World Junior Record Holder David Popovici Changes Swim Clubs
Talented 17-year-old freestyle sprint ace David Popovici has joined a new club named Dinamo in his home nation of Romania.
Paris 2024 Outlines Volunteer Program For Next Olympics
Though the volunteer slots have been cut by 35% based on Tokyo’s plan, the Paris 2024 Board is determined to open the Games to as many people as possible.
Star-Studded Field Set To Compete At Opening Leg Of FINA World Cup In Berlin
Emma McKeon will be one of a handful of Australians competing on the World Cup circuit as they remain in Europe prior to the ISL playoffs.
Germans Wellbrock, Spiwoks Grab Wins At Leg 3 of LEN Open Water Cup
It was a dominant display from the Germans as Florian Wellbrock won the men’s race while Jeanette Spiwoks and Lea Boy finished 1-2 among the women.
Adam Peaty’s Dance Debut Earns Second-Highest Score on British Dance Show
Olympic champion Adam Peaty tied for the 2nd-highest score on week 1 of BBC show Strictly Come Dancing with a hip-driven cha-cha to Maneskin’s “Beggin.”
Aqua Centurions’ Men’s 4×100 Medley Relay Sets Italian Record at ISL Match 10
Three of the relay’s four members were on the prior record-setting men’s 4×100 medley relay at an ISL match in October 2019.
Barbora Seemanova Shaves Over A Second Off Czech Record in SCM 400 Free
Seemanova owns short course Czech records in the 100 through 800 freestyles and long course records in the 50 through 400 freestyles.
Erik Persson Edges Own SCM 200 Breaststroke Swedish Record at ISL Match 10
The two-time Olympian Persson’s previous best time was from the 2019 European Championships. He also owns the 100m breast Swedish record.
Ingeborg Løyning Bests Own SCM 200 Back Norwegian Record at ISL Match 10
Løyning, the short course meters world record holder in all three backstroke events, also matched her own 50 back record on Saturday.
Alberto Razzetti Breaks Italian Record in 200 Fly for the 2nd Straight Week
Alberto Razzetti, above celebrating with the “T” of the Toronto Titans, broke the Italian Record in the 200 fly for the second consecutive week.
Condors’ Kathrin Demler Making Waves At German SC C’ships
The German Short Course Championships rolled on with Cali Condors’ Kathrin Demler making waves on day two of the competition.
Kregor Zirk Hand-Touches at 100-Meter Checkpoint in 400 Freestyle in Match 9
On day 1 of Match 9, Energy Standard’s Kregor Zirk decided to chase the 6 points offered to the first swimmer to reach the 100-meter checkpoint.
Madrid Enters 2036 Race, or Not? Olympic Hosting Field Shapes Up Post-Tokyo
Madrid’s deputy mayor this week announced it would join the bidding for the 2036 Olympics, but minutes later the mayor contradicted that statement.
From Zero To Hero: The Tokyo Gold Medalists Who Weren’t In Gwangju
Take a look at the 6 swimmers who went from not racing a particular event at the 2019 World Championships to winning gold in that event at Tokyo 2020.
Mark Faber Takes Over As Dutch National Team Head Coach
The Royal Dutch Swimming Federation (KNZB) has announced a big change in its coaching staff in this post-Tokyo 2020 phase.
