International

Luca Urlando Blasts 52.12 100 FL PB, 2nd Fastest All-Time in 17-18 Age Group

Urlando earned the personal record time during the preliminary heats of the 2019 Mel Zajac Jr. International Meet.

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Luca Urlando Doubles Up in Wins On Day 1 Of 2019 Mel Zajac International Meet

17-year-old Luca Urlando won two events on Day 1 of the Mel Zajac Jr. International Meet, emerging victorious in both the 200 free and 50 fly.

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Pavlopoulou Matches Greek 200 IM Record To Kick-Off Glasgow Int’l Meet

The 2019 Glasgow International Swim Meet got underway tonight at Tollcross.

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Kasia Wilk Reflects On Impressive Swims at Polish Nationals

The former USC Trojan, turned UNLV Rebel, Kasia Wilk broke her country’s record in the 50 freestyle last week at Polish Nationals with a time of 24.73.

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Still No 2019 ISL Rosters for US-Based Teams

It looks as if swim fans will have to wait at least another week until rosters for the four US-based ISL teams will be released.

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USA Swimming Announces Whitley, Foster Among Juniors For Mare Nostrum

USA Swimming has announced the rosters of juniors who will travel internationally to both the Mare Nostrum tour in June…

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Australia’s Ashwood Quietly Retired, Underwent Surgery For Scoliosis

2-time Olympian Jess Ashwood of Australia quietly retired from swimming in 2018 after an impressive career that saw the 26-year-old wreak havoc on her nation’s record boards.

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Moscow Lab Has Been Testing Samples Since 2016 Without Full WADA Accreditation

By WADA’s standards, the lab is still “approved,” but not officially “accredited.”

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Dutch Selection Policy For 2019 European Short Course C’ships Revealed

The qualification standards for Dutch swimmers have been released for this December’s European Short Course Championships.

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Holly Barratt Named Western Australia’s Swimmer Of The Year

31-year-old Holly Barratt was named 2019 Westpac Swimmer of the Year at the Swimming Western Australia Annual Awards held this past week.

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Greek Sprint Ace Gkolomeev Added To Aqua Centurions

NCAA champion and European Championships medalist Kristian Gkolomeev of Greece has joined the ISL squad Aqua Centurions.

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North Korean Athletes Remain Unregistered for 2019 FINA World Championships

With only 50 days remaining until the start of the 18th FINA World Championships, the hesitation of the DPRK also now throws into question future sporting events North and South Korea have stated they will unify for, including the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and the 2032 Olympic Games, which the two countries once expressed interest in launching a joint bid to host.

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Hungarian Swimming Icon Laszlo Cseh Joins ISL Aqua Centurions

Hungarian swimming icon Laszlo Cseh has joined the International Swimming League squad Aqua Centurions.

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Bahamian National Team Swimmer Katelyn Cabral Gives TEDx Talk

In the talk, which was featured on the TEDx YouTube channel, Cabral discusses what makes her different than her peers, and how she believes that embracing diversity and being proud of those differences are what defines her.

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