International

American Water Polo Player Dies During World Masters Championships Match

An American Masters water polo player died during a match over the weekend at the World Masters Championships taking place in Gwangju, Korea.

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Coetzee, Lovemore & Meder Get It Done At South African SC Championships

Both veteran and rising South African swimmers were in the pool this weekend contesting the Short Course Championships in Durban.

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China’s Sun Yang Appointed Deputy Director of Training At Zhejiang College

Sun Yang is taking on a new role at his longtime training home of Zhejiang College of Sports as he ventures into Deputy Director of Training there.

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Wang Hsing Hao Of Taiwan Clears Olympic A Standard With 1:59.44 200 IM

Wang Hsing Hao of Taiwan won the bronze medal in the 2IM at this year’s World University Games, but upgraded to an Olympic A cut at the Hong Kong Open.

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Italy Could Face Olympic Exclusion Over New Sports Law

Italy is at risk of being able to compete at next year’s Olympics in Tokyo following a letter issued by the IOC regarding a new sports law recently passed.

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Katrina Bellio Wins Third Gold Medal On Final Night Of Canadian Championships

Katrina Bellio of Etobicoke won her third individual gold medal of the 2019 Canadian Championships in Winnipeg, topping the women’s 1500 free field.

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U.S. Takes Pan American Games Trophy; Brazil & Argentina Put Stamp On Meet

Nathan Adrian, just months after revealing cancer diagnosis, collected 2 individual silvers, but anchored the men’s medley to gold on final night in Lima.

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USA’s Lightning Reaction Times Contribute to Pan Am Record in 4×100 Medley

Tom Shields split 50.40, with a reaction time of .05, on the butterfly leg of the 400 medley relay at Pan Ams. USA broke the Pan Am record by 2.43 seconds.

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Pratt, Hannah Add Third Wins, McIntosh Sets 400 Free NAG On Day 3 In Winnipeg

Jade Hannah completed a sweep of the women’s backstroke events on day three of the 2019 Canadian Championships in Winnipeg.

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Phoebe Bacon Leads Medley Off in 59.02 to Break Coughlin’s 100BK Pan Am Record

That swim marks the first time Bacon has gotten both splits under 30 seconds.

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2019 Pan American Games: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

Meghan Small comes in as the top seed by a second and a half in the women’s 200 IM on the final night of the 2019 Pan Ams in Lima, Peru.

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McKenna DeBever Breaks Own Peruvian Record in Women’s 200 IM

2:15.48 undercuts the Peru National Record, which was held by DeBever at 2:15.53 from April of this year. Here is a split comparison between the two races:

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2019 Pan Am Games: Day 5 Finals Preview

Delfina Pignatiello of Argentina will be looking to sweep the distance events and win the first-ever women’s 1500 free on the final night of Pan Ams.

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Internationally Renowned Artists To Create Poster Artwork For Tokyo 2020

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee has announced that renowned Japanese and international artists have been selected to…

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As Heat Threat Concerns Rise, Tokyo 2020 Organizers Trial New Cooling Measures

The Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee is testing new measures to keep people in a cool environment as fears grow regarding heat threat after 11 people have…

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