2013 FINA World Championships Day 2 Prelims LIVE Recap
Ruta Meilutyte rips a 1:04.52 in the 100 meter breaststroke prelim, .6 tenths faster than the rest of the field! (Photo Credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)
Race Footage: Sun Yang 400 Free Presented by Universal Sports Network
Complete race footage of the men’s 400 freestyle championship courtesy of swimswam partner Universal Sports Network. (Photo Credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)
Canadian Worlds Report, Day 2 Prelims: Savard To Fly in Finals
“Katerine Savard of Pont-Rouge, Que., will swim for medals in the 100-metre butterfly at the FINA World Championships tonight in Barcelona.” (Photo Courtesy Swimming Canada/Ian MacNicol)
Kirsty Coventry Announces Plans to Train at SwimMAC for 2016 Olympics
With her wedding coming up in just over a week, on August 10th, Zimbabwean sporting hero Kirsty Coventry announced today on…
Canadian Report – Day 1 – Women Set a Second National Record in the Relay
Canada’s 4×100 Freestyle relay set national records in the preliminaries and the finals (Photo Courtesy Swimming Canada/Ian MacNicol)
2013 FINA World Championships Day 1 Real-Time Recaps
“France celebrates the men’s 4×100 free relay as Adrian looks on…” (File Photo: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)
Australia’s Emily Seebohm Scratches 200 IM Final
Emily Seebohm has scratched the women’s 200 IM final as the 6th seed, pulling in Great Britain’s Siobhan-Marie O’Connor. (File Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Africa Report, Day 1, Ismail Breaks Egyptian National Record
The African continent puts two swimmers into finals and breaks one National Record on day 1 of the World Championships.
European Report Day 1 – Hosszu Impressive in the 200 IM; Costa Schmid Gives the Crowd a Reason to Cheer
Katinka Hosszu, who has been having an extremely impressive year… (File Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Oceania Report, Day 1, Campbell Leads Off In Australian Record, Shows Leadership to Devastated Coutts
Cate Campbell not only was apart of two record breaking swims, she showed incredible leadership to Alicia Coutts, who was devastated after being touched out at the finish, during her post race interview. (Cate Campbell and Bronte Campbell Hugging – Photo courtesy of Swimming Australia / Delly Carr)
Asian Report – Day 1 – Peng Wu from China sets new Asian Record in the Men’s 50 Butterfly
Peng Wu was one of the five Asian swimmers to set new Asian Records today. (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures.com)
Lochte, Feigen to Swim on American Men’s 400 Free Relay in Finals
Ryan Lochte got his spot on finals, but he took the spot of who swam very well in prelims. That means that he needs to swim fast to prove it wasn’t a bad decision by the American coaches. (File Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Michael Phelps Says, World Champs 1st Swim Meet Since London Olympics He’s Seen
When asked what he’s most excited about, Phelps said he was simply excited to see people compete, that this was the first time seeing a swimming compeition since the 2012 London Olympic Games. (Phelps image from the Official FINA FB page)
Americans Pull Up Romano; Coughlin for Finals in 400 Free Relay
YOU CANNOT QUESTION MEGAN ROMANO’S RELAY ABILITIES! Megan Romano stepped up on Sunday morning’s prelims at the 2013 FINA World…
While You Were Sleeping: World Championships Day 1 Finals Preview
The Americans looked great in prelims, but Nathan Adrian needs to be focused in his Barcelona debut to hold of Russia and Australia. (File Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)