Dmitriy Balandin

2019 FINA World Championships: Day 6 Finals Live Recap

After Australia’s Matthew Wilson tied the World Record in 200 breast semis, we’ll see both WR holders (Wilson and Japan’s Watanabe) in the final.

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Gwangju:Tre Record Del Mondo Ed Un Record Italiano Nelle Finali Del Day6

Gwangju: Il sesto pomeriggio ha riservato tantissime sorprese. Tre Record del Mondo ed un Record Italiano ad epilogo di una giornata storica.

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Mundial Gwangju Resultados Día 5: Caeleb Dressel, Nadador Más Rápido En Textil

En una jornada marcada por el retorno de Katie Ledecky tras unos días de baja, Caeleb Dressel se ha convertido en el nadador más rápido con bañador textil.

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2019 FINA World Championships: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

Team USA’s Chase Kalisz swims his first individual final of the meet tonight as he competes for back-to-back 200 IM titles.

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2019 FINA World Aquatics Championships: Day 5 Preview

Today’s morning session features prelims of the women’s 100 free, women’s and men’s 200 breast, men’s 200 back, women’s 800, and women’s 4 x 200 free relay.

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2019 FINA World Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Great Britain’s Adam Peaty made history last night as the first man to ever break 57 in the 100 breast semis. Tonight, he may lower his World Record further.

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Practice + Pancakes: Morozov, Balandin, Hansson (and More) Worlds Taper at USC

I ended up at the University of Southern California, catching the end of a taper practice with some of their postgrads who were gearing up for World Champs

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2019 World Champs Preview: Chupkov Leads All-Star Pack in Competitive 200 BR

The men’s 200 breast holds the fastest performers in history with the defending World champ (Chupkov) and world record holder (Watanabe) in contention.

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Dressel 50.3 100 Fly, Yan US Open Record Highlight Final Night in Mission Viejo

Yan Zibei tied the 100 breast US Open record and Caeleb Dressel swam the eighth-best performance ever in the 100 fly in Mission Viejo tonight.

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Steve West, 47, Blasts 1:04.84 100 Breast, Lowering Own Masters World Record

47-year-old Steve West has done it again, this morning lowering his own month-old masters world record in the 100 LCM breaststroke down to 1:04.84.

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Caeleb Dressel & Louise Hansson Break Meet Records in Mission Viejo Prelims

Louise Hansson (above) broke the Meet Record in the 50 fly on Sunday morning, while Caeleb Dressel took out the 100 fly mark.

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Shiwen Pops 2:08 200 FL, Dressel Swims Pair of 47.9s at Meet of Champions Day 2

Ye Shiwen dropped a 2:08.72 in the 200 fly while Caeleb Dressel swam a pair of 47.9s in the 100 free during the second day of the Meet of Champions.

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Caeleb Dressel Swims 47.9 in Prelims at Mission Viejo Swim Meet of Champions

With World Championships roughly a month away, Dressel has now been under 48 twice this season, after not breaking that mark at all last summer.

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2019 FINA Champions Swim Series- Indianapolis: Day 2 Live Recap

The FINA Champions Swim Series will come to a close with day 2 of the Indianapolis stop.

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2019 FINA Champions Swim Series – Guangzhou: Day 2 Live Recap

Sun Yang will be in action on day two of the FINA Champions Series in Guangzhou in both the 200 and 400 free.

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