Katie Ledecky In A League Of Her Own After Historic 2015 Worlds Run
Upon winning the 800m freestyle final Saturday night at the 2015 FINA World Championships, Katie Ledecky became the first swimmer to ever win four freestyle golds at either a world championships or Olympic Games.
Laszlo Cseh Becomes First Man To Medal In All Three Same Stroke Events
Hungarian swimming star Laszlo Cseh become the first swimmer to ever medal in all three same stroke events (excluding freestyle) at one edition of the FINA World Championships saturday night.
Katie Ledecky Becomes First Woman Under 8:10 In 800m Freestyle
In her last swim of the 2015 World Championships Katie Ledecky became the first woman ever to break 8:10 in the 800m freestyle with a winning time of 8:07.39.
Mehdy Metella Breaks French Record In 100 Fly Final
Mehdy Metella of France broke Clement Lefert’s 100m butterfly national record Saturday night during finals in order to touch fifth in his best major international showing in the event to date.
Chad Le Clos Breaks Record, Swims Second Fastest Textile 100 Fly
Chad Le Clos answered right back to Laszlo Cseh’s call in the 100m butterfly, beating him in the finals with a new South African and African record time of 50.56.
Emily Seebohm Breaks Australian, Commonwealth, Oceanic Records With 200 Back Gold
With her gold medal winning performance in the 200m backstroke, Emily Seebohm broke the Australian record, Oceanic record, and Commonwealth record as she stopped the clock to take the win in 2:05.81.
Seven National Records Fall In Heats Of Women’s 50m Breaststroke
Plenty of national records fell in the heats of the women’s 50m breaststroke including five from swimmers who will represent their countries in tonight’s semifinals.
Sankovich, Tribuntsov Break National Records In 50 Back Heats
Three national records fell in the heats of the men’s 50m backstroke this morning, including two swimmers with past or current affiliation with the NCAA.
Miguel Ortiz And Guilherme Guido To Swim-Off For Semifinal Spot
Miguel Ortiz of Spain and Guilherme Guido of Brazil will face off for a spot in tonight’s 50m backstroke semifinals after tying for the 16th seed with a time of 25.29.
Feemke Heemskerk No-Shows 50m Freestyle Heat
Feemke Heemskerk of the Netherlands skipped her 50m freestyle heat this morning where she was the 10th seed overall and slated to swim beside 100m freestyle champion Bronte Campbell.
Li Zhuhao Breaks His Own Junior World Record in Prelims
Li Zhuhao of China has made a fantastic start to his 100m butterfly campaign at the 2015 World Championships, breaking his own world junior record and advancing to the semifinals.
Joseph Schooling Breaks Own Singaporean Record In 100m Fly
Joseph Schooling of Singapore broke his own 100m fly national record by a fraction of a second this morning in prelims in order to qualify fifth heading into tonight’s semifinals.
Laszlo Cseh Swims First Sub 51-Second 100m Fly Since 2012
Hungarian swimming superstar Laszlo Cseh continued his shockingly stellar performances here at the 2015 World Championships with the first sub 51-second 100m butterfly in over three years.
Kristian Gkolomeev Breaks Greek Record In 50 Free
Kristian Gkolomeev took down his own Greek national record in the 50m freestyle during prelims Friday morning with a time of 21.87.
Sarah Sjostrom Leads Off Relay With Fourth Fastest 200 Free Ever
Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden led off the Swedish 4x200m freestyle relay with the fourth fastest 200m freestyle ever recorded.
