Katie Ledecky Wins The 800 free In World Record Time
Katie Ledecky wins her fourth Gold Medal of the Championships, winning the 800 free in 8:13.86 with a new World Record. (Photo Credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)
Simone Manuel Is the First American 18 & Under To Break 25 Seconds In The 50 Free
Simone Manuel becomes the fastest 18 and under in American history in the 50 freestyle. She is the first to break 25 seconds, swimming faster than the 15-16 and 17-18 National Age Group Records. (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)
2013 FINA World Championships Prelims Day 7 REAL-TIME Recap
Matt Grevers and David Plummer are back in action today in the 50m backstroke. (Photo Credit Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)
Day 7 Finals Preview at the 2013 World Championships
Ryan Lochte handled his triple on Friday, but can he handle his single for a 4th gold medal on Saturday? (Photo: Victor Puig/victorpuig.com)
Yuliya Efimova Breaks Jessica Hardy’s 50 Breaststroke World Record
Yuliya Efimova swims to a time of 29.78 in the women’s 100 breaststroke, breaking Jessica Hardy’s World Record by .02 at the 2013 FINA World Championships. (Photo Credit: Victor Puig)
Latin America Report Day 6: Cielo, Bovell In; Chierighini, Garcia Out
George Bovell III of Trinidad and Tobago qualified for his third 50 free World Championship final. He’ll battle it out with seven others tomorrow night, including Cesar Cielo, defending World Champion and fellow Auburn Tiger.
Medal Count: Russia Rebounds, U.S. Brings Home Four More
Yuliya Efimova’s big upset win in the women’s 200 breaststroke highlighted night six of Worlds (photo credit: Victor Puig).
Africa Report, Days 5 & 6, Farida Osman Breaks The 50 Butterfly African Record
Farida Osman and Roland Schoeman both set African Records in the semi-finals of the 50 butterfly and 50 freestyle, advancing to finals tomorrow night. (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, TheSwimPictrues)
Oceania Report, Day 6, “Australian Sprinters Back On Top Of The World”
Cate Campbell won the women’s 100 freestyle and Lauren Boyle broke the Oceanic National Record on day 6 of the 2013 FINA World Championships. (Photo Credit: Victor Puig)
Asian Recap – Day 6 – Chinese Wins Bronze in New Chinese National Record
With the fastest split of the evening, Sun Yang slingshotted the Chinese to a third place finish and new Chinese National record.
Ricky Berens Gets 4th Spot in 800 Free Relay Final
Ricky Berens will get the nod, and will get it in a big way, as he anchors the American 800 free relay. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
2013 FINA World Championships, Friday Finals Preview
Ricky Berens and Team USA looked good in prelims of the 800 free relay, but there will be a few factors working against them in finals. (Photo: Victor Puig/victorpuig.com)
2013 FINA World Championships Day 6 Prelims REAL-TIME Recaps
Golden girl Missy Franklin is 4 for 4 thus far here in Barcelona. She will swim her last preliminaries of the meet this morning, in her final individual event the 200 backstroke. (Photo Credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)
Medal Count: U.S., China Have Big Days to Solidify 1-2 Position
World record holder Liu Zige of China was golden last night in the women’s 200 butterfly (Photo Credit Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)
Canadian Report – Day 5 – McCabe Qualifies for Final
Coming into day five at the FINA World Aquatic Championships in Barcelona the Canadian team had broken three national records…
