Yu Hexin Clocks 50 Free National Record But Denied Final Swim
China’s Yu Hexin clocked a new national record in the men’s 50m freestyle this morning but hit a snag when lining up for the final session.
IOC & Tokyo 2020 Org Committee Meet On Coronavirus Countermeasures
The IOC and Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee met to discuss what a post-coronavirus pandemic Olympic Games might look like next year.
Emma McKeon Golden On Several Fronts On Day 2 Of QLD SC C’ships
Olympic medalist Emma McKeon was in the water several times on day 2 of the Queensland SC Championships, reaping multiple golds.
Maddy Gough Becomes 5th Fastest 1500 Freestyler All-Time
Less than a month after Maddy Gough established a new Aussie Record in the women’s SCM 1500 freestyle, the TSS Aquatic athlete dropped the mark even lower.
On-Fire O’Callaghan Hits 57.00 SCM 100 Back For Another Aussie Age Record
16-year-old Mollie O’Callaghan continues to improve, knocking down lifetime bests and Aussie National Age Records along her path.
16-Year-Old O’Callaghan Cracks Atherton Aussie Age Record In 200 Back
Mollie O’Callaghan snagged two lifetime bests on day 1 of the 2020 Queensland Short Course Championships, including a huge 200 back Age Record.
Duncan Scott Hits 1:41.9 SCM 200 Free At Stirling Time Trial
Suited up and timed electronically, Duncan Scott was among Stirling swimmers who busted out promising swims to kick-off their push to the Tokyo Olympic Games.
Larkin Enters All-Time Aussie List With SCM 400 IM PB
St. Peters Western star Mitch Larkin took on 2 events to start his QLD SC Championships campaign, with the Olympic medalist coming up golden in both of them.
4 Notable Swimmers Left Out Of British Funding
A handful of high-profile veterans and up-and-comers have turned some heads in having not been named to the British Performance squad for the 2020/21 season.
Schoenmaker Strikes Down Over-Decade Old SCM 200 Breast African Record
South Africa’s Tatjana Schoenmaker established a new national and continental record in the women’s SCM 200 breast while competing in Pretoria.
Sam Short Just Misses Aussie Age Mark With 14:43.68 1500 Free (SCM)
Although it didn’t involve logging a record, 17-year-old Sam Short still made history in the men’s 1500m free that took place in today’s timed finals in QLD.
Bruhn & Schwingenschlogl Among Germans Headed To Heidelberg
“I’m really excited to finally be able to race again,” says 2016 Olympic athlete Annika Bruhn of Germany on heading to Heidelberg.
World Junior Champion Lani Pallister Clocks SCM 800 Free Aussie Record
While competing on day 1 of the 2020 Queensland Championships, Lani Pallister crushed a new senior Australian National Record in the women’s 800m freestyle.
German Coaching Change-Ups In Potsdam Entering Tokyo Push
A couple of coaching change-ups were announced today by the German Swimming Federation (DSV), with the federal base of Potsdam at the center.
Ponds Forge Targeting Early October For Long-Awaited Reopening
As a follow-up to one of our earlier reports on storied British swimming facility Ponds Forge being able to open, a target timeframe has now been established.
