California Swim Instructor Arrested on Child Porn Charges
An 18-year-old swimming instructor in Dublin, California has been arrested and accused of possessing child pornography, local media report.
China Goes 1-2 On Women’s Platform With Pair of 13-Year-Olds
China remained perfect at the 2019 World Championships in diving, with a pair of 13-year-old competitors taking gold and silver on women’s 10-meter.
Lia Neal explains how Hiccup Years lead to Rejuvenation (Video)
Neal thinks these “dip” years where she doesn’t necessarily make the “highest” level of international meet are good for her.
Ana Marcela Cunha Edges Out Aurelie Muller For 5K Gold at Worlds
After finishing in bronze in 2017 in this same event, Cunha soared to gold with a time of 57:56.0 in the women’s 5K this morning in Gwangju.
Olympic Qualifying Spots for Relays Up for Grabs in Gwangju
The Americans won 5 out of 6 relays at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. The first official relay qualifying spots for Tokyo will be given out next week.
China Wins Team Dive Event, Improves To 8-for-8 With Five Dive Events Remaining
China won its eighth diving gold medal of the 2019 World Championships, staying perfect with just five diving events remaining.
Japanese Gold Medalists In Gwangju Earn Auto Qualification For 2020 Olympics
For Japan, taking Gwangju gold carries extra significance, as these World Championships represent a qualifying opportunity for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Practice + Pancakes: Morozov, Balandin, Hansson (and More) Worlds Taper at USC
I ended up at the University of Southern California, catching the end of a taper practice with some of their postgrads who were gearing up for World Champs
16-Year-Old Kaloian Levterov Extends Record-Breaking Streak At Bulgarian Open
After breaking the Bulgarian national record in the 200 back at Euro Juniors, Levterov broke the 15-17 NAG in the 50 back at the 2019 Bulgarian Open
2019 World Champs Preview: Murphy and Xu Re-Match in 100 Back
Ryan Murphy beat Xu Jiayu in 2016. Xu won in 2017. Murphy had the fastest time in 2018. Xu leads the world so far this season.
2019 World Championships: Germany’s Wellbrock Wins Photo Finish Men’s 10K
Germany’s Florian Wellbrock won an exciting battle in the 10km race to open the top 10 Olympic-qualifying wave for the men.
2020 Olympics Construction Update: Aquatic Centre 75% Complete
Tokyo 2020 organizers have released the latest and greatest construction progress reports on the various venues being built for next year’s Olympics.
Michael Chadwick explains Process for 2 Meet Taper (Video)
Whatever Chadwick is doing seems to be working, as he went an unofficial best time in the 50 free (21.7) at training camp on Monday.
Additional Betting Odds Released For Worlds; Sjostrom -1000 In 50 Fly
Sarah Sjostrom enters as a massive -1000 betting favorite in the women’s 50 fly for the upcoming World Championships in Gwangju.
Barelli on Pro Swimming Initiatives: ‘We Must Be Careful. We Are Not Tennis’
Italian Swimming Federation and LEN president Paolo Barelli gave a pre-Worlds interview about the state of swimming under his jurisdiction and beyond.
