Ikee Says Leukemia Treatment ‘Thousand Times Harder Than I Thought’
Japanese swimming superstar Rikako Ikee has posted her first social media message since beginning treatment for leukemia, a disease for which she recently revealed her diagnosis at just 18 years of age.
2015 World Champion Ning Zetao Of China Calls It Quits
Chinese world champion Ning Zetao has announced his retirement from competitive swimming at the age of 26.
Campbell Sisters, Larkin Among Dolphins Leadership Team
After having been self-nominated, voted by peers and finally confirmed by the upper echelons of Swimming Australia, 5 Australian Dolphins have been named to the squad’s Leadership Team for 2019/2020.
Watanabe, Sakai & Irie Headed To FINA Champions Series
World Record holder Ippei Watanabe, 2016 Olympic silver medalist Masato Sakai and triple medalist from the 2012 Olympic Games Ryosuke Irie have now been confirmed as FINA Champions Series swimmers.
Weber Takes Double Gold At South African Open Water C’ships
The 2019 South African Open Water Championships took place at Marina Martinique in Jeffrey’s Bay over the weekend.
Zmushka Clocks Belarusian NR At Latvian Championships
Alina Zmushka cracked a new Belarusian national record in the women’s 50m breaststroke while competing in Latvia over the weekend.
2 Korean National Records Go Down At WUGs Trials
The first of two national swimming trials for Korea took place over the weekend, with Asian Games swimmers Moon Jaekwon and Kim Seoyong both in the water vying for qualification times for this summer’s World University Games (Summer Universiade).
6 Belgians Own World Championships Qualifying Times
The 2019 Flemish Swimming Championships took place in Antwerp, Belgium over the weekend, with the long course competition representing one of the nation’s qualifying meets for the European Youth Olympic Festival, European Junior Championships and World Championships.
Brits Wilby, Clark & Young Guns Headed To Des Moines
An 18-strong British line-up is headed to Des Moines, including James Wilby, Imogen Clark and Molly Renshaw.
Oceania Added To 2022 Asian Games In Team Sports
Despite talks of Oceanic nations being added to the quadrennial Asian Games having cooled in the past, the nations have now been invited to compete in Olympic team events at the next edition in 2022.
Rapsys Reaps First FINA A Cut Of Tokyo 2020 Qualifying Season
Danas Rapsys scored the first FINA A cut of the official qualifying period for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Six Meet Records Bite The Dust in Milan, Hosszu 2:10 2IM
Katinka Hosszu snagged her usual 200m IM/400m IM combo in Milan.
Rapsys, Majchrzak Hit Olympic B Cuts In Lithuania
Today marks day 1 of the qualification period for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. The Lithuanian Winter Championships is indeed a FINA-sanctioned Tokyo qualifying competition, therefore, the journey to the next Summer Olympics has officially begun for the athletes racing in Alytus.
Cseh Tops Le Clos, Pellegrini Clocks 1:57.18 200 Free In Milan
Italian swimming icon Federica Pellegrini took the women’s 200m freestyle tonight in Milan, checking in among the top 3 performers in the world this season.
Olympic Charter Rule 40 Relaxed Big-Time For German Olympic Athletes
German Olympic athletes like Marco Koch will now be able to have much more flexibility and freedom in sponsorships and advertising during the Olympic Games.
