In the past 100 years, swimmer speed has increased by incredible measures. In 1924, 100m freestyle gold medal winner, Johnny Weissmuller, broke speed records when he completed the race in 59 seconds. As impressive as that is, this record time was beaten whenCaeleb Dresselshaved...
American ironmanBobby Finkesmashed the men's 1500m freestyle world record as he retained the Olympic gold medal in a thrilling swim that put the United States on top of the medal table at the Paris pool. After 30 lung-busting laps, Finke touched the wall in 14 minutes, 30.67...
The 22-year-old was the first swimmer representing Ireland to win any gold at the championships – let alone the three he took home in the 400m, 800m and 1500m free. Not onlythatbut the Northern Ireland-born athlete secured ashort-course world record in the 800m– of 7:20.46 – taki...
but everyone was in the wake of Australian world record-holder Grant Hackett (15:08.79).Cardiff's Davies had earlier pulled out of the 800m heats to concentrate on 1500m glory, and it looks to be paying off.'I'm feeling in good shape and that I am still improving with every swim, ...
And the winner is:Katie Ledecky. OK – she’s fast. And sure, her endurance is amazing. But her pacing skills are extraordinary. During her astonishing 1500-metre world record, her 50 metre splits varied only slightly. Her ability to manage her speed and maintain an even pace throughout ...
In this issue of SW Biweekly, read about how the Sandpipers of the Nevada Swim Club have evolved exponentially over t... Read more SW Biweekly - Carson Foster: The Emerging I.M. Superstar - On Sale Now! 07 July 2022 The latest issue of Swimming World Biweekly is now available for ...
This time, he got the record with his closing flourish. "I was not obsessed with the world record before the final," Sun said. "I just wanted to focus on my plan. My goal was to win gold. I'm so grateful to the whole Chinese team, including my coach and parents. I think the ...
The 30-year-old Sjöström, competing in her fifth Summer Games, had already won the 100 free - an event in which she holds the world record but only decided to swim at the urging of her coach. She was more surprised than anyone with that victory, which had her overflowing with ...
“Tomorrow I’ll swim the 100m free just for fun. I signed up for that to be ahead of David Popovici and to improve the national record. I’ll try and see what happens. “Though it just turned out – and I didn’t know that – that he had already swum in Kazan and bettered...
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...