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World Cup Singapore, Day 2: Kate Douglass Adds Another Triple Crown

World Cup Singapore, Day 2: Kate Douglass Adds Another Triple Crown On the first day of the World Aquatics World Cup Singapore stop Thursday, Kate Douglass finished off a 3-for-3 run through the 100 individual medley and 200 breaststroke. Friday, she added a sweep of the 50 butterfly to cap an outst...

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FLASH! Kate Douglass Crushes 200m Breaststroke S/C WR In 2:12.72

FLASH! Kate Douglass Crushes 200m Breaststroke s/c WR In 2:12.72 Kate Douglass destroyed her 200m breaststroke short-course world record in 2:12.72 at the final leg of the World Cup in Singapore. The American set a global mark of 2:14.16 at last week's stop in Incheon, South Korea, where she downed ...

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Can Pan Zhanle Supplement Sprint Arsenal With More Distance Wins?

Can Pan Zhanle Supplement Sprint Arsenal With More Distance Wins? Some of the most unorthodox results on the World Cup circuit thus far belong to China’s Pan Zhanle, the swimmer who crushed the world record in the men’s 100 freestyle on his way to Olympic gold this summer. Three months later and now...

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FLASH! Regan Smith Sets 100 Back S/C World Record At World Cup

FLASH! Regan Smith Sets 100 Back S/C World Record At World Cup Regan Smith nailed the 100m backstroke world record with a time of 54.41 at the World Cup in Incheon, South Korea. The US swimmer took 0.15 from Kaylee McKeown's short-lived standard of 54.56 set at the Australian Championships in Septem...

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FLASH! Noè Ponti Crushes 50m Butterfly S/C World Record In 21.67

FLASH! Noè Ponti Crushes 50m Butterfly S/C World Record Noè Ponti lowered the 50m butterfly short-course world record to 21.67 in prelims on day three of the World Cup in Shanghai. The Swiss reached the turn in 9.95 secs before a blistering 11.72sec second 25 propelled him into the wall in a new gl....