International

LEN Announces Prize Money for European Championships

LEN has announced they will be giving out prize money for all top-3 finishers at the European Championships.

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British National Performance Director Discusses Paralympic Team

National Performance Director Chris Furber discusses the British Paralympic team that has been selected.

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Athletes Stand Up To Doping: Brent Hayden

“Athletes stand up to doping” is a new SwimSwam exclusive series where we reach out to athletes and get their unique perspectives on the recent doping issues. To follow along with all the recent doping scandals that have plagued the sport of swimming in the last few months, click here.

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Katinka Hosszu Breaks Own Championship Record in 400 IM At Europeans

Katinka Hosszu broke her own European Championship record in the 400 IM during the first prelim session of the European Championships in London.

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Unsuited James Guy Misses Out On 400 Free Final At European C’ships

Wearing a brief and a beard, reigning 400m freestyle World Championship silver medalist James Guy wound up 27th after the event’s prelims in London.

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Romanian Robert Glinta Scores New 100 Back National Record In London

Robert Glinta crushed his own personal best to rock a new 100m backstroke Romanian National Record this morning at the 2016 European Championships.

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Now-Eligible Shane Ryan Scores First Irish National Record

After completing his mandatory one-year residency in Ireland, former U.S. National Teamer Shane Ryan scored his first Irish National Record this morning in London.

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2016 European Championships Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

James Guy came out shockingly flat in his first race in these home European Championships

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Sports and Development: Building Positive Legacies

I am hoping today to open a conversation about how the sports community, particularly federations and high-level athletes and coaches, can engage in the development of the places where training camps and competitions are held.

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Atlanta Classic Day 3 Finals: Race Videos

Take a look at Elizabeth Beisel’s 200 back win and many others on the last day of competition at the 2016 Atlanta Classic Swim Meet.

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2016 Arena Pro Swim Series- Charlotte: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Follow along for a live recap of the final preliminary session at the Arena Pro Swim Series – Charlotte.

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Atlanta Classic Day 3: Prelims Live Recap

Maya DiRado (above) will once again double up on the 200 IM, 200 back in the last morning session of the Atlanta Classic.

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Race Videos: Arena PSS – Charlotte Day 3 Finals

Watch Anthony Ervin, Ryan Lochte, Cullen Jones, Conor Dwyer, Santo Condorelli, Dana Vollmer, Cammile Adams, Leah Smith, and more take on day 2 of the Arena PSS- Charlotte.

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2016 Arena Pro Swim Series- Charlotte: Day 4 Scratch Report

Look here for a report of the scratches before the final preliminary session of the Arena Pro Swim Series – Charlotte. Cody Miller (above) is sitting out the 200 IM in favor of the 50 breast.

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Atlanta Classic Day 2 Finals: Race Videos

Watch the Day 2 Finals race videos to witness Nathan Adrian’s 21.93 50 free and several other swimming stars here at the Atlanta Classic Swim Meet.

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