Teenager Malgil Makes Turkish History In 400 IM
At the Anadolu Yıldızlar Ligi Seçmesi ve Performans Tespit Yarışları meet in Mersin, Turkey at the end of last month, 13-year-old Atakan Malgil made waves with a new National Age Group Record in the men’s 400m IM.
Xu Jiayu Focuses On The Daily Details In Bid To Defend LCM World Title
“I enjoy the hardships,” is how 24-year-old World Record holder Xu Jiayu of China described his recent training at over 1500m above sea level.
Seto & Ikee Waste No Time Getting 2019 Racing Underway
Two Japanese powerhouse athletes wasted no time getting some in-season racing under their belts, as both newly-minted World Record holder Daiya Seto and last year’s Asian Games MVP Rikako Ikee took to domestic pools.
Readying For 2020, Tokyo Introduces New ‘Sayonara’ Tax
The Japanese government has instituted a new tax on any traveler over the age of 2 leaving the nation.
Hong Kong’s Kenneth To Joins Gator Swim Club’s High Performance Group
Former Australian National Teamer-turned-Hong Kong swimmer Kenneth To has joined the High Performance International Group within Gator Swim Club. As of…
Sun Yang Logging Altitude Meters In Hunt For Gwangju Gold
A group of China’s national swimming team, including Olympic champion Sun Yang, is currently training in Kunmig, capital of southwest China’s Yunnan Province.
Japanese Olympic Committee President Possibly Facing Corruption Charge
Despite reports in leading French media outlets, Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda has denied being indicted in France on corruption charges related to Tokyo’s winning 2020 Olympic bid.
He Junyi Becomes 3rd Fastest Chinese 100 Freestyler Of All-Time
The 2019 Chinese Spring Swimming Championships in Shaoxing wrapped up today with a bang, as He Junyi made history in the men’s LCM 100 freestyle event.
Indian National Record-holder Aryan Makhija Joins Auburn Mid-year
Indian national record-holder Aryan Makhija has joined Auburn University men’s swimming and diving team as a mid-season addition to the freshman class of 2022.
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torches To Use Recycled Aluminum From Fukushima
In addition to sourcing its Olympic Games’ medals by recycling discarded smartphones and other small consumer electronics, Tokyo 2020 organizers are also now planning to use recycled aluminum for the Olympic torches used in the pre-Games relay.
Tokyo 2020 Says Overall Budget Figures Remain Unchanged
As we enter 2019, we can now officially say that the Tokyo Olympic Games are ‘next year’.
Australia or Japan: Which Was Better in 2018?
If you want to create a list of the best swimming nations last year, the top spot is easy: the…
FINA Champions Series Will Be Hosted in US, Hungary, and China
According to Russian swimming legend Vladimir Salnikov, who is a member of the FINA Bureau, the three-meet series will be hosted in the US, China, and Hungary from March through May.
2018 Swammy Awards: Hirai & Umehara, Asian Coaches Of The Year
Along with Japanese National Team Coach Norimasa Hirai, Daiya Seto’s coach, Takayuki Umehara, earned our Swammy Award for the 2018 Asian Coach of the Year.
2018 Swammy Awards: Female Breakout Swimmer of the Year Wang Jianjiahe
At just 16, with 2018 being her coming out year, Wang could have much more in store in the years to come.
