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Group D – Szeged SERBIA 6 AUSTRALIA 5 It was an amazing and really close game between the two undefeated teams. It was all about outstanding defence and goalkeeping. The first three quarters were all drawn and scoring just 1-1, 2-2 and also 1-1. Everybody felt that there is no difference between the sides. Both…
Women’s 100 Freestyle – Mollie O’Callaghan Follows In Footsteps of Australian Greats; Sjostrom Picks Up 17th Individual Medal Australia might need to start listing women 100 freestylers as one of its biggest exports. 18-year-old Mollie O’Callaghan becomes the fifth Australian to be World champion in the 100 freestyle, joining the likes of Jodie Henry (2005),…
Women’s 200 Butterfly – Summer McIntosh Delivers on Hype With First World Title There has been a lot of hype surrounding 15-year-old Summer McIntosh in the lead-up to the World Championships this year as one of the future stars of the sport. At 14, she made the Olympic final in the 400 freestyle and finished…
Group D – Szeged SPAIN 10 GREECE 10 Both teams came here with a win and all the players knew this could be the decider for the first spot in the group. Surprisingly, Spain trailed almost all the game and just took the lead one time in the match. Greece prepared really well physically and…
GERMANY 11 JAPAN 12 Two young teams meet in Group B, opening the men’s competition in Debrecen. Germany and Japan went into the match with full of hope and positive vibes, knowing that this is probably the easiest match for both. Japan started the match amazingly and built a four-goal lead after eight minutes and…
Men’s 200 Fly – Kristof Milak Puts on Beautiful Display of Butterfly Domination to Delight of Budapest Crowd It was the can’t-miss event of the 19th FINA World Championships. The fourth night of swimming finals, featuring the men’s 200 butterfly, sold out faster than any session of swimming, and it was all for the Hungarian…
Trans-Tasman rivals Australia and New Zealand laid down their claims for Group C supremacy in the women’s water polo competition with the Aussie Stingers getting the better of Kazakhstan 19-6 and New Zealand sending off Brazil 12-8 in an excellent start to the tournament. Canada and Italy provided the spice of the opening night’s women’s…
The 19th FINA World Championships saw its first world record Monday night in the Hungarian capital as Italy’s Thomas Ceccon won the nation’s third gold medal of the week, while Romania’s David Popovici swam the fastest 200 freestyle time in ten years en route to a world junior record at age 17. Men’s 200 Freestyle…
For the past three days, aquatic history continues to be made in Budapest, Hungary at the 19th FINA World Championships. Today, at the Hajos Alfred Swimming Complex on Margaret Island, the medals for the Mixed Duet Technical and the Team Free Combination were contested. The results of both events were filled with firsts, historic moments…
Three sets of sisters win the Duet Technical medals During the second day of the 19th FINA World Championships in Budapest Hungary, the slogan “Make History” continues to be front and center. In the Artistic Swimming Duet Technical Final event, each step of the podium was occupied by a set of twins. The Duet competition…