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Luke Ellis breaks 8-year-old Junior Pan Pacs Meet record in 800m freestyle


Luke Ellis breaks 8-year-old Junior Pan Pacs Meet record in 800m freestyle

Pan Pacific Junior Championships 2024 BOYS 800 FREESTYLE Junior World Record: 7:43.37 – Lorenzo Galossi, ITA (2022) Competition record: 7:55.16 – Bobby FinkeUnited States (2016) All-Comers Record: 7:40.39 – Sam Short, AUS (2023) RESULTS: Luke Ellis (USA) – 7:52.40 (Competition record) Kazushi Imafuku (Japan) – 7:53.99 Kaito Tsujimori (Japan) – 7:54.50 Luka Mijatovic (USA) – […]

How deep are the pools in which swimmers set world records?


How deep are the pools in which swimmers set world records?

Almost two weeks have passed since the swimming competitions at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games ended, with the closing ceremony taking place on August 12. This year’s Games generated a lot of excitement, partly due to the questionable depth of the Defense Arena pool, where world records were slow to fall. Visible waves, more pronounced […]

Shannon Sharpe awards Bobby Finke $50,000 bonus after world record in 1500-meter freestyle


Shannon Sharpe awards Bobby Finke ,000 bonus after world record in 1500-meter freestyle

Bobby Finke from the USA received a $50,000 bonus from Shannon Sharpe at Nightcap on Friday. Finke broke the world record in the men’s 1500-meter freestyle on the final day of swimming in Paris, clocking a time of 14:30.67. Sharpe welcomed Finke to his podcast and surprised Finke with a check at the end. He […]

A look at the historical medal table of the Olympic Games in swimming


A look at the historical medal table of the Olympic Games in swimming

Swimming at the 2024 Paris Olympics is over and the USA has topped the medal table. Before the final session, Team USA trailed Australia by six gold medals to seven, but two world records of Bobby Finke and the women’s 4×100 m medley relay cemented the United States’ lead at the ninth consecutive Olympic Games. […]