Xu Jiayu Says 100 Back Gold Medal Was Worth The Pain & Suffering
Shedding some tears on the podium, Chinese backstroking champion Xu Jiayu said, “I realized all the pain I suffered to get to this gold medal.”
2017 FINA World Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap
American Ryan Murphy is just one of the mega stars racing tonight in Budapest.
Race Video: Men’s 100 Back Final with .15 Separating Xu, Grevers, Murphy
Watch as Xu Jiayu earns China’s first-ever World Championships medal in the men’s 100m backstroke, ahead of Matt Grevers and Ryan Murphy.
Kylie Masse Becomes 1st Canadian Female To Win A Swimming World Title
Kylie Masse won the first Canadian gold medal at the FINA World Aquatics Championships since 2007.
ASIA: Jiayu Wins China’s 1st 100 Back World Champs Gold Ever
Xu Jiayu is now the first Chinese man ever to win a gold medal in the men’s 100 back at long course World Championships.
2017 FINA World Championships: Day 3 Finals Preview
American Lilly King, the reigning 100m breaststroke Olympic champion, will face rival Yuliya Efimova of Russia in what may be the race of the night.
2017 FINA World Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap
Several World Record holders will compete in their respective events tonight, including Great Britain’s Adam Peaty in his signature 100 breast.
2017 FINA World Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap
Follow along with day 2 prelims at the 2017 FINA World Swimming Championships in Budapest.
2017 FINA World Championships: Day 2 Finals Preview
Katinka Hosszu will go for her first gold medal of these championships in the women’s 200 IM.
2017 FINA World Championships: Day 2 Prelims Preview
Defending 200 free world champ James Guy will be back in the pool in the heats of his best event on day 2.
2017 Worlds Previews: Brits Hoping Peaty Can Power Past USA for Gold
You can find links to all of our event-by-event previews and a compilation of our predicted medal-winners here. 2017 FINA…
2017 Worlds Previews: Rylov to Challenge Murphy in M. 200 Back
While Murphy and Larkin are 2 of the big names that come to mind in the gold medal conversation, Russia’s Evgeny Rylov is definitely in the picture as well.
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2017 Worlds Preview: Lacourt Hunts For Three-Peat In Men’s 50 Back
Camille Lacourt will look to three-peat in the men’s 50 back at the final meet of his career.
2017 Worlds Previews: Murphy vs. Jiayu Showdown in M. 100 Back
Murphy set the World Record at 51.85 on the 4×100 medley relay leadoff at the Rio Olympics, but Jiayu nearly took it down with a 51.86 at 2017 Chinese Nationals.
