Europe

Therese Alshammar a No Show on Day 1 Prelims at Austin Pro Swim Series

Swedish sprinter Therese Alshammar, who was supposedly set to race today along with a small contingent of Swedish swimmers at the Austin…

  3 Comments

In Midst Of Federation Feud, Hosszu Wins Hungarian Athlete Of The Year

Katinka Hosszu and Laszlo Cseh were named Hungary’s female and male Athletes of the Year at an awards ceremony held January 14th at Budapest’s National Theater.

  Comment First!

Katinka Hosszu Expected at the Euro Meet in Luxembourg

Defending World Champion Katinka Hosszu is the latest addition to an impressive Euro Meet 2016 lineup.

  Comment First!

Marco Koch Criticizes IOC’s Sponsorship Limitations

Koch held nothing back as he also took aim at attitudes within Germany towards Olympic sports.

  Comment First!

Vladimir Putin Implicated in Russian Doping By WADA Report

While the report does not directly refer to Swimming, Putin has similar ties to the top of the swimming establishment.

  2 Comments

Rome 2024 Bid Chairman Insists Public Referendum Is Not Needed

Hamburg 2024 organizers saw their bid defeated in a public vote held in November, but Rome 2024 bid organizers don’t see the need for a public referendum to continue with its initiative.

  1 Comment

FISU Narrowing In On Naples To Host 2019 World University Games

The hosting decision for the 2019 Summer Universiade is expected to be confirmed later this year and Naples, Italy stands as the sole bidder at this point.

  Comment First!

British Swimmers Head Overseas for First Test of Olympic Year

A squad of 34 British athletes will undertake their first overseas event of the Olympic year when they travel to Antwerp for the Flanders Cup next week.

  Comment First!

Hungarian Swimming Federation Scolds Hosszu For Attending PSS Austin

Additional tension is brewing between Hungarian World Champion, Katinka Hosszu, and her home country’s swimming federation.

  19 Comments

OUSC Training Camp In Spain (Video)

Sunshine in Spain? OUSC says, “Yes, please.”

  2 Comments

Gyurta Makes Cameo In Budapest 2017 Promo Video

Daniel Gyurta gives a wave in the just-released promo video for ‘2017 Budapest’.

  Comment First!

Hungary’s Head Coach Returns To Post After Call From Prime Minister

Hungarian National Team Head Coach, Laszlo Kiss, is back in his role, even though he initially resigned several days ago.

  2 Comments

Therese Alshammar – 38, Mother – Trains for Her 6th Olympic Games

In an interview with the German publication „Die Welt“, released on December 24lth, the Swedish swimstar Therese Alshammar spoke about her son and her plans to attend her sixth Olympic Games this year in Rio.

  Comment First!

Guy Talks About His Success in Kazan and His Focus Heading into Rio

In this SwimSwam exclusive interview James Guy discusses his success in 2015 as well as his major points of focus for the 2016 season heading into Rio…

  1 Comment