Short Course World Championships

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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Walshe & Wiffen Score Huge New Irish Records On Day 5 Heats In Abu Dhabi

A pair of Irish records went down on day 5 of these 2021 FINA Short Course World Championships, one at the hands of freestyle ace Daniel Wiffen.

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Kolesnikov, Zhang Scratch 100m Semi-Finals On Day 5 Of SC Worlds

China’s Zhang Yufei has dropped the women’s 100 fly semis in Abu Dhabi after winning the 200 fly and placing fifth in the 50 fly earlier in the meet.

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2021 SC World Champs: Day 5 Heats Live Recap

Israel’s Anastasia Gorbenko has been on a tear this week, and she’ll be back in action in the women’s 200 IM after winning the 100 IM last night.

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100 IM Gold Medalist Anastasia Gorbenko Absent from 200 IM Prelims

The reason for Gorbenko’s absence in the 200 IM this morning is unclear as of the time this article was published.

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Egypt Shatters African Record in Men’s 4×50 Medley Relay with Prelims 1:33.19

The Egyptian squad down the African Record, which was held by a South African team featuring Cameron van der Burgh and Chad le Clos.

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Spectators Few and Far Between at Short Course World Championships

While many of the world’s top swimmers are in Abu Dhabi for Short Course Worlds, they are performing in a largely empty Etihad Stadium.

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Santiago Grassi rompe dos récords argentinos en el mundial de Abu Dhabi

El santafesino Santiago Grassi ha batido en el mundial de Abu Dhabi los récords argentinos de 50 y 100 mariposa, con tiempos de 23.26 y 51.32.

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Kromowidjojo, 2ª mejor marca histórica en 50 mariposa; Curzan WJR

Mundial Abu-Dhabi: el duelo en el 50 mariposa entre Kromowidjojo y Sjostrom acabó con victoria de la holandesa, con récord del campeonato y #2 all-time.

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2021 SC World Champs: Day 4 Finals Race Videos

Race videos from Day 4 of the 2021 FINA SC World Championships in Abu Dhabi.

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