Andrew Jeffcoat Nears National Record In The 200 Back With 1:57.26 At New Zealand Open
Jeffcoat had already qualified for the 2023 World Championships in the 50 and 100 backstroke at this meet and has now gone 3-for-3.
Zac Reid Hit World Champs-Qualifying Time In 400 Freestyle At NZ Open With 3:47.87
Zac Reid seems to have booked a ticket to Fukuoka with his event-winning swim of 3:47.87 in the men’s 400 freestyle today.
Erika Fairweather Breaks The NZ 200 Freestyle Record Twice In One Day, Ends With 1:55.44
Fairweather started with a 1:55.63 NR in the prelims of the 200 freestyle and then broke it again with a 1:55.44 in the final.
Swimmers Katie Ledecky, Cameron Leslie Nominated for Laureus World Sport Awards
In a year where she broke her first and second career short course meters World Records, Katie Ledecky was nominated for Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year.
Four World Records Fall on Day Five of Para World Championships
Gabriel Bandeira broke the 200 IM SM14 world record to win his second gold medal of the meet and close the gap between the U.S. and Brazil in medal standings
Simone Barlaam Blasts 100 Free S9 World Record at Para World Championships
Barlaam crushed his own 100 free S9 world record by .8 to win gold for Italy, helping further establish their dominance on the medal table after day four.
Roman Zhdanov Cracks the Men’s 150IM World Record at Para Euros Day 3
Russia’s Roman Zhdanov won the men’s 150IM SM4 final with a time of 2:22.38, breaking the World Record set by Cameron Leslie of New Zealand in 2016 by .74.
Beyond The Lane Lines: British Swimming News & The Butterfly Train Has Arrived
Catch up on the latest swimming news from around the web, with this edition of Beyond the Lane Lines featuring Tom Derbyshire, City of Derby and more.
Beyond The Lane Lines: Hall Of Fame & Awards Round-Up
Check out who has entered what hall of fame and earned which award during this special edition of our Beyond the Lane Lines series.
Russia’s Roman Zhdanov Breaks 11-Year-Old S4 200 Free World Record
Zhdanov broke the longstanding record by over two seconds; Great Britain’s Brock Whiston also downed a 7-year-old world record.
S12 Becca Meyers Hits American Record Minutes After World Record in London
Meyers swam a WR in the S12 200 IM, taking silver in the mixed-class event, less than 30 minutes before her AR 100 free.
S8 Alice Tai is 4-for-4 in Gold Medals After Para Worlds Day 4 Performance
Tai has now won the women’s S8 400 free, 100 fly, 100 back and 100 free this week in London. She was classed down from S9 to S8 last year.
New Zealand Completes World Para-Swimming Champs Prep at University of Bath
Nine-time Paralympic gold-medalist Sophie Pascoe is among the New Zealand squad training for the 2019 Para-Swimming Championships at the University of Bath.
New Zealand Para Swimming Team Named for 2019 World Championships
Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) announced the selection of the team which will compete at the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships, Sept. 9-15.
Pascoe Hits SM9 200 IM World Record, Her 3rd of Singapore WPS World Series
New Zealand’s Sophie Pascoe took down the 50 free, 100 free and 200 IM records over the course of three days in Singapore.
