Preview: Peaty, Mcevoy Headlines Australian Miami Super Challenge Meet
Breaststroker Adam Peaty (pictured above) headlines a star studded field at the 2019 Miami Super Challenge.
Metella Matches Prelims Prowess With 2 Geneva Meet Records
After claiming 2 top seeds in this morning’s heats of the Geneva International Challenge Meet, French National Record holder Mehdy Metella followed up with gold medals and 2 new meet standards to boot.
Two-Time Spanish Olympian Duane da Rocha Retires at 31
Da Rocha was the 2014 European Champion in the 200 long course meters backstroke.
Ikee, Hasegawa, Coleman & Thomas Headed To Michael Bohl Temporarily
A temporary, yet powerful training collaboration is about to go down at Griffith University later this week under storied Aussie coach Michael Bohl.
Metella & Ugolkova Claim Top Spots For Tonight’s Finals In Geneva
Frenchman Mehdy Metella notched two top seeds heading into tonight’s finals in Geneva.
Young Scots Headed To Geneva For Key Racing Experience
Scottish National Coach Alan Lynn says of his young swimmers taking on the Geneva International Challenge this weekend, “This is a great test for our swimmers and we hope they will enjoy the challenge of racing against high quality competitors in Switzerland.”
Schooling, Hosszu Among Stacked Field Headed To 2019 Flanders Cup
Singapore’s Joseph Schooling looks to get his 2019 swimming underway at this weekend’s Flanders Cup in Antwerp, Belgium.
Tusup Leaves Swimming To Tackle ‘Crazy Goal’ Of Professional Golfer
30-year-old Shane Tusup, former coach of multiple Olympic gold medalist Katinka Hosszu, has announced he will be engaging in an entirely new sporting endeavor.
European Broadcasting Union To Televise Euro Meet In Luxembourg
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) will join the European swimming federation (LEN) in providing “enhanced TV coverage” of the 2019 Euro Meet in Luxembourg later this month.
British Counties Kick-off 2019 Swim Year
The City of Sunderland ASA New Year Meet is taking place this weekend, along with several county championships including Essex, Nottinghamshire and Suffolk.
Teenager Malgil Makes Turkish History In 400 IM
At the Anadolu Yıldızlar Ligi Seçmesi ve Performans Tespit Yarışları meet in Mersin, Turkey at the end of last month, 13-year-old Atakan Malgil made waves with a new National Age Group Record in the men’s 400m IM.
Recordings of Tamás Gyárfás Conversations Found in Graveyard
The recordings, which are cut from original conversations and were allegedly being used for blackmail, support prosecutors’ claims that the FINA Bureau Member and LEN Executive ordered the murder of a media rival in the 1990s. Gyárfás says that the edited recordings are misleading.
Youth Olympic Games Breakout Ceccon Takes On French Stars In Geneva
2018 Youth Olympic Games breakout star Thomas Ceccon of Italy is scheduled to compete in Geneva this weekend to kick-off his 2019.
5 Swim England Coaches Selected To UK’s Performance Support Program
United Kingdom Coaching’s Performance Foundation Coach Support Program has selected 5 English swimming coaches to join the program for its 2nd wave.
Federica Pellegrini Signs with ISL, Will Be Captain of Italian Club
Over the weekend at an event in Milan, Pellegrini and Konstantin Grigorishin, the head of the ISL and of Energy Standard Group, made the announcement in a presentation to Italian journalists and media representatives.
