Danas Rapsys Shockingly DQed After Initially Winning Men’s 200 Free
Danas Rapsys of Lithuania was shockingly disqualified for ‘movement on the blocks’ after initially touching first in the men’s 200 freestyle.
Carraro Wins Italy’s First-Ever Women’s 100 Breast World C’ships Medal
Martina Carraro earned bronze tonight in the women’s 100m breast, giving her nation of Italy its first-ever medal in the event at a World Championships.
Olympian Aimee Wilmott Will Face Tough Competition in 400 IM at Worlds
Funkita sponsored Olympian Aimee Willmott, a British medley swimmer, will face some tough competition in the 400 IM later this week.
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Fabio Scozzoli Downs Own Italian Record in 50 Breast
30 year-old Fabio Scozzoli shaved 0.03s off his own Italian Record in the 50 breast, qualifying 3rd in the semi-finals with a time of 26.70
Sarah Kohler Lowers German 1500 Record Another Five Seconds, Now #9 All-Time
Sarah Kohler broke her German Record in the 1500 freestyle for the second time in as many days, winning silver in a time of 15:48.83.
Filippo Megli Lowers Italian Record in 200 Free For Second Straight Day
Filippo Megli lowered the Italian Record for the second straight day with a 5th-place finish in the finals of the 200 free on day 3 of the 2019 World Champs.
Italian Simona Quadarella Crushes Decade-Old National Record in 1500 Win
Quadarella now owns the No. 1 time in the world this season with Katie Ledecky’s absence Tuesday night in Gwangju, and dropped eight seconds off her PR.
Seemanova Keeps Record-Breaking Roll Alive With 200 Free PB
While competing on day 3 of the 2019 World Championships, Czech teenager Barbora Seemanova fired off a new National Record in the women’s 200m freestyle.
Yan Zibei Takes Down Asian Record in 50 Breast
While no one’s likely to touch Adam Peaty’s world record any time soon, plenty of national records went down in this morning’s 50 breast prelims.
2019 FINA World Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap
Great Britain’s Adam Peaty made history last night as the first man to ever break 57 in the 100 breast semis. Tonight, he may lower his World Record further.
Croatia’s Grgic, Britain’s Shanahan Take First Golds Of EYOF
Katie Shanahan of Great Britain took the first swimming gold medal for the women, hitting a 400m IM Met Record, at the 2019 EYOF in Baku, Azerbaijan.
USA and Australia Tied Atop Medal Table After Day 2
The USA got a gold from Caeleb Dressel in the 50 fly, while Australia’s total was boosted by Emma McKeon earning bronze in the 100 fly.
Peaty & Wilby Pair Up For Great Britain’s First-Ever World C’ships 1-2 Finish
Tonight in Gwangju 100m breast winner Adam Peaty saw teammate James Wilby take silver, giving Great Britain it’s first-ever 1-2 finish at a World C’ships.
Katinka Hosszu Becomes 1st Woman to Win 4 Straight World Titles in One Event
Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu topped the 200 IM and became the first woman to win four consecutive world titles in one event.
Carraro Breaks Italian Record in 100 Breast; Castiglione Matches Her
Both Italian entries in the women’s 100 breaststroke advanced to the final, and both will finish the day with a share of the National Record.