Leon Marchand Gets To 1:52.43 In 200 Butterfly To Become 3rd-Fastest Man In History
Marchand shaved some time off his French record and surpassed Daiya Seto as the 3rd-fastest man in the history of the 200 fly.
China Hops Over United States In World Championships Medal Table On Day 4
Australia still leads the overall swimming medal table but it’s now China, not the United States, who sits as the #2 nation.
Matt Richards Breaks 100 Freestyle British Record Again With 47.47 100 Free Semi-Final
Richards broke the British record for the second time of the meet in the 100 freestyle with a time of 47.47 during semi-finals.
Matt Richards Posts 47.59 100 Free To Break The British Record
Richards only got to race the 100 free at Worlds because Duncan Scott scratched, but he made the most out of his opportunity to break the British record.
Malyutin Wins 200 Free, Rogozhinova Tops 400 IM On Day 1 of Russian Swimming Cup
Martin Malyutin used his patented back-half speed to book a win in the men’s 200 free on the opening day of the Russian Swimming Cup in Kazan.
Hungary Tentatively On Top Of Medal Table At European Youth Olympic Festival
Viven Jackl claimed gold in the girls’ 400m IM to help Hungary top the overall swimming medal table thus far at the 2023 European Youth Olympic Festival.
Nikoletta Padar Hits 1:56.55 200 Free To Down European Junior Record Target Time
Padar fired off a time of 1:56.55 in the semi-finals of the women’s 200 free to break the “Target Time” for the European Junior Record of 1:56.78.
Fukuoka 2023, Euro Recap Day 3: Matt Richards Has Arrived
Matt Richards has announced himself on the world stage, leading Great Britain to a 1-2 in the men’s 200 freestyle with a new personal best time.
World Aquatics General Congress Approves HQ Move to Budapest, Hungary
An artist’s rendering, presented at the General Congress, of the proposed new World Aquatics headquarters in Budapest, Hungary.
Dawson, Schlosshan Among Day 3 Winners At British Summer Championships
Olympian Kathleen Dawson notched the winning time of 1:00.26 to top the women’s 100m backstroke podium at the British Summer Championships.
Four New Nations Inserted Into Medal Table Through Day Three In Fukuoka
Through day three of the 2023 World Championships, a total of 16 nations now appear within the overall swimming medal table.
Wiffen Lowers Own Irish Record En Route To 4th Seed In 800 Free
Daniel Wiffen continues to impress, dropping time off his own Irish national record en route to clinching the 4th seed in the men’s 800m freestyle.
Arbidel Gonzalez Clocks 1:54.99 200 Fly, Crushes Spanish Record By Nearly 2 Seconds
Gonzalez destroyed Carlos Peralta’s record time of 1:56.42 from 2016, as well as his own personal best time of 1:56.75 from May 2023.
Leon Marchand’s World Record Swim Featured on SportsCenter Top 10 in the USA
Leon Marchand broke Michael Phelps’ lone remaining individual World Record on day 1 of the World Aquatics Championships, and the Worldwide Leader took notice.
2023 World Championships Day 3 Prelims Preview: Will Marchand Take Over the 200 Fly?
Day 3 prelims will feature the men’s 100 breast, women’s 200 free, men’s 200 fly, and men’s 800 free. Who will lead the way?