The IOC outlined the record 36-sport Olympic program and announced that the 2028 Games will feature 11,198 athletes, the most in history.
The emphasis is to develop distance swimmers at junior, senior international levels in the 400, 800, 1500 meter freestyles, and the 400 individual medley.
Phelps commented on SwimSwam’s Instagram post stating his opinion on World Aquatics adding stroke 50s to the LA Olympics.
Sarah Sjostrom took to Instagram saying, “All 50s are finally being added to the Olympic program! Best news ever for the swimming world.”
Seven IOC presidential candidates campaigned privately. Kirsty Coventry spoke about sponsorships and transgender Olympic participation
Russian backstroker Kliment Kolesnikov skipped the Short Course Worlds in December, but says he plans to race in Singapore and Los Angeles.
Recently, many key proposals regarding the infrastructure and construction process of LA28 venues were initiated by different organizations.
67.7% of the people polled indicated that they were either “very excited” or “somewhat excited” to host the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.