Women 4×200 Free Relay World Championship Winners – Post Race Interview
Missy Franklin hit the water with a one-second deficit to make up on Australian anchor Alicia Coutts, who previously anchored Australia’s 400 free relay as well, and split a blazing 1:54.27 to run her down and take victory in 7:54.14. (Image Courtesy of FINA)
Arena signs sponsorship agreement with U.S. Bronze Medallist & NCAA Champion Caitlin Leverenz
“Caitlin is a talented and dedicated athlete, who is widely respected by teammates and coaches alike,” said Tim McCool, GM of Arena North America. “As a brand that stands for quality and speed, we are thrilled to not only add another one of the world’s fastest swimmers to our growing roster of Team USA athletes, but also to align with an ambassador who is as impressive in the water as she is out of it.” (Image courtesy of Arena)
Rousseau Hot Again; Lee Continues Impressive Summer at U.S. Open (Thursday Prelims)
Sebastien Rousseau of South Africa took the top seed in the 400 IM on Thursday morning. (File Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Rikke Moller Pedersen 200 Breaststroke World Record In Photos
Rikke Moller Pedersen, 200 breaststroke world record swim, semi finals, 2013 FINA Worlds (Photo Credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)
Katinka Hosszu Worlds 200 Butterfly – Post Race Interview
Hungarian Katinka Hosszu collected her second medal of the competition after winning the 200 IM earlier in the competition. (Image courtesy of FINA)
Rikke Moeller-Pedersen Breaks Rebecca Soni’s 200 Breast World Record
Rikke Moeller Pedesen broke the World Record in the women’s 200 breaststroke in the semi-finals on Thursday. (Photo: Victor Puig/victorpuig.com)
British Report: James Guy Leads World Junior Team
World Championship finalist James Guy will lead a squad of 14 athletes at the World Junior Swimming Championships at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Sports Complex, Dubai from 26th – 31st August. (Image courtesy of British Swimming)
Podium 360 Premieres Thursday, August 8, at 7:30 PM ET on Universal Sports Network
The premier episode of Podium 360 will feature the best of the 2013 FINA World Aquatics Championships including 16-year-old Katie Ledecky’s world record performance in the 1500m freestyle and teen sensation Missy Franklin’s medal haul. (Image courtesy of Universal Sports Network)
Day 5 Scratches, Camille Muffat and Jeanette Ottesen Gray Drop the 100 Freestyle
Camille Muffat, Jeanette Ottesen Gray, and Caroline Ruhnau scratch events on day 5 of the 2013 FINA World Championships. (Photo Credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)
2013 World Championships Day 5 Prelims Photo Vault: Clary Tops 200 Back Prelim
Tyler Clary qualifies 1st for the men’s 200 back semi final at the 2013 World Championships. (Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)
American Pull Up One Prelims Swimmer to Join Finals 800 Free Relay
Missy Franklin and Shannon Vreeland led the way to gold in the 400 free relay; they’ll be joined by two new counterparts in the 800 free relay final, though this time they’ll come in as only the 3rd seed. (Photo: Victor Puig/victorpuig.com)
Muffat Scratches Women’s 100 Free Semi-Finals
Camille Muffat will instead focus Thursday evening on the women’s 800 free relay, where France earned bronze at te Olympics last year and are the 5th seed coming out of prelims. (Photo: Victor Puig/victorpuig.com)
2013 FINA World Championships: Day 5 Finals Preview
Ryan Lochte is still on the hunt for his first gold medal of the 2013 FINA World Championships, and perhaps his best chance comes on Thursday evening. (Photo: Victor Puig/victorpuig.com)
2013 World Championships Day 5 Prelims Real-Time Recaps
Ryan Lochte clocked an effortless 1:57.19 this morning in 200 back. Lochte and Clary, the Olympic Champion, are 1st and 3rd going into semi finals. (Photo Credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)
Looking at World Championships a Little Differently
We have an opportunity to look at statistics some nations will use to judge their success at World Championships rather than just by medals… (Photo Credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)
