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
Shaine Casas Looking Forward to What Future Holds After 6-Medal Haul at Worlds
Casas walked away as one of the most decorated athletes of the championships, taking 2 gold, 3 silver, and a bronze in Abu Dhabi
Carson Foster Left Abu Dhabi with Motivation After Individual Silver, Bronze
At his first senior international meet with Team USA, Foster walked away with a gold, silver, and bronze medal. But he told us he still wants more
Ranomi Kromowidjojo Had 50 Fly World Record Hopes, but Happy with PB
Kromo’s swim is the 2nd-fastest women’s 50 fly of all-time, behind only the World Record performance of 24.38 by Therese Alshammar.
Li Bingjie Talks to Media After Distance Sweep at World Champs (Chinese)
Just 24 hours after cracking the Championships Record in the 800 free, Bingjie took the lead immediately in the 400 and never gave it back
Ilya Borodin Enjoyed Racing the Best in the world through ISL This Season
Nearly running down Seto in the 400 IM was Russia’s Illia Borodin, who shattered Seto’s World Junior Record by almost three seconds by touching in 3:56.47
MacNeil Wouldn’t Have Believed That Her First WR Would Have Been Backstroke
Canada’s Maggie MacNeil obliterated the World Record in the women’s 50 back by over three tenths to take the gold medal in 25.27.
Vlad Morozov Split 20.3 and Hasn’t Lifted Since June
Russia’s Vlad Morozov out split USA’s Ryan Held by .15 on the free leg of the men’s 4×50 medley relay in Abu Dhabi to secure the tie
Beryl Gastaldello Moving to Frisco, Texas to Train with Coley Stickels
France’s Beryl Gastaldello earned Silver with a 57.96. The performance marks Gastaldello’s first-ever World Championships medal, short course or long course
The 100 Back was a Last Minute Decision for World Champion Louise Hansson
Sweden’s Louise Hansson blasted a new Swedish record to take gold in the 100 back in 55.20. She was out fast, flipping at 26.45, .25 ahead of the field
Chad le Clos is Chasing Ryan Lochte’s All Time SC Worlds Individual Medal Count
Chad le Clos won 2 medals this week in Abu Dhabi, putting his all-time total for SC worlds at 17, 6 behind Ryan Lochte’s 23 (not including relays)
2021 SC Worlds: Pre-Meet press Conferences
1 day before the action in the pool gets underway in Abu Dhabi, members of FINA, the UAE Swimming federation and several athletes came for address the press
Carson Foster Talks Rocktober in Texas, Previews SC World Champs
Carson Foster dropped a 3:37.37 400 IM at the Minnesota Invite, but strayed away from other Individual events at the meet, keeping his focus on Abu Dhabi
Paige McKenna went 15:57 in the 1650 with a Torn Labrum
According to Wisconsin’s Twitter feed, McKenna set a school record in the 1000 free going out in this race, as she clocked a 9:36.36 to that point.
