Richard Burns Takes 7 Seconds Off His 80-84 Record in 200 Back to Close USMS Spring Nationals
Richard Burns stopped the clock at 2:36.94, dropping more than seven seconds off his own 80-84 age record of 2:44.23 from April.
Katinka Hosszu Fails to Qualify for Sixth Olympics in Paris at Sette Colli Trophy
Katinka Hosszu lowered her season bests in the 200 IM (2:14.13) and 400 IM (4:42.97) during prelims, but she was still a few seconds shy of the Olympic cuts.
Four Italian Swimmers Hit Olympic Cuts at Sette Colli on Final Day of Qualifying Period
Four Italian swimmers hit Olympic qualifying times at the Sette Colli Trophy on Sunday, likely punching tickets to Paris on the last possible day to do so.
2024 Sette Colli Trophy: Day 3 Finals Live Recap
Swedish world record holder Sarah Sjostrom will kick off the session in the women’s 50 freestyle, where she led prelims in 24.06 this morning.
Rio 2016 Champion Penny Oleksiak Misses Olympic Cut in 100 Free at Sette Colli Trophy
2016 Olympic champion Penny Oleksiak will not contest the 100 free individually in Paris after falling just short of the qualifying standard this weekend.
Ilya Kharun Clocks Lifetime Best in 100 Fly to Beat Josh Liendo at Mel Zajac Jr. Meet
Kharun shaved .07 seconds off his previous-best 51.09 from his runner-up finish at Trials, where Liendo blasted a world-leading time of 50.06 for the win.
2024 USMS Spring Nationals: Six More Records Fall on Day 3 in Indy
Brandon Fischer dominated the men’s 200 breast in 1:58.68, sneaking under James Fike’s 35-39 record of 1:58.71 from 2021.
Three More Italian Swimmers Qualify for Paris Olympics on Day 2 of 2024 Sette Colli Trophy
Viola Scotto di Carlo blasted a lifetime best in the women’s 100 butterfly to add her name into Italian Olympic consideration right before Sunday’s deadline.
2024 Sette Colli Trophy: Day 2 Finals Live Recap
A fun women’s 100 freestyle battle is brewing between Swedish world record holder Sarah Sjostrom and Hong Kong star Siobhan Haughey.
Ilia Sibirtsev Qualifies for Paris Olympics in 800 Free (7:50.05) at Mel Zajac Jr. Meet
Sibirtsev is from Russia, but he will represent Uzbekistan in Paris next month after having his sporting nationality switch approved by World Aquatics.
2024 USMS Spring Nationals: Five More Records Fall on Day 2
Richard Burns dominated the men’s 100 backstroke in 1:11.64, dropping almost a second off his own 80-84 age standard of 1:12.29 from last month.
Benedetta Pilato Breaks Italian Record in 100 Breast (1:05.44), No. 5 in World This Season
Benedetta Pilato erased Arianna Castiglioni’s Italian 100 breast record of 1:05.67 that had stood for three years since the 2021 Sette Colli Trophy.
Three Italians Likely Punch Tickets to Paris with Olympic ‘A’ Cuts at Sette Colli Trophy
Italians previously had to hit qualifying times faster than the Olympic standards, but now they’ll be nominated with ‘A’ cuts in events with available slots.
2024 Sette Colli Trophy: Day 1 Finals Live Recap
World record holder Thomas Ceccon is ranked 3rd in the 100 back this season with a 52.27 from last October. He has only contested the event once this year.
WADA President Declines Invitation to Testify at Congressional Hearing on Anti-Doping
WADA president Witold Banka (pictured left) has declined an invitation to testify at Tuesday’s Congressional subcommittee hearing on the anti-doping system.
