Europe

Former Swimmer Magdalena Andersson Becomes Sweden’s First Female Prime Minister

The tenure of Sweden’s first female prime minister, a junior national swimming champion in her youth, lasted just over 7 hours.

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Italy’s Angelica Reali Commits to Georgetown With Big East A-Final Potential

Angelica Reali has committed to Georgetown University beginning in fall 2022. She competed at the Italina Olympic Trials in April.

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High-Level International Meets For December 2021

Australia’s Kyle Chalmers will be bouncing from the ISL to Abu Dhabi as 1 of 2 swimmers from his nation competing at the Short Course World Championships.

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Federica Pellegrini to Race One More Time in Winter SC Championships

Pellegrini, who had previously said she was retiring at the end of ISL season three, will now swim one final meet in Italy to end her career there.

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Noè Ponti Lowers 4 National Records At 2021 Short Course Swiss Championships

Ponti reset the Swiss national records in all 3 men’s short course butterfly events over the weekend, along with the 200 IM.

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Blume Secures Spot in Danish Dance Show Final With Highest Score (Video)

After this week, Olympic champion Pernille Blume has earned the highest score of the week four times this season on the Danish dance show Vild med dans.

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Sjostrom Cracks $100K In Prize Money, Opens Up Big Lead In ISL Season MVP Race

Energy Standard’s Sarah Sjostrom has now earned $106,050 during the ISL season, and leads the overall MVP race by 28 points.

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Top 5 Performances Of The 2021 Russian Short Course C’Ships

Refresh yourself on the happenings at the 2021 Russian Short Course Championships with our list of the top 5 swims stemming from St. Petersburg.

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WATCH: Shymanovich Sets 100 Breast WR & More ISL Race Videos From Matches 3 & 4

Watch Ilya Shymanovich break the world record in the men’s 100 breast, Kyle Chalmers beat Caeleb Dressel in the men’s 50 free and much more.

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Louise Hansson Clocks Trio Of Victories As BUCS Top Female Performer

Louise Hansson of Sweden, who joined Loughborough last year, dominated day 3 with decisive wins across the 100m free, 50m fly and 100m back.

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Andreas Vazaios’ BUCS Day 3 Siege Includes Greek 50 Fly Record

27-year-old Greek Olympian Andreas Vazaios put on a show on night 3 of these British Universities & Colleges (BUCS) Short Course Championships.

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Efimova Hits Short Course World C’ships QT In 200 Breast

The 2021 Russian SC Championships wrapped up today with one additional qualification time being met for next month’s Short Course World Championships.

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Duncan Scott Remains Only Sub-52 British Man With New 100 IM National Record

Duncan Scott first set the British 100 IM back in September and has just brought it down another 0.10 seconds to a 51.82.

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Vazaios, Hansson, Auboeck Wreak Havoc On BUCS Day Two

Louise Hansson, Andreas Vazaios and Felix Auboeck, all former NCAA standout swimmers, wreaked havoc on day 2 of BUCS in Sheffield.

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ISL Playoffs Match 4: LA Current’s Sara Franceschi Out With COVID-19

Franceschi is the No. 10-ranked 400 IMer in the league this season on the women’s side and No. 15 in the 200 IM.

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