International

Australian Olympic Medalist Scott Miller Accused of Leading Drug Syndicate

Miller, a 1996 Olympic medalist, has been behind bars since February 2021, but has been hit with a raft of new charges for a separate offense.

  15 Comments

Top Seed Arno Kamminga Pulls Out of 200 Breast Prelims at European Championships

Top seed Arno Kamminga of the Netherlands did not swim in prelims of the men’s 200 breast this morning at the 2022 European Championships in Rome.

  7 Comments

2022 European Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Day 3 prelims feature heats of the women’s 200 free, men’s 100 fly, women’s 50 back, men’s 200 breast, women’s 400 IM, and women’s 4×100 free relay.

  18 Comments

Gabriel Lopes Smashes Portuguese Record By Over a Second in Men’s 200 Breast

Lopes roared to a massive new lifetime best of 2:11.92, blowing away his previous best of 2:13.69, which he had just set in early July of this year.

  Comment First!

WR Holder & Defending European Champion Katinka Hosszu Misses Final in the 400 IM

Hosszu was 4th overall this morning, swimming a 4:45.07, but she was the 3rd-fastest Hungarian in the field, making her ineligible to advance out of prelims.

  1 Comment

2022 European Champs: Watch Martinenghi’s 58.26 100 BR, Other Day 2 Race Videos

This post features race videos from each of the finals on day 2 of the 2022 European Championships.

  Comment First!

14 Y/Os Ammundsen And Trotter Move Up Aussie Age Group Rankings in 100 IM

Zoe Ammundsen and Ainsley Trotter both clocked a time of 1:03.05, which moves them up to #5 all-time amongst 14-year-old Australian girls.

  Comment First!

2022 European Championships: Hosszu Chasing 400 IM Gold #5 (Day 2 Prelims Preview)

Hosszu has won 4 LC European Championships Gold medals in the 400 IM in her career and will be chasing #5 today.

  Comment First!

WATCH: David Popovici Becomes 4th Swimmer Under 47 Seconds in 100m Free

In the men’s 100-meter free semis on Day 2 of the European Championships, David Popovici ripped 46.98 to become the fourth man under 47 seconds.

  20 Comments

2022 European Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Italian Nicolo Martinenghi is the big favorite to claim gold on home soil tonight in the men’s 100 breaststroke at the European Championships in Rome.

  157 Comments

David Popovici Crushes European Record With 46.98 100 Free

Popovici is now the fourth-fastest performer of all time, the second-fastest performer in a textile suit, and just 0.07 seconds off the world record.

  93 Comments

Host Nation Italy Tops Swimming Medal Table At European Championships

The nation of Italy sits atop the overall swimming medal table through two days of competition at the 2022 European Championships.

  Comment First!

Steenbergen Drops Clutch 52.33 Anchor To Help Dutch Win Mixed Medley Relay

A day after swimming the fastest split in the women’s 4×200 free relay, Steenbergen helped the Dutch the mixed medley relay.

  2 Comments

Mityukov Shaves .11 Off Swiss National Record In 200 Back

Switzerland’s Roman Mityukov enters tomorrow night’s men’s 200m back final as the top seed, having clocked a new national record in this evening’s semi’s.

  1 Comment

Nicolo Martinenghi Ties 100 BR Italian Record, Bayer Cracks Austrian Record Again

Coincidentally, Martinenghi won Gold at the World Championships earlier this summer in the exact same time – 58.26.

  1 Comment