International

2021 China National Games’ Swimming Action Starts On September 19th

Men’s 200m IM Olympic champion Wang Shun is among those aquatic athletes set to race next weekend at the 2021 China National Games.

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Toronto’s Summer McIntosh Leaving ISL Regular Season to Start 10th Grade

In her 2 ISL matches, McIntosh made a huge impact for a Toronto Titans team that has been in excellent form so far.

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WADA Advisory Group To Review Cannabis’ Status As A Banned Substance

The question of whether or not cannabis belongs on the banned substance list will be reviewed next year by an advisory group to the World Anti-Doping Agency.

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Sherridon Dressel Breaks Down Her First Career ISL Wins in Season 3

She dives into her swimming history and what it’s been like to be the baby in her family, namely being the younger sister to swimming superstar, Caeleb

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International Swimmers Complete 56 Mile Swim in the Mediterranean

The 3rd annual Mediterranean Peace Route Swim was completed on September 1st by 11 Turkish and international swimmers in a record time of 27 hours.

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6 Breakout Swimmers of the 2021 ISL Season So Far

Based on what we’ve seen so far, these are our top-6 breakout performers of the 2021 ISL season. Some have swam in the league before, others are rookies.

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WADA Declares Eight Anti-Doping Organizations Non-Compliant

The national agencies from Montenegro, Romania, Thailand, Korea, Indonesia and the German Community of Belgium were among those declared non-compliant.

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Caeleb Dressel To Sit Out Remainder of ISL Regular Season

After pulling out of the second day of competition during Match 6, Dressel will sit out for the rest of the regular season and gear up for the playoffs.

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Manaudou, Heemskerk Will Rejoin Energy Standard for Match 6 of the ISL

Florent Manaudou (above) finished 18th in MVP scoring in the 2020 ISL season. He and Femke Heemskerk are both expected to make their 2021 debuts this week.

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The SwimSwam Breakdown: Hafnaoui, Class of 2023, and Dressel Out of ISL

we discuss Olympic champ Ahmed Hafnaoui committing to IU, the recruiting class of 2023 already starting to commit, and the ins and outs of ISL developments

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Bronte Barratt To Rep Athletes on Brisbane 2032 Olympic Committee

Bronte Barratt has been elected to serve as the athlete representative on the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games Organizing Committee.

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Matt Sates Set For 12 Events At South African SC C’ships

Close to 300 swimmers will be descending upon the GC Jolliffee Pool beginning tomorrow for the 2021 South African Short Course Championships.

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Canadian Paralympian In Critical Condition Due To Septic Shock

Multi-Paralympic medal winner Danielle Campo McLeod is in critical condition at a hospital in her native Canada after giving birth to her 3rd child.

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World Junior Championships Gold Medalist Faith Knelson Lands at Vanderbilt

Former Arizona Wildcat Faith Knelson will join Vanderbilt next spring, she announced. Knelson entered the transfer portal after her freshman year.

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Jackpots: Do They Matter?

Jackpots have proven not to alter the outcome of a match, which begs the question: Why are they here in the first place?

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