Britta Steffen

The Closest Finishes In Olympic History

The men’s 100 breaststroke final at the Paris Olympics saw the three medalists separated by just 0.02, making it the tightest podium in Olympic history.

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Sarah Sjostrom Breaks Olympic Record With 23.66 50 Free In Semifinals, #3 Performance All-Time

Sjostrom heads into the final as the top seed by half a second. She broke the previous record of a 23.81 that Emma McKeon swam in Tokyo.

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What Are The Most Likely World Records To Be Broken In Paris? (Women’s Edition)

Which records are most likely to be broken based on seasonal performance? Will the math be right or will there be surprises?

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Quali Record Del Mondo Verranno Battuti A Parigi? (Donne)

Quali sono i record con la maggiore probabilità di essere battuti in base alle prestazioni stagionali? La matematica avrà ragione o ci saranno delle sorprese?

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POV: È Finita Un’Era Olimpica.

Sono le 11:00 del 28 Luglio 2024. In tv iniziano le Olimpiadi 2024. Prepari i fazzoletti perchè realizzi che non vedrai le leggende degli ultimi 20 anni.

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Marrit Steenbergen Wins 100 Free, Re-Sets Own Dutch Mark at 52.26, #3 Euro All-Time

24-year-old Marrit Steenbergen re-set her hours-old Dutch record at 52.53, now #8 all-time in history and #3 European performer all-time.

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Angelina Kohler Record Nazionale Nei 100 Farfalla 56.41 Nelle Batterie

La tedesca Angelina Kohler ha realizzato il record nazionale nelle batterie dei 100 farfalla nuotando il terzo tempo al mondo 56.41

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Sjostrom Scorches 23.87 50 Free At LUX Euro Meet

Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom shows no signs of slowing down, firing off a new competition record of 23.87 for 50 free gold in Luxembourg.

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Schoenmaker Prima Dal ’92 A Detenere Il Titolo Olimpico, Mondiale E WUG

Schoenmaker è diventata la prima nuotatrice dal 1992 a detenere la medaglia d’oro nello stesso evento in tre dei più prestigiosi campionati

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Schoenmaker First Since ‘92 to Hold Olympic, Worlds, and WUGs Titles Simultaneously

With gold in the 200 breaststroke, Tatjana Schoenmaker became the 1st swimmer in over 30 years to hold the Olympic, Worlds and WUG titles concurrently.

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Mondiali Nuoto: Shayna Jack 52.28 In Apertura Della 4×100 Stile Libero

L’australiana Shayna Jack ha realizzato il personale e miglior tempo al mondo nei 100 stile nelle batterie della staffetta a Fukuoka

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SwimSwam Pulse: 47.9% Would Name Women’s Sprint Free Award After Sarah Sjostrom

Sjostrom is the current world record holder in both the 50 and 100 free, but has not won an Olympic gold medal in either race.

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The *Theoretical* Fastest Mixed Freestyle Relays of All-Time

In recent years, the Australians would’ve been capable of swimming a time nearly three seconds under the existing world record in the mixed 400 free relay.

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arena Swim of the Week: Mollie O’Callaghan Rips Fastest 100 Free Back-Half Ever

O’Callaghan closed her 100 free at Aussie Trials in 26.57, overtaking Britta Steffen (26.61) for the fastest second 50 in the event’s history.

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Yui Ohashi Becomes 7th Straight Women’s 200/400 IM Olympic Champion

Yui Ohashi has become the latest woman to pull off a seemingly IM-specific feat by winning 2 Olympic gold medals in the same discipline.

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