After Wisconsin confirmed last month that Cierra Runge had departed that team’s swimming program, we now officially know her destination: Arizona State. Runge has spent time in Tempe previously, from late 2015 through
By Chandler Brandes, Swimming World College Intern. I asked 453 of my closest swimming friends, teammates, coaches and fans (thanks for the help, social media) to take this survey. But this
During the second night of finals at the European Short Course Championships in Copenhagen, Russia’s Kliment Kolesnikov set his third world junior record of the week and his first European record in
Mere minutes after winning gold in the 50 fly, the Netherlands’ Ranomi Kromowidjojo was back in the water to anchor the Netherlands to a stunning win in the mixed 4×50 medley relay.
Competing in a field without Sarah Sjostrom, who missed out on the final, the Netherlands’ Ranomi Kromowidjojo dominated the final of the women’s 50 fly, touching in 24.78 for a gold medal. Denmark’s Emilie
Germany’s Sarah Koehler led for most of the race in the women’s 800 free final at the European Short Course Championships, but she could never quite escape Hungary’s Boglarka Kapas. Still, Koehler had
Italy’s Matteo Rivolta touched out countryman Piero Codia for the win in the men’s 100 fly at the European Championships for Italy’s first gold of the meet and an impressive 1-2 finish. Rivolta finished in
Just 20 minutes after winning gold in the women’s 100 back, Katinka Hosszu was back in the pool for the 100 IM semis, and she easily finished first in a time of
Russia’s Kliment Kolesnikov broke his third world junior record in two days at the European Short Course Championships, taking down his own mark in the men’s 100 back semi-finals. Kolesnikov touched in
For the second day in a row, Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu did not come close to her world record in one of her signature events, and once again, that did not matter. The
