2015 World Jr Championships Psych Sheets Released
Michael Andrew is set to swim an incredible eight individual events at the World Junior Championships set to begin on Tuesday, August 25th.
Matheus Santana Rocks 47.82 Anchor at Jose Finkel Trophy
His squad’s 4x100m free relay team wound up 4th yesterday, but not before Matheus Santana threw down the hammer with a 47.82 anchor split.
St. Lucia Breaks Ground On New National Aquatic Center
St. Lucia’s new National Aquatic Center is scheduled to be completed by June of 2016.
Rio’s Olympic Aquatics Stadium Scheduled To Be Completed Q1 2016
Rio’s Olympic Aquatics Center is on track to be completed by March, 2016.
Fratus, Medeiros Come Out On Top On Day 3 of 2015 Jose Finkel Trophy
Bruno Fratus clocked the only sub-22 50m freestyle on day 3 of the 2015 Jose Finkel Trophy.
SwimSwam’s World Championships Honors and Superlatives
Katie Ledecky is our female swimmer of the meet, with 5 gold medals and 3 world records to show for her efforts in Kazan
Taylor McKeown Sets Jose Finkel Trophy 200 Breaststroke Record
Taylor McKeown had the biggest swim of the day, breaking her meet record from prelims by four seconds to win the women’s 200 breaststroke for the Minas Tenis Clube with a 2:24.09.
World Championships By the Numbers: Finals composition by continent
Sarah Sjostrom helped Europe dominate as a continent, with nearly half the aggregate finals lanes featuring a swimmer from Europe.
Two Meet Records Fall On Day One Of 2015 Jose Finkel Trophy
Nicolas Oliveira was tonight’s winner of the men’s 200m freestyle event at the 2015 Jose Finkel Trophy.
Photographers Covering Olympic Test Event Mugged In Rio
Safety and security remain a concern as a new mugging incident is being reported out of Rio.
Rio Olympic heats to begin at 1pm to accommodate late finals sessions
The 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games will hold their preliminary swimming heats at 1:00 in the afternoon, per ESPN, in order to better accommodate the meet’s late-night finals time slot.
Lacourt Set to Take His Second Gold in Chartres
Camille Lacourt put up the morning’s fastest 50 backstroke time of 25.41…
Cornel Marculescu Says No Punishment Coming for Mexican Federation
FINA Executive Directory Cornel Marculescu says he doesn’t see any punishment forthcoming for the Mexican Swimming Federation after they falsified entry times for the World Championships.
Hosszu Qualifies as Top Seed in Three Events in Chartres
Katinka Hosszu put up the morning’s fastest times in the 200 freestyle, 200 IM and 100 butterfly…
Medeiros, Pereira, Fratus Highlight Start Lists for 2015 Finkel Trophy
Bruno Fratus is just one of the Brazilian stars set to compete at the Jose Finkel Trophy, which starts on August 17th.