Short Course World Championships

Swiss Teen Antonio Djakovic Posts 200 Free National Record

The 400m free bronze medalist here, Antonio Djakovic, noted a new Swiss national record in the 200m free tonight in Abu Dhabi.

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15-Year-Old Lana Pudar Gives Bosnia & Herzegovina First Senior Int’l Medal

15-year-old Lana Pudar of Bosnia and Herzegovina crushed the best 200m fly of her young career to collect bronze here in Abu Dhabi.

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Day 2 Relay Lineups: White, Jacoby & Weitzeil Come In For U.S. On 4×50 Medley

The American women exchanged three of four legs from their prelim team in the women’s 200 medley relay, with Rhyan White set to lead things off on backstroke.

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Summer McIntosh Knocks Over Six Seconds Off Canadian Record In 800 Free Heats

The 15-year-old produced a time of 8:13.37 in the women’s 800 freestyle to smash the previous Canadian Record of 8:19.99 set by Savannah King in 2009.

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Olympic Champion Tom Dean No-Shows 200 Free Prelims at SC Worlds

Tom Dean, the Olympic champion in the 200 free, was a no-show for prelims of the short course version of the same event on Friday morning at Worlds.

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On A Roll, Noe Ponti Puts Up Another Swiss National Record In 100 Fly

Swiss ace Noe Ponti is on a roll here in Abu Dhabi, setting himself up for a potential second medal at these FINA Short Course World Championships.

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Tom Dean & Chad Le Los No-Show Men’s 200 Free Prelim

Two major players in the men’s 200m freestyle opted out of this mornings prelims, with GBR’s Tom Dean and RSA’s Chad Le Clos as no-shows.

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Canadian Women Down 4×50 Medley National Record During Prelims Swim – 1:45.17

The quartet of Masse, Pickrem, Savard, and MacNeil broke the national record during day 2 prelims, placing 2nd in the heats to the USA.

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2021 Short Course World Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Follow along as the stars take to the pool for another day of racing at the 2021 Short Course World Championships in Abu Dhabi.

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Krzysztof Chmielewski Sets New European Junior Record in 200 Fly

Polish swimmer Krzysztof Chmielewski set a new European Junior Record in the 200m butterfly with a time of 1:51.84, eclipsing the old mark of 1:52.02.

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2021 Short Course World Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Can Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey chase down Sarah Sjostrom’s 200 free World Record in tonight’s final after a coming close in the ISL final?

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Duncan Scott Struggling Following a Chest Infection

Scottish swimmer Duncan Scott stated he was struggling following a chest infection: he finished seventh in the 200-meter IM at 2021 FINA SC Worlds.

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El italiano Razzetti, oro mundial en 200 mariposa. El mexicano Martínez, 7º

Alberto Razzetti ha brillado en el mundial con un oro y un bronce en la misma noche, batiendo 2 récords italianos. José Martínez ha sido 7º en 200 mariposa.

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Siobhan Haughey bate el récord del mundo de Sjostrom en 200 libre

Con un tiempo de 1:50.31, la nadadora estrella de Hong Kong se lleva el oro mundial además de quitarle el récord del mundo a la sueca Sjostrom.

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13 Breaststrokers Disqualified During Opening Session of Short Course Worlds

Turkey’s Emre Sacki was one of 13 breaststrokers to get disqualified on Thursday morning in Abu Dhabi.

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