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Arizona State Freshman Leon Marchand Swims 3:35 in 400 IM: 5th-Best Time Ever

Arizona State freshman Leon Marchand won the 400 IM on Friday at the Wolfpack Invitational in North Carolina. His was the second-best ever time by a freshman.

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Ilya Shymanovich Betters Own SCM 100 Breast World Record In 55.32

Shymanovich’s time slices .02 off his previous world mark of 55.34, set at the 2020 Belarusian Championships last December.

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Tobias Robinson, Amber Keegan Kickoff BUCS With 1500 Victories

Day one of the 2021 BUCS Short Course Championships saw just two finals among the event, marked by the men’s and women’s 1500m freestyle.

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Detti Tops Two Lamberti’s, Fangio Takes 200 Breast At Nico Sapio

Day 1 of the 47th Nico Sapio Trophy in Genoa, Italy saw Olympian Gabriele Detti get it done for gold in the men’s 200m freestyle. 

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Fesikov Hits 100 IM SC Worlds Qualifying Time At Russian C’Ships

Sergey Fesikov nailed a 100 IM time that cleared the Russian qualification standard for next month’s Short Course World Championships.

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Katinka Hosszu Tests Positive for COVID-19, Will Miss ISL Playoff #4

Katinka Hosszu, who has not yet made an appearance in the 2021 International Swimming League season, will miss at least her team’s next match with COVID-19.

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ISL Playoffs – Match 3: Scrappy Centurions In The Battle For Second With Titans

Aqua Centurion Nicolo Martinenghi had a big win in the men’s 50 breast as the club finds itself right in the thick of things with Toronto for second place.

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Alberto Razzetti Snags Ceccon’s Italian Record With 1:52.10 200 IM

Razzetti broke the 13-day-old Italian Record of 1:52.49 set by Thomas Ceccon at the SC European Championships in Kazan.

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Ben Proud Logs Fastest SCM 50 Free Of His Career For New British Record

27-year-old Ben Proud put up the fastest short course meters 50 free of his career, lowering his own British national record in the process.

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Matteo Rivolta Puts Up 49.05 100 Fly Italian Record, #5 Performer All Time

While competing in Playoff Match #3, Italian Matteo Rivolta put up a big-time swim in the men’s 100m fly en route to capturing the top spot of the field.

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Samusenko Hits 49.94 SCM 100 Fly Lifetime Best In St. Petersburg

Pavel Samusenko made it two days in a row with a personal best at the Russian Short Course Championships, tonight taking the men’s 100m fly.

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Gabriele Detti Heads Up Entrants For 47th Nico Sapio Trophy

The 47th edition of the Nico Sapio Trophy kicks off tomorrow in Genoa, Italy, although many of Italy’s big guns are absent from the entry lists.

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Samusenko Makes Statement 100 Back Swim At Russian SC C’Ships

Pavel Samusenko scored a new lifetime best in the men’s 100m backstroke en route to taking the Russian short cousrse national title.

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Russian SC C’ships: Kharlanov Hits 200 Fly Qualifying Time For Abu Dhabi

The 2021 Russian Short Course Championships kicked off in St. Petersburg today with swimmers vying for last-chance spots on the SC World C’Chips roster.

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Laszlo Cseh’s Former Coach Gyorgy Turi Accused Of Repeated Swimmer Abuse

Retired Hungarian Olympic icon Laszlo Cseh publicly described the harsh training conditions he endured under coach Gyorgi Turi.

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