International

Kyle Chalmers Leads South Australia Team to State Team Championships

Kyle Chalmers represented Australia at both the Junior and Senior World Championships this year, and now will represent South Australia at the country’s domestic team competition.

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2015 Scottish National Championships Set for Saturday

The Scottish National Team Championships will be held over two sessions. Participating teams will comprise of 10 Junior Teams and two Invitational “Open” Teams.

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Jordi Jou Ventulá Named 2015 Spanish Coach Of The Year

Spanish Coach Jordi Jou Ventulá was named Coach of the Year at the 2015 AETN Awards, with more award given out to many other coaches.

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Russia Names New National Head Coach One Year Out From Rio

The Russian Swimming Federation has announced that Sergei Kolmogorov will take over as head coach of both pool and open water squads.

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Australia Moves Olympic Trials One Day Earlier

Part of securing LIVE coverage of the Hancock Prospecting Australian Championships has been the tough decision to bring the event forward one day, with the new events timings of April 7th through to April 14th.

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Learn the Hex-Bar Deadlift to Increase your Swim Strength

We prefer to recommend the Hex Bar / Trap Bar over a regular barbell because it helps to decrease shear forces on the lumbar spine. This allows you to stabilize your shoulders in neutral and promotes proper movement mechanics, especially with taller athletes.

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Seven Network to be home of Swimming Australia until 2025

Swimming Australia and the Seven Network are excited to announce a new partnership with Channel Seven as the home of swimming for the next nine years, from 2016 until 2025.

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New Zealand’s Rebekah Bradley Gives Verbal to North Texas for 2016-17

New Zealand’s Rebekah Bradley has verbally committed to join the Mean Green for 2016-17.

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David Nolan Joins New Startup Commit Swimming

American, NCAA, and U.S. Open record holder, David Nolan, is joining Commit Swimming’s team as a business partner and swimming ambassador.

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Manaudou’s Ultimate Dream Is To Win Both 50 & 100 Sprint Golds

The man that is Florent Manadou will be competing at the upcoming World Military Games, with his eye on winning both the 50m and 100m freestyles in Rio.

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X Winter Swimming World Championships Launch Contest to Create Mascot

“We decided to add a creative element to the creation of the symbol of the Championships, so that a lot of people are involved into its creation not just one person…”

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Park Tae-Hwan Moves Training Camp to Tokyo

Suspended South Korean swimmer, Park Tae-Hwan, has relocated to Tokyo, Japan, taking his manager and physical trainer along with him.

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New Anti-Doping Rules Lead to Double in Four-Year Suspensions Already

3 international FINA athletes are part of 24 member list of athletes serving 4 year suspensions.

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Learn the Dumbbell Deadlift to Increase your Swim Strength

The Dumbbell Deadlift is one of our favorite exercises to increase your swimmer strength.

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Seebohm Up For Sport Australia’s “The Don Award”

Australian double World Champion, Emily Seebohm, is up for Sport Australia’s ‘The Don Award’ for 2015.  The swimmer is one…

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