Africa

Olympic Finalist Max Litchfield Joins Chad Le Clos In South Africa

Olympic finalist Max Litchfield (GBR) let the world know he has changed up his training environment, as well as his overall racing plans for this summer.

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High-Level International Meets For April 2022

Multi-Olympic medalist Florent Manaudou is set to be in action at the French Championships taking place in the month of April.

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Adam Peaty Thinks A Speedo Relay With Dressel Would Break the World Record

This pod was about signing with Speedo, but Peaty unpacked a few topics; coach Marshall, the uniqueness of breaststroke, and a Speedo medley relay.

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Breytenbach Takes Double Open Water Titles At South African Nationals

The 2022 South African Open Water Championships wrapped up from Jeffreys Bay today, with Pretoria’s Ruan Breytenbach coming away with two national titles.

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High-Level International Meets For March 2022

Multi-Olympic medalist Duncan Scott is entered in the Edinburgh International Swim Meet slated for March. See what other meets are on the agenda.

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Le Clos Coming Back To Form, Coetze Dominates Backstroke In Durban

Olympic champion Chad Le Clos dove back in over the weekend after a bout with bronchitis which rendered him in the hospital earlier this month.

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Le Clos Back To Racing In Durban After Bronchitis Hospital Stay

29-year-old Olympic medalist Chad Le Clos made his racing debut after having spent time in the hospital recently for treatment of bronchitis.

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2022 FINA World Championships Will Award At Least $5.72 Million in Prize Money

FINA has announced a prize pool of $5.72 million, plus a  $50,000-per-World-Record bonus, for the ad hoc 2022 World Aquatics Championships…

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FINA Announces Qualifying Standards, Procedures for 2022 World Championships

FINA has revealed the qualification procedures for the newly inserted 2022 World Aquatics Championships set for Budapest.

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Two First-Time Champions Crowned At 2022 Midmar Mile

Stephanie Houtman and Connor Buck emerged victorious in the elite races on Sunday at the 49th edition of the Midmar Mile in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.

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Chad Le Clos Reveals Hospital Stay Due To Bronchitis, Drops Out of Midmar Mile

Le Clos spent three nights in hospital and has been forced to pull out of the MidMar Mile open water charity event in South Africa.

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High-Level International Meets For February 2022

Polish swimmer Radoslaw Kawecki grabbed European Championships gold in the 200m back in 2021. Let’s see what he brings in 2022 in one of February’s meets.

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FINA Won’t Extend Age Eligibility For Postponed World Junior Championships

The 2022 FINA World Junior Championships are scheduled for August 23-28 in Kazan, Russia. FINA has decided to not extend eligibility after a postponement, meaning no title defenses for Evgenia Chikunova (above).

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A Look At The Most Recent USA-Trained International Olympic Medalists

Not many men who aren’t from America have swum in the NCAA and won Olympic medals. Will Matt Sates pull off the feat next?

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World Jr. Record-Holder Matt Sates Arrives In Georgia Friday, 1-Month From SECs

South African Olympian Matt Sates has confirmed that he is en route to Athens where he will officially join forces with the University of Georgia Bulldogs.

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