🔥🏆 Noe Ponti of Switzerland just made waves at the World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) in Budapest! 🌊🇭🇺 On Wednesday, he shattered his own world record in the men's 50-meter butterfly, clocking an incredible 21.32 seconds! 🐬💨
Ponti had already set a blazing pace in the semifinals with a record of 21.43 seconds, but he wasn't done yet. He sliced off another 0.09 seconds in the final to claim gold and etch his name even deeper into the record books. 📚✨
Canada's Ilya Kharun raced to silver in 21.67 seconds, while Nyls Korstanje of the Netherlands nabbed bronze with a close 21.68 seconds. 🥈🥉 The competition was fierce, but there was plenty of room for record-breaking performances! 🚀
🌟 Championship Records Tumble!
It wasn't just Ponti making headlines. Multiple swimmers were on fire, smashing championship records left and right! 🔥
🇺🇸 Regan Smith from the USA dominated the women's 100-meter backstroke final, finishing in 54.55 seconds and beating the previous CR of 54.93. Talk about making a splash! 💦
🇦🇺 Australia's own Lani Pallister took control of the women's 800-meter freestyle, cruising to victory in 8:01.95 and setting a new CR. She left Germany's Isabel Gose and the USA's Katie Grimes trailing in her wake. 🐠🌊
🇺🇸 Gretchen Walsh continued the USA's streak by breaking the women's 100-meter freestyle CR in the semifinals with a time of 50.49 seconds! She was way ahead of the competition, setting the stage for an epic final. ⚡️🏊♀️
🇨🇳 China's Tang Qianting made history by breaking the Asian record in the women's 100-meter breaststroke, touching the wall at 1:02.37. She's just 0.01 seconds shy of the world record! Can she go all the way? 🌏🚀
🇨🇳 Meanwhile, Qin Haiyang from China powered his way into the men's 100-meter breaststroke final with a swift 56.04 seconds, the second-best time overall. The final showdown with Russia's Kirill Prigoda, who leads at 56.02 seconds, is set to be a nail-biter! 🥶💪
The energy in Budapest is electric, and records are falling like dominoes! Can't wait to see what happens next! 😱🎉
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Noe Ponti shatters men's 50m butterfly at World Championships (25m)
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