European Champ Fantine Lesaffre Announces Retirement: “I Can’t Wait To Rediscover Myself”
The 28-year-old said she no longer has the drive to push for a third straight Olympic berth.
World Champion Maxime Grousset Blasts 49.24 For New French Record In 100 Fly (SCM)
Grousset blasted his way to a time of 49.24 in the men’s 100 fly, breaking Mehdy Metella’s previous French Record of 49.45 set in 2018.
Grousset Doubles, Manaudou Hits 20.96 50 Free On Day 1 of French SC Champs
Florent Manauodu didn’t race individually, but he did pop off a 50 free time of 20.96 on a relay lead-off, right on par with his form at SC Worlds last year.
Mewen Tomac Inches Out French National Record In SCM 200 Back (1:49.21)
Tomac’s swim slices two one-hundredths off the previous French Record of 1:49.23, set by Yohann Ndoye-Brouard at the 2022 Short Course World Championships.
Anastasia Kirpichnikova Slashes Nine Seconds Off 19-Year-Old French SCM Record In 1500 Free
Kirpichnikova clocked 15:33.42 to break the previous record of 15:42.39 established by Laure Manaudou in 2004.
World Aquatics Awards Extra $200K As 11 Swimmers Earn Triple Crown Bonus At World Cup
Sarah Sjostrom swept the women’s 50 free and 50 fly at all three legs of the World Cup, earning the $10,000 Triple Crown bonus two times over.
Gui Caribe Closes Pan Ams With Blazing 46.94 Anchor Leg On Brazilian Medley Relay
Caribe closed out the Pan Am Games with a scorching anchor leg of 46.94, moving Brazil into the silver medal position in the 400 medley relay.
Swimming Queensland Takes Public Stance Against Swimming Australia
Swimming Queensland was the lone dissenter in an 8-1 vote that saw Swimming Australia pass the new constitution at a Special General Meeting on October 20.
2024 Chinese Olympic Trials Moved To April, Dimming Sun Yang’s Shot At Paris
With Sun Yang’s four-year suspension due to expire in May, the change in Olympic Trials dates will restrict the Olympic gold medalist from competing.
Maggie MacNeil Continues Pan Am Gold Rush With 100 Free Games Record In 53.64
In winning her third gold medal in as many nights, MacNeil breaks Chantal van Landeghem’s Games Record from 2015 while lowering her own personal best time.
Gold Coast Mayor Attempting To Save 2026 Commonwealth Games
Gold Coast mayor Tom Tate envisions a scaled down” version of the Games that would make it financially viable after Victoria withdrew as hosts.
Kaylee McKeown Blasts New World Record In Women’s 50 Backstroke – 26.86
McKeown now owns the world records in all three women’s backstroke (LCM) events, with her 26.86 swim on Friday chopping .12 off the previous mark from 2018.
Siobhan Haughey Fires Off 24.30 50 Free To Reset Hong Kong National Record
Haughey rocketed to a time of 24.30, knocking coff her newly-minted mark of 24.34 set at last month’s Asian Games where she was the silver medalist.
Zhang Yufei Completes Women’s 200 Fly Sweep With 2:05.65 World Cup Record
Zhang extinguished Cammile Adam’s eight-year-old World Cup Record en route to completing the Triple Crown in the women’s 200 fly in Budapest.
SwimSwam Pulse: 45.4% Think Men’s 100 Breast Is Most Wide Open NCAA Event
Cal’s Liam Bell is among the title contenders in the men’s 100 breast following the graduation of three-time champion Max McHugh.
