Lana Pudar Did Not Expect a 200 Fly Bronze Medal at Age 15
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Lana Pudar took home 200 fly bronze in 2:04.88, breaking her own national record by a full second
Andrei Minakov on Training at Stanford: “Best place for me in world”
After coming off an electric performance at the NC State Invitational in November with his Stanford team, Minakov backed that up with 6 medals in Abu Dhabi
Kamminga: “I do a lot of racing, and this was like extra a lot of racing”
The breaststroke machine, who won silver in the 200 in Abu Dhabi, raced nearly every weekend from September to December of this fall
Isabelle Stadden Was an Hour Late to her 200 Back Finals Session
The USA’s Isabelle Stadden split 30.68 on the last lap to grab bronze with a 2:02.20, her first Sr international medal at her first Sr international meet
Joshua Liendo on Post-Olympic Confidence, First World Title
The Canadians pulled off the victory in the mixed 4×50 free relay, thanks in large part to 19-year-old Josh Liendo’s 20.94 opening split
100 Fly World Champion Matteo Rivolta Full Press Conference
Italy’s Matteo Rivolta finished ahead of a strong field to take the gold in 48.87, a bit off of his Italian record, set while competing during ISL
Kliment Kolesnikov Explains the Necklace he Wears During All His Races
Kolesnikov walked away from Abu Dhabi with 5 medals, 4 golds and a silver, even though he wore a necklace during every race (and has for his whole career)
Team Canada Women Break Down Decisive 4×200 Free Relay World Title
The clear standout split on that relay is anchor Rebecca Smith coming home in 1:51.68, the fastest in the field by almost a full second
Rhyan White on Difficulties of Getting Back into Her Groove Post-Olympics
Rhyan White took gold in the women’s 200 back, but admitted that she hadn’t been highly motivated in training since the Olympic Games
Alia Atkinson Shares Thoughts on 50 Breast DQ, Retirement from Swimming
In the 100 breast, The field’s veteran, co-World Record holder Alia Atkinson finished in fourth, just off the podium. This was the last race of her career
Will Licon on Bouncing Back from Second 3rd Place Finish at OT’s in Career
Will Licon won his first world champs medal, a bronze in the 200 breast, after earning the same place (for the 2nd time in his career) at Trials this summer
Claire Curzan Studied Video of Kromowidjojo, Sjostrom Before the 50 Fly Final
Claire Curzan broke the World Junior Record with a massive personal best. After going low-25s in prelims and semifinals, Curzan broke through with a 24.55
Siobhan Haughey on Earning 3 Medals, 2 World Titles, and 1 World Record
Haughey continued her red-hot short course season in Abu Dhabi, winning golds in the 100 and 200 free as well as bronze in the 400 free
Tomoe Hvas on What it Means to be a Professional Athlete
Tomoe Hvas clipped his own Norwegian Record of 51.39 from semifinals to take 2nd in the men’s final of the 100 IM, marking his first-ever world medal
Gold Medalist Sydney Pickrem Almost Didn’t Come to World Champs At All
Canada’s Sydney Pickrem used a massive back half, including a 35.53 breast split, to take the win in the women’s 200 IM in 2:04.29
