International

Gregorio Paltrinieri Wins 1500 Gold With New European Record

Gregorio Paltrinieiri won his first major long course international gold of his career Sunday night in the 1500m freestyle, churning out a new European record of 14:39.67.

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David Nolan Scratches 200 IM

David Nolan elected not to swim the 200 IM after finishing 7th in the preliminaries of the 100 free this morning at the 2015 USA Summer Nationals in San Antonio, Texas.

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Sun Yang Absent from Men’s 1500 Free Final at World Championships

To the confusion of many viewers shortly before the start of the men’s 1500 free, the favorite Sun Yang was nowhere to…

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Connor Jaeger Smashes American Record in Silver 1500 Free Performance

At the 2015 Kazan World Championships, while Chinese world record-holder Sun Yang was absent to contend for 1500 gold with Gregorio Paltrinieri…

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Mexican Olympic Committee Denies FINA Awareness of Falsified Entries

The Mexican Olympic Committee is denying allegations by the Mexican Swimming Federation that FINA approved a list of false entry times for the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia.

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Murphy To Replace Grevers On 4x100m Medley Relay

Ryan Murphy will be leading things off for the United States in the men’s 4x100m medley relay replacing defending Olympic 100m backstroke champion Matt Grevers.

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The Tempo Pushup increases focus on shoulder stability and your core

Day 4 – Building Blocks Progression powered by BridgeAthletic: Today’s exercise is an alteration of the pushup that tests even the best athletes. Make sure you and your athletes master the previous day before proceeding!

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2015 World Championships Day 8 Prelim Photo Vault- theswimpictures.com

Cody Miller helped the USA men’s 4x100m medley relay qualify first for the final on the 8th and last day of 2015 FINA World Championships.

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Alia Atkinson Edges Own Jamaican Record in 50 Breast

At the 2015 Kazan World Championships, Alia Atkinson had more to cheer about besides winning a silver medal in the 50…

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Chantal Van Landeghem Smashes Own Canadian Record

Chantal Van Landeghem of Canada smashed her own Canadian record in the final of the women’s 50m freestyle en route to a fifth place finish in 24.39.

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Jennie Johansson Breaks Swedish Record To Win Gold

Sweden’s Jennie Johansson shocked the crowd at the 2015 FINA World Championships, taking the 50m breaststroke world title over the top breaststroker in the world.

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Emily Overholt Destroys 400m IM Canadian Record For Bronze

Young Canadian phenom Emily Overholt smashed the Canadian record in the women’s 400m IM final in order to take home her first major international medal of her career.

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Ryan Lochte, Missy Franklin Discuss Mixed Free Relay (Video Interview)

The United States’ relay team of Ryan Lochte, Nathan Adrian, Simone Manuel, and Missy Franklin held off the Dutch to win the first ever mixed freestyle relay world title with a new world record time of 3:23.05.

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2015 FINA World Championships: Day 8 Finals Preview

The Campbell sisters will look for 2 more medals in the 50 free final after winning gold and bronze in the 100

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Missy Franklin Wins Silver In The 200 Backstroke (Video Interview)

Franklin touched second for the silver at 2:06.34 and Katinka Hosszu finished third for Bronze at 2:06.84.

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