The penultimate day of swimming at the Chengdu FISU World University Games saw Poland’s Adela Piskorska set a Games record of 27.84 seconds in the women’s 50m backstroke. Piskorska’s compatriot Paulina Peda, and Anya Mostek of the United States both earned silver medals after touching the wall in 28.48. The 19-year-old winner broke the previous […]
Italy was in the spotlight at the pool on Saturday in the men’s 800m freestyle final of the Chengdu FISU World University Games. Matteo Lamberti from the northern city of Brescia won his second gold medal of the meet in 7:54.12, after triumphing in the 400 free on Tuesday. Matteo’s last name brings immediately a […]
The fourth day of swimming competition at the Dong’an Lake Sports Park Aquatics Centre was one of the most eagerly anticipated of the Chengdu FISU World University Games. Poland’s rising star Adela Piskorska showed her maturity in the women’s 100m backstroke, winning her first gold medal of the FISU Games in 1:00.20. “I’m still learning. […]
Five gold medals were up for grabs on the third day of swimming competition at the Chengdu FISU World University Games. As it turned out, four of those will soon be boarding planes back to Europe, while only one will remain in China. European winners crowned on Thursday at the Dong’an Lake Sports Park Aquatics […]
Chinese superstar Zhang Yufei stole the show on the second day of swimming at the Chengdu FISU World University Games. The two-time Olympic champion from Tokyo 2020 claimed gold in the women’s 50m butterfly and the mixed 4×100 medley relay, both in FISU record time. She also posted the fourth-fastest time in the semifinals of […]
What captivates most sports fans during international events like the FISU World University Games are the feelings generated by unexpected heroes. The underdogs. The Davids. The Rockys. On Day 1 of swimming in Chengdu, on Tuesday, it was the Polish men’s 4x100m freestyle relay which provided the ‘Miracle on Ice’ moment thanks to a winning […]
Breaststroke swimmer Kaylene Corbett is hopeful that she will take part in her first Olympic Games later this year. The 21-year-old who participated at the 2019 Napoli Summer Universiade said her goal was to “qualify for the Olympic Games as well as compete at another World University Games (WUG) to represent country and team”. With […]
South African swimmer and Napoli 2019 double gold medalist Tatjana Schoenmaker is gearing up for an important year in her swimming career, as she prepares for the Tokyo Olympic Games later this year. 2019 was filled with incredible success for the swimmer, as Schoenmaker bagged double gold for South Africa in the 100m and […]
