FINA Blames ‘Short Notice’ For Energy for Swim Cancellation
FINA has finally made public comment on the cancelled Energy for Swim 2018 event, blaming ‘short notice’ for the event’s demise.
Sweden’s Victor Johansson Withdraws from Worlds with Back Injury
20-year old Swedish swimmer Victor Johansson has announced that he will withdraw from the Swedish team for the 2018 World Short…
Toussaint Obliterates Dutch National Record In 100 Backstroke
Kira Toussaint of Netherlands doubled up on her 50m back win from night 1 in Singapore by joining the sub-56 club in the 100m back.
FINA World Cup Singapore Day 2 Finals: A Historic Night All Around
20-year-old Kyle Chalmers became the 2nd fastest Aussie in history finishing behind Vlad Morozov in tonight’s 100m free stunner in Singapore.
Vlad Morozov Becomes Only 2nd Man Ever Under 45.0 In SCM 100 Free
Vlad Morozov fell just .01 shy of the 100 freestyle World Record held by Amaury Leveaux from back in 2008.
Michael Andrew Scores New 50 Breaststroke American Record
Although he landed off the podium, Michael Andrew’s consolation prize in the 50m breaststroke was a new American Record.
2018 FINA World Cup Day 2 Prelims: Michael Andrew On The Move
American Michael Andrew is keeping his stellar meet alive in Singapore, nabbing 2 top seeds on day 2.
Medhy Metella Breaks French Record in 100 Fly: One of 4 on Thursday
France’s Medhy Metella easily broke his own French Record in the 100 fly, but still said he’s hoping for more at the World Championships.
Jessica Vall Breaks Spanish Championship Record in 50 Breast
2018 Spanish Winter Short Course Championships Thursday, November 15th – Sunday, November 18th Piscina Nova Escullera (Barcelona) Prelims 09:30; Finals…
ISL Head: ‘We Will Use All Legal Means Available’ After Energy For Swim Postponement
Konstantin Grigorishin, the head of both the Energy Standard Group and the International Swimming League (ISL), sent a letter to athletes today, harshly criticizing FINA for what he called “self-serving tactics” and promising to use “all legal means available” after what he termed as a postponement of the Energy for Swim meet.
Japan Raises Anti-Doping Bar With New Organization
A new organization entitled ‘Japan Sports Fairness Organization’ is being created in an effort to further raise the Asian nation’s anti-doping measures to the levels expected by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
Lili Ibanez Breaks Mexican Record in 50 Free Twice More in Singapore
Lili Ibanez continues to march her own Mexican National Records down. She broke the 50 free mark twice on Thursday in Singapore.
Singapore World Cup: Hosszu Tentatively Makes Up 3 Points on Day 1
While we normally run World Cup point updates after each stop, the nailbiter of a points race between Sarah Sjostrom and Katinka Hosszu calls for a closer eye. Sjostrom led Hosszu by just 15 points with one stop to go, but that lead could* actually shrink to 12 after day 1 in Tokyo.
FINA-Italy Letters Shed Light On Timeline of Energy for Swim Struggle
Documents obtained by SwimSwam show that it wasn’t until October 30 that FINA informed the Italian swimming federation (FIN) that its Energy for Swim 2018 meet had been classified as an international meet operating without FINA approval. The documents detail the negotiations between meet organizers and FINA, which ultimately broke down and led to the meet’s cancellation this morning.
Kushagra Rawat and Sajan Prakash shine at FINA World Cup at Singapore
Rapidly improving Kushagra Rawat who trains at the SAI Glenmark TIDM program in Delhi and Olympian Sajan Prakash qualified for the finals of the 400m Freestyle and 100 m Butterfly respectively on the first day of the FINA Swimming World Cup being held at Singapore.
