Zac Incerti Held Off Aussie Relay Due To Minor Illness, Will Race 200 Free Sunday
Incerti picked up a “minor sickness” at the Australian pre-Worlds staging camp in Slovakia, and sat out of the relay to manage his program moving forward.
British Men Lower 4×100 Free Relay National Record In 3:11.14
Lewis Burras, Jacob Whittle, Matt Richards and Tom Dean teamed up to take down the British Record in the men’s 4×100 free relay at 2022 Worlds.
The United States Tops Medal Table After Day 1 In Budapest
Six different nations checked into the overall swimming medal table with one day of racing having been completed here in Budapest.
Katie Ledecky Breaks Championship Record in 400 FR, #2 All-Time Individual Golds
Katie Ledecky broke her own Championship Record in the 400 freestyle, swimming a time of 3:58.15 to best her time from the 2017 World Championships.
Thomas Ceccon Rebreaks Italian 50 Fly Record in 22.79
After becoming the first Italian man under 23 seconds in the prelims, Thomas Ceccon swam 22.79 to lower his Italian Record on Day 1 of 2022 Worlds.
Guilherme Costa Resets 400 Freestyle South American Record with 3:43.31
Brazil’s Guilherme Costa swam 3:43.31 to reset the South American and Brazilian records he set during Day 1 prelims of 2022 Worlds.
Elijah Winnington Becomes #5 Performer Of All-Time With 3:41.22 400 Free
Winnington was engaged in a close battle with Germany’s Lukas Martens, but pulled away in a 26.50 final 50 to take his first Worlds title.
2022 World Championships: Day 1 Finals SwimSwam Watch Party
Grab a snack, grab a drink, and come watch finals of the 2022 World Championships every day with SwimSwam and some of swimming’s top stars.
Drew Kibler Left Off U.S. 400 Free Relay Due To COVID Protocols
Kibler was pulled from the relay due to “COVID Prtocolo travel delays,” according to a statement from USA Swimming.
Women’s 4×100 FR Finals Lineups: Douglass and Zhang in, Hinds and Comerford Out
Kate Douglass (pictured) was put in the finals lineup over Mallory Comerford and Natalie Hinds despite being a relay rookie on the major international stage.
2022 World Championships: Day 1 Finals Preview
Katie Ledecky is the clear favorite heading into the women’s 400 free final, but can she get her world record back on Day 1 of finals at 2022 Worlds?
Women’s 4×100 FR Prelims: Will Douglass, Hinds, or Comerford Be Kept For Finals?
The biggest questions headed into the women’s 4×100 FR are who the USA will keep from prelims, and whether the Aussies have a shot at the world record.
Ridiculously Fast Splits Highlight Prelims Of Men’s 4×100 Free Relay
After multiple 47-low splits in prelims, the finals lineups for many of these teams become signficantly harder to decide upon.
In Spite of Record-Setting Top Ends, Times-to-Advance Slow at Budapest 2022
American Torri Huske was the top qualifier out of prelims in the women’s 100 meter butterfly on Saturday morning. While top end times were fast, the session lacked depth.
2022 World Championships: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap
The action kicks off this morning with prelims of 9 events, making day 1 one of the busier days of the meet.