World Championships Preview: Men’s 100 Breaststroke
Great Britain is in position to sweep the men’s 100 breaststroke Adam Peaty and Ross Murdoch.
Ying Lu Breaks 58 In Gwanju To Win 100 Butterfly (Race Video)
Ying Lu (China) won her second gold medal of these Games, swimming a 57.83 for the win in this event after winning the 50 fly earlier this meet. Lu, who was the Olympic silver medalist in 2012, has the 10th-fastest time in the world this year.
Japanese Breaststrokers Sweep 200 At WUG’s (Race Video)
Japan’s Reona Aoki touched first at the 50m mark with nearly a body-length lead. Her teammate, the top-seeded Keiko Fukudome, who would take the gold medal, as she surged ahead over the final 50m of the race to beat Aoki by over a second, 2:24.92 to 2:26.17.
Jack Conger Adds 100 Freestyle Silver Medal At WUG’s (Race Video)
Brazil’s Henrique Martins picked up his second gold of the meet, just touching out the top seed, Jack Conger of the United States, 48.98 to 49.02. Conger was first at the wall, with Martins over a half second behind, but Martins caught up to Conger in the final 25m.
Rio 2016 Update: Video Shows Construction Progress
With just over a year out from the start of the 2016 Olympic Games, host Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic Park…
The Evolution of Butterfly: Is Yuya’s Dolphin Diving The ‘Next Big Thing’?
As the stroke continues to evolve, however, you have to wonder if more efficient way to teach the stroke or if these standouts are simply just anomalies.
Watch Team USA Break 4x200m Free Relay Universiade Record – Race Video
The relay team of Chelsea Chenault (1:58.50), Hali Flickinger (1:57.77), Leah Smith (1:59.05), and Shannon Vreeland (1:58.56) combined for new World University Games record time of 7:53.88.
Watch Cottrell, Stubblefield, and Conger Win Day 4 Semifinals – Race Videos
Andrea Cottrell, Seth Stubblefield, and Jack Conger each won their respective semifinal races on day 4 of the 2015 World University Games in Gwanju, South Korea.
Evgney Koptelov Swims World’s 2nd Fastest 200 Butterfly – Race Video
Russia’s Evgney Koptelov absolutely destroyed the men’s 200 butterfly, posting the second fastest time in the world this year, 1:54.79. That time bumps him ahead of Chad le Clos and puts him just behind Daiya Seto in the world rankings.
Kylie Masse Wins 100 Back, First Gold Medal For Canada – Race Video
Kylie Massie won Canada’s first swimming gold medal of the games as the only swimmer to break 1 minute in the women’s 100 backstroke.
Japan’s Hasegawa Junya Wins 50 Backstroke In Gwanju – Race Video
Hasegawa Junya of Japan raced through the men’s 50 backstroke, breaking into the top 25 times in the world this year to win the Gold Medal. His time of 25.25 moves him to 23rd in the world this year.
Josh Prenot Pops World’s 6th Fastest 200 Breaststroke – Race Video
Josh Prenot came up big, winning the men’s 200 breaststroke with the sixth fastest time in the world this year at 2:08.90.
Zhang Sishi Runs Down Madisyn Cox For 200 IM Gold – Race Video
Madisyn Cox of Team USA led for the first 175 meters of the women’s 200 IM, but she didn’t have enough to hold off a charging Zhang Sishi of China.
Leah Smith, Lindsay Vrooman Sweep 400m Freestyle – Race Video
Smith picked up the Gold medal with her time of 4:05.29, just off of her record time from this morning, and Vrooman earned the silver medal with a 4:07.28, dropping more than four and a half seconds from her morning swim.
2016 Rio Mascots to Star in Own Cartoon Network Series
Really want to start getting into the 2016 Rio spirit? On August 5th, exactly one year before the 2016 Opening…
