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Egor Kornev vs. Kyle Chalmers: World Record Comparison (100 Freestyle) During the first stop of the World Cup Silk Road Tour, 22-year-old Egor Kornev of Russia tied the 100 freestyle world record set by Kyle Chalmers of Australia. Like Kornev, Chalmers broke the 100 free world record at a World Cup ...

Yu Zidi Named Female MVP of Asian Games Chinese swimmer Yu Zidi was named the female MVP of the Asian Games, which wrapped up over the weekend in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. Yu was joined by Thailand track and field athlete Puripol Boonson, the male athlete of the Games. The awards were given by the Aichi-...

Asian Record for Michel Arkhangelskiy a Potential Arrival for Bahrain There were a couple of countries you don’t expect to see on the international podium at last week’s Asian Games. There was Chinese Taipei with 200 butterflier Wang Kuan-hung, though it wasn’t his first time on the Asian Games podi...

At 2:04.83, Shin Ohashi Provides Another Stunning Leap Forward in 200 Breaststroke Two minutes, four seconds: a man really swam that fast over four lengths of long course breaststroke. Shin Ohashi, only 17, annihilated his best time by two seconds and beat the previous 200 breast world record by six...

World Cup Baku, Day Three Finals: Yu Yiting Rips Asian Record in 200 IM; Steenbergen and Kornev Continue to Shine The first leg of the World Aquatics World Cup series along the Silk Road will wrap up on Saturday night in Baku, Azerbaijan, the meet having already produced several noteworthy performan...

World Cup Baku, Day 2 Finals: Egor Kornev Ties World Record in 100 Free The second day of the World Cup Baku stop was a busy one for Russia’s Egor Kornev. He started with a World Cup record and title in the men’s 50 backstroke. In the 100 free, it somehow got better, Kornev outdueling Cameron McEvoy...

Sam Short and Lani Pallister To Spearhead 24-strong Dolphins Team Named For World Short Course In Beijing Dynamic Dolphins distance duo Sam Short and Lani Pallister will spearhead a 24-strong Australian team to this year’s World Short Course Championships in Beijing (December 1-6), the squad named.....

World Cup, Day 1 Finals: Marrit Steenbergen Captures Golden Double; Cam McEvoy Downs World Cup Record Results Where to Watch Marrit Steenbergen claimed double gold on the first night of racing as the first leg of the 2026 World Cup got underway in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Netherlands swimmer won the 50...

With World Record, Shin Ohashi Enhances Japan's Rich Tradition in 200 Breaststroke Let's be honest. We knew it was coming. Exactly when? Well, the timeframe is never easy to determine. But when 17-year-old Shin Ohashi ripped a world record of 2:04.83 in the 200-meter breaststroke at the Asian Games,...

Sam Short Surging Toward World's Best Short Course 400m Freestylers After Clocking 3:35.16 In Beijing Trials A surging Sam Short will launch an all-out attack on the world’s fastest 400m freestylers when he spearheads the Australian Dolphins at this year’s World Short Course Championships in Beijing...

Ahead of the opening leg of the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup, Olympic medallists Carson Foster, Siobhan Haughey and Marrit Steenbergen led a swimming clinic for young swimmers in Baku, bringing high-level coaching and inspiration to the next generation of aquatic talent. The clinic welcome...

Glasgow Golden Girl Jenna Forrester Continues Breakthrough Year at Australian Short Course; Ready for Beijing World's Debut Triple Commonwealth Games gold medallist Jenna Forrester (St Peters Western) has gate-crashed her way on to the Australian World Short Course Team in Sydney tonight – breaking....

Combined World Championships: Yu Zidi Tops Rankings in Two Events After Asian Games Star Performance Most of the world's top swimmers wrapped up their 2026 long course seasons by mid-August following the Commonwealth Games, European Championships and Pan Pacific Championships, but the Asian Games to...

Los Angeles 2028 Torch Relay to Touch All 50 U.S. States The Olympic torch relay for the 2028 Los Angeles will visit all 50 states in the United States, it was announced on Tuesday. The journey will begin in Atlanta, which hosted the most recent American Summer Olympics in 1996. The Olympic flame wi...

Psych Sheets Released for Opening Stop of World Cup Circuit The first stop of this year's World Aquartics World Cup, known as the Silk Road Tour, will take place from Thursday through Saturday in Baku, Azerbaijan. The series will feature a strong field of international athletes, many of whom will ra...

Last Year, Caspar Corbeau Broke Through 2:00 Breaststroke Barrier; Who's Next? The world's top male breaststrokers appeared on the verge of swimming the short course 200-meter race in under two minutes for more than 15 years, ever since Daniel Gyurta got within a second of the barrier during the las...

Ed Sommerville Sizzles in Sydney; Sets Australian 200 Freestyle Short Course Record of 1:40.16 Brisbane Grammar's Ed Sommerville has swum his way to the seventh-fastest time in history with his national record breaking time of 1:40.16 in the men’s 200m freestyle on the opening night’s finals at the....

Ben Armbruster, Gideon Burnes Give Boys From Bond Record-Breaking Start to Australian Short Course in Sydney The boys from Bond, Ben Armbruster and Gideon Burnes, have given the 2026 Australian Short Course Championships a record-breaking start on the opening session of the four-day World Short Cou....

What to Expect From Cam McEvoy in the 100 Freestyle Australian Cam McEvoy, the world-record holder in the 50-meter freestyle, will be looking for a new test this upcoming season, as he is scheduled to swim the 100 freestyle during the Silk Road World Cup Tour. The 32-year-old from Australia has not ...

Combined World Championships: Zhang Zhanshuo, Shin Ohashi, Xu Jiayu Vault to Top Spot at Asian Games Most of the world's top swimmers wrapped up their 2026 long course seasons by mid-August following the Commonwealth Games, European Championships and Pan Pacific Championships, but the Asian Games to...