South Africa Cancels Wednesday’s Trials Again After 2nd Pipe Burst
Karien Jonckheere interviews Swimming South Africa High Performance Director Dean Price about the decision to cancel the World Championship Trials for a second straight day.
Vyatchanin Tops Morozov in Semis; No Zueva in Women’s 200 Back
Arkady Vyatchanin took the top seed in the men’s 100 back semi-finals over Vlad Morozov (above), while Olympic silver medalist Anastasia Zueva didn’t swim the 200 backstroke. (File Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Herasimenia wins three events at Turkey International
Belarus’s Aliaksandra Herasimenia, silver medallist in the 50 and 100 freestyle in London, won the 50 and 100 freestyle as well…
Swiss Swimming Announces 10 swimmer team for 2013 Universiade
Swiss Swimming has announced the 10 athletes who have successfully achieved the requirements of the first phase of qualification and…
Japan Announces World Championship Roster; Kitajima Relays-Only
Kosuke Kitajima made the roster for the World Championships, but will swim only the medley relay. (Photo Courtesy: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Van Der Burgh Flying Out to Norway; Will Miss Finals of 100 Breaststroke
The pool on Tuesday in Port Elizabeth before swimmers got in for warmup showed some improvements. (Photo Courtesy: Karien Jonckheere)
Day Two Of 2013 Swimming South Africa Trials Delayed Because of Green Pool
This photo, taken on Sunday, shows the pool that swimmers arrived to in Port Elizabeth; the situation has not improved since, and day 2 of the National Championships have been delayed. (Photo Courtesy: Megan Stephens)
South African Officials Update on Green Pool; Brown Says He “Couldn’t See Anything”
An updated photo from Monday appears to show an even cloudier pool in Port Elizabeth than the one swimmers found on Sunday. (Photo Courtesy: Karien Jonckheere)
No Qualifiers; Schoeman and VD Burgh Lead Semi’s on Day 1 in South Africa
It’s not a Worlds qualifying event in South Africa, but Roland Schoeman topped Chad le Clos in the 50 fly through semi’s on Monday. (File Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Iceland Qualifies Four for Barcelona
Four Icelandic athletes qualified to swim at the 2013 World Championships in Barcelona at the Iceland Championships in Reykjavík over the…
12-Year Old Girl Goes 2:25 in 200 Breast; Shioura Breaks 50 Freestyle Record
A 12-year old breaststroker has taken Japanese swimming by storm. (Stock Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Agnel Tops Stravius; Meynard to Close French Nationals
Even with the core of the squad that did so well at the 2008 Olympics aging and/or retired, the French men look as strong as ever coming out of their National Championship meet in Rennes, France. (Photo Courtesy: Aidan Pongrace)
South African Nationals Pool Green; Townsend Not Swimming
South Africa is having some issues with the Port Elizabeth pool that will see the beginning of their World Championship qualifying meet on Monday. (Photo: Roland Schoeman (via Twitter))
Swimming Australia Announces “Off the Block” Program, Including Adolescent Psychologist
Swimming Australia, in the latest move to overhaul their culture, has announced a new “Off the Blocks” program that intends…
No Individual Qualifiers; Men’s 800 Hits Mark on Final Day of Italian Nationals
The last day of the 2013 Italian Championships wrapped on Saturday evening in Riccione, and per the Italian qualifying standards,…
