International

Shauna O’Brien Takes Down National Record On Day Three of Irish Championships

In the first semi-final of the night Shauna O’Brien put up the fastest time in the women’s 100m fly with a 1:00.21. That time took a big chunk off what she was in prelims. Not only was it a huge improvement for O’Brien, but it broke the previous Irish national record of 1:00.53.

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Britain’s Burnell, Australia’s Huitenga Seal Up World Championship Spots at Cozumel 10K

The feed station at the 2015 FINA 10K Open Water World Cup in Cozumel, Mexico.

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Four Championship Records Fall At Brazilian Winter Championships

The first championship record came in the junior men’s 100m freestyle where Felipe Ribeiro de Souza absolutely demolished his prelim swim with a 49.95.

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Vote: Nina Rangelova, Two Other Bulgarian Swimmers, Vying for Funding in Online Competition

Former SMU All-American, and 2012 Olympian, Nina Rangelova is one of three swimmers who has been nominated for a vBulletin sports…

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Tyler Fenwick to Lead 3-Week International Open Water Training Camp in Colorado

2012 U.S. Olympian Alex Meyer will be among the swimmers converging for an open water camp in Colorado Springs beginning in May.

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FINA/NVC Diving World Series: Grace Reid and James Heatly win bronze

Flying the flag for Great Britain on the second night in London, Grace Reid and James Heatly added to the…

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Floating Pools on London’s River Thames – Kickstarter

Courtesy of Swimmers and Swammers Chris, James and Matt at Thames Baths via Kickstarter.

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Michael Phelps Video Feature: The Making of the MP Brand

Goes behind the scenes and see the development of the MP brand designed by Aqua Sphere.

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60 Swim Jobs You Might Love

Want a job in swimming? Here are 60 Swim Jobs you might love.

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German Open Water Superstar Thomas Lurz Announces Retirement

On the eve of the Open Water Swimming Grand Prix in Cozumel, Mexico, the most-decorated German distance swimmer of all time has announced his retirement.

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Conor Dwyer takes over 200 IM spot at Worlds for Tyler Clary

A day after Michael Klueh replaced the injured Matt McLean on the U.S. roster for this summer’s World Championships, we’ve got another event shakeup.

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Hill Breaks Irish Junior Record Two Days in a Row

15 year old Danielle Hill broke her own Irish Junior record in the 100 backstroke after setting the mark in yesterdays semi-finals at the Irish Open Swimming Championships…

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Swimming Breaks Through List of Australia’s Most-Watched TV Broadcasts

Forget The Beatles and “Star Wars”…it’s Grant Hackett who ranks higher on Australia’s most-watched TV shows from the 20th centry.

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Maskalenko breaks Latvian national record, Steins breaks open record on day 1 of Latvian Nats

Latvia’s national championship meet has attracted a number of foreign swimmers who are putting up strong times, and one local swimmer broke a national record as well on day 1.

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FINA Diving World Series: British Diving took advantage of the home crowd support

As the third leg of the FINA NVC Diving World Series lands in London British diving took advantage of the…

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