International

Wang Jianjiahe Breaks Asian Games Record With 8:18.55 800 Free

Wang Jianjiahe lowered the Asian Games Record in the women’s 800 free down to 8:18.55.

  1 Comment

Satomi Suzuki Lowers 50 Breast Record Again, Defends Asian Games Title

Satomi Suzuki broke her own Asian Games Record to win gold and defend her title in the women’s 50 breast.

  1 Comment

Japan’s Satomi Suzuki Sets Asian Games Record in 50 Breast Prelims

Suzuki shaved .02 off the Asian Games record in prelims Thursday morning.

  Comment First!

2018 Asian Games: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

Women will race in the 50 breast, 800 free, and 4×100 medley relay, while men will compete in the 50 fly, 100 free, and 200 back on day 5 of the 2018 Asian Games.

  12 Comments

2018 Asian Games: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

200 breast Olympic gold medalist Dmitriy Balandin looks to defend his 100 breast title against Yan Zibei, who leads the way into the final after setting a Games Record in prelims.

  78 Comments

2018 JR Pan Pacs: USA Takes Top Two Seeds in All But One Event in Day 1 Prelims

The USA’s Phoebe Bacon led a trio of USA women who surpassed the meet record in the 100 back on the opening morning of the 2018 Junior Pan Pacific Championships.

  4 Comments

2018 Junior Pan Pacs Day 1 Preview: US Backstrokers, Tuggle & Urlando

Phoebe Bacon leads a stacked field of American female backstrokers set to compete in the 100 on day 1 of the Junior Pan Pacs in Fiji.

  25 Comments

Kuwait’s Flag Flies at Asian Games Following IOC Reinstatement

Following an announcement last week by the Olympic Council of Asia, Kuwaiti athletes are now competing under their own country’s flag at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia.

  Comment First!

Australian Tracey Wickham Having Her Own 40-Year Record Run

In the same week as two age group records belonging to American swimming legend Sippy Woodhead turn 40, Australia has an…

  6 Comments

Spain Hires Cati Arasa As Assistant To Vergnoux

The Royal Spanish Swimming Federation (RFEN) has announced that former junior international swimmer Cati Arasa will be joining the organization as an assistant to Head Coach Fred Vergnoux as of September 1st.

  Comment First!

2018 Asian Games Day 5 Preview: Irie Has One Last Shot At Xu Jiayu

Ryosuke Irie claimed 2 silvers behind American Ryan Murphy at the Pan Pacific Championships. Will the Japanese national record holder be able to come away with a gold ahead of rival Xu Jiayu here in Jakarta?

  7 Comments

2018 Asian Games: Schooling Claims First Non-Japan/China Gold

Japan and China are dueling for the top of the medal table, while Joseph Schooling claims first non-JPN/CHN gold.

  13 Comments

All the Links You Need to Follow the 2018 Jr. Pan Pacs

See the schedule for the 2018 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships (in your time zone).

  4 Comments

Kazakhstan’s Olympic Champion Balandin Considers Retirement

23-year-old Dmitriy Balandin of Kazakhstan may retire after these 2018 Asian Games.

  7 Comments

China Cracks Asian Record In Mixed 400 Medley Relay – 3:40.45

Xu Jiayu’s scintillating 52.30 backstroke lead-off was key as China broke the Asian Record in the mixed 400 medley relay.

  1 Comment