Romania’s Popovici Hits 49.82 100 Free To Become Newest Sub-50 14-Year-Old
Romania’s David Popovici overtook Great Britain’s fellow 14-year-old Jacob Whittle as the fastest known man of his age in the 100m free.
Christey Liang Doubles Up To Close Out Canadian Junior Championships
Christey Liang of the Edmonton Keyano Swim Club won two events on the final night of pool swimming at the Canadian Junior Championships.
2019-2020 U.S. National Team Spots On the Line At 2019 U.S. Nationals
The 2019-2020 U.S. National Team (and the accompanying stipends and benefits) will comprise the top 6 swimmers in each event over most of the calendar year.
U.S., Australia Among Four Countries Qualified For All Seven Relays In Tokyo
Australia was one of four countries to qualify in all seven relays for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. The U.S., Russia and Germany were the others.
Watch All Finals and World Record Videos From the 2019 FINA World Championships
Here are all the videos we could find for the 42 medal finals and the 9 World Records from the 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea.
North America: Team USA Ends Worlds on a High Note (Thanks to the Women)
The Team USA women earned three golds on the final night, including two World Records in one race in the 4×100 medley relay.
2019 FINA World Championships: Day 8 Finals Live Recap
Japan’s Daiya Seto, the 200 IM champion and 200 fly silver medalist at this meet, is the man to beat in tonight’s 400 IM final.
Regan Smith Breaks 100 Backstroke World Record in 57.57 on 400 Medley Lead-Off
Swimming lead-off on the women’s 400 medley relay at the 2019 FINA World Championships, Regan Smith clocked a new World Record in the women’s 100 backstroke.
Caeleb Dressel’s 8 Medals Set Single-Meet Record at Worlds
Dressel, bolstered by the addition of mixed medley relays, broke a record he shared with Michael Phelps, Michael Klim and Matt Biondi.
Watch Day 8 Race Videos From the 2019 FINA World Championships – Final Session
Watch Day 8 Race Videos From the 2019 FINA World Championships – Final Session – See all race video with links and see the action.
Dressel Scorches 49.28 For Fastest Fly Split In History
Caeleb Dressel recorded the fastest 100 butterfly split in history on the American medley relay, splitting 49.28 to overtake his 49.33 from the mixed event.
Africa: Zane Waddell Earns Continent’s First Gold On Final Night Of Worlds
Zane Waddell won the first gold medal for Africa on the final night of the World Championships, claiming the men’s 50 back in a time of 24.43.
Alexander Bowen Produces 22.18 50 Free To Become 7th Fastest Briton
The British Swimming Championships conclude today in Glasgow, but Alexander Bowen already hit the best 50 free time of his career.
United States Adds 3 Gold to Win Overall Medal Table with 27 Total, 14 Gold
At the conclusion of the competition, the United States brings home the most medals overall with 14 gold, 8 silver, and 5 bronze (27 total).
ASIA: Even Without Hagino and Ikee, Japan Improves in Gold Medals vs. 2017
Even without Olympians Hagino and Ikee, Japan has improved in the medal table from 2017 to 2019. They won no golds in 2017, while Seto won them 2 golds here.
