Rylov Ties Russian Record in 50 Back; Puts Up #1 200 Back at Russian Champs
Shortly after hitting a qualifying mark in the 50 back semis, Evgeny Rylov cranked out the fastest 200 back in the world this year, winning with a 1:53.81.
Rylov Powers to 53.1 100 Back on Day 2 of Russian Nationals
On day 2 of the 2017 Russian National Championships, backstroke standout Evgeny Rylov stormed to gold in the 100 back.
Japan’s Ippei Watanabe Rocks New 200 Breast World Record In Sub-2:07
Ippei Watanabe just made history, becoming the first man ever to clock a sub-2:07 200 LCM breaststroke mark.
12/31/16 In Briefs: Belmonte Magazine Cover, Chupkov Military Oath
Catch up on smaller swim news stories from around the world in this edition of ‘In Briefs.’
Russian Federation Names 2016 Swimmers of the Year
200 breaststroke Olympic bronze medalist Anton Chupkov was one of three Russians named by the federation as Swimmers of t he Year.
Vote for the Russian Swimming Federation’s People’s Choice Awards
Look here to vote for the Apollo and Aphrodite Awards, the people’s choice awards of the Russian Swimming Federation.
Olympic Medalists Chupkov, Rylov Pass on SC Worlds
Evgeny Rylov (above) took a bronze medal in the 200 back at the 2016 Olympic Games.
Menghui Zhu Breaks 50 Free Junior World Record in Beijing
Menghui set the new record at 24.00, tying Denmark’s Jeanette Ottesen for World Cup gold in the process.
Efimova, other Russian swimmers receive award from Russia
Yulia Efimova and other 2016 Russian Olympic swimmers received an award from Russia for their accomplishments at the 2016 Rio…
It’s Good to Be Young: How the Top Juniors Fared in Rio
Teenagers Canadian Penny Oleksiak and Australian Kyle Chalmers both walked away from Rio with a gold around their necks…
JUEGOS OLÍMPICOS RÍO 2016: FINALES DÍA 5
JUEGOS OLÍMPICOS RÍO 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brasil Natación: Agosto6-13 Estadio Olímpico Acuático, Parque Olímpico de Barra, Río de Janeiro…
2016 Rio Olympic Games: Day Five Finals Live Recap
Swimming’s blue ribbon event will give way to a Aussie-American duel with a Canadian somewhere in the middle. Kyle Chalmers and Cameron McEvoy of Australia will be trying to take down both Nathan Adrian and Caeleb Dressel of the United States.
ASIA: All of Kazakhstan Will Be Drinking Tonight
Dmitriy Balandin of Kazakhstan was asked how he thought his home country would celebrate, he gave a very honest answer, “I think all of Kazakhstan will be drinking tonight.”
Rio Rapid Fire: Day Five Finals
They’re the top two seeds for tomorrow’s final where they’re going to have one last final showdown to cap off one of the best rivalries in swimming.
Balandin’s 200 Breast Gold Marks First Swimming Medal Ever For Kazakhstan
Balandin won Kazakhstan’s first ever swimming Olympic medal, and he did it in winning fashion by taking gold in the men’s 200 breast with a 2:07.46.
