Lukas Märtens Posts World Leading 3:40.33 400 Freestyle To Open German Championships
Märtens’ previous best time of a 3:41.60 was also done in April. The men’s 400 freestyle is shaping up to be a battle in Paris.
WADA Invites Independent Prosecutor Eric Cottier For Thorough Review Of Chinese Scandal
Cottier has two primary questions to address in relation to 23 Chinese swimmers testing positive for trimetazidine (TMZ) in 2021.
Tulane NCAA Qualifier Victoria Raymond Enters Transfer Portal After Freshman Season
Raymond won the AAC title in the 200 fly with a 1:56.78 and was 2nd in the 100 fly and 200 back. She was the 2nd swimmer in program history to swim at NCAAs.
NCAA Qualifier of Tennessee Landon Driggers Enters Transfer Portal
Driggers was a 2x NCAA D2 runner-up as a freshman at UIndy before transferring to Tennessee for his sophomore and junior seasons.
NCAA Relay All-American Ekaterina Nikonova Transferring From Florida To Northwestern
Nikonova would have earned an individual NCAA invite this past season in the 200 freestyle and would have had the fastest 50, 100, and 200 frees on the team.
2023 NCAA ‘A’ Finalist Paige Hetrick Returning to Louisville For COVID-19 Fifth Year
Hetrick made an A final and a B final in 2023 and two B finals in 2024 at NCAAs. She also swam on three relays this past season at NCAAs.
Siobhan Haughey, Tomoru Honda Highlight Updated Names For 2024 Mare Nostrum Monaco
Haughey swept the 200 freestyle last year winning the event at all three stops. 15 total swimmers were added to the list of initial names for Monaco.
China Contributes Almost An Extra $2 Million Over Requirement To WADA In 2018 And 2019
China pledged almost an additional million dollars in both 2018 and 2019 more than their required contributions to WADA.
Canadian National Teammer Abby Dunford Receives “Complete Release” From NLI With Michigan
A complete release allows for an athlete to sign with another school and compete this fall, rather than having to wait a season.
Who Was A Part Of The 23 Positive Swimmers From China And Who Was Not?
See the full list of 23 swimmers who tested positive here along with members of the 2020 Tokyo roster who did not test positive.
Australian Coach Denis Cotterell Defends China Amid Doping Scandal
Cotterell has been with the Chinese Swimming Association for the last two years and has ties with Sun Yang who is in the middle of a four-year ban.
NCAA Record Holder Alex Walsh Announces Return To Virginia For COVID-19 Fifth Year
Walsh returns after going 3 for 3 in individual NCAA titles this past season, helping lead Virginia to their 4th straight NCAA title.
US Olympic Medalists React To Chinese Doping Scandal “Frustration In The System”
Lilly King posted on her Instagram story saying, “No words. Complete heartbreak for our clean athletes and frustration in the system that has failed them.”
Germany And Canada React To Chinese Doping Scandal
The governing bodies of swimming Germany (DSV) and Canada (Swimming Canada) react to the news reports from the last 48 hours.
Wild Speculation: Who Will Take Over For Vic Riggs At West Virginia?
Who will lead West Virginia next season as Vic Riggs resigned after 17 years? See the wild speculation here.