Pellegrini Splits With Lucas to Join Forces with Giunta
Federica Pellegrini and coach Philippe Lucas have decided to part ways…
Swimming Canada Announces 2014 FINA SC World Championship Team
John Atkinson: “This is a strong, targeted group that will perform competitively at the international level.” (Featured Image: Hilary Caldwell)
Russian Sergey Makov, Former World Record Holder, Suspended For Two Years
Russian Sergey Makov has been handed a two-year suspension dating back to the 2013 Moscow stop of the FINA World Cup series.
James Magnussen Splits With Long-Time Coach Brant Best
Australian sprint-star and 2013 100m freestyle world champion James Magnussen split with long-time coach Brant Best in what he has…
Egypt dominates Arab Championships led by distance sweeps from youngsters
Egypt rolled through the 2nd Arab Championships earlier this month, winning 33 of 42 events, including distance sweeps by 19-year-old Marwan Ahmed Aly Morsy and 16-year-old Roaia Mohamed Ahmed.
Brent Hayden to Compete for the Title of Canada’s Smartest Person
Olympic bronze medallist Brent Hayden will be one of the participants on the television program Canada’s Smartest Person…
African Swimming Federation Postpones 2014 African Championships Over Ebola Concerns
Ebola fears have struck a second major international swimming competition this week, as La Confederation Africaine de Natation (African Swimming Federation)…
Playful banter or rollicking trash talk? Sun Yang ramps up rivalry with TV commercials directed at Park Tae-Hwan
With about a week to go until the start of the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, perhaps the biggest rivalry of the meet is already heating up.
Steele Wisdom: 7 Visualization Drills for Fast Swimming
Steele’s coaching wisdom can be summed up simply: “It’s not what you do, but how you do it,” and “if it’s fun to watch, it’s fun to do”.
Katinka Hosszu to Release a Motivational Book Titled “Hungary’s Iron Lady”
Katinka Hosszu will release her first book two months from Monday in Hungary. The English version comes in 2015.
Lionel Horter, Technical Director of French Swimming, Abruptly Resigns from Post
Lionel Horter, the 49-year-old technical director of French swimming, announced to the press today that he had given notice to…
Schlanger and Wright Tie the Knot
Australian Olympians Melanie Schlanger and Chris Wright were married over the weekend…
James Magnussen Misses Second Meet In Two Weeks Due To Back Injury
After missing the Singapore Swim Stars meet in early September due to a back injury, it appears as though Australian…
China dominates Junior Diving Championships in Penza
China dominated the 2014 edition of the FINA World Junior Diving Championships, organised from September 9-14 in Penza (RUS), by getting 14 medals (including seven titles out of the 14 events at stake).
PHOTO VAULT: Raia Rapida – see life in Rio’s ‘Fast Lane’
Check out these photos from Satiro Sodre to get an inside glimpse at the international Raia Rapida meet in Rio this weekend.
