Barbados beckons Open Water Swimmers
The 4th Barbados Open Water Festival kicks off November 7th with the 1.5 km race and “Just for Fun swim”, followed by the 5km race and beach party on November 8th.
Serbian National Water Polo Player Nikola Radjen Tests Positive For Cocaine
Sebian National water polo player Nikola Radjen has tested positive for cocaine use, which he confirmed on his personal Twitter account…
The Michael Phelps Olympic Show is Live, and This Is Why It Matters
“The Olympics, often driven by nationalistic pride and the country medal-count, morphed into something else over the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Games. We all lived the experience through Phelps. Swimmers globally cheered him on…”
The Top 10 Water Safety Rules in honor International Water Safety Day
Swimming video is courtesy of Eve and Candace, the world’s foremost unknown swim vloggers (now kind of famous for swim vlogging).
NCAA Stars Smith, Thielmann Drop 1500 Free on Day 1 of PSS – Charlotte
The 2015 women’s 1650 yard freestyle NCAA Champion Leah Smith (above) will sit out of its closest equivalent, the 1500 meter free, on Thursday at the Pro Swim Series – Charlotte meet.
WADA Criticizes French Documentary Promoting “Micro-Doping”
On May 3, 2015, the French TV network, France 2, aired a documentary promoting micro-doping for athletes. In the documentary,…
Keri-Anne Payne Leads Four British Open Water Swimmers to 2015 Worlds 10K
Olympic silver medalist Keri-Anne Payne will be back in front of the British team in Kazan, looking for her third 10km World Championship.
Lars Humer, Brian Sweeney Named 2014 Irish Coaches of the Year
Read about Doyle’s honor here. Fiona Doyle was last night named High Performance Athlete of the Year at the Swim…
Norway Sending Eight to Baku
The Norwegians have released their full squad for the European Games in Baku…
Russians to Create a Coin to Honour the World Championships in Kazan
To honour the 16th FINA World Aquatic Championships the Russian government has created a commemorative coin…
Fiona Doyle Wins Second-Straight Irish Swimmer of the Year Award
Canadian-based swimmer Fiona Doyle, who was 7th at the 2014 European Championships in the 50 breaststroke, was named Swim Ireland’s High Performance Athlete of the Year for the 2nd-straight season.
Costa Picks Up Four Gold at the Spanish University Championships
Melanie Costa took gold in the 50, 100, 200 and 400 freestyle at the Spanish University Championships…
Russians Announce World University Games and European Games Squads
The Russian Swimming Federation announced the rosters for both the 2015 World University Games and the European Games…
Siberian Winter Swimmers Celebrate 70th Anniversary of the Great Victory with a Mass Swim
Among the participants there are Russian champions: Yuri Shmelev, Anatoly Borovinsky, Marina Gavrikova, and the medalists and world champions: Yuri Neupokoev, Andrew Agarkov, Andrei Sychev.
Danish Swimming bids for the LEN Short Course Championships 2017 after 2013 Success
Denmark bids for the LEN Short Course Championships 2017 with an impressive bid based upon a solid success in 2013 where Denmark played host to the event.
