International

Georgia Davies First European in 2013 to Break Minute in 100 Backstroke

Thefinal day of the 2013 Eindhoven Swim Cup in the Netherlands saw a punctuation of four great days of swimming…

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Funk Declines Swim-Off in 200 Breaststroke; Baumann Takes Spot for Worlds

Michigan’s Richard Funk has declined a swimoff in the 200 breaststroke, choosing to focus on the 100 instead. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Jiawei Posts World Leader in Men’s 100 Fly, Shiwen Ye Wins 200 Back on Day 7 at Chinese Nationals

Day 7 of 8 at the 2013 Chinese National Championships saw no National Records, but did get a World leader in the men’s 100 fly. (Stock Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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34 Members selected to Canadian World Championships Team

The following is the official Canadian World Championships Team: Female Barbara Jardin, Montreal, 200 FR, 1:58.25 Sinead Russell, Burlington, Ont.,…

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Three Island Swimmers go under world best in the 1500 freestyle on the final day of Canadian World Championship Trials

The final night of the Canadian World Championship Trials started out with an amazing race in the women’s 800 freestyle….

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Zsu Jakabos Adds Win in Eindhoven

Day 3 of the 2013 Eindhoven Cup in the Netherlands saw fast times continue to go on the board Hungarian Zsu…

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Fiona Doyle Breaks Irish Record on Day four prelims of the Canadian World Championship Trials

Women’s 200 IM The three medalists in the 400 IM qualified in the top three positions heading into the 200…

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Feilian Breaks Chinese 200 Breaststroke Record at Nationals (Day 3)

The Chinese men are making strides to catch up with their female counterparts at the 2013 Chinese long course National…

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Brittany MacLean Injures Hamstring; Scratches 800 Free at Canadian Trials

Brittany MacLean, with roster spot secured for London, will scratch her final event for Trials after suffering an injury while stretching. (Photo Courtesy: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Four more qualify for world championships in an exciting night of racing at Canadian Trials

On the third night of the Canadian World Championship Trials three more athletes were added to the team; Hilary Caldwell…

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FINA Posts Full List of Rules to be Voted On by Swimming Technical Congress

Should the FINA swimming bureau get its way, men with great underwaters like Tom Shields could suddenly become big contenders in breaststroke events. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPicturs.com)

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Canadian World Championship Trials – Day three prelims

Women’s 400 freestyle Savannah King of the UBC Dolphins/Vancouver National Swim Centre qualified first in a time of 4:14.94 followed…

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Nijhuis Breaks Dutch Record; Sjodin Breaks Swedish Record on Day 2 in Eindhoven

Three National Records went down on day 2 of the 2013 Eindhoven Cup. (Stock Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Wang Shun Knocks Full Second Off of Chinese 200 IM Record on Day 5 of Nationals

China’s Wang Shun almost broke the Asian Record, but settled for crushing the Chinese National Record in the 200 meter IM on Friday. (Stock Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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ten more swimmers added to the Canadian World Championships Team

As predicted the women’s 100 freestyle was an incredible race with only 38 one-hundredths of a second separating first from…

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