Mathias Snatches First Individual World Record

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Van is the standard. Indiana swimming and diving alum, director operations and pro athlete Van Mathias broke the 100-meter breaststroke world record Thursday (Oct. 29) night at USA Swimming Short Course World Championship Trials inside the FMC Natatorium in Westmont, California. Mathias touched in 55.14 and eclipsed Belarusian Ilya Shymanovich's previous world record of 55.28 from 2021. In prelims Thursday morning, Mathias set the American and U.S. Open records with a time of 55.48 and has now set the national standard in both the short course and long course 100m breaststroke events. Between Mathias and former IU...