Breaststroke Records Bite The Dust At Polish Winter C’ships
Through 4 days’ worth of action at the 2020 Polish Winter Swimming Championships, numerous national records bit the dust.
WJR Holder Eddie Wang Named Taiwan’s ‘Best Male Athlete’
18-year-old Eddie Wang has been named best male athlete of Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) at the nation’s Sports Elite Awards ceremony.
NC State-Bound Norgaard Clocks SCM 800 Free Danish Record
Making some major noise right at Danish C’ships was 20-year-old Alexander Norgaard, who took the men’s 800m freestyle title in record-breaking style.
Olympians Agnes Bernek-Mutina and Peter Bernek Announce Birth of Firstborn
Three-time Hungarian Olympian Agnes Bernek-Mutina and two-time Hungarian Olympian have announced the birth of their firstborn child Berne today via Instagram.
McMillan Slices .09 Off Newly-Minted 200 Free Irish Record
Jack McMillan rewrote the Irish record books last night in the 200m free and the Bangor swimmer was back at it to close the Irish Winter Meet.
16-Year-Old Chikunova Swims World’s 8th Fastest 200 Breast This Season
On the last day of swimming at the 2020 Russian SC Champs, 16-year-old Evgeniia Chikunova swam to victory in the 200 breast with a 2:18.10 for gold.
London Area Entering Strict Lockdown With Clubs Out Of The Water Entirely
Clubs like Guildford City are back to virtual training as London and surrounding areas in England are entering another strict lockdown.
Bulgaria’s 17-Yr-Old Miladinov Rips 51.08 100 Fly For #2 In The World
Bulgarian teenager Josif Miladinov just put up the #2 time in the world in the men’s 100m fly while competing at his nation’s team championsihps.
Ilya Shymanovich Shatters Peaty’s SCM 100 Breast World Record In 55.34
Shymanovich posted a time of 55.34 in the 100 breast at the Belarusian Short Course Championships to break Adam Peaty’s world record of 55.41.
Ceccon Snags Italian Age Record To Close Out Riccione
No additional names were added to the Italian Olympic roster, although teenager Thomas Ceccon did nail a new national mark in the cadet category.
Shymanovich’s WR, 24.9 Split & Five National Records Highlight BLR Champs Day 3
Ilya Shymanovich followed up his world record performance in the 100 breaststroke with the first sub-25 50 breast split of all-time in 24.92.
WATCH: Kira Toussaint Tie Her Own World Record in the 50 Meter Backstroke
Kira Toussaint used a very different stroke count to swim 25.60 in the 50m backstroke the second time than she did the first time.
Bilis, Sidlauskas Pick Up Victories On Final Day of Lithuanian LC Championships
Andrius Sidlauskas completed the breaststroke sweep by claiming the men’s 200 in a time of 2:10.56 at the Lithuanian Open Long Course Championships.
Kira Toussaint Ties Her Own World Record in 50 Back in Amsterdam
After breaking the 50 back World Record for the first time last month, Dutchwoman Kira Toussaint has again tied mark, swimming at a meet in Amsterdam.
Gorbenko & Soleveychik Highlight Distance Events On Final Day In Israel
The final day of Israel’s Olympic qualifier featured only distance events, with Anastasia Gorbenko winning a 400 IM and Bar Soloveychik the 1500 free.