London 2016 Announces The Ticket Factory as Official Supplier
The London 2016 LEN European Aquatics Championships is proud to announce that it has secured The Ticket Factory as an Official Supplier following their appointment as the event ticketing provider.
Why Great Britain’s Olympic Qualifying Standards Might Not Be As Crazy As They Seem
Great Britain’s selection system will cut the team’s size, sure, but it shouldn’t affect any clear medal hopefuls and gives the federation flexibility to put together a roster it feels good about, two major pluses in Olympic selection.
Cutting Edge 50m Pool Opens at Trinity Grammar (Australia)
Trinity Grammar, home of Australian sprinter, Kenneth To and coach Matt Brown, has just opened its state-of-the-art 50m indoor pool facility.
UK Olympic Standards Are Beastly, Leave Lots of Room for ‘Discretion’
Fran Halsall is one of only 10 swimmers who would have hit British Swimming’s automatic Olympic qualifying standards in 2015.
FINA Releases Selection Criteria For 2015 Athletes Of The Year
The selection will be heavily based on the results from the FINA World Championships and the final results of the 2015 FINA World Cup.
Inside the FINA Scholarship Training Camp In Thailand (Video)
Last spring, FINA announced it would be creating a “Scholarships for Swimmers” training camp to support top swimmers in Southeast Asian countries. Now, footage from that camp has surfaced in the form of an interview by a budding swimming journalist.
British Swimming Announces 2016 Performance Squads
British Swimming has announced its Podium and Podium Potential performance squads for 2016. After extensive selection procedures, including an analysis…
What Makes A 2016 Olympic Champion? (Updated 2015 Formula Version)
A year has passed since Swimnex released its mathematical predictions for the 2016 Olympics, and the Swimnex creators have tweaked their formula to come up with an updated set of predictions with less than a year to go before the Rio Games.
IOC To Hold Ceremony To Honor Athletes Robbed of Medals By Drug Cheats
In an effort to continue to promote clean competition within sports, the International Olympic Committee President Sir Craig Reedie has vowed…
LEN Provisional Budget For 2015 Includes Growing Prize-Money Pots
At its meeting in Vienna (Austria), the LEN, “Ligue Européene de Natation), the governing body of swimming in Europe, announced…
Canadian World Junior Swimmer Meryn McCann Commits to Georgia
Jack Bauerle has dipped into the Canadian recruiting pool once again by getting a verbal commitment from Meryn McCann.
Sao Paulo Takes the Chico Piscina Trophy
When all was said and done Sao Paulo came away with the victory at the Chico Piscino Trophy…
Canadian Olympian Shamek Pietucha Passes at the Age of 39
“If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.” Martin Luther King Jr.
Swimming Queensland CEO: “Why Are We Working Kids So Hard?”
Swimming Western Australia held its annual conference this weekend, where guest speaker, Swimming Queensland CEO Kevin Hasemann shared his thoughts on declining membership within the sport.
Watch The Latest Rio 2016 Construction Progress Video
Take a look at the primary Olympic Parks as they inch near completion for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
