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While Setting World Records, Egor Kornev Battling Back Injury; Cam McEvoy Expects Big Things from Russian Rival Despite equaling the world record in the 100-meter freestyle and breaking a global standard in the 50 butterfly during the first two stops of the World Cup circuit, Russia's Egor Kornev ha...

Shin Ohashi Pops Asian Record in the Short-Course 200 Breaststroke; Tomoyuki Matsushita Also Breaks Continental Mark Fresh off a world record in the long-course version of the 200-meter breaststroke, 17-year-old Japanese star Shin Ohashi notched the second-fastest time in history in the short-course...

Tomoyuki Matsushita Fires Off World Record in 400 IM; Breaks Daiya Seto Standard Nearly seven years after Daiya Seto took the world record in the short-course version of the 400-meter individual medley to 3:54.81, another Japanese star has established a global standard in the event. Racing at the Ja...

Pieter Coetze Riding World Record Wave into Final Stop of World Cup; Pleased to Have Remained Home for Training Two months ago, Pieter Coetze made a pair of runs at the long-course world record in the 100-meter backstroke. Behind times of 51.77 and 51.71 at the Commonwealth Games, Coetze notched the...

Egor Kornev Blasts World Record in 50 Butterfly at World Cup Stop in Tashkent The first two stops of the World Cup circuit have been good to Russia's Egor Kornev, who established his second world record during Saturday action in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. One week after he tied the world record in the 10...

World Cup Tashkent, Day 3 Finals: Marrit Steenbergen Blisters European Record in 100 Free; Pieter Coetze Just Misses WR in 100 Back A world record from South African star Pieter Coetze was the highlight of the second day of the World Cup stop in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Can the 22-year-old maintain his...

FLASH! Pieter Coetze Soars to 50 Back World Record at World Cup in Tashkent Pieter Coetze blazed to a 50 back world record of 22.09 at the World Cup in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The South African cut 0.02 from the previous standard of 22.11 held by Kliment Kolesnikov since November 2022. Second at the t...

World Cup Tashkent, Day 2 Finals: Cam McEvoy & Egor Kornev to Renew Battle Cameron McEvoy and Egor Kornev shared the 100 free title on the second day of the World Cup in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. It was a second trip to the top of the podium in as many days for McEvoy after his 20.13 victory in the 50 f...

Poolside Passport: Johannes Liebmann on Trading Places with Cam McEvoy...For a Day! In mid-August, 19-year-old Johannes Liebmann redefined what was attainable in the 1500-meter freestyle. Racing at the European Championships, the German youngster obliterated the world record over 30 laps, clocking a...

World Cup Tashkent, Day 1 Finals: Kasia Wasick Extends 50 Free Streak to 8 At age 34, there seems to be no stopping Kasia Wasick in the short-course pool. With a second straight win in the women’s 50 freestyle at the World Cup Silk Road circuit, the Polish sprinter isn’t just most of the way to a Tr...

Psych Sheets Released for Second Leg of World Cup Tour; Marrit Steenbergen and Egor Kornev Return The second leg of the World Aquatics World Cup will be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan from Thursday through Saturday, with the Netherlands' Marrit Steenbergen and Russia's Egor Kornev headlining the compe...

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,...