Sjostrom Still Looking for a World Title in the Women’s 100 FR (Day 6 Euro Recap)
With her silver medal performance in finals, Sjostrom has been on the Worlds’ 100 free podium 5 consecutive times, but has yet to claim the top step.
Tom Dean Anchors 4×200 FR In 1:43.53, Fourth-Fastest Rolling Split Of All Time
Dean’s split was the fourth-fastest 200 free ever swum off of a relay start, and the just the sixth-ever sub-1:44 split (not including leadoff legs).
Grousset Clips Fratus At The Wall To Win 50 Free Swim-Off In New Best of 21.59
Maxime Grousset clocked a personal best time of 21.59 to top Bruno Fratus (21.62) for the eighth spot in tomorrow’s final of the men’s 50 free.
2022 World Championships: Day 6 Prelims Live Recap
World record holder Sarah Sjostrom leads the women’s 50 butterfly this morning after placing 2nd in the 100 free semifinal last night.
Hanna Rosvall Scratches Women’s 200 Back Prelims at World Championships Day 6
Sweden’s Hanna Rosvall placed 14th in the 100 back semifinal on Sunday. She was ranked #22 in the 200 back this morning.
Popovici is the 2nd Man to Win 100/200 Freestyle at Same Worlds (Euro Recap Day 5)
Romanian David Popovici became the 2nd man to ever win the 100 and 200 freestyle at the same World Championships with his victory in the 100 freestyle.
Arno Kamminga Scratches 200 Breaststroke Semi-Final due to Illness
Kamminga was the 10th seed heading into the finals. He won the silver medal in both the 100 and 200 breaststrokes at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Mykhailo Romanchuk Reaches Worlds Podium While Father Fights On In Ukraine
Romanchuk won bronze on Tuesday in the men’s 800 free, doing so while his father fights off the Russian invasion in his home nation of Ukraine.
Xu Jiayu Scratches 200 Back Prelims at World Championships Day 5
After placing 10th in the 100 backstroke semifinal, China’s Xu Jiayu has scratched the 200 backstroke where he was ranked fourth.
Paris 2024 Is Going to be Wild (Euro Recap Day 4)
With his world junior record, David Popovici leads the way in one of the most competitive men’s 100 free fields we’ve ever seen.
Budapest 2022: Inui Wins Japan’s First-Ever Gold Medal in Solo Artistic Swimming
Yukiko Inui won Japan’s first-ever gold World Championship medal in a solo event on Saturday. China and Japan lead the medal table after day 5 of competition
In Front Of His Home Crowd, Kristof Milak Breaks 200 Fly World Record In 1:50.34
Milak now owns 8 out of the 12 fastest swims in the mens 200 fly, and is faster than the second-fastest performer in the event by 1.17 seconds.
Leon Marchand Shatters Two French Records 43 Minutes Apart on Night 4 in Budapest
Marchand is now the #8 performer all-time in the LCM men’s 200 fly.
David Popovici Lowers 100 Free World Junior Record To A 47.13, #9 Man In History
Popovici delivered a 47.13 swim in the men’s 100 freestyle semi-final to lower his own world junior record in the event.
16-Year-Old Pudar Logs 2:07.58 Bosnia & Herzegovinia 200 Fly Record
Behind Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh’s 200 fly World Junior Record, another teen in Lana Pudar of Bosnia & Herzegovina made some waves.