For those who don’t know we’ve moved home:  You will Find Us At State Of Swimming +  State of Swimming’s coverage has shifted from his site to a new home but will post notices here from times to time. To […]

For those who don’t know we’ve moved home: You will Find Us At State Of Swimming + State of Swimming’s coverage has shifted from his site to a new home but will post notices here from times to time. Our […]

Today at State of Swimming +, we recall the passing of yet one more year since tragic events that should never have unfolded and remain linked to stories that shame those responsible, among those who got it badly wrong, governors […]

The Vortex is SOS’ digest and soak of swimming news, views and links to noteworthy mainstream media coverage of the sport as the Paris 2024 Olympic Games approach; additions to the file made most days and collated in one monthly […]

Three international swimmers who have successfully combined training and studying at the University of Bath are celebrating after qualifying to compete at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Chemical Engineering student Henrique Mascarenhas will represent Angola in the 100m freestyle, while […]

A statement from USADA CEO Travis T. Tygart on the Wada and Cottier China-23-go-free positives Interim Report. “The report further confirmed that no TMZ was found inside containers or in food itself; no individual working at the hotel was known […]

The retired Swiss prosecutor appointed by the World Anti-Doping Agency- Wada – to judge whether the people who appointed him mishandled the cases of 23 swimmers from China allowed to go free without independent inquiry into the 28 positive doping […]

Today, State of Swimming + sets sail for Paris 2024. Our free-to-view service will continue here at our parent site, while SOS+ is where readers can dive deeper into the work of our Editor, Craig Lord, and guests. SOS+ launches July 4 […]

Maya Merhige, who lives in Berkeley, California, Aims to Be One of the Youngest to Complete the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming While Raising Funds for Swim Across America – which takes up the story here… Words and images […]

Mike Drew, a former senior coach in Britain who was jailed for six years in 2001 after subjecting young boys to sexual abuse has been sent back to prison at 78 after another victim from the 1970s reveals the horrors […]

Sharron Davies and Chelsea Mitchell have both been robbed of rightful rewards in women’s sport by athletes relying on male advantage to deliver gold ahead of female opponents. Here’s where the experience of the two women differ: Davies was awarded […]

Athletes have lost faith in the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) ensuring clean sport at the Paris Games next month because of its handling of 23 Chinese swimming positives in 2021, Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian in history, told a […]

Cate Campbell, the Australian swimmer who was top Dolphin in the 50 and 100m free for over a decade, has retired from her passion and job as a competitive swimmer. Her legacy in inspiring waves of young girls and helping […]

Answers to questions about the four-year suspension served on Michael Brinegar, the American Olympic swimmer, for “blood doping” will only be answered when the full report of the case is made public in due course. Brinegar finished 12th in the […]

Bobby Finke booked a ticket to the defence of the 800-1500 double in Paris and Simone Manuel harnessed the art of racing under duress in the splash-and-dash to complete the roster of winners as nine-day U.S. Trials drew to a […]

Sarah Sjostrom and a showstopping 23.75 meet mark in the 50m free stole the headline in the last session at the 60th Settecolli International in Rome as the Swedish sprint queen makes it 9 dashes faster than any other bound […]

Katie Ledecky will bid to become the first woman to claim an Olympic swimming crown in the same event at four Games when she takes to her blocks for the 800m freestyle on the eighth of nine days of action […]

On the last day of French Elite Championships in Chartres last night, Léon Marchand completed his set of targets for a home Olympics with a fourth title, in 1:56.33 over 200m medley, the last of a series of swims that […]