16-year-old from Lithuania powers to breaststroke record at Worlds

Lithuania's teenage Olympic champion Ruta Meilutyte set a European and World championship record in qualifying for the 100 metres breaststroke on Monday as she chases a first world swimming gold......

Spofforth breaks backstroke record

Britain's Gemma Spofforth set a world record to claim gold in the women's 100 metres backstroke final at the world championships Tuesday. Spofforth clocked 58.12 seconds to beat the mark of 58.48......

Sjostrom steals the show in fresh record glut

Swedish 15-year-old Sarah Sjostrom broke the world record for the second time in two days to snatch gold in the 100 metres butterfly at an increasingly bizarre world swimming championships in Rome......