International

Indian Swimmers Win 14 Medals at Asian Pacific Youth Games

Indian swimmers Swadesh Mondal, Veer Khatkar, Janhvi Choudhury and Astha Choudhary won 8 gold, 5 silver and 1 bronze medal at the Asian Pacific Youth Games.

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33 Charges Against Australian Swim Instructor Dropped; 26 Remain

More than half of the sex-related charges against Australian swim instructor Kyle Daniels have been dropped, but 26 charges still remain.

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Zhang Yufei Throws Down 57.82 100 Fly On Day 2 Of Chinese Nationals

Zhang Yufei won the women’s 100 fly on night two of the 2019 Chinese National Championships in a time of 57.82, just over four-tenths off her 2019 best.

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Tokyo 2020 Organizers Testing Out Snow Machines As Cooling Measure

Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games organizers are toying with the idea of deploying artificial snow-making machines to help cool spectators.

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Medeiros & Lanza Double Up On Golds At José Finkel Trophy

Vini Lanza already took one gold here in Brazil by winning the men’s 100m fly on night 1, but the former Indiana Hoosier collected another top prize tonight.

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Ye Shiwen Produces Strong Front Half In 400 IM Win On Day 1 Of Chinese Nats

Ye Shiwen was faster on the opening 200 of her 400 IM at Chinese Nationals than she was at the World Championships in July.

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IOC to Begin Rewarding Sports Organizations For Fighting Climate Change

The initiative is aimed to help persuade more organizations to take “real and tangible” action to address and mitigate climate change.

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Karnataka Wins 27th Title at Glenmark Senior National Aquatic Championships

Champions Karnataka continued their stranglehold on Indian swimming, clinching their 27th overall title at the Glenmark Senior National Championships.

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Understanding the ISL: Watch U.S. Team Owners Explain the League

This evening, the four U.S.-based ISL team owners discussed more about the ISL, including Lenny Krayzelburg (LA Current) pictured above.

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ISL Tickets for All U.S. Events Except Vegas to Go On Sale Friday

Tickets to three U.S. meets will go on sale September 6, the same day as the London meet, organizers announced at ASCA Wednesday.

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Etiene Medeiros Tops Women’s 50 Free On Night 2 Of José Finkel

Day 2 of the 2019 José Finkel Trophy in Brazil brought the heat, as both men’s and women’s fields contested the 50m freestyle event.

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British Summer Championships Bronze Medalist Sophia Wilson Sends Verbal to UVA

British IMer and backstroker Sophia Wilson has added her verbal commitment to the already-stacked class of 2024 at UVA.

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Does Caeleb Dressel Accelerate? A Statistical & Video-Based Look

There has been some debate about whether Caeleb Dressel was accelerating or simply “slowing down less” than the swimmers around him at World Championships.

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Euro Juniors Open Water Qualifier Yara Hierath of Germany Commits to UCSD

German swimmer Yara Hierath has verbally committed to UC San Diego for 2020-21. She placed 10th in the 10km at 2019 Euro Juniors this summer.

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De Deus Takes 200 Back Gold On Day 1 Of José Finkel Trophy

The action got underway in Brazil today at the 2019 José Finkel Trophy, with swimmers Vini Lanza, Leonardo de Deus, and Daynara Paula among the winners.

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