In a Supersuit, Ari-Pekka Liukkonen Goes Under Finnish 50 Fly Record
While his 23.44 was well under his lifetime best of 24.02 from 2017, it won’t count as an official time or record due to his wearing a banned suit.
Zhang Yufei Clocks Monster 56.47 100 Fly For Unofficial Lifetime Best
Zhang Yufei put up stellar 56.11 fly split on the mixed medley relay and followed up with another super strong 56.68 individual performance.
Epic Swims: Van den Hoogenband’s 47.84 100 Freestyle at the 2000 Olympics
Also known as the Flying Dutchman, Pieter van den Hoogenband earned his place among the greatest sprint freestylers of all time at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Brazil Re-opens Olympic Training Center
As Brazil sends some athletes to train in Portugal, they have announced they will be reopening their own Olympic training center in Rio de Janeiro.
See 2422 New Swim Jobs You Might Love
If you don’t like the career you’re in, you might want to work in the swimming community and be a part of our swimming family! Go here to see 2822 Swim Jobs.
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Brazilian National Teamers Travel To Portugal To Resume Training
A handful of Brazil’s top aquatic athletes have traveled to Portugal to resume their training for next summer’s Olympic Games.
The Olympics That Would Have Been: Manuel’s 100 Free Magic Highlights Day 6
Simone Manuel, Cate Campbell and Sarah Sjostrom had yet another showdown in the women’s 100 freestyle on Day 6 of the parallel universe 2020 Games.
Xu Jiayu & Company Nearly Break Asian Mixed Medley Relay Record At Time Trial
Chinese elite brought the heat on day 1 of an unofficial domestic meet, giving us a glimpse as to where they’ll be for next month’s nationals.
Austrian Olympian Felix Auboeck Heading To Loughborough University
This fall, Austrian Olympian Felix Auboeck will be joining the Loughborough University training group and studying at the school in England.
FORM goggles get GPS open water features – available now
Available now, this update gives swimmers with FORM goggles the ability to view GPS performance metrics like distance, pace, heart rate, elapsed time & more.
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European Junior Champion Matt Richards Making The Move To Bath
British freestyler Matt Richards, the 100m free gold medalist at last year’s European Junior Championships, is moving to Bath.
17 Ways You Know You Are a Distance Swimmer
The distance competitive swimmer has their own set of struggles. Here are 17 ways you know that you are a distance swimmer.
The Olympics That Would Have Been: Dressel, Chalmers Have Epic Day 5 Showdown
In a rematch of their clash at the 2019 World Championships, Caeleb Dressel and Kyle Chalmers square off in the final of the men’s 100 free on Day 5 in Tokyo.
Felix Auboeck Primed For Relay-Less Austrian Championships
Felix Auboeck broke through with a big-time 200m free personal best last weekend in Budapest. He’ll be competing in his home nation of Austria this weekend.
Exclusive: How Katsumi Nakamura Is Changing Japanese Sprinting Stereotypes
“Japanese swimmers are beginning to realize that if they make a true effort to improve, we all can overcome this stereotype,” says Katsumi Nakamura.
