2015 FINA Junior Worlds: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap
Minna Atherton, top seed in the women’s 50m backstroke, will be going for the all-distance sweep in the event, having already won gold in the 100 and 200 backstrokes.
Anton Chupkov Scrapes Under 200 Breast Junior Worlds Meet Record
Chupkhov was in a league of his own in prelims this morning. He finished in a time of 2:10.73, just enough to claim the meet record that previously belonged to Russia’s Alexander Palatov at 2:10.75.
2015 FINA Junior World Championships: Day 3 Finals Photo Vault
Canada’s Junior World Champs in the mixed 4×100 free relay strike a pose.
Minna Atherton Posts 28.0 50 Backstroke to Clip Junior World Record
Atherton clocked a 28.00 to claim the Junior World Record and the Championship Record. She now owns the world junior mark in both the 50 and 100 back.
USA, Italy and Brazil set lineups for Raia Rapida sprint showdown
Anthony Ervin is back to head the U.S. roster at Brazil’s made-for-TV Raia Rapida sprint format meet.
2015 FINA Junior World Championships: Day 4 Prelims Preview
Turkey’s Viktoria Zeynep Gunes looks to add a 200 IM title to her breaststrokeing dominance this week, while perhaps making a run at the junior world record.
Learn the Assisted Chinup for Your Swim Strength Program
The Assisted Chinup progresses the body weight pull from a horizontal pull to a vertical pull. This naturally increases the difficulty of the movement.
Canada Comes On Strong In Medal Table After Day 3 At World Juniors
Canada snatched up four medals on day 3, shifting the standings in the medal table halfway through the 2015 FINA World Junior Championships.
2015 FINA Junior World Championships: Day 2 Finals Photo Vault
As action continues at the 2015 FINA World Junior Championships in Singapore, local photographer Adrian Seetho is sharing with us an on-deck look at the championship meet.
Argentina Drops Out Of 2021/2023 FINA World Championships Bidding
Argentina withdraws its bid as possible host of the 2021 or 2023 FINA World Championships.
FINA Considering Instituting Minimum Age For World Championships
“For her, this is a game and it’s better for children to have fun at this and not start at age 10 to take marijuana or cocaine, smoking or drinking alcohol,” FINA’s president said in defending the presence of a 10-year-old entrant at Worlds.
Schedule for London 2016 LEN European Aquatics Championships Released
Over 900 athletes are expected to compete at the last major aquatics event prior to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and Siobhan-Marie O’Connor is excited at the prospect of completing her own personal first.
2015 FINA Junior World Championships: Ruck Rattles Jr World Record At Day 3 Finals
Canada’s Taylor Ruck broke her own meet record and moved to within a tenth of the junior world record in finals of the 100 free, then helped Canada win gold in the mixed 4×100 free relay.
2024 Los Angeles Olympic Swimming Venue Would Be New Soccer Stadium
Organizers of the Los Angeles bid for the 2024 Olympic Games have released their proposed venue plans, including a brand-new soccer stadium that would house the swimming & diving events.
Atherton, Australia dominating world backstrokes after another Jr World title
With Minna Atherton’s second backstroking gold medal in Singapore, the Australian women have now swept the Olympic distance backstroke races at Worlds and Junior Worlds.
