2020 FFN Golden Tour Nice: Heat Swim $ Forfeited If Athletes Scratch Finals
Swimmers at the FFN Golden Tour this weekend in Nice will only get paid if they carry over their heats appearances to the finals.
Heavy Lies The Crown Part 2: Men With OLY Qualifying Times
Lithuanian swimming ace Danas Rapsys appears multiple times on the men’s world rankings, taking into account only those performances that qualify for Tokyo.
Beyond The Lane Lines: Millfield Swimmer Honors Aussie Roots
Catch up on the swimming-related news round-up from around the world in this week’s edition of our series Beyond the Lane Lines.
WADA Requests Public Hearing – Like Sun Yang’s – for RUSADA Compliance Case
The World Anti-Doping Agency has requested that the hearing to resolve the Russian Anti-Doping Agency’s non-compliance case be held in public.
Kansas City Chiefs Win First Super Bowl in 50 Years: a Swimming Retrospective
On Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs won their first Super Bowl in 50 years. We use that as a measuring stick to mark the passage of time in our own sport of…
British Olympic Association Reveals New ‘Over-The-Top’ Broadcast Platform
British Swimming fans will be able to get even more of athletes like Adam Peaty, thanks to a new Over-The-Top streaming service.
Spain’s Munoz Takes To Twitter, Calls For Support Of Nation’s Elite Athletes
Earlier this week, Spanish freestyle ace Lidon Munoz took to social media calling for the government’s support of the country’s elite sportspeople.
Japanese Breaststroking Ace Koseki Modeling Gym Training After Peaty
Japanese national record holder Yasuhiro Koseki is taking a page from Adam Peaty’s playbook when it comes to getting it done in the gym.
Louise Hansson, Erik Persson, Added to Sweden’s 2020 Olympic Team for Tokyo
Louise Hansson (above), the fastest 100 butterflier in history in short course yards, will join countrymate Sarah Sjostrom, the fastest 100 butterflier in long course meters, in Tokyo.
Heavy Lies The Crown Part 1: Women With OLY Qualifying Times
One month into the Summer Olympic year, let’s examine who is ‘the hunted’ by listing women having clocked OLY-qualifying times thus far.
French Minister of Sport to Host Convention on Prevention of Sexual Violence
French paper L’Equipe released an investigation on sexual abuse in French sport this week, including bombshell allegations in swimming and ice skating.
World Championships 4th-Place Finisher Philip Heintz Reinjures Hip
Philip Heintz, who missed a medal at Worlds in 2019 by less than a tenth of a second, has reinjured the same hip that forced a scratch of the 400 IM final in Gwangju.
4-Time World Champion Jeremy Stravius Announces Retirement from Swimming
The 31-year old Frenchman won the long course World Championship in the 100 backstroke in 2011, and has 3 Olympic medals as well.
Beyond The Lane Lines: A Double Dose Of Mireia Belmonte
Catch up on this week’s edition of Beyond the Lane Lines, featuring reigning 200 fly Olympic champion Mireia Belmonte of Spain.
Swim Ireland Sees Funding Increase For 2020 Olympic Year
Swim Ireland received an increase in funding for the 2020 Olympic year, perhaps helping boost its athletes into better results than Rio.
