World Record Holder Ye Shiwen Says She’s Likely to Retire After Rio
World Record holding swimmer Ye Shiwen says that she’ll likely retire from competitive swimming after the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, despite…
China Announces Rio Olympic Roster: Ye in 400 IM, Wang and Qiu Out
China has announced its Olympic roster for the 2016 Rio Olympics, with two notable absences: junior world record-holding breaststroker Wang Lizhuo and top-10 world ranked 200 freestyler Qiu Yuhan.
Park Tae Hwan Lands In Orlando For Pre-Rio Camp
Fresh off winning his appeal with the Court Arbitration of Sport (CAS), Korean swimmer Park Tae Hwan is on his way to Orlando, Florida for his final training before leaving for Brazil on July 31st.
Vote Declares 2017 SEA Games, Asean Para Games Will Remain Separate
Although being hosted by the same city of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the plan to have the 2017 Southeast Asian Games…
Sun Yang, Ye Shiwen Among Chinese Olympians Training Stateside Pre-Rio
Sun Yang and Yi Shiwen are among the 50 Chinese swimmers, coaches and staff currently training stateside at SwimSeventy located in Norwalk, CT.
Park Tae Hwan Is Back, But His In-Pool Impact Remains To Be Seen
Park Tae Hwan has Olympic medal-earning history, but this time around the 26-year-old has had much less time in the pool to prepare.
Kuwait’s First Female Olympic Swimmer Going to Rio Despite Ban
Faye Sultan, Kuwait’s first female Olympic swimmer, will attend the Rio Olympics despite the ban the IOC has placed on Kuwait.
Hong Kong’s Stephanie Au Set To Be Nation’s Flag Bearer In Rio
Hong Kong’s Stephanie Au makes the third swimmer to be given their country’s flag bearing honor, joining previously announced bearers Federica Pellegrini of Italy and Oussama Mellouli from Tunisia.
Hong Kong Names Seven Swimmers to Their 2016 Olympic Team
The seven member team will be led by University of Michigan’s Freshman of the Year Siobhan Haughey…
Syrian Swimmer Hopes There Is No Refugee Olympic Team in 2020
Rami Anis, one of two swimmers on the Refugee Olympic Team, is making his final preparations at his pre-Rio training camp.
Schooling “Leaning Towards” Dropping 200 Fly For 100 Free In Rio
Although Schooling has earned FINA “A” cuts across 4 events, he’s only entered in 3 for Rio. Of those, he and his surrogate Singaporean coach Eddie Reese are still working out the plan.
After Final Pre-Games Visit IOC Says Everything is Ready to Go in Rio
After the IOC Coordination Commission Chair Nawal El Moutawakel finished her final pre-Games visit to Rio the IOC has stated that “Rio 2016 is ready to welcome the world”…
Singapore’s 3-Person Olympic Roster Smallest In 30 Years
Despite being led by Joseph Schooling, the most successful Singaporean swimmer of all-time, the nation will only bring 3 swimmers to Rio.
Rikako Ikee Scores New World Junior Record In Women’s 50 Butterfly
While competing at a Prefecture Swimming Federation meet in Japan, 16-year-old sprinting phenom Rikako Ikee captured a new Japanese National Record…
First Ever Kuwait Open Swimming Championships Will Be Male Only
Proformance Aquatics, a Kuwait swimming organization, has announced the organization of the first-ever Kuwait Open Swimming Championships from October 13th-15th,…
