Italian Teen Simona Quadarella Honored For Breakout Year
Recognizing young Simona Quadarella’s rise through the international swimming ranks during 2018, Gazzetta Dello has awarded the 19-year-old with its Best Female Athlete of the Year.
Headed To Hangzhou: Dahlia Could Capture Triple Gold
Look for potential duels between Katinka Hosszu and Kelsi Dahlia in the longer fly races, while Ranomi Kromowidjojo looks to monopolize the 50m fly sprint.
2018 SC World Previews: US, Russia Set For 5-Round Battle In M Relays
The American and Russian men will go head-to-head in all five relays at the Short Course World Championships.
Sons of Olympic Greats Creating Their Own Legacies in the NCAA
Whether or not we mean it, the swimming community (and sports community at-large) is good at making comparisons; especially when…
British Swimming Adds ‘Progression’ Time Cuts For 2019 Nationals
British Swimming has revealed revisions to the 2019 British Swimming Championships qualification times, adding a new set of time cuts specifically for the emerging athletes making the transition between junior and senior swimming.
Olympic Champion Peaty: “The ISL Is Where The Sport Needs To Go”
On the state of swimming worldwide, Olympic champion Adam Peaty stated this week, “We need to have professional teams, salaries, pensions and by doing that and offering money, more kids will come into it thinking ‘I can make a career out of this’ which will only make the sport grow.”
2018 SC World Previews: European Rush In Men’s Distance Free
Mykahilo Romanchuk is arguably the favorite in the men’s 1500 at the upcoming Short Course World Championships.
Tokyo 2020 on Track to Deliver Unifying Olympic Games
During its seventh visit to Tokyo (3-5 December), it was clear to the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s Coordination Commission that the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee is on track to host unifying Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Headed To Hangzhou: Le Clos Defends The World In Men’s Fly Events
World Record holder Chad Le Clos will be up against stacked fields in all 3 men’s fly events in Hangzhou.
FINA Memo: Discussions Ongoing With Energy Standard & ISL
A FINA memo yesterday noted that the federation is “engaged in discussions” with the Energy Standard Group and the International Swimming League, but that FINA will “resist any challenges to its status” as the international governing body for swimming.
2018 Scottish SC Nats: Duncan Scott, Ross Murdoch, Freya Anderson
The most decorated Scottish athlete ever at a Commonwealth Games, Duncan Scott, is expected to race this weekend in Edinburgh, entered in a hefty line-up of events.
Cate Campbell: “FINA Have Forgotten They Exist Because Of Athletes”
“It’s a sad day for sport because we are taking away a great event and losing an opportunity to grow the sport,” World Record holder and 3-time Olympian Cate Campbell of Australia said this week concerning the now-cancelled Energy for Swim meet.
Fraser Presented 1950s World Record Certificates at 2018 SNSW Champs
Yesterday at the 2018-19 Optus SNSW Senior Metropolitan Championships, Swimming NSW President Chris Fydler OAM had the honor of presenting Australian Swimming icon Dawn Fraser, AC, MBE with two of her World Record Certificates in front of an adoring crowd.
Taiwanese Voters Oppose Proposal to Drop ‘Chinese Taipei’ Moniker
The vote is non-binding, but was one of many election results viewed as an affront to the independence movement in the country.
Headed To Hangzhou: Dutch Dames Dominant in Women’s Sprint Freestyles
Dutch racer Ranomi Kromowidjojo has been red-hot over the World Cup, giving her ‘favorite’ status in at least one of the sprint freestyle events in Hangzhou.
