By Michael Randazzo, Swimming World Contributor BUDAPEST, Hungary – July 27. Based on the crowds that have previously descended on Margaret Island for Hungarian men’s and women’s polo competition, tonight’s
Kliment Kolesnikov of Russia etched his name further into the FINA record books by lowering his own World Junior Record (WJR) in semi-finals of the men’s 200 back. Kolesnikov topped
Yulia Efimova was long and controlled in her semi-final heat of the women’s 200 breast as she will enter Friday’s final as the top seed in the event with a
Just a year removed from her first Olympic gold medal, Mireia Belmonte of Spain won her first individual World Championship title as she swam a 2:05.26 to hold off Germany’s
Russia’s Anton Chupkov broke the Championship and European Records in the semi-finals of the men’s 200 breaststroke with a 2:07.14 to move ahead of Hungarian Daniel Gyurta’s record of 2:07.23
It didn’t take a world record to win the women’s 50 back final as Brazil’s Etiene Medeiros won the final with a 27.14 just ahead of China’s Fu Yuanhui (27.15).
Caeleb Dressel continued to flex his sprint prowess in finals of the men’s 100 free, holding on to his mark as the top seed with a first place finish of
Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom leads a very tight and talented 100 free field into Friday’s final as she swam a 52.44 on Thursday night in Budapest at the FINA World Championships.
Qin Haiyang of China has been on fire throughout the 2017 FINA World Championships, downing World Junior Records (WJR) almost every time he dives into the water. After lowering the
It was the first time since 2001 that someone not named Michael Phelps or Ryan Lochte would stand on top of the podium in the 200 IM at the FINA
