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Crooks is staking his claim as one of the best sprint freestylers on the planet, coming within 15 one-hundredths of the 50 free world record in the semi.s

No one has been able to stop Crooks in the men’s 100 free so far in Melbourne. The race for the gold medal will likely be between him, Grousset, and Chalmers.

All eyes are on world record holder Kyle Chalmers, Romania's David Popovici (above), and now top seed Jordan Crooks in the men's 100 free semifinal.

Cayman Islands sprinter Jordan Crooks has already shone in NCAA competition this fall, and he's turning heads in Melbourne as well.

Two national records bit the dust in tonight's 1500m freestyle final on day one of the 2022 FINA Short Course World Championships.

Douglass had a huge swim on night 1 of the 2022 Short Course World Champs, hitting the #2 time in the 200 IM in history.

Louise Hansson of Sweden is the top seed in the 100 back final, one of three races we have on world record watch during this finals session.

Multi-medalist from the 2021 FINA Short Course World Championships, Matteo Rivolta of Italy was disqualified in the men's 50m butterfly.

The Italian men have downed the 4x100 freestyle relay with a 3:02.75, taking out the USA's former mark of 3:03.03 from 2018.

Aussie Kaylee McKeown has something to smile about as her nation leads the overall medal table after one day of action in Melbourne.