Russia’s Anton Chupkov made a run at the world record in the men’s 200 breast final, and he ended up falling just 13-hundredths short of Ippei Watanabe’s world record of 2:06.67. Chupkov finished in
France’s Charlotte Bonnet never gave anyone else a chance in the women’s 200 free final, taking a half-second lead after the first 50 meters and extending it from there. Bonnet ended up
Ukraine’s Andriy Govorov, who set a world record in the 50 fly last month with a 22.27, qualified first for the final of that event with a 22.85. He finished 16-hundredths
Swimming in lane two in the second semi-final of the women’s 200 breast, Russia’s Yulia Efimova used her signature closing speed to take the top spot at 2:23.49. Efimova, the reigning World
Lithuania’s Danas Rapsys crushed the field in the semi-finals of the men’s 200 free, putting up a time of 1:45.33. That was just off the top time in the world, the 1:45.12
The semi-finals of the women’s 100 back did not produce any lightning-quick times, but a tightly-bunched field should produce an exciting final. Russia’s Anastasia Fesikova, the silver medalist in the 50
After setting a world record two days earlier in the 50 back final, Russian teenager Kliment Kolesnikov won his second individual title and third overall title this week in the men’s 100
Hungary’s Boglarka Kapas was behind the leaders for the first 150 meters in the women’s 200 fly final, but she stormed home in 32.92 over the final 50 meters to come
By Brie Harnden, Swimming World College Intern. The International Swim Coaches Association (ISCA) is an organization of swim coaches and performance experts dedicated to connecting the science of swimming fast
The Greatest… August 2018 Issue Milton Gray Campbell may not have been the greatest high school swimmer of all time, but he was a swimmer who was among the greatest
