World

The men's 50 back at the World Championships is wide open considering the three medalists from 2017 are not returning. Camille Lacourt has retired. Junya Koga has been suspended and Matt Grevers did n...

The women's 50 free, much like the 100 free, is going to feature some of the best swimmers in history. Five of the 10 best performers in history in this event will fight for the medals in Gwangju, lea...

USA's Lilly King has a chance to win all three breaststroke events at the 2019 FINA World Championships. She has the top time entering the meet in the 100 and 200 breaststrokes and is also the favorit...

The the 2019 World Championships in Aquatics is underway in Gwangju, Korea. Each day through the event, Swimming World will bring you a round-up of news items in brief beyond our main coverage in our ...

Italy's Gregorio Paltrinieri has been the man the last few years in the men's 1500 free. He had the fastest time in the world in 2014, was the world champion in 2015 and won the Olympic gold in 2016. ...

World Swimming Championships, Gwangju All eyes are on defending world champion Caeleb Dressel, of the USA, as world swimming titles loom in Gwangju, South Korea - and that's how Aussie Kyle Chalmers l...

The mixed 4x100 free relay is a relatively new addition to the World Championships lineup as it was added in 2015. The United States, Netherlands and Canada have won the gold, silver and bronze at the...

No female swimmer in the last half century has dominated an event like Katie Ledecky has dominated the 800 free. She owns 23 of the 25 fastest times in history and is nearly 10 full seconds faster tha...

The the 2019 World Championships in Aquatics is underway in Gwangju, Korea. Each day through the event, Swimming World will bring you a round-up of news items in brief beyond our main coverage in our ...

By Rachel Helm, Swimming World College Intern.  As the Youth Commonwealth Games champion 2015, multiple national champion, British age group record holder and English Short Course senior champion, Edw...

Rising star and 17-year-old Regan Smith is widely regarded as a future headliner for the United States. She made her Worlds debut in 2017 at age 15, placing eighth in the 200 back in Budapest. Smith r...

On the seventh night of the 2017 World Championships in Budapest, USA's Caeleb Dressel became a superstar by winning three gold medals. He started by winning the 50 free gold medal, then followed that...

Brazil's Ana Marcela Cunha claimed gold in the women's 5K Open Water race at the 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea. Cunha was consistently in the top ten throughout the race, but p...

The battle for the world's fastest man will unfold on day seven of the World Championships. Reigning world champion Caeleb Dressel of the United States is a favorite to repeat his gold medal from 2017...

The the 2019 World Championships in Aquatics is underway in Gwangju, Korea. Each day through the event, Swimming World will bring you a round-up of news items in brief beyond our main coverage in our ...

Sweden's Sarah Sjostrom holds the 14 fastest times in history in the 50 fly as she is the heavy favorite to win the gold in this event. She has won the last two world titles and is looking to be the f...

Ten women and ten men have officially been granted the opportunity to race in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games in the 10K open water swim. Florian Wellbrock was the first man awarded the honor by winning ...

The British men are going for their third straight gold medal in the 4x200 free relay. They won world titles in 2015 and 2017 and they would become just the third country to win the same relay at thre...

The men's 200 breaststroke looks to have a number of strong contenders, with Anton Chupkov leading the way. The Russian won the world title in 2017 and had the fastest time in the world last year. Chu...

The the 2019 World Championships in Aquatics is underway in Gwangju, Korea. Each day through the event, Swimming World will bring you a round-up of news items in brief beyond our main coverage in our ...