Schoenmaker, Du Preez Get It Done In Durban To Close Out Grand Prix
200 fly standout Ethan du Preez tried the 100m sprint on for size, as Tatjana Schoenmaker was also in the water to close out Durban’s Grand Prix.
Scott Scores 100 Fly/200 IM Double, Peaty Powers To 50 Breast Win At McCullagh
Duncan Scott reaped two gold medals on the final day of McCullagh Int’l, while Adam Peaty reigned in the sprint breaststroke.
McCullagh: Peaty Hits 26.83 50 Breast Prelim, Scott Doubles 100 Fly/200 IM
Adam Peaty raced the men’s 50m breaststroke prelims in Bangor, producing a time of 26.83 with tomorrow morning’s final yet to come.
Italian Pilato Kicks Off 2020 With Near-National Record In 50 Breast
15-year-old Italian breaststroking dynamo Benedetta Pilato busted out 2 solid performances to kick off her 2020 calendar year.
Adam Peaty Posts Fastest 200 Breast Time In Over 2 Years
25-year-old Olympic champion Adam Peaty raced the 200 breaststroke at the McCullagh International; Read on to see how he did.
McCullagh: Scott Clocks 1:47.0 200 Free, Dawson Posts Another 59.9 100 Back
Catch up on day 2 action at McCullagh, with Duncan Scott, Adam Peaty, Kathleen Dawson and more among the headliners in Ireland.
Danielle Hill Continues Irish Record-Breaking Siege With New 100 Back Mark
At the 2020 McCullagh International Open Meet in Bangor, 20-year-old Danielle Hill crushed a new Irish national record in the women’s 100m backstroke.
16-Yr-Old Du Preez Hits 1:56.5 200 Fly, 17-Yr-Old Meder 2:12.8 200 IM In Durban
South African swimming is looking strong in the younger set, with teens Ethan du Preez and Rebecca Meder clocking huge lifetime bests in Durban.
16-Year-Old South African Ethan Du Preez Fires Off 1:56.97 200 Fly PB
16-year-old Ethan du Preez just hacked almost 2 seconds off his lifetime best to check-in as South Africa’s 4th fastest 200m flyer ever.
McCullagh Morning Finals Bring In-Season 58.7 For Peaty, 48.8 For Scott
Not giving a second thought to having morning finals was Olympic and World champion Adam Peaty, with the breaststroking ace throwing down as usual.
High-Level International Meets For March 2020
Hang onto your swim caps, as March is just the beginning of the hectic Olympic-qualifying schedule that is already upon us with Tokyo just over 150 days away.
Chinese Olympic Trials Delayed Due To Coronavirus
The list of sporting events being postponed or outright cancelled due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak taking place throughout the world continues to grow.
Rikako Ikee Reflects On Difficult Year: “It’s A Miracle That I’m Alive”
“It’s a miracle that I’m alive, a miracle that I’m here,” says Rikako Ikee, Japan’s sprint superstar who has battled leukemia over the past year.
Schoenmaker Set For South African Grand Prix #2 – Durban
The 2nd and final South African Grand Prix kicks off tomorrow, Thursday, February 20th in Durban, with Tatjana Schoenmaker set to compete.
South Africa Finally Releases OLY Selection With Possible Schoeman Loophole
Check out what South African swimmers need to do to qualify for Tokyo, including how now-banned Roland Schoeman could potentially still be in the mix.
