2015 FINA World Cup Beijing: Day 1 Finals Recap
American star Missy Franklin started off the 2015 Beijing World Cup stop with a bronze medal in the women’s 200 freestyle.
Teaser for French “Swim Idols” Pin-Up Calendar Released
The “making of” teaser video for the 2016 calendar featuring France’s “swimming idols” was released today. Have a peek here.
Katinka Hosszu Wins Record 200th World Cup Medal In Beijing
Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu crossed a major barrier on day 1 of the Beijing World Cup, becoming the first swimmer in World Cup history to surpass 200 total medals, according to circuit organizer FINA.
In Briefs 09/29/15: Rio Accommodation Concerns, UK Funding Cuts Loom
Get in the know on possible UK funding cuts, potential accommodation problems in Rio for 2016 and more in this edition of In Briefs.
7 Reasons Why Swimmers Date Swimmers
Funky Trunks and Funkita swimmers fess up on their swimcest and the upside of dating other swimmers.
(Swimcest / ’swim-cest / verb: when a swimmer forms a romantic relationship with another swimmer, usually from the same swim team.)
New Chief of Competitive Sports at Swiss Swimming
Markus Buck (34) will take over the duties of the “chief competitive sports” at Swiss swimming by his predecessor Steffen Liess over the next months
Marco Koch Starts 2015 Short Course Season With Fast Swims
200 m breaststroke World Champion Marco Koch competed last weekend at an international swim meet in Mainz, Germany, not far away from his hometown of Darmstadt.
6 Storylines to Watch at the 2015 Beijing FINA World Cup
Emily Seebohm is part of a loaded women’s backstroke field assembling in Beijing.
Australian Age Group Swimmers Attend Kaizen Talent Camp
On Sunday a 35-strong squad of Australia’s most talented age group swimmers embarked on the annual Kaizen Talent Camp at the National Training Centre in Canberra, and will remain there until Saturday 3 October.
2015 FINA World Cup: Beijing Streaming Information
The 4th leg of the FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup 2015- in Beijing (CHN) – on September 29-30 will be streamed live and free of charge on FINAtv.
Australia’s Atherton Tears Up Backstroke Age Group Records
Minna Atherton, backstroke from Queensland, Australia – remember that name.
Banned Brian King Still On Deck In Australia
In June we reported how controversial Australian swim coach Brian King received a three-year suspension from coaching children, as well as a…
USOC: “There Is Work To Be Done Between Now And Rio”
Michael Phelps was dropped from the Worlds roster, a fact which didn’t help the U.S. Worlds medal haul the USOC examined earlier this week.
Is Australia Becoming A Drug Cheat Haven?
Sun Yang had served a doping ban last year, but is still allowed to train at unofficial, non-excellence training centers in Australia.
Queensland Wins 7th-Straight Australian States Teams Title
Queensland got off to a flying start and didn’t look back on their way to winning their 7th straight State…
