Kotomi Kato Breaks Junior Pan Pacs Meet Record in the 100 Breast to Snag Japan’s First Gold
After initially being disqualified in prelims, Kato came back in spectacular fashion to take down the meet record and claim Japan’s first gold of the meet.
Rylee Erisman Posts First Sub-54 Swim to Shatter Junior Pan Pacs 100 Freestyle Meet Record
Erisman threw down a time of 53.76, dropping almost half a second from her personal best time and shattering the previous record of 54.13.
Japanese Olympic Teenagers Make Waves At Inter-High School Championships
17-year-olds Mio Narita, Mizuki Hirai and Tatsuya Murasa all competed at the 2024 Olympic Games also made noise at the JPN Inter-High School Championships.
Lincoln Wearing Overtakes Sam Short’s Aussie Boys’ 14-Yr-Old SCM 800 Free Record
The 2024 New Zealand Short Course Championships kicked off this week with a 14-year-old Aussie making some noise in the men’s 800m free.
Joshua Gilbert Downs New Zealand Record In Men’s SCM 200 Breast
Joshua Gilbert of New Zealand produced a new national record en route to winning the men’s 200m breaststroke event at Short Course Nationals.
Luke Ellis Takes Down 8-Year-Old Junior Pan Pacs Meet Record In 800 Free
The 18-year-old’s time of 7:52.40 shattered Bobby Finke’s old standard of 7:55.16, knocking down a record that had stood since 2016.
USA’s Leah Shackley Breaks Junior Pan Pacs Meet Record in 100-Meter Backstroke
Shackley lowered the record by 0.13 during day one of competition as she took home the gold medal in finals with a time of 59.46.
Balduccini Closes Out 2024 Jose Finkel Trophy With 100 IM South American Record
19-year-old Stephanie Balduccini completed her 2024 Jose Finkel Trophy campaign with a new South American record in the women’s 100m IM.
Maria Fernanda Costa Scores Another South American SCM Record
Maria Fernanda Costa continued her siege on the South American short course freestyle records, setting a new mark in the 100m distance.
Maria Fernanda Costa Clocks South American SCM 400 Free Record At Jose Finkel
Maria Fernanda Costa followed up her 400m free Olympic final with a newly-minted South American record in the SCM edition of the event.
Additional Records Go Down On Final Day Of 2024 Queensland SC Championships
Catch up on the final day’s action at the 2024 Queensland Short Course Championships featuring 27-year-old Grayson Bell’s new state record.
After Paris, Who Holds the Most American Records in Swimming?
Caeleb Dressel still holds the most American Records across the LCM, SCY, and SCM pools, but Kate Douglass and Gretchen Walsh are close behind.
Tallying Up Records At The Olympics
Summer McIntosh racked up three gold medals and set a pair of Olympic Records at the 2024 Games in Paris.
Kuzey Tuncelli Breaks Own World Junior Record With 14:41.22 1500 Freestyle
Tuncelli broke his record of a 14:41.89 from early July. He now has dropped almost 13 seconds in the event over the last year.
Regan Smith Breaks McKeown’s Olympic Record With 57.28 100 Backstroke Lead-Off
Smith’s time of a 57.28 would have won gold the other night but she won her 2nd gold medal of her career helping the US relay to gold.