Paltrinieri, Pellegrini Highlight Finalized Italian Olympic Team
Defending World and European champion Gregorio Paltrinieri seeks Olympic glory after finishing 5th in 2012 in London.
Korean Olympic Committee To Hold Emergency Mtg Regarding Park’s Status
The Korean Olympic Committee (KOC) has reportedly scheduled an emergency meeting for Friday, July 8th, where the topic of whether or not banned swimmer Park Tae Hwan will be able to compete at the 2016 Olympic Games is at the top of the agenda.
WATCH: Sarah Sjostrom Swim World-Leading 200 Free (Ledecky Comparison)
Sarah Sjostrom (above) swam a world-leading 200 free time of 1:54.34 on Wednesday at the Swedish National Championships. That pushed her ahead of American Katie Ledecky, although the two swam their races very differently.
WATCH Sarah Sjostrom Swim 55.9 in 100m Fly (RACE VIDEO)
Race video above courtesy Sodertorn a-grupp. 2016 SWEDISH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS July 6 – July 10, 2016 Norrköping, Sweden Competition Website…
Kolesnikov Breaks Acevedo’s Junior World Record in the 100 Backstroke
Kliment Kolesnikov of Russia had the swim of the evening at the European Junior Championships setting a new junior world record in the first event…
Rio Deploys Extra 3,000 Soldiers for Olympic Security Ahead of Games
There will be an extra 3,000 troops added to the already 18,000 for security and protection during the Games this August.
Swedish Nationals Day 2: Sjostrom Wins 100 Fly Gold in 55.9
Sarah Sjostrom racked up another win at Swedish Nationals, this time winning the women’s 100 fly with a blistering 55.95 to blow away the field.
Great Britain Wins Four Gold on Day 2 of European Junior Championships
British swimmers took four events on the second day of the European Junior Championships in Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary…
Diener and Heintz made it into German Olympic roster
German Open 2016, Berlin Tuesday July 5th – Friday July 8th 2016 Schwimm- und Sprunghalle im Europasportpark (SSE), Berlin Competition…
Rio 2016 Paralympic Medals to Feature Technology for Visually Impaired
The Paralympic Medals at this summer’s Olympic Games will feature some slick technology to aid the impaired to know which medal they won.
Scotland’s McLean & Brown Talk Euro Juniors Preparation
2016 EUROPEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS Wednesday, July 6 – Sunday, July 10, 2016 Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary Prelims 9:30AM / Finals 5:30PM (Local…
Watch Siobhan-Marie O’Connor Rock New British Record In 100 Breast
Versatile British swimmer Siobhan-Marie O’Connor recently broke GBR’s 100m breaststroke National Record while competing at the 2016 Scottish Open National…
Seemanova Breaks National Record and Becomes First Czech Woman Sub 55
Barbora Seemanova broke the Czech National Record and was the first Czech woman to go under 55 in the 100 free at Euro Jrs.
UBC to Send Record-Setting 29 Athletes to Olympics/Paralympics
A record number of Olympic and Paralympic athletes, coaches, and staff were sent off to Rio from UBC Wednesday afternoon and UBC’s incoming President and Vice-Chancellor Santa J. Ono made sure they were sent off in style.
India Names 2 Swimmers to Olympic Team in Universiality Selections
India has annointed Sajan Prakash and Shivani Katariya to their 2016 Olympic squad, with both being entered by way of FINA’s Universality…
