Govorov Closes Euros With Ukrainian 50 Free Record By .01
Ukrainian sprinter Andriy Govorov ended the 2016 European Championships by sneaking under his own national 50 free record by the slimmest of margins.
Rio Roll Call: Greece Snags Late Men’s Medley Relay Berth At Euros
A last-minute surge has pushed Greece into a potential Olympic berth in the men’s 4×100 medley relay, thanks to a fourth-place finish at the European Championships.
Rio Roll Call: Finland, Czech Republic Improve Women’s Medley Relays At Euros
Finland and the Czech Republic both improved their standings for Olympic relay invites in the women’s 4×100 medley relay at…
Pellegrini Wins 4th Straight European Title In 200 Free
Italy’s Federica Pellegrini joined an elite company this week, winning her fourth consecutive European Championships title in the 200 freestyle.
Hosszu wins 4th Consecutive European 200 IM Gold
Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu became the third woman to four-peat an event at the European Championships, taking her fourth consecutive title in the 200 IM.
Dave Salo: Efimova Is Not Training With Trojan Swim Club
USC and Trojan Swim Club head coach Dave Salo says Russian breaststroker Yulia Efimova is not training with Trojan Swim Club, contrary to what has been reported by other media outlets.
Rio Roll Call: Italy, Hungary Strengthen Men’s 4×200 Relay Berths
With just 10 days remaining in the qualifying period, Italy and Hungary have improved their standings for Olympic berths in the men’s 4×200 free relay.
Sjostrom Hits 4th Sub-56 In 100 Fly While Winning Euros Gold
Sweden’s Sarah Sjöstrom rattled her own world record and came up with her 4th 55-second 100 fly swim in winning the 2016 European Championship in the event.
Cseh Cracks Hungarian Record, Ascends To World #1 With 50.86 100 Fly
Hungary’s Laszlo Cseh continued his European Championships hot streak on Saturday night, going 50.86 to take over the top world ranking for the season in the 100 fly.
Jallow, Avramova, Pilhatsch Down National 50 Back Records At Euros
Mimosa Jallow, Ekaterina Avramova and Caroline Pilhatsch each broke their respective national 50 backstroke records on day 5 of the 2016 European Championships.
14-year-old Ajna Kesely Hits 1:58 in 200 Free At European Champs
Hungarian 14-year-old Ajna Kesely advanced out of the semifinals of the women’s 200 free with a blistering age group swim of 1:58.69 on day 5 of the European Championships.
Luthersdottir Breaks Icelandic 200 Breast Record With Euros Bronze
After lowering her own Icelandic 100 breaststroke record earlier this week, Hilda Luthersdottir made it a national double, going 2:22.96 to break her own 200 breast record Friday.
Vyatchanin Blocked From Representing Serbia at Rio Olympics
Former Russian Olympic bronze medalist Arkady Vyatchanin will not be able to represent Serbia at this summer’s Olympic Games as FINA has denied his request for a change in citizenship.
SwimSwam Pulse: Voters Split on Reaction To Cielo’s Rio Miss
Voters were very split between three of the options – bemusement, disappointment and sadness. Each earned roughly a quarter of the votes, and were all within about 40 total votes of each other.
Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Dana Vollmer Is Back
Vollmer went 53.59 in the 100 freestyle in Charlotte – her best swim in that race since 2009 and easily her best of the textile era.
