Daiya Seto Reportedly Eyes February’s Japan Open For Racing Return
Suspended swimmer Daiya Seto is eyeing potentially kicking off his 2021 racing season at February’s Japan Open, a non-selection event.
Cieslak Anchors 46.18 En Route To Polish SCM 400 Free Relay Record
The foursome of Konrad Czerniak, Jan Holub, Jan Switkowski and Marcin Cieslak produced a new Polish national record in the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay.
Breaststroke Records Bite The Dust At Polish Winter C’ships
Through 4 days’ worth of action at the 2020 Polish Winter Swimming Championships, numerous national records bit the dust.
NC State-Bound Norgaard Clocks SCM 800 Free Danish Record
Making some major noise right at Danish C’ships was 20-year-old Alexander Norgaard, who took the men’s 800m freestyle title in record-breaking style.
McMillan Slices .09 Off Newly-Minted 200 Free Irish Record
Jack McMillan rewrote the Irish record books last night in the 200m free and the Bangor swimmer was back at it to close the Irish Winter Meet.
16-Year-Old Chikunova Swims World’s 8th Fastest 200 Breast This Season
On the last day of swimming at the 2020 Russian SC Champs, 16-year-old Evgeniia Chikunova swam to victory in the 200 breast with a 2:18.10 for gold.
Bulgaria’s 17-Yr-Old Miladinov Rips 51.08 100 Fly For #2 In The World
Bulgarian teenager Josif Miladinov just put up the #2 time in the world in the men’s 100m fly while competing at his nation’s team championsihps.
Ceccon Snags Italian Age Record To Close Out Riccione
No additional names were added to the Italian Olympic roster, although teenager Thomas Ceccon did nail a new national mark in the cadet category.
Shymanovich’s WR, 24.9 Split & Five National Records Highlight BLR Champs Day 3
Ilya Shymanovich followed up his world record performance in the 100 breaststroke with the first sub-25 50 breast split of all-time in 24.92.
Bilis, Sidlauskas Pick Up Victories On Final Day of Lithuanian LC Championships
Andrius Sidlauskas completed the breaststroke sweep by claiming the men’s 200 in a time of 2:10.56 at the Lithuanian Open Long Course Championships.
Katie Grimes Swims 4:09.27 400 Yard IM, 3rd Fastest All-Time in 13-14 Age Group
Sandpipers’ Katie Grimes dropped 5 seconds in her 400 yard IM today, nearing Katie Hoff’s 13-14 National Age Group record of 4:08.44 which she set in 2004.
Gorbenko & Soleveychik Highlight Distance Events On Final Day In Israel
The final day of Israel’s Olympic qualifier featured only distance events, with Anastasia Gorbenko winning a 400 IM and Bar Soloveychik the 1500 free.
Andrei Minakov Breaks World Junior Record With 22.34 in SCM 50 FL at RUS Champs
With just two weeks left to break world junior records, Andrei Minakov added one more entry to the record books with a 22.34 in the 50 fly.
Brendan Hyland Lowers Irish National Record in the 100 LCM Fly
Shane Ryan overtook Brendan Hyland’s Irish National record in the 100 SCM fly during the ISL, but Hyland defended his LCM title today with a time of 50.63.
Kentucky Women, Alabama Men Lead After 1st Day of Dual Meet
After a tight day of racing, the Alabama men lead the Wildcats by a score of 80-70, while the Kentucky women lead the Alabama women 79-71.
