4-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Roland Matthes Dies at 69
Roland Matthes swept the 100 and 200 backstroke for East Germany at both the 1968 and 1972 Olympic Games.
2019 Swammy Awards: World Junior Female Swimmer of the Year Regan Smith
After 3 World Record and 2 World Championship gold medals, American Regan Smith was a runaway choice for the 2019 World Female Jr. Swimmer of the Year award.
Toussaint Takes 2 In Tilburg As Dutch SC C’ships Roll On
Kira Toussaint took 2 golds on night 2 of the 2019 Dutch Short Course Championsihps taking place in Tilburg, Netherlands.
Adam Peaty Breaks British, U.S. Open Records in 100 Breaststroke
Adam Peaty shaved .02 seconds off his old British Record in the 100 breaststroke in short course meters on Saturday at the ISL Grand Finale.
17-Year-Old Artem Selin Clocks 21.25 SC 50 Free At Salnikov Cup
German national age record holder Artem Selin threw down the fastest 50m free time of his career in 21.25 to beat the big dogs in Russia.
15-Year-Old Evgenia Chikunova Lowers Own WJR In SC 200 Breaststroke
15-year-old Evgenia Chikunova produced a new World Junior Record in the women’s 200m breast en route to Salnikov Cup gold.
Christiansen Becomes 3rd Fastest 800 Free Performer All-Time
Henrik Christiansen raced his way to the fastest 800m free time in Norwegian history while competing in Tilburg at the Dutch SC Championships.
Including An ‘Off Event’, Kromo Takes Triple Gold In Tilburg
Olympic gold medalist Ranomi Kromowidjojo tried an ‘off’ event on for size en route to 3 golds on night 1 of the Dutch SC Championships.
Adam Peaty on London Roar: “We were good today, we need to be great tomorrow”
The Cali Condors made it 4-for-4 for the day as Nic Fink upset Adam Peaty in the 50 breast with 25.75. London Roar’s Peaty took second in 25.88
Hungarian Olympian Péter Bernek, of London Roar, Undergoes Surgery
Bernek, who competed for the London Roar at the European derby earlier in the ISL season, announced via Instagram that he underwent surgery.
Duncan Scott Downs Scottish, British 400 IM Records at ISL Finale in Las Vegas
Duncan Scott became the first British swimmer under the 4-minute mark in the 400 IM on Friday in Las Vegas.
Grinev Tops Vekovishchev & Minakov In 100 Free On Day 1 Of Salnikov Cup
Stanford-bound Andrei Minakov logged a PB of 47.22 to take bronze in the 100m free behind Vladislav Grinev and Mikhail Vekovishchev in St. Petersburg.
Sjostrom, Fratus, Blume & Manaudou Commit To 2020 Luxembourg Euro Meet
Olympic champion Sarah Sjostro will kick off her 2020 year of racing with a stop at the Luxembourg Euro Meet at the end of January.
High-Level International Meets For January 2020
Hungarian multi-Olympic gold medalist kicked off her 2019 swimming year with the Euro Meet and the meet highlights our January calendar for 2020 as well.
2019 Swammy Awards: Male Open Water Swimmer of the Year Florian Wellbrock
The power in men’s open water swimming lies almost entirely in Europe right now, and Germany’s Fabrian Wellbrock made history in 2019.
