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When Pride Takes Over: The Relay Moments That Defined Generations Hundredths of a second. That is all it takes to turn belief into legend. Relays are the heartbeat of the sport—four athletes connected by trust, pressure, and pride. You are not just teammates. You are family. A family fueled by somet...

With World Record, Caspar Corbeau Writes Latest Chapter in Booming Breaststroke Career As a two-time Olympian, Caspar Corbeau has clearly established himself as one of the premier breaststrokers in the world. He left the 2024 Games in Paris with a bronze medal in the 200-meter breaststroke and backe...

Short Course World-Record Distribution Strikingly Different Between Men and Women (Stats Included) The short-course record book underwent significant editing over the past three weeks, with the World Cup series producing 13 world records. The circuit was punctuated by five marks on the final night o...

Hubert Kos, Kate Douglass Claim World Cup Titles After World-Record Exclamation Points Hungarian Hubert Kos and American Kate Douglass were crowned overall champions of the 2025 World Cup circuit on Saturday night, their titles secured in stylish fashion. En route to prevailing in the three-week tou...

Kate Douglass Becomes First Female Under 50 in 100 Freestyle (SCM) Six days after Kate Douglass broke a freestyle world record for the first time, she has taken her mark even lower by becoming the first woman to break 50 seconds in the short course meters 100 freestyle. Douglass achieved a barrier t...

Hubert Kos Blitzes Another World Record in 100 Backstroke The star Hungarian has been the world's dominant 200 backstroker for the last three years, having captured gold at four different global meets before capturing the short course world record in the event Thursday evening. Now, Kos has entered ...

Kaylee McKeown Crushes 200 Back World Record Again; Regan Smith Under Previous WR For the second time in less than a week, Kaylee McKeown and Regan Smith have both gone under the world record in the short course meters 200 backstroke. Just like six days earlier in Westmont, Ill., McKeown has gotten ...

Caspar Corbeau Blazes World Record in 200 Breaststroke with Sub-2:00 Effort; Shin Ohashi Sets WJR Over multiple distances during the World Cup circuit, the Netherlands' Caspar Corbeau excelled in the breaststroke. There were victories in the 50-, 100- and 200-meter distances, and stellar times from ...

Lani Pallister Clobbers Katie Ledecky's World Record in 800 Freestyle (SCM) Three months ago, Lani Pallister swam the meet of her life at the World Championships and nearly knocked off the great Katie Ledecky in the 800 freestyle. Now, Pallister has broken the first world record of her career in the...

World Cup Toronto - Day Three Finals: Five World Records Light Up Final Night (Live Recap) Who will capture the overall titles? Will additional world records go down? Which Triple Crown chases will be busted? These are just a few questions requiring answers as the 2025 edition of the World Aquatics ...

World Cup Toronto - Day Three Prelims: Gretchen Walsh, Kate Douglass Preparing for Night Showdown After nearly three weeks of sensational racing in North America, the 2025 edition of the World Aquatics World Cup will conclude on Saturday night in Toronto. In addition to the meet featuring the final ...

FLASH! Mollie O'Callaghan Blasts Another World Record in 200 Freestyle The world record set by Mollie O'Callaghan at last week's World Cup apparently wasn't enough, as the Australian ace delivered another global standard on Friday night. Racing at the World Cup stop in Toronto, O'Callaghan bettered ...

World Cup Toronto - Day Two Finals: Kaylee McKeown Pops Aussie Record in 100 Backstroke; Hubert Kos Stays Unbeaten in Backstroke Action With each stop of the World Cup circuit, performances improved and athletes took aim at various records. Now, with the series conducting its final leg in Toronto, w...

Swimmer Banned for Five Years for Refusing Gender-Verification Test After World Aquatics Investigation A Masters World Record Holder has been ruled ineligible for five years with all records now disqualified. Hannah Caldas, 48, won five individual races at the U.S. Maters Swimming Spring National Ch...

World Cup Toronto, Day 2 Prelims: Hubert Kos Chasing 50 Back Triple The first night of the World Aquatics World Cup stop in Toronto brought a pair of world records. Friday’s second day brings eight more swimmers questing for Triple Crowns, including both of the record holders from Thursday night. Hu...

An 'Unforgettable Opportunity': College Swimmers Get Taste of World Cup Action A collective rush of adrenaline can be felt across the country, towering over collegiate pool decks.  Excitement, fear, and even a dash of confidence have invaded these pools, as swimmers work through the beginning of the...

FLASH! Josh Liendo Blasts Stunning World Record in 100 Butterfly in Toronto, Doubles With 50 Free Victory Midway through the first finals session of the Toronto World Cup, Josh Liendo recorded what might go down as one of the all-time great performances by a Canadian male swimmer. Liendo, a frequent...

FLASH! Hubert Kos Uses Sensational Finish to Smash 200 Back World Record Over the past three years, Hungary's Hubert Kos has captured titles in the 200 backstroke on every level, including Olympic gold in Paris plus long course world titles in 2023 and 2025. Now, for the first time in his career, Ko...

World Cup Toronto — Day One Finals: Lani Pallister, Kaylee McKeown, Caspar Corbeau Notch Series Records The World Cup circuit is concluding this weekend in Toronto after a pair of stops in the midwestern United States. Almost all of the top performers from the Carmel, Ind., and Westmont, Ill., stops...

World Cup Toronto - Day One Prelims: Kylie Masse Gets Fast Start at Home Stop The final stop of the World Cup circuit begins on Thursday morning in Toronto, which takes over hosting duties after previous legs in Carmel (Ind.) and Westmont (Ill.). Action North of the Border will be highlighted by the...