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By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam Mathias shaved 0.03 seconds off his own American Record of a 25.24 that he swam in this morning's prelims session. Read the full story on SwimSwam: Van Mathias Lowers Own American Record From Prelims With 25.21 SCM 50 Breast In Finals
By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam Urlando broke the previous American record of a 1:48.66 set by Tom Shields in 2020 at the ISL Final. He also set a new US Open Record. Read the full story on SwimSwam: Luca Urlando Breaks Tom Shields’ American Record With 1:47.65 200 Butterfly
By Madeline Folsom on SwimSwam After setting the world record in the 100 breaststroke yesterday, Van Mathias is the top seed in the men's 50 breaststroke tonight. Read the full story on SwimSwam: 2026 U.S. Short Course World Championship Trials: Day 3 Finals Live Recap
By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam Alexy the previous World Record of a 44.84 set by Kyle Chalmers of Australia back in 2021 and Egor Kornev of Russia earlier this month. Read the full story on SwimSwam: Jack Alexy Breaks Chalmers’, Kornev’s World Record In Men’s 100 Freestyle With 44.64
By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam Liberty Clark broke Claire Weinstein's previous American Record of a 1:51.62 and punched her ticket to Beijing. Read the full story on SwimSwam: Liberty Clark Breaks Her First Ever American Record With 1:51.31 200 Freestyle
By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam Douglass broke her own US Open Record of a 2:02.76 that she swam just two weeks ago and was only 0.03 seconds off her own World Record. Read the full story on SwimSwam: Kate Douglass Breaks Own US Open Record With 2nd Fastest 200 IM Performance Ever In 2:01.66
By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam Curzan became the first woman to swim sub-54 seconds in the 100 backstroke as she touched in a 53.92 in Westmont tonight. Read the full story on SwimSwam: Claire Curzan Sets New World Record With 53.92 100 Backstroke, First Woman Sub-54 Seconds
By Sean Griffin on SwimSwam Dobson swam 9:21.30, taking down the long-standing SEC Record of 9:23.78, set by UGA’s own Brittany MacLean en route to her NCAA-title-winning mile in 2014. Read the full story on SwimSwam: Georgia Sophomore Kennedi Dobson Clocks 9:21.30 SEC Record In The 1000 Freestyle
By Sean Griffin on SwimSwam Assuming he goes on to compete at his first-ever Short Course Worlds, Mathias will likely start as the gold-medal favorite in both sprint breast events. Read the full story on SwimSwam: Van Mathias Blasts 25.24 American Record In 50 SCM Breast, Second-Fastest Swim In History
By Sean Griffin on SwimSwam Chris Giuliano and Jack Alexy each broke the U.S. Open Record in the 100 SCM freestyle during prelims at the 2026 U.S. Short Course World Championship Trials. Read the full story on SwimSwam: Chris Guiliano (45.17) & Jack Alexy (45.09) Break U.S. Open Record In Back-To-Back 100 Free Heats At SC World Trials
By James Sutherland on SwimSwam After Caeleb Dressel had the edge last night in the 50 free, Jack Alexy comes in as the favorite in the 100 free on Day 3 as the reigning world champion. Read the full story on SwimSwam: 2026 U.S. Short Course World Championship Trials: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap
By Retta Race on SwimSwam Noe Ponti of Switzerland and Gui Caribe of Brazil were two key contenders who made some noise on day one of the Nico Sapio Trophy. Read the full story on SwimSwam: Noe Ponti & Gui Caribe Make Noise On Day One Of 2026 Nico Sapio Trophy
By Sean Griffin on SwimSwam Gibbs does his year-round training with Seahawks Aquatic Club in O'Fallon, Illinois, where he primarily specializes in butterfly, breaststroke, and IM. Read the full story on SwimSwam: Noah Gibbs Becomes First Publicized Commit In McKendree’s Class Of 2031
By Jack Spitser on SwimSwam Here are the top photos from Night 1 of the 2026 U.S. SCM World Champ Trials in Westmont Read the full story on SwimSwam: 2026 U.S. SCM World Championship Trials: Night 1 Photo Vault
By Gold Medal Mel Stewart on SwimSwam Are you looking for a holiday gift for your swimmer, swammer, or swimming coach? Start with the Kate Douglass cover and the 2026 Year In Review. Read the full story on SwimSwam: How to Get The 2026 Year In Review SwimSwam Magazine With The Kate Douglass Cover
