Paula Scanlan, a former teammate of transgender swimmer Lia Thomas, has spoken out about the intimidation female athletes and students faced by officials at the University of Pennsylvania. Scanlan told Daily Wire‘s Matt Walsh that the university told female athletes […]
Penny Oleksiak, the Canadian sprinter with seven Olympic medals including the 2016 100m freestyle title, has withdrawn from the World Aquatics Championships due to injury. Swimming Canada announced today that Oleksiak, 22, will bypass the showcase in Fukuoka, Japan, in […]
Global Athlete and a Coalition Against Abuse representing “more than 1,000 athletes from over 14 sports”, have called on Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to launch a national inquiry into maltreatment and abuse in sport. In an Open letter, Global […]
The great Swedish sprint ace Sarah Sjostrom has been at the top of world swimming for 14 years now and she shows no sign of slowing down after setting two meet records and dominating the “Speed Tournament” at the Monaco International […]
Meeting records from two Asian stars, Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey and Japan’s Tomoru Honda, kicked off the 40th anniversary celebrations on the first day of the Monaco grand prix meeting, the final stop on the 2023 Mare Nostrum Tour. Results In […]
Cate Campbell has entrusted her final swimming campaign to a fellow Olympian as she strives to become the first Australian swimmer to compete at five Olympic Games, in Paris next year, writes a correspondent from the final round of the […]
Neoprene & polyurethane are toxic for our oceans so the surfing industry is developing sustainable boards and fully recycled wetsuits over a century after legendary Hawaiian father of modern surf Duke Kahanamoku rode the waves. Over a century since legendary […]
Li Bingjie sealed a four-title campaign with an 8:20 victory in the 800m freestyle as Chinese Championships came to a close in Hangzhou, where a 3:46 in the 400m free from Pan Zhanle completing a flush of impressive swims from […]
Qin Haiyang fell just shy of his six-year-old Chinese record in clocking 2:07.55 (2:07.39, 2017 National Games, aged 18) to claim the 200m breaststroke crown on day 5 at China’s swimming championships in Hangzhou, as Ye Shiwen clocks first personal […]
Pan Zhanle turns 18 this year and is well on the way to becoming a title contender in sprint freestyle at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, his 47.22sec Asian record in the 100m on day 1 of China nationals in […]
Asian records continued to feature at the Chinese Championships in Hangzhou, Li Bingjie the star of day 3 when she matched her own 4:01.08 continental standard at the helm of the women’s 400m freestyle. Day 1 witnessed a 47.22 Asian […]
China’s Qin Haiyang has become the third man in history to crack the 58sec mark over 100m breaststroke, eight years after Britain’s Adam Peaty broke the dam. On the second day of a Chinese National Championships in Hangzhou notable for […]
In an exclusive interview with The Times today, Adam Peaty talks about the meaning of mental health, his battle with the demons that distract from the discipline, dedication and determination that underpins outstanding achievement, the lonely road being one of […]
Sam Short, a 3:42 400m free and a relative ‘swim-down’ 14:58 1500m in the bag, sped to the helm of the 2023 World ranks over 800m in 7:42.96 on the third day of racing at Australian Championships. A personal best […]
Double Olympic backstroke champion Kaylee McKeown topped the bill on the second day of racing at Australian Championships with a 57.90 victory in the 100m at The Gold Coast Aquatic Centre. The winning time marked McKeown’s sixth-fastest career effort and […]
Fiamme Oro/CC Anien teammates Margherita Panziera and Benedetta Pilato added their names to the 12-strong Italian select who qualified automatically for the World Championships in July over five days of racing at national championships in Riccione. Panziera took the 200m […]
In 3mins 42.46, 19-year-old Sam Short leapfrogged Kieren Perkins, David McKeon, Jack McLoughlin and even Grant Hackett at his fiery best on the clock to rise from eighth to fourth on the most impressive all-time domestic line-up of 400m freestyle […]
Daniel Wiffen arrived at the Swim Open in Stockholm midweek on a solid trajectory to becoming the first Irishman to make an Olympic swimming final come Paris 2024. After a 7:44.35 win over 800m freestyle for his third Irish record […]
