Swimming

“We will put her signed swimming cap in our window display, so that everyone who comes to my house can see it,” said 10-year-old Liu Zhetong, who received the precious gift from China’s Zhang Yufei after her gold medal ceremony in the women’s 50m freestyle event. “This is the first time that I have been […]

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 […]