Opinion: Bruno’s 100th 21-Second 50 Free Was Poetically Imperfect
Andy Hardt, better known as Livestream Andy, was moved by the grind it took for Bruno Fratus to go sub-22 in the 50 free in 100 different races.
Katie Ledecky Becomes First Swimmer To Win Five Straight World Titles In An Event
Ledecky obliterated the field in this event at the 2022 World Championships, putting up a time of 8:08.04 to win by 10.73 seconds.
Olympic Roundup: Official Tokyo Financials Released; ‘No Money’ for 2026 Games
The final meeting of the Tokyo Organizing Committee on Tuesday officially revealed the financial details of last summer’s competition.
For Aussies, Disappointment Doesn’t Come Without Redemption (Day 7 Oceania Recap)
Two days ago, I posted an article about the struggles that the Aussies were facing at this worlds. I’m happy to say that the article did not age very well.
Asia Recap, Day 7: Mizunuma Makes Japanese Butterfly Magic
25-year-old Naoki Mizunuma became Japan’s first-ever World Championships medalist in the mens’ 100m butterfly event with his silver here.
Liendo Makes Canadian History With 3rd World Champs Medal (Day 7 N. America Recap)
After winning his 3rd medal on day 7, Josh Liendo has won the most medals of any Canadian man at a single World Championships.
Budapest 2022: 4×100 Mixed Free Relay Analysis
A 52.03 anchor leg from Mollie O’Callaghan (pictured) helped the Australians break the world record in the mixed 4×100 freestyle relay.
Michael Andrew Becomes First Swimmer to Medal in 3 50s at a Single World Champs
He pulled off the hat trick thanks to a phenomenal effort in the men’s 50 free final tonight, wherein he posted a new personal best of 21.41 for Silver.
Australia Breaks Mixed 4×100 Freestyle World Record – 3:19.38
The Australian contingent of Cartwright, Chalmers, Wilson, and O’Callaghan won Australia’s first world title in this event in world record fashion.
Kasia Wasick Becomes 1st Polish Woman to Make 50 Free Finals, Sets National Record
30-year-old Polish swimmer Kasia Wasick lowered her own national record in the 50 free with a top-seeded time of 24.11 in Friday’s semifinals.
Polish, Greek, and Italian National Records go Down in Men’s 50 Backstroke Semis
Thomas Ceccon re-broke the Italian National Record in the men’s LCM 50 backstroke after originally breaking it in prelims.
Liendo Takes 100 Butterfly Bronze, Hits 21.61 50 Freestyle NR During Day 7 Finals
Liendo swam 2 individual races on day 7 of the meet, cracking a Canadian record in the 50 free and collecting bronze in the 100 fly.
SwimSwam Pulse: 40%* Correctly Predicted O’Callaghan To Win Women’s 100 Free
Mollie O’Callaghan was the top pick to win the women’s 100 free at Worlds, and she did just that by topping runner-up Sarah Sjostrom by 13 one-hundredths.
Tang Qianting Puts Up 30.10 50 Breast To Break Asian Record
In the semis of the 50 breast, China’s Tang Qianting broke her own Asian record in a time of 30.10 to take the fourth seed headed into the finals.
Zhang Yufei Hits 25.32 50 Fly Chinese Record To Collect 3rd Bronze Of The Meet
Zhang Yufei undercut the former Chinese record in the 50 butterfly with a 25.32 to collect her third bronze medal of the meet.