Sun Yang’s 14:42 Shows More World Records Coming
After some average swims earlier in this meet in the 200-800 freestyles, China’s Sun Yang really puffed out his chest on…
Sun Wins, Shun Sits on Day 5 at Chinese Trials
Sun Yang was back in action on day 5 of the Chinese Long Course National Championships and Olympic Trials in Shaoxing,…
Sun Yang Debut Disappoints Local Media on Day 2 of Chinese Trials
The first day at the 2012 Chinese Olympic Swimming Trials, also known as their Long Course national Championship meet, was…
Sun Yang Goes 3:42 in 400 Free; Chinese Competitors Go 3:45's
At the Miami Superchallenge meet in the Gold Coast, Australia, Sun Yang is back to action and showing off the training…
Sun Yang Completes Historic Season in 1500 on Day 5 in China
Sun Yang was back in action on day 5 from Chinese Nationals in Rizhao, and he was back to spectacular…
Sun Yang Misses Another World Record by Tenths on Day 3 in China
On day 3 at Chinese Nationals in Rizhao, the swimmers continued to tear up the water with extremely fast September…
Sun Yang Blisters Through Day One 200 Free at Chinese Nationals [video]
Results from Chinese swim meets are notoriously hard to find, but thanks to a source within the Chinese swimming community,…
Shanghai Day 8 Finals Session: Ryan Lochte Wins 5th Gold Medal; Sun Yang Downs World Record
On this last day of competition its all medals, with only 7 finals races to go before the conclusion of…
World Champs Day 4 Swim of the Day: Federica Pellegrini's 200 Free Takes It By a Tweet
There were lots of excellent swims on day 4 of the World Championships. Phelps broke through with his first gold…
Cracking the Relays: Men's 800 free
Two down, four to go. As we inch closer and closer to the meet, we move onto a closer inspection…
Shanghai 2011: Men's Freestyle, Backstroke, and IM Picks
Now that we’re done with the women’s picks (Free/Back/IM’s | Breast/Fly/Relays), it’s time to start on the men, which usually…
Shanghai 2011: China Announces Lineups for 2011 World Championships
China is always the big mystery team headed into any World Championship meet. They don’t often swim in other countries,…
World Championships Roundup: WR Holder Zhao Jing Out of 50 Backstroke
Big news coming out of China for those making your World Championship selections is that the World Record holder in the…
World Championships Roundup: Flag-Raising Begins Final Wind-Up to Shanghai 2011
One of the coolest features of this year’s World Championship venue, the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, is the massive flag…
Shanghai 2011: Which World Records are Most Likely to Fall?
This is the first of many preview-type pieces we will run in the leadup to the 2011 Shanghai World Championships….