Short Course World Championships

Kieran Smith Uses Unique Two-Foot-Stepover-Start at Short Course Worlds

A daredevil two-footed stepover start by Kieran Smith on Sunday caught the attention of Arizona State assistant coach Herbie Behm.

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$1.9 Million in Prizes Awarded Through 4 Days of SC World Championships

With 3 gold and 1 silver medal so far, Russian Kliment Kolesnikov has the most money earned so far at the World Championships excluding World Record bonuses.

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U.S. Men Break American Record in 4×200 Free Relay, Narrowly Miss World Record

Kieran Smith set the tone nicely for the Americans, swimming a huge personal best of 1:41.79 on the lead-off leg to give his team a 0.72-second lead.

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Hansson, McSharry, and Renshaw Crack Own National Records in 100 Breast Semis

In addition to 17-year-old Qianting Tang’s Asian Record in semifinals of the women’s 100 breast in Abu Dhabi, there was a flurry of national records.

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2021 SC World Champs: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

After breaking the Championship Record in the women’s 800 free, Chinese 19-year-old Li Bingjie will be back in action tonight.

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17yo Qianting Tang Breaks Chinese & Asian 100 Breast Records with 1:03.99

Tang took her race out so fast tonight that she broke the Chinese Record in the 50 breast as well.

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Hansson Hits Swedish Record, Masse Ties Canadian Record, Toussaint Out in 50 BK

Hansson is now tied for #7 all-time in the women’s SCM 50 back, while Masse and MacNeil are tied for #9.

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Joshua Liendo Re-Breaks Canadian Record in 50 Free

Canada’s Joshua Liendo dropped a massive Canadian Record of 20.76 to take bronze in the men’s 50 free final in Abu Dhabi.

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Michael Andrew, Michael Brinegar, Rhyan White Withdraw from SC Worlds

Three more Americans have withdrawn from SC Worlds and returned home to the US “out of an abundance of caution,” USA Swimming says.

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Claire Curzan Breaks American, World Junior Records in 50 Fly

American high school senior Claire Curzan became the 4th fastest performer ever en route to a new WJR and American Record in the 50 fly.

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Kromowidjojo Rips 24.44 Lifetime Best 50 Fly, #2 Performance Ever

Dutch Olympian Ranomi Kromowidjojo successfully defended her Short Course World Championships title tonight in the women’s 50m fly.

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Britain’s Ben Proud, USA’s Michael Andrew No-Show Men’s 50 Fly Heats

Among the handful of no-shows in the men’s 50m fly heats, British swimmer Ben Proud and American Michael Andrew decided not to swim.

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Josh Liendo Brings Canadian, Noe Ponti Brings Swiss 50 Fly Record To 22.52

Both men swam a 22.52 during prelims to reset their respective national records and qualify in 4th place for the semi-finals.

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2021 SC World Champs: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Today’s session feature a total of four world record-holders in individual events, making it a session you won’t want to miss.

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La china Li Bingjie tumba el récord de los campeonatos de Belmonte en 800 libre

Con un tiempo de 8:02.90, la china Li Bingjie ha ganado el oro en 800 libre en Abu Dhabi, batiendo el récord del campeonato de Mireia Belmonte de 2014.

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