Europe

Kromowidjojo Keeps The Fast Times Rolling W/ Dutch Fly Record

Kromo lowers her own 50m butterfly Dutch national record while competing at the Swim Cup Amsterdam tonight.

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Kromowidjojo, Kamminga Crack New Dutch Records In Amsterdam

World record holder Ranomi Kromowidjojo of Netherlands is keeping up with her wicked-fast ways.

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Swim England’s Travel Policy Now Includes Specific Terrorism Steps

Swim England’s Travel and Security Policy reflects the times by including a special section on terrorism preparation.

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Germany’s elite athletes founded an own independent interest group

The German online magazin “sportschau.de” reported two weeks ago that athletes’ representatives of all sports  are about to set up…

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Kira Toussaint To Join NTC Squad In Amsterdam This December

Olympian and national record holder Kira Toussaint of the Netherlands will be making the move from her present home at the University of Tennessee to join the Dutch NTC squad in Amsterdam come this December.

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Hosszu Appeals Lawsuit Vs Barrett, Sports Publications to 9th Circuit

Katinka Hosszu’s defamation and false light case against Casey Barrett and Swimming World is still not considered ‘case closed’ at this point.

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British Swimming Federation Head Coach Bill Furniss Collects OBE

British Swimming head coach Bill Furniss collected his OBE on Tuesday.

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British Para Swimming Bullying Scandal Sees Greenwood Out Of New Job

Canada’s Edmonton Keyano Swim Club had recently hired former Head Coach of British Para Swimming, Rob Greenwood, but has since withdrawn its offer citing ‘shock’ and ‘disappointment’ over the allegations of its would-be new coach.

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Peaty, Scott, Ulyett, Anderson Among Brits Headed To Copenhagen

British Swimming has released its 10-swimmer strong roster for the 2017 European Short Course Championships set for December 13-17th in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Beyond The Lane Lines: Sun Yang Defends Himself

Catch up on smaller stories from around the web in this week’s Beyond the Lane Lines, featuring Grant Hackett, Brooke Hanson and Sun Yang.

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City Of Manchester Swimmers To Take On World’s Best

The City of Manchester Swim Team (COMAST) will take on some of the world’s best swimmers, including Olympic and World Champion Adam Peaty MBE, at the 2017 Manchester International Swim Meeting this weekend.

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Brazil’s Nelson Da Silva Junior Cracks Two Meet Records In Aachen

The 48th Annual International Swim Festival took place in Aachen, Germany over the weekend, with 8,650 € ($10,200 USD) in prize money up for grabs. Brazil’s Nelson da Silva Junior earned 2 meet records in pursuit.

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KNZB Stages Two Qualification Periods For 2018 European C’ships Roster

The Royal Dutch Swimming Federation has released its qualification criteria for the 2018 European Championships in Glasgow.

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2017 Manchester Int’l Meet: Peaty, O’Connor Among Powerhouse Players

It’s almost Peaty Time, as the 2016 Olympic champion and world record holder sets his sights on the Manchester International Swim Meet this weekend.

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2017 Swim Cup Amsterdam Attracts Key Talent

2016 Olympic gold medalist in the women’s 50m freestyle, Pernille Blume of Denmark, is one of the superstars competing at the 2017 Swim Cup Amsterdam this weekend.

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