broke Kirsty Coventry’s African Record in the 100 IM, swimming a time of 59.38 to slice .4 off of the old mark from 2008.

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Isaac Cooper Blasts New Australian, Oceanic 50 Backstroke Record with a 22.91

In the men’s 50 back prelims, Australian Isaac Cooper set a new Australian and Oceanic Record, swimming a time of 22.79 to qualify 2nd for the semi-finals. 

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Canada’s Acevedo, Poland’s Stokowski Set National Records During 50 Backstroke Prelims

Canadian Javier Acevedo and Pole Kacper Stokowski both broke their respective national records in the men’s 50 backstroke prelims at the 2022 SC World Champs.

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World Record Bonus Boosts Pallister to Top of SC Worlds Money Table (Day 2 Update)

After another day of racing at the 2022 SC World Championships, Lani Pallister has taken control of the money table, amounting to a total of $28,750.

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WATCH: Four Relay World Records Fall In Two Days At Short Course Worlds (Race Videos)

Watch all the race videos from the first two days of the Short Course Worlds, including the four world records that have fallen in relays.

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