Asia

18-Yr-Old Kim Youngbeom Hits Another Sub-48-Second 100 Free At Korean Championships

18-year-old Kim Youngbeom posted another impressive 100m freestyle time of 47.98 to win the event at the Korean Championships.

  6 Comments

Amid Relaxed Standards, Japan Reveals 34-Strong World Championships Roster

Former world record holder Ippei Watanabe is among those named to the Japanese roster for the 2025 World Championships in Singapore.

  17 Comments

Liu Yaxin Puts Up 1:54.96 200 Free To Become China’s 3rd-Best Ever

25-year-old Liu Yaxin stopped the clock at 1:54.96 in the women’s 200m free to become China’s 3rd-swiftest performer in history.

  11 Comments

Wan Letian Puts Up 27.09 50 Backstroke In China, #4 All Time

Wan Letian fired off a time of 27.09 to win the women’s 50m backstroke at the Chinese Spring Swimming Championships to become #4 in history.

  6 Comments

Lee Ju-Ho Leads Initial Korean World Championships Qualifiers

30-year-old Korean national record holder Lee Ju-Ho led the initial World Championships qualifiers competing in Gimcheon this week.

  Comment First!

18-Yr-Old Kim Youngbeom Blasts 47.96 100 Free At Korean Championships

The reigning Junior Pan Pacific Championships gold medalist Kim Youngbeom blasted a lifetime best of 47.96 in the 100m free in his native Korea.

  21 Comments

55th SNAGs: Quah Siblings Dominate SEA Games Qualifier

Competing in his native nation of Singapore, former Cal Bear Quah Zheng Wen qualified for multiple events for December’s SEA Games.

  Comment First!

Qin Haiyang Speaks On Training With Michael Bohl, Powerhouse Performances This Week

Hear what world record holder Qin Haiyang of China has to say on his performances this week as well as working with Aussie Michael Bohl.

  7 Comments

34-Yr-Old Satomi Suzuki Completes Breaststroke Treble For First Time Since 2010

34-year-old Olympic medalist Satomi Suzuki earned gold in the 50m/100m/200m breaststroke in her native Japan, something she hadn’t done in over a decade.

  2 Comments

Olympic Medalist Tomoyuki Matsushita Takes Over World’s #1 400 IM

Japan’s sole Olympic medalist last year in Paris, Tomoyuki Matsushita hit a new lifetime best for gold in the men’s 400m IM at the Japan Swim.

  9 Comments

Mio Narita Shaves .01 Off Japanese National High School Record In 400 IM

Olympic finalist Mio Narita shaved .01 off her previous lifetime best to produce a new Japanese National High School Record in the women’s 400m IM.

  Comment First!

17-Yr-Old Kazushi Imafuku Scorches 14:50.18 1500 Free JPN National Record

17-year-old Kazushi Imafuku ripped a time of 14:50.18 to take the men’s 1500m free in Tokyo, overtaking the Japanese national record from 2014.

  5 Comments

2025 Korean World Trials Begin Sunday, March 23rd

Two-time Olympian and world champion Hwang Sunwoo heads up the entries for the Korean World Championship Trials which begin on Sunday.

  4 Comments

La leyenda de Rikako Ikee continúa, ahora rumbo a Singapur 2025

La nadadora japonesa, que anunció en septiembre de 2024 que su leucemia estaba superada, clasificó al 100 m mariposa de los Mundiales.

  Comment First!

17-Yr-Old Tatsuya Murasa Clocks 48.75 100 Free JPN High School Record

17-year-old Tatsuya Murasa continued his successful Japan Swim, clocking a new Japanese National High School Record of 48.75 in the men’s 100m freestyle.

  1 Comment