Olympic Silver Medalist Masato Sakai Undergoes Shoulder Surgery
Masato Sakai (left) took the Olympic silver medal behind American icon Michael Phelps in the 200m fly at the last Summer Olympic Games. Since, the 23-year-old hasn’t been as explosive, leading to shoulder surgery this week.
Aussies Gearing Up For Short Course World C’ships Qualifying
Australians vying for Short Course World Championships roster spots will compete at the national short course meet taking place in October.
Russia’s Efimova Looking Not Just To Tokyo, But Paris 2024
Russia’s Yulia Efimova is currently ranked #1 in the world in the 100m and 200m breaststroke events, which are races in which she still may be partaking well past Tokyo 2020.
Swimming Australia Appoints Athlete Well-Being & Engagement Mgr
Former Australian Dolphins swimmer Linley Frame has been appointed to Swimming Australia’s newly created role of ‘Athlete Well-being and Engagement Manager.’
Peaty Fires Back At FINA For Using His Image To Promote World Cup
Adam Peaty fired back at FINA for its use of his image and faux quote to promote the upcoming World Cup Series.
Asian Games Rewind: Japan Beat China For First Time Since 1998
18-year-old Rikako Ikee was a primary contributor to Japan’s overall victory over China at this year’s Asian Games, a feat it hasn’t accomplished in 20 years.
New Zealand Now Supporting Athletes Training Overseas
In response to a drastic funding cut to Swimming New Zealand after the Rio Olympics, the national swimming model has gradually shifted from a centralized hub where all elite swimmers would train to a more spread-out approach.
English Inst Of Sport Creates ‘Head Of Mental Health’ Position
To help with its delivery of the UK High Performance System Mental Health strategy, the English Institute of Sport (EIS) is looking for its first ‘Head of Mental Health’ leader.
Aussie Sam Short Crushes Horton’s 1500 Age Group Record
Sam Short, 14, took down Olympian Mack Horton’s 1500 freestyle age group record earlier this month.
2018 World Rankings Outlook Post-Asian Games
Take a look at how the Asian Games made a dent in the 2018 world rankings.
Watch The Furious Asian Games Medley Relay Battle
Watch how the final, closer-than-close race of the 2018 Asian Games unfolded in Jakarta.
Korea Requests Investigation Into Asian Games Warm-up Pool Altercation
Chinese swimmer Shen Duo was allegedly involved in a warm-up pool altercation yesterday, August 23rd, at the Asian Games.
2018 Asian Games: A Story Of Sweeps Helps Japan Top Overall Medals
Rikako Ikee’s winning of the sprint free and fly events, along with Yasuhiro Koseki’s breaststroke sweep helped give Japan the edge to take the top spot in the 2018 Asian Games medal table at the end.
2018 Asian Games: China Notches New Asian Medley Relay Record
Li Zhuhao powered himself to a sub-51 split on the fly leg of the Chinese medley relay, giving the nation a new continental record en route to gold.
Physical Altercation In Asian Games Warm-up Pool
A South Korean swimmer was reportedly assaulted by a Chinese athlete during Asian Games warm-ups on Thursday, August 23rd.
