International

Sun Yang Eyeing Thailand as China Weighs Possible Gold Coast Protest

Sun Yang is no longer welcome in the Gold Coast training facility he has been rather secretly training in recently; could Thailand be next?

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Hosszu and O’Connor Battle at Flanders Cup

On the final night of competition in Antwerp two heavy weights went head to head in the women’s 200 IM…

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Koch, Wenk and Verrasztos Clean Up in Uster

Germans Marco Koch, Alexandra Wenk and Hungarians David and Evelyn Verraszto all took home multiple gold from the International Meeting of Uster…

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Arena International Signs Thomas Fraser-Holmes to Sponsorship Deal

Thomas Fraser-Holmes (middle above) has had a stellar two years of swimming and has grown into one of the stars of the sport in his native country.

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New Pool Named After Peaty Opens in His Hometown of Uttoxeter

Pool named after local sporting hero Adam Peaty…

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Grant Hackett Withdraws from Weekend Time Trials With Illness

Anticipation raged last week when it was announced that Grant Hackett would take on his first meet-style racing on the Gold…

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Guy and Willmott Pick Up Multiple Wins at Flanders Cup

Aimee Willmott came away from the first day of the Flanders Cup with two impressive wins. Willmott took the women’s…

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Antwerp on World Record Alert After Adam Peaty Goes Sub-27 in Prelims

Adam Peaty (above) is within three-tenths of a second of the World Record in the 50 breaststroke in Antwerp, Belgium.

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Belmonte’s Hometown to Name Her as Their ‘Favourite Daughter’

On February 2nd the town of Badalona honour Mireia Belmonte by crowning her their ‘Favourite Daughter’…

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Phelps to Represent Aqua Sphere at Germany’s ISPO

Aquatics equipment manufacturer, Aqua Sphere, announced in a press release last August that Michael Phelps would be partnering with the brand…

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Pierre Lafontaine stepping down as head of CIS

Former Swimming Canada CEO Pierre Lafontaine is stepping down from his role as CEO of Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) after just under two years.

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Grant Hackett to race unofficial time trials at this weekend’s Miami Super Challenge

The three-time Olympic gold medalist will race two time trials at the Miami Super Challenge this Saturday, The Australian reports.

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Former Olympic swimmer Mark Tonelli is ambassador for Australia Day

Australian Olympic gold medalist Mark Tonelli has been honored as Bega Valley’s official Australia Day Ambassador.

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Britain Sending 43 Elites to Flanders Cup This Weekend

World Record holder Adam Peaty will lead a team of 43 Brits to the Flanders Cup this weekend.

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The Battle of Sink vs. Swim: More Children Can Open a Web Browser Than Swim

The statistics are horrifying – and in the UK, they’re getting worse.

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