From the Finals - Day 3

Mixed 4x50m Medley Relay: Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED) is the second swimmer to win gold at a record six different world short course championships, after Ryan Lochte (USA)

Women’s 800m Freestyle: Li Bingjie (CHN) wins China’s fifth gold medal in this event at the world short course championships, most for a country. China only won as many as five world short course titles in the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay (5).

Men's 100m Butterfly: Matteo Rivolta (ITA) is the fourth Italian man to win an individual world short course title, after Fabio Scozzoli (100m breaststroke in 2012), Gregorio Paltrinieri (1500m freestyle in 2014) and Alberto Razzetti (200m butterfly in 2021).

Italy is the third country to complete the men's 100m/200m butterfly double at a single world short course championships, after Australia (1995) and South Africa (2014 and 2016, all Chad Le Clos).

Women’s 200m Backstroke: Silver medallist Kylie Masse (CAN) claims her ninth world championships medal (long and short course), equalling Penny Oleksiak (CAN) and Ryan Cochrane (CAN) for most among Canadian swimmers.

Women’s 100m Freestyle: Silver medallist Sarah Sjostrom (SWE, G0-S5-B2) claims her seventh medal in the women's 100m freestyle at the world championships (long and short course) and Olympic Games combined, equalling the record by Jenny Thompson (USA, G3-S2-B2) and Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED, G3-S1-B3).

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Men’s 100m Butterfly: Youssef Ramadan (EGY) is hoping to become the first swimmer representing Egypt to claim a medal at the world short course championships. Egypt would be the fifth African country to win silverware in this competition after South Africa, Zimbabwe, Tunisia and Algeria.

Egypt's only swimming medal at the world championships or Olympic Games was achieved by Farida Osman: two bronze medals in the women’s 50m butterfly at the world long course championships (2017 and 2019).

Women’s 800m Freestyle: Simona Quadarella (ITA) won a medal in this event at the 2018 World Short Course Championships (silver), the 2019 World Championships (silver) and the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games (bronze).

She can become the first woman to win four medals in the women’s 800m freestyle at world level tournaments (world championships/Olympic Games).

Men’s 100m Butterfly: Chad Le Clos (RSA) won the last four world short course titles in the men’s 100m butterfly. He could equal the record for most gold medals in a single event at the world short course championships, by James Hickman (GBR, 5 in men’s 200m butterfly).

Le Clos picked up the bronze medal in the men’s 200m butterfly on Thursday. The South African claimed a medal in both the 100m and 200m butterfly at each of the last three world short course championships (2014, 2016, 2018).

Men’s 200m Breaststroke: Erik Persson (SWE) can become the first Swedish man to claim a world title (short course or long course) since Lars Frölander won the 100m butterfly in 2001 (long course).

Women’s 100m Freestyle: Siobhan Haughey (HKG) can become the first woman to complete the 100m/200m freestyle double at a single world championships (long course or short course).

The only women who achieved this double at the Olympic Games are Kornelia Ender (GDR, 1976) and Barbara Krause (GDR, 1980).