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World Cup Westmont - Day Three Prelims: Gretchen Walsh Closes in on Another Record Swim The final day of the World Cup stop in Westmont will unfold on Sunday, with the series then shifting to Toronto for its final leg. Action in the Chicago suburbs has been sensational, highlighted on Saturday night...

FLASH! Regan Smith Equals Own World Record in 100 Backstroke at World Cup When Regan Smith raced to a world record of 54.02 in the 100-meter backstroke at last year's World Short Course Championships in Budapest, there were expectations for a career-best performance. On Saturday night, Smith wasn't ...

FLASH! Mollie O'Callaghan Blasts World Record in 200 Freestyle; Takes Even into Sub-1:50 Territory One week after breaking the Australian record in the short-course version of the 200-meter freestyle, Mollie O’Callaghan went faster than anyone in history in the event. Racing at the World Cup stop in...

World Cup Westmont - Day Two Finals: Ellen Walshe Grabs Title in 400 IM (Live Recap) The second stop of the World Cup series got off to an impressive start on Friday night, with circuit records registered by Australian Lani Pallister (400 freestyle) and the American duo of Regan Smith (200 butterfly...

World Cup Westmont — Day Two Prelims: Favorites Cruise in Anticipation of Electric Races at Night The Saturday morning prelims session at the World Aquatics World Cup stop in Westmont, Ill., set up some strong races in the evening session. Swimmers such as Mollie O'Callaghan (women's 200 freestyle),...

World Cup Westmont — Day One Finals: Australia Picks Up Three Victories to Begin Meet Swimmers from Down Under put up big performances to open the middle stop of the World Cup circuit in Westmont, Ill., with Lani Pallister and Sam Short opening the session with wins in their respective 400 freestyle...

World Cup Westmont, Day 1 Prelims: Gretchen Walsh Adds to 50 Back Hyperspeed The World Aquatics World Cup tour of North America shifts to Westmont this weekend. All 12 of the champions from the first day of the meet last week in Carmel, Indiana, are entered in their respective events on Friday, the ...

Can Regan Smith Join Sub-2:00 Club in 200 Butterfly as World Cup Resumes A little more than a decade ago, Mireia Belmonte made history when she became the first woman to break the two-minute barrier in the short-course version of the 200-meter butterfly. The Spaniard accomplished the feat when she c...

Tribute to a Legend: When Ariarne Titmus Broke Through for Olympic Gold This week, Australian superstar Ariarne Titmus announced her retirement from the sport at the age of 25. As a tribute to her sensational career, here is a flashback to Titmus' victory in the 400-meter freestyle at the 2020 Olymp...

Mollie O'Callaghan Stalking World Record in 200 Freestyle at World Cup Stop in Westmont Australian Mollie O'Callaghan is no stranger to world-record status, both in relay duty and on an individual basis. The last time she set a solo world record, O'Callaghan captured the gold medal in the 200-meter ...

India Set To Host 2030 Commonwealth Games Pending Final Approval India is set to host the centenary Commonwealth Games in 2030 pending final approval in Glasgow next month as they step up their ambitions to stage the 2036 Olympics. The Executive Board of Commonwealth Sport confirmed they will put fo...

Gallery Of Olympic Gold Medalists To Converge On Brisbane for Australia v The World Meet In December Some of the biggest names in world swimming will converge on 2032 Olympic host city, Brisbane in December for a short course duel meet between Australia and The World – featuring 25m events. In a m.....

Aussie Swim Queen Ariarne Titmus Calls Time On Glittering Career: Retires From Swimming At Age 25 Aussie swim queen Ariarne Titmus (OAM) has officially announced her retirement from all levels of swimming. The four-time Olympic gold medallist and current 200m world record holder hangs up her suit af...

What Gretchen Walsh Has Done in the 50 Butterfly is Mind-Boggling With the second stop of the World Cup circuit slated for this weekend, an obvious question lingers: What will Gretchen Walsh do next? The 22-year-old Walsh might be the greatest short-course swimmer in history, having blasted a bevy o...

Retired Irish Olympian Shane Ryan Joins Enhanced Games Newly retired Irish Olympian Shane Ryan announced Monday he’s joining the Enhanced Games. Ryan retired from competitive swimming last week. His decision drew immediate condemnation from sports governing bodies in Ireland. “Sport Ireland is deepl...

Entry Lists Released for Westmont Stop of World Cup Circuit; UVA Sending College Stars The entry lists for the next stop of the World Cup series have been released by World Aquatics and while the majority of the athletes who raced at the first leg are set to compete again, there are a few new additi...

Gretchen Walsh, Hubert Kos Lead Standings After First Leg of World Cup After the first stop of the World Cup circuit, which unfolded over the weekend in Carmel (Ind.), Hubert Kos and Gretchen Walsh hold the lead in the series' points standings. Kos and Walsh each earned $12,000 for their efforts dur...

World Cup Carmel - Day Three Finals: Kaylee McKeown Pops Aussie Record to Win 200 Backstroke The opening leg of the three-stop World Cup tour will come to an end tonight in Carmel, the weekend having produced some stellar performances. World Cup action is typically conducted in Europe and Asia, but ...

World Cup Carmel - Day Three Prelims: Gretchen Walsh Positioned to Chase World Record in 100 Butterfly A world record from Gretchen Walsh in the 50-meter butterfly and an American standard by Shaine Casas in the 200 individual medley highlighted the second night of competition at the World Cup stop ...

FLASH! Gretchen Walsh Destroys World Record in 50 Butterfly Wasn't it simply a matter of time? Given her prowess as the finest female short-course swimmer in history, a world record from Gretchen Walsh seemed likely during the first stop of the World Cup circuit in Carmel, Indiana. Saturday night tu...