International

France Releases Official List of Qualifiers for Kazan

Jérémy Stravius will represent France in Kazan this summer, along with 14 other men and 14 women. It is the largest female contingent France has had in recent years.

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Kanako Watanabe Barely Slower than Japanese Record on Day 1 of 2015 National Championships

2015 Japanese National Championships Long Course Meters April 7-12th, 2015 (Tuesday-Sunday) Tatsumi International Pool, Tokyo Live results (in English) Full…

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Australia’s Kyle Chalmers Lowers His Own 100m Freestyle Age Record – 48.6

Australian teen sprintster Kyle Chalmers lowered his fresh new 100m freestyle age record for 16-year old boys by another two tenths…

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Wilson Takes Down His Own 200 Breaststroke Age Group Record

16 year old Matthew Wilson took down his own national age group record in the men’s 200 breaststroke posting a time of 2:13.33…

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Seebohm Cracks Commonwealth Record in the 50 Backstroke

Emily Seebohm took the women’s 50 backstroke at the Australian Championships in a time of 27.47…

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2015 Australian Nationals and Trials: Day Five Prelims – Top 10 Women’s 100 Free All Go Sub-55

Cate and Bronte Campbell, the second- and third-ranked 100 freestylers in the world so far this year, qualified first and second, respectively, for the 100 free semi-finals.

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United Arab Emirates Fires Russian Head Coach Sergey Burkov

Sergey Burkov has been dismissed as UAE’s head coach.

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SwimMAC Elite’s Roy Burch Suffers Season-Ending Injury

Bermudian sprinter star, Roy Burch, suffered a big-time leg injury, rendering him in a temporary wheel chair for his immediate future.

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Oliveira breaks South American record with 1:58.53 in 200 free to open 2015 Maria Lenk Trophy

Larissa Oliveira (right) broke the South American 100 back record previously held by Manuella Lyrio (left), who finished second.

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Video: Michigan’s Richard Funk Sets Sights On Pan Am Gold

Richard Funk qualified once more to represent Canada internationally, grabbing a spot on the 2015 Pan Am Games roster with a win in the 100m breaststroke.

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2015 Australian World Championship Trials: COACHES RAVE

Swimming Australia had a little fun with some of its coaches using some video captured this week at the Australian…

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Medeiros drops 1:00.7 in 100 back, 4 qualify for Junior Worlds at Maria Lenk Day 1 prelims

Brazil’s long course national championships – known as the Maria Lenk Trophy – kicked off this morning in Rio de Janeiro, with rising star Etiene Medeiros headlining.

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Video: Cal’s Jeremy Bagshaw Ready To Tear It Up At Worlds This Summer

Jeremy Bagshaw had a very solid week at the 2015 Canadian Nationals which earned him his first national team birth in a few years, as well as a national championship victory in the 200m freestyle.

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16-Year Old Kyle Chalmers Breaks Australian Age Record, Swims Sub 49 in 100m Freestyle

16-year old Kyle Chalmers has swum the fastest 100 freestyle in Australian history.

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