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World University Games

Jose Lopez Breaks 12-Year-Old Portuguese 800 Free Record At Universiade

18-year-old Jose Lopez of Portugal appears to have eclipsed a national 800 free record that had stood for a dozen years.

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Egorova Only Scratch For Day 5 Finals Of World University Games

There’s just one scratch out of tonight’s finals session of the 2019 Summer Universiade: 16th-ranked women’s 50 backstroker Polina Egorova out of semifinals.

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2019 World University Games: Houlie Hits For Meet Record at Day 5 Prelims

Gabby DeLoof already has gold medals in the 4×100 free relay, 4×200 free relay, and the 100 free and is the top seed in the 200 free.

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2019 World University Games: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

After breaking the meet record in prelims of the 100 back, Katharine Berkoff will look to pick up her first major international gold tonight.

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USA Puts Greater Distance in Medal Standing, Adds Three Golds on Day 4 of WUGs

The Americans won a total of seven medals on night four of the World University Games, further cementing themselves as the most dominant team of the meet.

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2019 World University Games: Waddell V. Ress in Men’s 50 Back Final

After an exchange between holding the Universiade record, South African Zane Waddell and American Justin Ress will go head-to-head in the men’s 50 back final.

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2019 World University Games: Escobedo Rattles Meet Record in Day 4 Prelims

Kanako Watanabe won the 100/200 breast in 2017, but Tatjana Schoenmaker won the 100 breast yesterday. They’ll compete in the longer event starting today.

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United States Add 2 Golds on Day 3 of WUGs; Maintain Medal Table Lead

Zach Apple and Gabby DeLoof each added a gold medal to the USA’s tally on Saturday, further extending the Americans’ lead on the medals table.

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Waddell, Ress Trade 50 Back Records at World University Games

Justin Ress held the World University Games record in the 50 back for about a minute before seeing it fall to South Africa’s Zane Waddell in the next heat.

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Katharine Berkoff Downs WUG 100 Back Record in Prelims with 59.57

Katharine Berkoff swam a personal-best 59.57 in the 100 back to break the World University Games record in prelims on Saturday in Napoli.

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2019 World University Games: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Zach Apple enters day three finals of the 2019 World University Games as the #2 seed in the men’s 200 free after clocking 1:47.76 in the semis.

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Coach’s Watch Shows 1:58 in 200 IM from Shebat in Saturday Morning Warmups

According to his coach, Wyatt Collins, John Shebat swam a 1:58.2 in the 200 meter IM on Saturday morning. No video was available to verify the swim.

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2019 World University Games: GBR’s Abbie Wood Has Second Shot in 200 IM Semis

After missing the start in the 400 IM final, Great Britain’s Abbie Wood will have a shot at redemption in the 200 IM semi-finals, where she is seeded 3rd.

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USA Adds More Gold, Broadening Medal Lead On Day 2 of World University Games

Ian Finnerty, Lisa Bratton, Asia Seidt, and Justin Ress all won more medals for Team USA on day two of the World University Games.

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2019 World University Games: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

After breaking the meet record yesterday, USA’s Ian Finnerty will seek to improve upon his time and grab a gold medal in the men’s 100 breaststroke.

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