2016 Short Course World Championships: Day 6 Finals Preview
The Netherlands’ Ranomi Kromowidjojo will be defending her world title in tonight’s 50 free final. She’s the currently the World Record holder in this race, having set the mark at 23.24 back in 2013.
2016 Short Course Worlds: Japan Makes Moves in Day 4 Medal Table
Following day 4 finals at the 2016 FINA Short Course World Championships in Windsor, Canada, Team USA and Russia have maintained their top 2 spots in the medal count, while Japan has moved up into 3rd.
2016 CURSO CORTO CAMPEONATO MUNDIAL: RESULTADOS 4° DÍA
2016 CURSO CORTO CAMPEONATO MUNDIAL 6° Diciembre – Diciembre 11°, 2016 Windsor, Ontario, Canada WFCU Centre Curso: 25 metros Eliminatorias: 0930…
Japanese Break Men’s 4×50 Free National Record, Qualify 3rd For Finals
The Japanese men surged to a new national record this morning in the 4x50m freestyle relay in order to take the third seed overall heading into finals, putting them in the mix for a medal with the likes of the United States and Russia.
2016 FINA CAMPEONATO MUNDIAL CURSO CORTO: RESULTADOS 3° DÍA
2016 CURSO CORTO CAMPEONATO MUNDIAL 6° Diciembre – Diciembre 11°, 2016 Windsor, Ontario, Canada WFCU Centre Curso: 25 metros Eliminatorias: 0930…
Morozov Scares World Record on Day 1 of FINA World Cup – Hong Kong
Morozov picked up 2 medals today, one of them being gold. His victory came in the men’s 100 IM, an event in which he’s the World Record holder.
Despite Tough Standards, Japan Assembles Its 2nd-Largest Olympic Squad
Despite tough Japanese Olympic-qualifying standards that sometimes stood quicker than the country’s own record in the event, the Japanese are bringing its 2nd-largest swimming squad ever to an Olympics.
Frustration Reigns On Final Day Of 2016 Japanese Olympic Trials
Despite coming within .02 of a second of her Japanese National Record and World Junior Record, Rikako Ikee fell just short of the strict Japanese Olympic-qualifying standard in the women’s 50m freestyle tonight.
2016 Japanese Olympic Trials Day 6 Prelims Live Recap
We didn’t see any 100m freestyle Olympic qualifiers yesterday, but we’ll see if anyone can meet the stiff Japanese standards in the splash n’ dash today.
2 Japanese Sprint Freestyle Records Broken, Yet No Olympic Qualifiers
Despite seeing 2 National Records fall during tonight’s finals, the nation of Japan is without male and female 100m freestyle representation in Rio at this point.
2016 Japanese Olympic Trials Day 4 Finals Recap: Major 200 IM Shake-ups
Teenager Runa Imai picked the right time to explode, clocking the 2nd-swiftest women’s 200m IM time tonight and punching her ticket to Rio.
2016 Japanese Olympic Trials Day 4 Prelims Live Recap
31-year-old Takeshi Matsuda earned bronze in the men’s 200m butterfly in both Beijing and London. He’ll be swimming in the prelims of the event in Tokyo this morning.
McEvoy Scores 21.73 50 Free, Kaneto Races To All Comers Record In 200 Breast
Cameron McEvoy cranked out the world’s fastest 100 freestyle so far this season (47.56) on day 1 in Perth and blew out the field again tonight in the 50m freestyle, scoring a 21.73 scorcher.
2016 Aquatic Super Series Preview
The Chinese and Japanese teams will have a hard time overcoming the talent and depth of the Australian team in Perth…
Sun Yang Tops Chinese Talent, Koseki Leads Japanese Headed To Perth
Although banned from training at any official centers in the country, Chinese distance star Sun Yang leads his team at the Perth Aquatic Super Series in Australia, scheduled for February 5th and 6th.
