Katie Ledecky Cruises 1500 Free Heats at World Championships
To no one’s surprise, it was American Katie Ledecky who posted the top time of the morning in the women’s 1500 free. Ledecky cruised to a top showing of 15:47.54, pulling for
World Champs Day Two Heat Sheets Posted; Hosszu Scratches 100 Back
The heat sheets are out for day two finals at the FINA World Championships in Budapest, and Katinka Hosszu has scratched out of the 100 back semi-finals. She won Olympic gold
New Estonian, Mauritian & Aruban National Swim Records in Men’s 200 Free
The pool might as well have been on fire during prelims of the men’s 200 free at the 2017 FINA World Championships as multiple national records were established. Mathieu Marquet
Marwan Elkamash Continues to Semi-Finals; No Swim-Off for 16th in Men’s 200 Free at Worlds
The men’s 200 free saw a lot of top notch athletes qualifying for the semi-finals, including a tie for 16th between Egypt’s Marwan Elkamash and Austria’s Felix Aubock. The two posted matching
Sun Yang Leads the Way into Men’s 200 Free Semi-Finals
China’s Sun Yang captured his third straight World title in the men’s 400 free on night one in Budapest, and he led the way in the 200 free prelims on day
Lilly King Tops Yulia Efimova in 100 Breast Prelims at Worlds
Lilly King and Yulia Efimova will meet again in the women’s 100 breast at the World Championships, but that showdown won’t come until the final. The duo qualified first and second,
Xu Jiayu, Matt Grevers Crack 53 in Men’s 100 Back Prelims
China’s Xu Jiayu, who earlier in 2017 missed the world record in the men’s 100 back by just one hundredth of a second, posted the top time out of prelims at
Kylie Masse Paces Women’s 100 Back Prelims at Worlds
Canada’s Kylie Masse, already the No. 1-ranked swimmer in the world for 2017, posted the fastest qualifying time in the women’s 100 back prelims at the World Championships. Masse came in
Russian Men Follow Their Women’s Lead; Advance to Quarterfinals With Greece, Italy and Australia
If Hungary—finishing at the top of both its men’s and women’s groups—has been the most successful country thus far in 2017 FINA World Championships water polo play, Russia must be
Isaac Stump Among Leaders on Final Night of Sectionals at Mount Hood
On the final night of the 2017 Speedo Sectionals meet at the Mount Hood Aquatic Center in Gresham, Oregon, a number of swimmers returned to the podium, ending their weekends