Russians React To Losing Worlds; Door Open To Compete In Other FINA Events
Russia’s top swimmers are now switching their focus to the Russian Swimming Championships in April after losing World Championship eligibility.
Paralympic Swimming Champ Wants To Sell Gold Medal To Support Ukrainian Army
Nine-time Paralympic medalist Ievgenii Bogodaiko is looking to auction off his Tokyo 2020 gold medal in support of ZSU, the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Benedetta Pilato Punches 1:03.56 SCM 100 Breast At Italian Juniors
Olympian Benedetta Pilato turned heads today in her native Italy, competing on day one of the 2022 National Junior Championships.
Noe Ponti Nearly Hits His 200 Fly Time From Tokyo With 1:55.49 In Uster
Olympic bronze medalist Noe Ponti is in the water in his home nation of Switzerland, taking on several events at the long course championships in Uster.
Popovici Slides Into World Rankings With 48.50/1:46.72 Freestyle Combo
Teen weapon David Popovici of Romania was in the water this week, taking on his signature 100m/200m freestyle combo and doing damage in both.
Rasovszky, Cunha and Cassignol Earn Wins At LEN Open Water Cup Leg 1
Kristof Rasovszky and Ana Marcela Cunha picked up wins in the 10km event, while Oceane Cassignol earned the official women’s title (only for Europeans).
Poland’s Konrad Czerniak, Laura Bernat Earn 2022 Worlds Qualification
32-year-old Konrad Czerniak booked his ticket to a seventh straight World Championships after swimming a time of 23.45 in the men’s 50 fly.
FINA Bans Russian & Belarusian Athletes From Competing At 2022 Worlds
FINA also announced that it is pulling the 2022 Short Course World Championships out of Kazan.
Olympic Gold Medalist Evgeny Rylov Pulls Out of 2022 World Championships
The two-time defending 200 backstroke world champion says he won’t compete at Worlds this year in support of other Russians who have been banned.
Speedo Ends Sponsorship Deal With Russian Gold Medalist Evgeny Rylov
Speedo is dropping the Russian backstroker after he appeared at a pro-war rally in Moscow last week.
Russian Olympic Swimmer Rylov Appears at Large Pro-War Rally in Moscow
Evgeny Rylov appears at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games wearing the attire of the “Russian Olympic Committee.” He won 2 golds and 1 silver medal at that meet.
Romanchuk Trains with Wellbrock as Germany Threatens Worlds Boycott
The German Swimming Federation is rallying support for displaced Ukrainians. They’re also trying to rally support for a boycott of the World Championships.
Poland Will Boycott 2022 World Aquatics Championships if Russia, Belarus Attend
Olympic gold medalist Otylia Jedrzejcak (far left) and the Polish Swimming Federation says that they won’t attend the 2022 World Championships if Russia and Belarus are there.
Atakan Malgil Lowers Turkish National Age Group Record In 400 IM
Turkish teen Atakan Malgil posted another national age group record, continuing his tear across the men’s 400m IM history books for his nation.
LEN Launches New Integrity Reporting Hotline
LEN has established an integrity partnership with external sports ethics, integrity, and governance experts Quest Global Ltd.
