IOC President Kirsty Coventry Announces Four “Working Groups” To Help Shape Future Of Olympics
The 42-year-old Coventry, a former Olympic champion swimmer turned politician in Zimbabwe, took over as IOC president in June after Thomas Bach retired.
India, Nigeria Submit Bids To Host 2030 Commonwealth Games
The fact that there is any bid at all is good news for what’s been perceived as a shaky future for the event that’s held every four years.
Late Para Swimmer Colin Soon Honored During Ceremony In Singapore
At the 2023 ASEAN Para Games in Cambodia, Soon, who had a visual impairment known as cone-rod dystrophy, won three gold medals and one silver medal.
Eric Skufca Leaves Post As USA Swimming CFO For Job At Nonprofit
Skufca, who had been the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for USA Swimming since December 2018, has accepted a job as CFO for Solari, Inc.
Former Australian Olympian Sally Hunter (Foster) Sets Two Masters World Records, Wins 4 Golds
It was quite a week for former Australian Olympian Sally Hunter (Foster) at the 2025 World Aquatics Masters Championships in Singapore.
Iconic Water Polo Player Brenda Villa Hired As Associate Head Coach At Stanford
Villa was a three-time All-American for Stanford’s water polo program, helping guide the Cardinal to the 2002 NCAA title.
Milly Birch Sets Personal Bests, Moves Up National Rankings In Girls 13-14 Age Group
Milly Birch moved up in the national rankings in the 200 fly and 1500 free following her performance at the ISCA Summer Elite Showcase earlier this month.
Daniel Bunge Breaks 32-Year-Old Record, Climbs To 12th All-Time In 400 Free For 11-12 Boys
Bunge’s time of 4:18.14 in the 400 free is now the best this season (long course) in the boys 11-12 age group and ranks 12th all-time.
Canadian Kylie Masse Sheds More Light On Virus, U.S. Performance From World Championships
Masse said the whole virus situation was “crazier than COVID was,” while at the same time lauding her Canadian team for staying relatively healthy.
Griffin Lin Finishes Summer By Breaking Hawaiian Records, Moving Up 10 & Under Rankings
Lin owns the fastest times this season in the boys’ 10 & under age group (long course) in both the 50 breast and 100 breast.
Olympic Gold Medalist Cullen Jones Accepts Job With U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee
After spending five years at Speedo, Jones has accepted a new job as Associate Director of Athlete Marketing for the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee.
Alex Kostich Sets New “True Width” Record On Lake Tahoe
Kostich broke the previous record of 4:43.10 established on Aug. 2, 2019, by Jorge Angel, doing so by nearly 15 minutes.
Former Scottish Swim Coach Sentenced For Sending Sexually Explicit Image To Boy
Joel Valentine, 27, was sentenced to 200 hours of unpaid work after he was found to have sent an image of his private parts to a 15-year-old boy.
Dante Framke Moves To 21st All-Time In 50 Free For 13-14 Boys
Framke owns the third-fastest time this season in the 50 back and the 12th-fastest in the 100 free in the 13-14 age group.
Ukraine Wins Most Medals, Hungary Most Golds In Finswimming At World Games
Hungarian Olympian Szebasztian Szabo broke the world record in the mens’ 50-meter bi-fins at the World Games, clocking 17.96.
