Euro Report – Day 5 – Spectacular Semis – Pedersen Passes Soni
For a second straight day the European contingent were not able find their way to the top of the medal podium. Tomorrow looks a lot more promising after seeing their performances in the semi-finals… (Photo Credit Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)
American Pull Up One Prelims Swimmer to Join Finals 800 Free Relay
Missy Franklin and Shannon Vreeland led the way to gold in the 400 free relay; they’ll be joined by two new counterparts in the 800 free relay final, though this time they’ll come in as only the 3rd seed. (Photo: Victor Puig/victorpuig.com)
Missy Franklin 200 Free Worlds Win – Complete Race Footage
Women’s 200 freestyle race footage is courtesy of swimswam partner Universal Sports Network. (Photo Credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)
Euro Report – Day 4 – Korzeniowski and Pellegrini Not Quite Enough For Gold
Day four was the first day of the competition that we did not see a European swimmer on top of the podium at the 2013 FINA World Championships, Pawel Korzeniowski and Federica Pellegrini came close… (photo credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)
Medal/Record Count: le Clos, van der Burgh Golden for South Africa
Chad le Clos was one of three medalists for South Africa on night four of the 2013 FINA World Championships (photo credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)
2013 FINA World Day 4 Finals Photo Vault: Le Clos Defends Butterfly Crown
2012 Olympic Champion, Chad le Clos, defends his 200 fly crown at 2013 Worlds. (Photo Credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)
Missy Franklin 200 Free Worlds Win – Post Race Interview
Missy Franklin has been nothing but golden at this meet. Though she scratched the 50 backstroke semifinal, her most vulnerable event, she is now three-for-three in finals with gold medals, swimming a 1:54.81 for victory in the women’s 200 free. (Photo Credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)
Day 4 Scratches, Missy Franklin Drops the 50 Backstroke
Missy Franklin has decided to scratch the 50m backstroke to save her energy for the 200 freestyle final. (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, TheSwimPictures)
2013 World Championships Day 3 FINALS Real-Time Recaps
Olympic Champion, Matt Grevers, defends his 100 back crown, going 1-2 with teammate David Plummer. (Photo Courtesy: FINA)
Agnel Gets Pumped: 2013 World Championships Day 3 Finals Photo Vault
Yannick Agnel gets pumped up after his 200 free World Championship win! (Photo Credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)
2013 FINA World Championships Day 3 Prelims LIVE Recap
Katinka Hosszu will swim her third individual event, but fifth race overall today in the 200 freestyle – right next to Missy Franklin. (Image courtesy of FINA)
Gotcha! Pellegrini Out of 100 Back, Into 200 Free for Worlds
Federica Pellegrini has had a last-minute change of heart, and will swim the 200 free afterall. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
2013 Worlds Previews: Franklin, Pelton Favorites to 1-2 in 200 Back
Future Cal teammates Elizabeth Pelton and Missy Franklin will look to repeat their finish from U.S. World Championship Trials.
Italy Sending Sizable 29-Swimmer Roster to World Championships
The Italian Federation is one of the last major programs to announce their 2013 World Championships roster. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Manaudou Swims Lifetime Best 100 Free; Muffatt Now Holds World’s Top Two in 200
Day one of the 2013 Sette Colli Trophy in Rome was a scorcher. Day two was still quality, but not the…