Mariupol’s Neptune Pool, Planned Paralympic Training Base, Destroyed by Bombing
A pool in the strategically-important port city of Mariupol was destroyed by bombing. The Neptune Pool was being remodeled with a plan to be used as a Paralympic training center.
Olympic Medalist Herasimenia & Family Flee To Poland
Belarusian Olympic medalist Aliaksandra Herasimenia is in the news once again as war rages on within her new home of Ukraine.
Happy Birthday To Us: The Top 50 Articles from a Decade of SwimSwam
You’ll never guess who is responsible for the top 3 most-read articles in SwimSwam history.
In First Test of Bans on Russian Athletes, CAS Denies Stay of UEFA Decision
The CAS has issued its first interim decision in an appeal to stay a UEFA decision blocking the Russian men’s soccer team from World Cup qualifying.
Russian Television Protester Marina Ovsyannikova Is a Former Elite Swimmer
A screenshot of Russian television editor Marina Ovsyannikova, who made an appearance in Russian court on Tuesday a day after holding an anti-war sign up on television.
Switzerland Won’t Race at World Championships if Russia, Belarus are Present
The absence of Switzerland from the 2022 World Championships would mean the absence of a pair of Olympic bronze medalists, including Noe Ponti (above).
Multi-Event Threat Kristof Milak Scores 4 Wins In Szeged
Olympic champion and world record holder Kristof Milak posted some solid performances in his home nation of Hungary over the weekend.
Freya Anderson Sneaks Ahead Of Anna Hopkin To Close Out Edinburgh Int’l
Catch up on the final day of action from the 2022 Edinburgh International Swim Meet, starring Olympic mixed relay medalist Freya Anderson.
Former Univ Of South Carolina’s Lewis Burras Hits Lifetime Best 100 Free
Lewis Burras made his swimming comeback last June and the 21-year-old hasn’t looked back, including logging a new lifetime best in the men’s 100m free.
Duncan Scott Hits 400 IM Personal Best At Edinburgh International
Duncan Scott of Great Britain demonstrated his versatility once again, putting up a new lifetime best in the men’s 400m IM while competing in Edinburgh.
Hungarian Swimming Association Helps Host Ukrainian Age Groupers
The majority of Ukraine’s junior national swimmers have been welcomed into Hungary as a means to avoid the current war raging with Russia within their nation.
LEN Provides Key Updates As Part Of ‘First 100 Days Strategic Update Plan’
Under its new president Antonio Silva the Ligue Européenne de Natation (LEN) has released its first update on the ‘First 100 Days Strategic Action Plan’.
12 Ukrainian Swimmers Headed to Italy to Train, Including World Champ Zevina
Ukrainian swimmer Daryna Zevina (above) is one of 12 swimmers who have arrived in a training camp in Lignano, Italy amid ongoing war in their home country.
British Swimming Pulls Out Of World University Games
“British Swimming continues to condemn the atrocities being committed on the people of Ukraine,” impacting the organization’s decision to withdraw from WUGS.
Dean Tops Scott In Men’s 200 Free On Edinburgh’s Opening Night
The reigning Olympic gold and silver medalists in the men’s 200m free went 1-2 here in Edinburgh, with Tom Dean out-touching Duncan Scott.
