18-Year Old Evgenia Chikunova Breaks European Record in 200 Breast, #2 All-Time
Russian teenager Evgenia Chikunova closed the Russian Championships with a European Record in the 200 breaststroke, which ranks behind only American Rebecca Soni’s World Record all-time.
Teenager Jovan Lekic Breaks Bosnia & Herzegovina Records in 400, 800 Frees
Jovan Lekic broke a pair of Bosnia & Herzegovina Records this week at the Russian Short Course Swimming Championships in Kazan.
Borodin, Shymanovich & Kameneva Post World-Leading Times On Day 5 of Russian Champs
In the 400 IM, European Record holder Ilya Borodin put up a time of 3:58.08, making him the first man sub-4:00 in the world this year.
Maria Kameneva Ties #2 Swim In History, Matches European Record In Women’s 50 Back (SC)
Kameneva blasted her way to a time of 25.60, tying the European Record established (and then matched) by Kira Toussaint in 2020.
Zac Stubblety-Cook Among Aussie Swimmers Nominated For AIS Sport Performance Awards
After winning Olympic gold in 2021, Stubblety-Cook won the men’s 200 breast at both the World Championships and Commonwealth Games in 2022.
WATCH: David Popovici Swims 3:43 400m Free for 3rd National Title of the Meet
The 18-year-old Popovici posted a time of 3:43.00, shaving more than three seconds off his previous best to edge 17-year-old Vlad Stancu.
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Kolesnikov’s WR, Russian Records From Surkova & Kameneva Highlight Day 4 In Kazan
Prior to setting a new world record in the 50 back, Kliment Kolesnikov also blasted a 20.88 50 free leading off Moscow City’s 200 free relay.
WATCH: 50 Back WORLD RECORD 22.11 from Russian Kliment Kolesnikov
Russian backstroke Kliment Kolesnikov adds to his legacy, securing the 50m back (SCM) world record after France’s Florent Manaudou had owned it for 8 years.
Kliment Kolesnikov Blasts 22.11 To Set New World Record In 50 Back (SCM)
Kolensikov’s performance takes down the eight-year-old world record of 22.22, set by Frenchman Florent Manaudou at the 2014 Short Course World Championships.
WATCH: David Popovici Swims 1:43.06 200 Free to Win Romanian National Title
Popovici was more than three seconds ahead of the field as Mihai Gergely touched second in 1:46.59 and Vlad Stefan Mihalache placed third with a 1:49.08
High-Level International Meets For December 2022
Check out the high-level international meets headed our way for December 2022, including the FINA Short Course World Championships.
Maria Kameneva, Kliment Kolesnikov Break Russian Records at Russian Championships
Maria Kameneva broke the Russian Record in the women’s 100 meter freestyle on Tuesday. (Archive image from the 2021 ISL season).
Mike Thompson Named To New Paralympic Leadership Role At Swimming Canada
Thompson has been named Swimming Canada’s Senior Team Coach and National Team Performance Manager, Paralympic Program.
WATCH: David Popovici Swims 53.48 100 IM, 1-Year Winning Streak Broken in Narrow Loss
David Popovici dropped more than a second off his best 100 IM time, but it wasn’t quite enough to secure his third national title in as many days