The Consequence Of No Consequence And The Comeback
How to make a bomb. The last 10 minutes or so of the ARD film "Doping Top Secret: Confession – Inside the mind of a doper” take us closer to...
German Athletes Lead Olympic Rethink On Advertising Restrictions
German athletes, their representatives and the national Cartel Office have forced a big shift in the tectonics of Olympic sport in favour of athletes and athlete rights.
Britain’s Mike Peyrebrune Sets Sail For Singapore
Dr Michael Peyrebrune, whose work as a sports scientist with the Great Britain swim team played a part in the success stories of double Olympic distance freestyle champion Rebecca Adlington...
Breaking Down Barriers And Myths
Ed Accura, the man behind “A Film Called Blacks Can’t Swim” has added a music video to his work to highlight the need for and presence of black role models...
Hosszú, Shields & Andrew Join ISL In Lawsuit Again FINA Over ‘Monopoly Rules’
Triple Olympic champion Katinka Hosszu, of Hungary and American national-team swimmers Tom Shields and Michael Andrew have filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of all swimmers against FINA in the...
Rob Greenwood Rejects All Allegations of ‘Bullying’ & Spreading A ‘Climate of Fear’
Rob Greenwood, the coach accused of “bullying” Paralympic swimmers in a report that led to British Swimming issuing an apology to athletes and parents, has broken his silence to issue...
Rob Greenwood Gets ‘Full Support’ Of BSCA As Alleged Bullying Inquiry Raises Questions
Rob Greenwood, the coach of the year who has been accused of “bullying” para-swimmers, has been given the “full support & backing” of the British Swimming Coaches Association in the face of an...
Kneeling In Respect For Anthony Ervin And The Right To Stage Peaceful Protest
Editorial – Anthony Ervin, the American sprinter who in Rio last year became the oldest Olympic swimming champion in history when he reclaimed the 50m freestyle crown 16 years after...
British Swimming Apologises For ‘Climate Of Fear’ In Para-Swimming; GB To Miss Mexico
British Swimming has issued an apology after an independent investigation concluded a former member of staff “created a climate of fear” for a number of athletes in the British Para-Swimming...
Adam Peaty @Colosseum: Lion To Roar My Values, Remind Me How I Became Olympic Champion
Adam Peaty (GBR) and his 57.13sec world record in the 100m breaststroke accounted for the single most outstanding performance in the pool at the 2016 Olympic Games. The following is the SwimVortex version...
Forbes Carlile (3 June 1921 – 2 August 2016): A Personal Tribute From Shane Gould
Forbes Carlile (3 June 1921 – 2 August 2016) – by Shane Gould The end of life is so final, I’m so glad I went to see Forbes as often as...
Australian Forbes Carlile Passes Away At 95: Swimming Mourns A Coaching Pioneer
Obituary – Legendary Australian swim coach Forbes Carlile, MBE, passed away today on the eve of racing at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. He was 95. The following is the...
The Three-Year Swim Club: From Sakamoto’s Sugar-Cane Ditch To Olympic Waters
Book Review – The Three Year Swim Club: The Untold Story of Maui’s Sugar Ditch Kids and Their Quest for Olympic Glory. By Julie Checkoway Julie Checkoway’s book tells the story...
Does Swim King Phelps Have Another Winning Joust In Him?
From The SwimVortex Archive – Michael Phelps, the greatest of greats on the scale of Olympic achievement with 18 golds atop 22 medals in all, referred to a possible return...
Swimming Mourns Loss Of Professor Malcolm Cameron, Pathologist & Mastermind In Fight For Clean Sport
Obituary – from the Craig Lord archive – June 15, 2003 – James Malcolm Cameron, a professor of forensic medicine at the University of London, pathologist and head of swimming’s...