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During the first day of the 2026 U.S. Short Course World Championships Trials, Kate Douglass won the women’s 50 freestyle in 22.75. She just tied Gretchen Walsh’s world record, which was set two weeks ago at the 2026 UVA Pro Elite Prep Meet.
During the first day of the 2026 U.S. Short Course World Championships Trials, Van Mathias won the men’s 100 breaststroke in a monstrous 55.14. This is a new world record, 0.14 seconds faster than Ilya Shymanovich’s previous mark from 2021. Congratulations!
During the first day of the 2026 U.S. Short Course World Championships Trials, Katharine Berkoff delivered a sensational 25.21 in the women’s 50 backstroke. The performance set a new world record, shaving 0.02 seconds off Regan Smith’s previous mark from 2024.
During the fifth day of the 2026 Chinese Short Course National Championships, Xu Jiayu set a 48.74 in the men’s 100 backstroke while leading off the mixed 4×100 medley relay. This is a new Asian record, 0.17 seconds faster than his own previous mark from two days ago.
During the second day of the 2026 Chinese Short Course National Championships, Xu Jiayu won the men’s 100 backstroke in 48.77. The performance set a new Asian record, shaving 0.11 seconds off his own previous mark from the 2018 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup.
During the 2026 Chinese Short Course National Championships, Xu Jiayu delivered a sensational 22.03 in the men’s 50 backstroke while leading off the mixed 4×50 medley relay. The performance set a new world record, shaving 0.06 seconds off Pieter Coetze’s previous mark.
During Match #6 of the College Swimming League (CSL), Tennessee’s Camille Spink won the women’s 100 freestyle in 45.91 (short course yards). The performance marked a new personal best, improving on her previous mark of 46.01. Now she is the 8th on the all-time performers list.
The Swimming World Cup was first held in 1989, but it wasn't until 2002 that an overall champion was crowned. These are the men's overall winners of the World Cup since then. In 2026, Pieter Coetze claimed the men's overall title, securing South Africa's 11th victory.
The Swimming World Cup was first held in 1989, but it wasn’t until 2002 that an overall champion was crowned. These are the women’s overall winners of the World Cup since then. In 2026, Marrit Steenbergen made history by becoming the first Dutch woman to claim the overall title.
The 2026 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup came to an end last Saturday in Astana. These are the top 20 men’s performances according to the @SwimmingStats Performance Index (one performance per swimmer per event). Do you agree with the list?
The 2026 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup came to an end yesterday in Astana. These are the top 20 women’s performances according to the @SwimmingStats Performance Index (one performance per swimmer per event). Do you agree with the list?
During the final day of the 2026 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Astana, Kazakhstan, world record holder Pieter Coetze won the men’s 50 backstroke in 22.36 (short course meters). His performance ranks as the eighth-fastest swim in history.
During the UVA Pro Elite SCM Worlds Prep Meet in Charlottesville, Gretchen Walsh delivered another sensational performance, breaking her own world record in the women’s 50 freestyle. She touched the wall in a stunning 22.75, shaving 0.08 seconds off her previous world record.
During the second day of the UVA Pro Elite SCM Worlds Prep Meet in Charlottesville, Gretchen Walsh won the women’s 100 butterfly in 53.04, the third-fastest time in history, trailing only her own two sub-53 performances from the 2024 World Short Course Championships.
On the final day of the 2026 Japanese Short Course Championships, Shin Ohashi won the men's 200 breast in a stunning 2:00.12. He shattered his own World Junior Record by 1.12 seconds and also broke the Asian record set by fellow Japanese swimmer Daiya Seto in 2022 by 0.23 seconds
On the second day of the 2026 Japanese Short Course Championships in Saga Prefecture, Tomoyuki Matsushita won the men's 400 IM in a stunning 3:54.33, surpassing the long-standing former world record of 3:54.81 set by fellow Japanese Olympic medalist Daiya Seto in 2019.
During the third day of the second stop of the 2026 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Pieter Coetze won the men’s 100 backstroke in 48.21, setting a new African record and finishing just 0.05 seconds shy of the world record set by Hubert Kos last year.
During the third day of the second stop of the 2026 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Egor Kornev obliterated the men’s 50 butterfly world record in a stunning 21.28. He was 0.04 seconds faster than Noè Ponti’s previous mark from 2024.
World champion Pieter Coetze delivered a stunning performance on the second day of the second stop of the 2026 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, winning the men’s 50 backstroke in 22.09 (short course meters).
