South America: Fratus Earns Silver, Grand’Pierre Breaks Two Records
Bruno Fratus took home the silver medal in the men’s 50 free, keeping Brazil’s 50-meter prowess alive and nabbing the nation’s fifth medal of the 2017 World Championships.
Africa: Three Records, Historic Egyptian Medal For Osman On Day 7
Farida Osman became Egypt’s first World Championships medalist in short or long course, taking third in the 50 fly.
McKeown Erases Smith’s Day-Old Junior World Record In 200 Back
Just a day after American 15-year-old Regan Smith broke the junior world record in the 200 back, Australian 16-year-old Kaylee McKeown has one-upped her, lowering the record to 2:06.76 in the World Championships final.
South America: Fratus & Cielo Stack 50 Free Final
We’ve already noted Brazil’s run of successes in the shortest events; that will continue tomorrow with two men in the final of the shortest event on the Worlds schedule.
Yards Affirmation? Top Two 50 Free Qualifiers Are The 17-Second Men
There’s no argument that in the sport of swimming, there’s no direct correlation of dominance between short course yards and long course meters. But what connection does exist between the two is subject of constant debate among fans.
15-Year-Old Regan Smith Breaks Junior World Record In 200 Back Semi
15-year-old Regan Smith broke a junior world record in semifinals of the 200 backstroke at the 2017 FINA World Championships in Budapest.
2017 World Champs Pick Contest: Day 6 Update Presented By TYR
Just 10 players correctly picked junior world record-holder Anton Chupkov to triumph over senior world record-holder Ippei Watanabe in the men’s 200 breast.
NCAA Medal Table: Cal Takes Individual Medal Lead After Day 6
California alums Ryan Murphy and Jacob Pebley won silver and bronze medals, respectively, in the 200 back to launch Cal to the top of the NCAA medal table with 5 total medals.
Africa: Osman Breaks African Record Twice, Becomes 3rd Finalist of ’17
Farida Osman broke her own continental record in both heats and semifinals of the women’s 50 fly, and scraped into the final to become Africa’s third finalist of the 2017 World Championships.
Two-Time Defending Champ Chad le Clos Misses 100 Fly Final In Budapest
Two-time defending world champ Chad le Clos has missed the men’s 100 fly final at the 2017 World Championships after a lackluster semifinal swim.
Kolesnikov Shaves Another Hundredth Off 200 Back WJR
Russia’s Kliment Kolesnikov has lowered his own junior world record in the 200 back for the second time in as many days, sneaking .01 under his semifinals time to go 1:55.14 in the final.
WATCH: Caeleb Dressel Pauses Interview For Start of Race
Caeleb Dressel isn’t just the world’s most dynamic sprinter. He’s also a very conscientious young man when it comes to swimming etiquette.
Georgia Adds Three Golds On Day 5’s NCAA Worlds Medal Table
Three Georgia Bulldogs won gold medals on day 5 of the 2017 World Championships, pushing UGA into a tie for 2nd among all schools in our NCAA medal table.
2017 World Champs Pick ‘Em: Day 5 Update, Presented By TYR
We have a new leader on day 5 of the World Champs Pick ‘Em Contest! Junker23 has overtaken former leader Joker23 by just a single point, and spa0102 has moved into a tie for second place.
Africa: Huge National Record Margins Show Progress
Only four national records went down in the continent of Africa on day 5 of the 2017 World Championships, but the margins by which those records were broken shows some serious progress in a continent that has traditionally lagged behind the world in swimming.