International

Vyatchanin Injures Foot; U.S. Winter Nats Questionable

Arkady Vyatchanin suffered an injury while training from kicking the bottom of the pool, causing him to miss at least the Minneapolis Grand Prix.

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Paltrinieri Leads 31 Italians in Quest for SC Worlds Gold

Distance swimmer Gregorio Paltrinieri will look to upgrade his 2012 silver in the 1500 free to a gold in Doha.

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B.C. Para-swimmer wins first Big Splash Award

Swimming Canada’s Big Splash Awards Week is underway as Nathan Stein of Maple Ridge, B.C., was named the Team Aquatic Supplies Male Para-swimmer of the Year today.

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Women’s World Water Polo League Launched With Thrilling Games

The women’s national teams of Spain, Italy, the Netherlands and Russia tasted victory during the inaugural round of games of…

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Swimming New Zealand Publicly Objects to Early Swimming Schedule

Rio at night looks beautiful on camera, but not through the lens of the two biggest Oceanic swimming federations.

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Pinheiros Relay Teams Break South American Records

The Pinheiros took the team title at the Julio de Lamare Trophy while Brandonn Almeida from the Corinthians was one of the meet’s standouts…

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World Record Holder Sun Yang Was Banned After Positive Doping Test

World Record holder, World and Olympic Champion, Sun Yang has been given a post-facto three-month doping suspension.

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Meet the Rio 2016 Mascots

Meet the two yet-to-be-named colorful representatives of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games

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Yannick Agnel to drop Short Course World Championships

French star Yannick Agnel is the latest big-name swimmer to pull out of the Short Course World Championships, set to take place next week in Doha, Qatar.

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23 World Class Swimming Stats You Need To Know

#10 – “43” – the number of meters Phelps was underwater streamline kicking in his World Record 200 IM.

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Canada West Championships: UBC Men And Women Repeat As Champions

The UBC men cleaned up the men’s 100m freestyle final with a 1-2-3 podium sweep led by up-and-coming sprinter Yuri Kisil. Kisil rocketed to a 48.73 to win the event followed by Stefan Milosevic who touched in at 49.58. Luke Peddie came in fast as well throwing down a 49.94. The three leaders were the only ones under the 50 second barrier, pointing the UBC 4x100m freestyle relay in a very good direction.

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Germany to Send 24 Swimmers to 2014 World Short Course Championships.

Germany has announced a roster of 24 swimmers, according to the German swimming site SwimSportNews. This list excludes two swimmers…

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Santamans Breaks One, Manaudou Tallies 3rd Record on Last Day of French SC Nationals

Florent Manaudou broke three national records during the French National Short Course Championships in Montpellier over the weekend.

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Ottesen Ends Danish Champs with Season’s Best 100 Butterfly

Jeanette Ottesen closed out the Danish Short Course Championships by posting a 56.34 to win the women’s 100 butterfly…

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