Update: FINA Delists Italy as Hosts of 2014 Worlds; FIN Issues Clarifications
In an update to a previous story, FINA has officially recognized Italy’s withdrawl as hosts of the 2014 World Short…
Italy Backs Out of Hosting Duties for 2014 World Championships
The Italian Swimming Federation has decided to abscond from their hosting duties of the 2014 World Championships, according to a…
Gold Coast, Australia Awarded 2018 Commonwealth Games
The Gold Coast, Australia has been awarded the 2018 Commonwealth Games, which they won over Hambantota, Sri Lanka. The Gold…
Best Swimming Nations: Women's Butterflies
After some hiatus as we moved through the fall Championship season, we’re back with the 3rd installment of our “best…
Thorpe Touches 13th in 100 Fly; Blair Evans Cracks All-Time Top-10
We’ll start the wrapup of day 2 in Beijing with the obligatory Ian Thorpe report, as he finished 13th in prelims…
Thorpe Fails to Final in Two Tries on Day 1 in Beijing
The next evolution of the Ian Thorpe comeback, as he swam a freestyle race for the first time since retiring…
Beijing World Cup Start Lists See Thorpedo in the 100 Free
And the moment we’ve all been waiting for – the big reveal of the Thorpedo in his new digs –…
Thorpe Fails to Final in 100 Fly; Aussie Teammates McEvoy; McKeon Impress
Round two of the great Ian Thorpe return didn’t go even as well as his first day back, where he…
In Briefs: Double 2008 Bronze Medalist Arkady Vyatchanin Training in Florida
On the West Coast, Dave Salo and the Trojan Swim Club have been masterful at attracting some of the world’s…
Thorpe's Return Nets 6th-Place Finish in Singapore
The return of the great Ian Thorpe, which was surrounded by much hype and fanfare, led to a huge emotional…
Thorpe, Trickett Returns Highlight Singapore WC Start Lists
FINA has released the start lists for the first meet of the Asian World Cup leg, that will start tomorrow in…
In Briefs: Alshammar, Sjostrom First Swimmers Named to Swedish Olympic Team
In what was really more of a formality than a ground-breaking gesture, Sweden has named Therese Alshammar and Sarah Sjostrom…
Lafontaine Renews as CEO of Swimming Canada; Will Begin Search for New High Performance Director
Swimming Canada, at their annual General Meeting (the equivalent of the USA Swimming Convention), announced the acceptance by CEO Pierre…
Dinko Jukic Receives Warning After Refusing Doping Test
Austrian Dinko Jukic, who was a World Championship finalist in Shanghai this past summer, has received only a warning from…
Randy Bennett, Coach of Wilkinson & Cochrane, Named Head Coach of Canada 2012 Swimmers
Today, Swimming Canada has announced Randy Bennett as the head coach for the 2012 Canadian Olympic Team, according to a…
