After Hamburg Rejection, Crossroads Looming On Olympic Identity
As the IOC considers its 2024 bids beginning next year and eventually selects a host in the year 2017, the future identity of the Olympic movement hangs in the balance.
Cseh, Koch, Stjepanovic Once Again At Euro Meet
The world champion Laszlo Cseh (Hungary) and the European champion Velimir Stjepanovic (Serbia) have confirmed their attendance at the 2016 Luxembourg Euro Meet to be held from 29th to 31st January.
South Africa’s Calvyn Justus Is A Man With A Plan (Interview)
South Africa’s Calvyn Justus is steadily moving up the swimming-food-chain and is making his own way both in the pool and out.
Scottish Nationals to Return to the Capital
The Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh will play host to an impressive line-up for the Scottish National Short Course Swimming Championships from 11 to 13 December 2015.
A Few Thoughts on European Short Course Championships
Several gold medalists from Kazan experienced success once again in Netanya…
2015 Amsterdam Cup Preview: Manaudou Possibly Taking On 200 Free
Florent Manaudou is set to make an appearance in the 50m, 100m and, um, 200m freestyle events at the Amsterdam Cup slated to start on Friday.
Berlin Is Back! World Cup To Return To Germany In 2016
The stars will be returning to Berlin for the 2016 edition of the 2016 FINA World Cup after two years…
12/08/15 In Briefs: Tamsin Cook Award, Aussie OWS Canceled, Grenfell
In Briefs: Tamsin Cook, 2nd from left, has been awarded the Railtrain Junior Sports Star of the Year. The 17-year-old is pictured here with Marguerite Oliver from the Hancock Family Medical Foundation, fellow Australian swimmer Brianna Throssell, and Gina Rinehart.
Dutch Swimming’s Technical Director To Depart After 2016 Olympic Games
Dutch Swimming’s Technical Director, Joop Alberda, has announced he will be leaving the organization sometime after the 2016 Olympic Games.
Danish Olympic Qualifying Meet Will Follow Rio Start Times
Danish Swimming wants to give Rikke Moeller Pedersen and her teammates the best chance possible in Rio
Jeannette Ottesen Will Train in Australia From January to March
Ottesen’s departure raises questions about the future of Denmark’s National Training Center
Tom Jager Weighs In On US Sprinting Woes, Matt Biondi, USRPT
Olympic champ and former world record-holding sprinter Tom Jager made an appearance on a Swedish podcast this week, complete with an interesting take on the current struggles of the American men in the sprint freestyle races.
Russian Swimming Federation Adds Prominent WADA Logo to Homepage
In an era where nothing happens by accident, the Russian Swimming Federation has added a prominent logo for the World Anti-Doping Organization (WADA) to the top of its home page.
Michael Andrew Brushes Up On His Canadian Slang
SwimSwam caught up with Michael Andrew at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre during the second Ontario Junior International to see just how much Canadian slang he had picked up on his second visit to the city.
Cseh Says Record-Breaking Swims In Israel Are A “Message For Everyone”
Laszlo Cseh has put the world on notice yet again that he “is still in the race”.
