International

Paolo Barelli To Serve Another Term As President Of ITA Federation

Paolo Barelli has been elected to another four-year term as President of the Italian Swimming Federation (FIN), marking his sixth term in the role.

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Cameron van der Burgh, Nefeli Valakelis Announce Birth of their First Child

World Record holder and Olympic gold medalist Cameron van der Burgh and his wife Nefeli Valakelis have announced the birth of a son, Harry David.

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Hauck, Kukla & Coleman Wrap Up Gold Coast Welcome Back Meet

Yolane Kukla took the women’s 50m free, 50m fly and 100m free tonight on the Gold Coast to close out a weekend of racing.

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Edwards-Smith Enters Aussie SCM 200 Freestyle All-Time Age List

17-year-old Joshua Edwards-Smith turned some heads on the final night of Western Aussie Championships, hitting a PB in the men’s 200m free.

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Incerti & Edwards-Smith Wreak Havoc On 100 Back At Western Aussies

Zac Incerti and Joshua Edwards-Smith also made some waves on day 2 of the 2020 Western Aussie SC Championships. Read on about their 100m backstroke dual.

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Legends Swimmers React To Continued Pool Closure

As it was announced earlier this week, there are currently no plans to reopen the Aquarena swimming pool in St. John’s, Newfoundland.

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Energy Standard Preparing “100%” For ISL Season 2

Even with the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics looming, James Gibson’s Energy Standard training group says that they’re “all in” on ISL training.

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Gough Nears 800 Free Lifetime Best On The Gold Coast

Maddy Gough was back at it, following up her 1500m free Aussie record from last week with a near lifetime best in the 800m free here on the Gold Coast.

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Throssell Nails Two PB’s On Western Aussie SC C’ships Day 2

The 2020 Western Aussie SC Champs brought more heat on day 2 at HBF Stadium, with Olympic finalist and world record holder Brianna Throssell in the pool.

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Paltrinieri, Cunha To Compete In Sunday’s Capri-Naples Marathon

Red-hot Gregorio Paltrinieri will headline  the Capri-Naples Swimming Marathon in Italy this weekend, along with Brazilian open water star Ana Marcela Cunha.

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WADA Could Bar Team USA From Olympics If U.S. Withdraws Funding

Earlier this summer, the U.S. government threatened to withdraw funding from WADA. Now, WADA has fired back with the possibility of Olympic exclusion.

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Big Rick’s Chicks Complete Medley Relay Across the English Channel

A group of women from Big Rick’s Swim Team have successfully become the first all-female medley relay to cross the 21-mile English Channel.

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Olympian Stephen Milne Leaves Longtime Perth For Stirling

British freestyle ace is leaving his longtime home of Perth City and instead heads to the University of Stirling under Steven Tigg.

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17-Year-Old Edwards-Smith Nails 1:52.29 (SCM) 200 Back Aussie Age Record

17-year-old Joshua Edwards-Smith stole the show on night 1 of the Western Australia SC Championships, hitting a big-time PB in the 200m back.

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Two-Time Olympic Champion Rebecca Adlington Expecting Second Child In February

Two-time Olympic champion Rebecca Adlingotn is expecting her second child in February 2021. This will be her first child with boyfriend Andrew Parsons.

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