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David Popovici, Jack Alexy Chasing World Record of Enigmatic Pan Zhanle in Men’s 100 Freestyle Like many world records in men’s swimming, the mark in the 100 freestyle stood untouched for years following the polyurethane suit era. In a two-year stretch when the suits were legal, the long-standing wo...

FLASH!!! Paris Olympics, Day 5 Finals: China's Pan Zhanle Shreds World Record in 100 Freestyle The storylines surrounding the final of the men’s 100-meter freestyle at the Olympic Games in Paris were exactly what is expected of a marquee event. They were compelling. They had historical significance....

Pan Zhanle on 200 Free at Worlds: ‘It’s Not Good’ Much as Leon Marchand and Summer McIntosh took center stage at the Paris Olympics in 2024 with their frequent ascents up the medal stand, Pan Zhanle delivered the swim of the Games with his world record in the 100 freestyle. It was the kind of perfor...

Pan Zhanle After 100 Free Exit: ‘I Wasn’t in Good Shape Today’ Pan Zhanle didn’t think that an exit from prelims in the 200 freestyle at the World Aquatics Championships would have any bearing on his 100 free later in the meet. Whether it did or not, he’s leaving Singapore without a medal in either....

World Aquatics Awards 2026 World Short-Course Championships to Beijing World Aquatics on Tuesday announced that the 2026 World Short-Course Championships will be held in Beijing. Dates have not been announced, but the short-course meet will be held in late 2026. The decision follows “a competitive b...

Male World Record of the Year: Pan Zhanle Took the 100 Freestyle to Stunning Place Upon touching the wall at the conclusion of the final of the 100-meter freestyle at last summer’s Olympic Games in Paris, Pan Zhanle turned toward the scoreboard inside La Defense Arena. Once he saw the numbers next t...

Paris Olympics, Day 9 Finals: Pan Zhanle Powers China to Men's Medley Relay Crown; U.S. Streak Snapped The streak is over. For the first time in which it was a participant at the Olympic Games, the United States failed to win the men's 400-meter medley relay, its reign coming to an end at the Paris ...

Top Performances of 2024: Pan Zhanle, Bobby Finke Top List With Gold-Medal, World-Record Swims The year concluded with one of the fastest editions of the Short Course World Championships ever, with 30 world records set over six days of competition. However, only one swim from Budapest cracks this ye...

Kyle Chalmers ‘Trusts’ Pan Zhanle World Record: ‘He Deserves that Gold Medal’ Questions around the Chinese swimming program rose in volume Wednesday night after Pan Zhanle annihilated the world record in the men’s 100 freestyle in the final of the Paris Olympics. To the people closest to that feat, ...

World Championships: The Mystery of Pan Zhanle - Which Version Will Step Onto the Blocks? Prior to the start of the World Championships, a handful of questions surrounded the competition. Who would win the battle in the 800-meter freestyle between Katie Ledecky and Summer McIntosh? Could Leon Marcha...

Chinese National Championships: Yang Junxuan Fires National Record 52.68 in 100 Free Yang Junxuan set a national record in the women’s 100 freestyle of 52.68 seconds on Tuesday at the Chinese National Championships. Yang undercut the record set twice, in 2020 and 2021, by Zhang Yufei at 52.90. Yang ...

FLASH! David Popovici Rockets To European 100 Free Record Of 46.71; Second-Fastest All-Time David Popovici has downed his European 100m freestyle record in 46.71 at the European Aquatics U23 Championships in Samorin. The Olympic bronze medallist came home in the second-fastest time in history better...

3 Questions to Answer in Swimming's New Year (Part II) As we navigate through the early days of 2026, it is natural to look ahead and wonder about the months ahead. What types of performances will we see from veteran champions? Who will emerge as a breakout star? These are just two questions that ca...

Pan Zhanle Claims 100 Freestyle Title at Chinese Nationals; 12-Year-Old Yu Zidi Stuns in 200 Butterfly An established Olympic champion and a rising star highlighted the fifth night of the Chinese National Championships on Wednesday, as Pan Zhanle and 12-year-old Yu Zidi earned victories. The session...

Video Analysis: How Pan Zhanle Shattered World Record in the 100 Freestyle (Athletes Only Podcast) At the Olympic Games in Paris, only two individual world records were set. While American Bobby Finke established a global standard in the 1500-meter freestyle on the final night of competition, China'...

Despite Early-Season Speed, Pan Zhanle Remains Man to Beat in 100 Freestyle The early months of 2025 have produced a share of sizzling efforts in the men's 100 freestyle. In long course, the world's top time belongs to Brazil's Gui Caribe at 47.10. Australia's Kyle Chalmers, the 2016 Olympic champio...

World Championship Relay Analysis: China Favored to Back Up Olympic Gold With Men’s Medley Relay Title In the final men’s race at the Paris Olympics, the Chinese team made history by knocking off the United States in the 400 medley relay for the first time ever. Four days after storming to individua...

World Championships, Day 4 Semifinals: Jack Alexy Blasts Dressel's American Record in 100 Freestyle; Pan Zhanle Eliminated A year ago, Jack Alexy was an also-ran in his first individual Olympic final, ending up seventh in the 100 freestyle. That was the race where China's Pan Zhanle dominated the fi...

David Popovici & Marrit Steenbergen Named European Aquatics Athletes of the Year David Popovici and Marrit Steenbergen have been voted male and female Athlete of the Year in the 2025 European Aquatics Awards. Popovici got 37.94% of the vote ahead of Leon Marchand (31.52%) and Hubert Kós (16.57%) fol...

Paris Olympics: Carson Foster, Kieran Smith in for U.S. 800 Free Relay; Australia Adds Elijah Winnington The United States has made three changes from its morning lineup in the 800 free relay by adding Carson Foster and Kieran Smith to the final. Luke Hobson, bronze medalist in the men’s 200 free, w...