During the third day of swimming at the 2025 World Championships, Pieter Coetzé won the men's 100 backstroke in 51.85. This is a new African record, 0.14 seconds faster than his own previous standard from last week. Now he is the 3rd fastest performer of all time in the event.

During the third day of swimming at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships, Simona Quadarella won the silver medal in the women's 1500 freestyle in 15:31.79. This is a new European Record, seven seconds faster than the longstanding previous standard by Lotte Friis from 2013.

During the third day of swimming at the 2025 World Championships, Olympic champion Kaylee McKeown won the women's 100 back in 57.16. This is a new Commonwealth and Oceanian record, and it is also the 2nd fastest performance of all time, only 0.03 behind Regan Smith's WR.

By winning the 1500 freestyle in Singapore, Katie Ledecky won her 28th medal (22nd gold) at World Aquatics Championships. She surpassed Ryan Lochte and now she is ranked as the #2 swimmer with the most medals of all time, behind only Michael Phelps.

During the third day of swimming at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships, Katie Ledecky won the women's 1500 freestyle in 15:26.44. This is her sixth world title for her in this event, and it is the 5th fastest performance of all time.

During the second day of swimming at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships, Maxime Grousset won the men's 50 butterfly in 22.48. This is a new French national record, and now he is the 4th fastest performer of all time in the event.

Gretchen Walsh just won the women's 100 butterfly in 54.73 in Singapore. This is her first individual Worlds LCM title, and also the second fastest performance in history, only 0.13 seconds off her own WR. Now she owns the eight fastest performances of all time in the event.

NEW WORLD JUNIOR RECORD!.During the final day of the 2025 Kinki High School Championships, 16-year-old Shin Ohashi won the boys' 100 breaststroke in 58.94. This is a new World Junior Record, 0.08 seconds faster than long-standing Nicolò Martinenghi's previous standard from 2017.

During the sixth day of the 2025 World University Games, Tess Howley won the women's 200 butterfly in 2:05.20. She dropped more than a second from her previous PB to break the WUGS record by more than half-a-second. Now she is the 14th fastest performer of all time in the event.

NEW WORLD JUNIOR RECORD!.Competing at the 72nd Tokai High School Athletic Meet, 16-year-old Shin Ohashi won the boys’ 200 breaststroke in 2:06.91. This is a new Word Junior Record, 0.36 seconds faster than his own previous standard from exactly one month ago.

By winning the 3k knockout, the 5k, the 10k, and the mixed relay at the 2025 World Championships, Florian Wellbrock became the most decorated swimmer in open water events in a single edition. Before him, no one had ever won three gold medals in the same edition, let alone four.

Competing at the 72nd Tokai High School Athletic Meet, Yumeki Kojima won the boys' 400 IM in 4:09.38. This is not only the fastest time ever set by a 16-year-old, but it is also a new World Junior Record. He was 0.64 faster than Russia's Ilya Borodin previous standard from 2021.

During the third day of the 2025 World University Games in, Pieter Coetze won the men’s 100 back in 51.99. This is a new African Record, 0.19 seconds faster than his own previous standard from the semifinals. He is the 8th swimmer in history to ever crack the 52-second barrier.

These are the biggest margins of victory at World Aquatics Championships since its first edition in 1973 in men’s events. Will any swimmer join this list in Singapore?

By winning today’s 5k at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, Moesha Johnson and Florian Wellbrock have joined an exclusive club of swimmers who have won both the 5k and 10k at the same World Championships.

By winning the men's 10k at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, Florian Wellbrock became the first swimmer to ever win the race three times. He already had won in 2019 and 2023, as well a bronze medal in 2022.

These are the biggest margins of victory at World Aquatics Championships since its first edition in 1973 in women’s events. Will any swimmer join this list in Singapore?

These are the swimmers who have set the most world records at a single World Aquatics Championships. Who’s going to be the next one to join this list in Singapore?

The open water swimming at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships kicks off tomorrow in Singapore with the women’s 10k. These are the most decorated open water swimmers in history. Who’s going to join this list in Singapore?

These are the swimmers who have won the most medals in a single World Aquatics Championships in individual events. Who’s going to join this list in Singapore?