International

Sarah Sjostrom’s 14-Year Gap Between Individual World Records Is The Biggest In History

Sjostrom’s 14-year gap between individual world records is nearly double the next-highest mark in long course meters.

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Fukuoka Finals: A Swimfo Showcase

The 2023 World Championships saw 38 different countries send at least one swimmer to an individual final, with 21 of those nations reaching the podium.

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2026 Commonwealth Games Potentially Getting Postponed To 2027

The Commonwealth Games Federation is willing to push back the dates of the quadrennial event after Victoria, Australia’s surprising withdrawal as hosts.

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Full Entries Revealed For Inaugural U23 Championships Which Begin On Friday

World Championships silver medalist Krzysztof Chmielewski of Poland is headed to Dublin for the inaugural U23 Championships which kick off tomorrow.

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Comparing Times: What it Took to Make Semis, Finals & Medal at Worlds Dating Back To ’15

Katie Ledecky has won every 800 at a World Champs since ’13, but as the results show the time it takes to final or medal has been slowly encroaching on her.

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Matthew Ward, Nikoli Blackman Wrap Up 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games With More Gold

The 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games wrapped up from Trinidad & Tobago but not before Matthew Ward (SCO) & Nikoli Blackman (TTO) topped the podium.

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Do You Love Swimming? See 434 Swim Jobs You Might Love

Looking for a job in swimming! Go here to see 434 Swim Jobs.

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Did The Tight Turnaround From Trials Impact The U.S. Performance In Fukuoka?

The U.S. team had 22 days from the end of Nationals until the start of the World Championships, a relatively small window compared to previous years.

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Full Debrief with Kyle Chalmers of the 2023 World Championships

We had a full sitdown with Kyle Chalmers, the 2023 world champion in the 100 free, 400 free relay, and mixed 400 free relay.

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Kate Douglass And Jordan Crooks Advance To Finalist Standing For James E. Sullivan Award

Douglass and Crooks were two out of the six finalists that advanced from semi-finalist standing for the 2023 AAU James E. Sullivan Award.

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Olympian McKenna DeBever Leads 12 Peruvian Swimmers to 2023 Pan American Games

McKenna DeBever (above) returns for her third Pan American games. In 2019, she was the country’s top finisher, placing 5th in the 200 IM.

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2023 New Zealand Short Course Championships: Gasson & Jeffcoat Near National Records

The 2023 New Zealand Short Course Championships kicked off this week with two near misses in the national record department.

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Italy’s Alessia Cunegatti Heading to UNC Asheville for Fall 2023

Competing for Pondazione M. Bentegodi in Italy, Cunegatti is an IM specialist with solid freestyle and backstroke speed behind her as well.

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More Japanese Disarray As Nori Hirai Bows Out As Asian Games Coach

More news out of Japan as head coach Norimasa Hirai will no longer be at the helm of the squad at this year’s Asian Games which begin next month.

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Oscar Bilbao & Matthew Ward Complete Sweeps At Commonwealth Youth Games

Catch up on day three action of the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games which saw sweeps by Scotland’s Matthew Ward and England’s Oscar Bilbao.

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