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XXXIII Copa De Espana De Clubes Concludes With Women’s Medley Relay Record

The final day of the XXXIII Copa de Espana de Clubes unfolded last night from Barcelona with another national record going down in a relay event.

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25th Edition Of Flanders Swimming Cup Set To Begin January 19th

Arno Kamminga of the Netherlands was a headliner of this year’s Flanders Swimming Cup and the 25th edition of the elite event is ready-to-go for January 2024.

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Sun Yang Ruled Out Of 2024 Olympic Games Per Chinese Selection Criteria

The Chinese Swimming Federation has revealed its selection criteria for the 2024 Olympic Games and multi-gold medalist Sun Yang’s hopes have been quashed.

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British Swimming Sending Stacked Roster To 2024 Doha, Including Max Litchfield

The much anticipated British roster for the 2024 World Championships has finally been revealed. Find out who made the elite cut for the Doha roster.

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Hugo Gonzalez Takes Double Gold On Day 2 Of XXXIII Copa De Espana De Clubes

Day two of the XXXIII Copa de Espana de Clubes saw additional national records go down and Hugo Gonzalez topped the podium twice.

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Valentine Dumont Logs SCM 200 Free Belgian Record In Spain

2023 European Short Course Championships bronze medalist Valentine Dumont produced a new Belgian Record in the 200m free while competing in Spain.

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Two Spanish Records Fall On Day One Of XXXIII Copa De Espana De Clubes

The Spanish records in the men’s SCM 200 fly and women’s SCM 4×200 free relay went down in Barcelona on day one of the XXXIII Copa de Espana de Clubes.

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Danas Rapsys Collects 5 Golds At Lithuanian SC Championships

Straight off multiple medals at the 2023 European SC Championships, Danas Rapsys did damage at the Lithuanian national meet.

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Schoenmaker On Fastest 200 Breast Since Tokyo “I’m Feeling Good”

South African Tatjana Schoenmaker spoke to her nation’s swimming federation after posting her fastest 200m breaststroke outside of the 2020 Olympic Games.

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South Africa’s Gallagher Adds 50 Fly Qualification To Doha Lineup

Erin Gallagher of South Africa added the women’s 50m fly event to her potential lineup of events for the 2024 World Championships.

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Kolesnikov Fires Off 48.63 Vladimir Salnikov Cup Record To End The Competition

Kliment Kolesnikov capped off his 2023 Vladimir Salnikov Cup with a speedy time of 48.63 to win the men’s 100m backstroke.

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Sudarev Produces 1:52.13 SCM 200 IM Russian Record At Vladimir Salnikov Cup

Alexey Sudarev closed out his Vladimir Salnikov Cup campaign with a new Russian national record in the men’s SCM 200 IM event.

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Lifincev Slices .02 Off Kolesnikov’s 50 Back European Jr Record At Salnikov Cup

Kliment Kolesnikov saw his European Junior Record in the men’s 50m back unofficially go down at the hands of Miron Lifincev at the Vladimir Salnikov Cup.

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Schoenmaker Hits Doha, Paris Qualifying 100 Breast At South African Trials

Olympic medalist Tatjana Schoenmaker scored a winning time of 1:06.10 in the 100 breast at the 2023 South African World Championship Trials.

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Thomas Jansen Matches Marcel Wouda’s 400 IM Record At Dutch SC Championships

Thomas Jansen produced a lifetime best in the 400m IM, matching Marcel Wouda’s longstanding Dutch national record in the process.

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