Kaylee McKeown Becomes 2nd Woman to Concurrently Own Olympic, World, CG, and SCW Titles
Kaylee McKeown became the second woman to concurrently hold Olympic, Commonwealth, world long course, and world short course titles in the same event.
Australia Sets 18 National Records At 2022 Short Course World Championships
The Australians reset 18 national records at Short Course Worlds, 11 of them coming on relays.
Daiya Seto Becomes First Person to Six-Peat at Worlds With Gold In the 400 IM
Seto clocked 3:55.75 to win his sixth SC 400 IM gold, becoming the first swimmer to six-peat in an event at either short course or long course Worlds.
The Wild Splitting That Led to the World Record Tie in the Men’s 400 Medley Relay
Kyle Chalmers had the fastest-ever relay split in a 100 freestyle on Sunday evening in Melbourne, securing a gold medal and co-World Record to end Worlds.
Ryan Murphy Makes History as First Swimmer to Sweep Backstroke Events at World Champs
Ryan Murphy became the first swimmer to sweep all three backstroke events at one world championships, capping his triple with a 200 back title on Sunday.
2022 Short Course World Championships: 14 World Records Broken In All
Catch up on day six action with our daily digest while also getting the grand total on World Records and World Junior Records broken in Melbourne.
Chad le Clos Targeting Ryan Lochte’s Record for Most SCW Titles in 2024
Chad le Clos has his sights set on catching Ryan Lochte’s record of 14 individual titles at the next Short Course World Championships.
After Breaking Finger in Prelims, Hwang Sunwoo Overcomes Pain to Defend 200 FR Title
“I am very happy with the race today,” the 19-year-old South Korean said. “I was really, really in pain today but it wasn’t a problem in the race tonight.”
2022 Short Course World Championships: U.S. Finishes On Top Of Overall Medal Table
The United States has something to celebrate as the nation topped the overall medal table with the conclusion of the 2022 Short Course World Championships.
David Popovici Becomes #2 Junior All-Time in 200 FR, Breaks Romanian Record – 1:40.79
in the final of the 200 free, David Popovici clocked a 1:40.79, marking a new Romanian record and making him the 2nd-fastest junior of all-time.
Aussie Women Break National, Oceanic Records En Route To Medley Relay Silver
Emma McKeon fired off a fly split of 55.67 to help her Australian women’s 4x100m medley relay give the Americans a run for their money in Melbourne.
Lara Van Niekerk Lowers Her Own 50 Breast African Record En Route to Silver Medal
South Africa’s Lara van Niekerk lowered her own 50 breast African record on her way to picking up her first career SC Worlds medal.
Mewen Tomac Takes Down Men’s 200 Back French Record from 2009 with 1:49.61 in Prelims
21-year-old Mewen Tomac took down a super-suited French record in the men’s 200 back that had stood untouched since 2009.
Katsuhiro Matsumoto Lowers His Own 200 FR Japanese Record to 1:41.29 in Prelims
Katsuhiro Matsumoto lowered his own Japanese record in the 200 freestyle with a 1:41.29 in prelims, qualifying second for tonight’s final behind Tom Dean.
Claire Curzan Drops 100 Fly Final for 200 Back, Which She Wasn’t Even Supposed to Swim
Claire Curzan pulled out of the 100 fly final on Sunday in favor of the 200 backstroke, where she’s the top qualifier. She entered the 200 back just days before the meet started.