Singapore Day One FINA Point Leaders
With the top three best performances (according to the FINA Points Table), earning bonus points (1st – 24 pt …
Australia Breaks 200 Medley World Record; Also Breaks Previous “Fastest Ever”
Australia’s Cate Campbell anchored her 200 mixed medley relay home to a new World (and Australian) Record.
Day 1 in Singapore Sees Two World Record Performances
South Africa’s Chad le Clos took down one of two World Record swims in Singapore.
FINA World Cup Start Lists for Day 1 in Singapore
Alicia Coutts (left) is among a big Australian contingent that will pick up this meet in Singapore.
Longtime Queensland Swimming Chair Lalor Passes Away at 95
The state of Queensland has been the home of some of Australia’s top swimmers such as; Libby Trickett, Cate Campbell,…
Australian Olympic Committee Bans Alcohol in Effort to ‘Boost Performance’
The Australian Olympic Committee has cracked-down on drinking in the Olympic village for their athletes during the Rio 2016 Games.
Super Series; Increased Excitement With Attendance of Brazil and Japan
There was a great deal of excitement around the first BHP Billiton Super Series last January, that was when an…
SwimSwam Exclusive Interview With Jacco Verhaeren
It was a week ago that the Swimming Australia brass, John Betrand AM and CEO Mark Anderson announced that they…
Australian Nick D’Arcy Calls It A Career
Australian Nick D’Arcy has had a swimming career plagued by controversy and today decided that it was time to declare…
Kenneth To Pulls Out of Asian Stops of 2013 FINA World Cup
Kenneth To of Swimming Australia has changed his plans, and will focus on school instead of swimming the Asian leg of the 2013 World Cup Series.
Hosszu’s World Cup Performances By The Numbers
Katinka Hosszu has had a historic run of performances in the World Cup Series so far this year and SwimSwam…
Australian Swimmer Handed Two-Year Suspension for Doping Violation
A former high-level prospect in Swimming Australia has tested positive for three different banned stimulants.
Cluster 2 Is Done, and Big Checks Await Top 6 Men and Women (STANDINGS)
Le Clos and Hosszu have again taken top prizes, but Russia’s Vlad Morozov in Doha officially made his decision to go pro a financially-positive one.
Day Two In Doha
Men’s 1500 freestyle In the men’s 1500 freestyle it looked World Cup record holder Italian Gregorio Paltrinieri was on his…
To, Manaudou Break National Records
Kenneth To of Australia and Florent Manaudou of France each broke their respective country’s national record in the 100 IM in Doha.
