{"id":617211,"date":"2025-07-17T12:12:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T19:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=617211"},"modified":"2025-07-17T12:12:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T19:12:45","slug":"world-university-games-day-1-finals-nikolai-kolesnikov-american-relays-claim-gold-shackley-takes-down-wugs-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-university-games-day-1-finals-nikolai-kolesnikov-american-relays-claim-gold-shackley-takes-down-wugs-record\/","title":{"rendered":"World University Games, Day 1 Finals: Nikolai Kolesnikov, American Relays Claim Gold; Shackley Takes Down WUGs Record"},"content":{"rendered":"

World University Games, Day 1 Finals: Nikolai Kolesnikov, American Relays Claim Gold; Shackley Takes Down WUGs Record<\/strong><\/p>\n

Three gold medals were awarded during the first session of swimming finals at the World University Games, held in the Rhine-Ruhr region of Germany.\u00a0Nikolai Kolesnikov<\/strong> came out on top in a hard-fought final of the men’s 400 freestyle before the United States swept the gold medals in the women’s and men’s 400 freestyle relay.<\/p>\n

The American women set a Games record in their win, as did Leah Shackley<\/strong> in the semifinals of the women’s 200 backstroke. Semifinals of the women’s and men’s 50 butterfly and the men’s 100 breaststroke were also held.\u00a0The meet will continue with six further days of competition.<\/p>\n