Previews & Recaps

Kylie Masse Ties 2nd Fastest Swim Of All-Time With 58.18 100 Back

Kylie Masse tied the 2nd fastest swim in history in the women’s 100 back, clocking 58.18.

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Proud Surprises Stacked 50 Fly Field To Earn Gold In British Record

Ben Proud is your new 50m butterfly world champion, topping a monstrously-stacked men’s field tonight in Budapest.

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Efimova Comes Within .01 of 100 Breast WR, Wags Finger

Yuliya Efimova missed the world record by 0.01 in the semi-finals of the women’s 100 breast.

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Watch Caeleb Dressel Blast a 22.76 to Break 50 Fly AR in Semis (Video)

Watch as Caeleb Dressel blasts a 22.76 in the semi-final of the 50m butterfly, knocking .15 off the American record.

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Emma McKeon Earns 100 Fly Rio Redemption With Commonwealth Record

Emma McKeon rocked a silver medal-winning time of 56.18 in the women’s 100m butterfly to stand as the sole Australian national and Commonwealth record holder.

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Sjöström Barely Misses Another WR, Breaks 100 Fly Championship Record

Sarah Sjostrom broke her second world record of the meet to win gold in the women’s 100m butterfly.

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Adam Peaty Clocks 57.47 For 2nd Fastest Ever, Meet Record In 100 BR

Adam Peaty successfully defended his world title in the 100 breast with the 2nd fastest swim ever – 57.47.

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2017 FINA World Championships: Day 2 Finals Preview

Katinka Hosszu will go for her first gold medal of these championships in the women’s 200 IM.

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Auboeck, El Kamash Tie For 16th, Set Up Potential Swim-Off In 200 Free

Felix Auboeck and Marwan El Kamash tied for 16th in the men’s 200 freestyle.

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IU’s Lanza Rewrites 100 Fly Meet Record on Day 4 of IN Senior Champs

Lanza took a sizeable lead in the 200 IM as he took gold in 2:03.31. Lanza then won another gold in Meet Record time with his 53.07 in the 100 fly.

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2017 British Summer Championships Ripe With Talent

The 2017 British Summer Championships kick-off on Tuesday, July 25th.

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Ben Proud On 50 Fly Semi-Final: I Could Feel Caeleb’s Splashing

“I’m happy with that swim because it wasn’t perfect,” says British speedster Ben Proud of his 50m butterfly semi-final in Budapest.

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From the Research Files: Trends in Women’s World Rankings, 2011-2016

After analyzing trends in men’s world rankings over the last six years, we now turn our attention to the trends in women’s world rankings from 2011 to 2016, as researched by Robin Pla*.

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2017 FINA World Championships: Day 2 Prelims Preview

Defending 200 free world champ James Guy will be back in the pool in the heats of his best event on day 2.

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2017 FINA World Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Katie Ledecky will race for gold and try to upend her own world record in the 400 free tonight.

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