Short Course World Championships

Americans Crush 4×50 Mixed Medley Relay World Record

The United States’ team of Murphy, Fink, Douglass, and Huske crushed the previous world record set by the Netherlands by more than one second.

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Behind Nicholas Santos And All The Other Brazilian Swimmers Longevity, Legend Or Truth?

It could be Guaranà elixir, it could be the mood and love of life with Brazilian people live, but Brazilian Seleção is telling everybody once again: is never too late.

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Popovici Blasts 100 Free World Junior Record: 45.91

18-year-old Popovici placed 5th in the 100 free semifinals of the short course world championships with a WJR time and his second Romanian record of the day.

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Jordan Crooks Riding NCAA Momentum Into a Strong Short Course Worlds Debut

Cayman Islands sprinter Jordan Crooks has already shone in NCAA competition this fall, and he’s turning heads in Melbourne as well.

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Ryan Murphy Rocks 48.50 Personal Best, Championship Record In 100 Back

Multi-Olympic medalist Ryan Murphy of the United States took the men’s 100m back in Melbourne, producing a big-time personal best and Championships Record.

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Rebecca Smith Slices .09 Off Own 200 Freestyle Canadian Record

Rebecca Smith of Canada lowered her own national record in the women’s 200m freestyle while leading off her squad’s silver medal-winning relay.

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Teong Tzen Wei Ties Day-Old Singaporean, Asian Record In Men’s 50 Fly

Singapore’s Teong Tzen Wei tied his day-old national and Asian Record in the men’s 50m butterfly competing in Melbourne.

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Lorenzo Mora Lowers Own Italian Record En Route To 100 Backstroke Silver

24-year-old Lorenzo Mora of Italy just downed his own national record en route to earning silver in the men’s 100m backstroke.

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Zhang Yufei Posts 24.71 50 Fly For Chinese, Asian Records

Olympic champion Zhang Yufei posted the fastest 50m fly of her career to establish new Chinese national and Asian continental records.

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Lani Pallister Breaks Own 800 Free Australian Record, #7 Performer All-Time

20-year-old Lani Pallister blasted a time of 8:04.07 to win her second gold medal of the meet so far and beat her own national record by three seconds.

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Miyu Namba Puts Up Fastest Japanese 800 Free In Over 15 Years For Bronze

Japanese freestyle ace Miyu Namba logged a new national record en route to earning bronze in the women’s 800m freestyle in Melbourne.

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Italy Downs European Record in Mixed Medley Relay to Win Silver

Italy’s leadoff swimmer Lorenzo Mora blasted a time of 22.59, a time faster than the Italian national record in the 50 back.

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2022 Short Course Worlds: 3 Teams Opt for Typical MMFF Mixed Medley Order

Murphy and Fink will start off Team USA’s mixed medley relay in the finals. They are one of only three teams using the typical male-male-female-female order.

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2022 Short Course Worlds: Day 2 Finals Preview

All eyes are on world record holder Kyle Chalmers, Romania’s David Popovici (above), and now top seed Jordan Crooks in the men’s 100 free semifinal.

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Team USA Men Struggle Again on Wednesday Morning; Can Ryan Murphy Save the Day?

The American men had just one male swimmer qualify out of prelims in an individual event on Wednesday, but captain Ryan Murphy has a chance to drag them out of a slump in finals.

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