International

Victoria, Australia Paying $243M to Pull Out as 2026 Commonwealth Games Host

The settlement comes after Alberta withdrew its bid for the 2030 Commonwealth Games, raising the question of whether the 2022 edition may have been the last.

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2023 World Champs Swimmer Elisabeth Erlendsdottir Commits to Georgia Tech (2024)

Elisabeth Erlendsdottir, a native of the Faroe Islands, will bring some strong backstroke times and big meet experience to Georgia Tech next fall.

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Croatia, Portugal Have Historic Medal Breakthroughs At European Junior Diving Champs

Croatia’s Matej Nevešćanin claimed his nation’s first-ever European junior diving gold medal with a dominant display in the Boys A 1m springboard final.

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World Aquatics and Hungarian Government Join Forces On Scholarship Program

The agreement comes as World Aquatics is in the process of moving its headquarters to Budapest.

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Marcello Guidi, Lea Boy Roll To Decisive Wins At LEN Open Water Cup In Samorin

The fourth leg of the series in Slovakia saw both Guidi and Boy earn victories by a wide margin, with the Italian Guidi topping the men by 37 seconds.

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Caeleb Dressel Unpacks His Journey Back to Swimming Since 2022 World Champs

American superstar swimmer Caeleb Dressel sits down for his first full-length interview since the 2022 World Championships.

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Coetze Claims Backstroke Double At South African SC Championships

Cal commit Pieter Coetze followed up his U23 Championships hardware haul with more gold at the South African Short Course Championships.

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LEN Launches 2023 European Short Course Masters Championships In Madeira

This year’s edition in November will mark the first European Masters SC competition in 36 years.

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Ukraine Continues Winning Streak At 2023 European Junior Diving Championships

Karina Hlizhina claimed her second gold medal in as many days, adding the Girls’ B 3m springboard title to the Mixed Team Event victory she won on Saturday.

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Australian Olympic Champion John Devitt Passes Away at Age 86

John Devitt, a decorated Australian swimmer who won the controversial 100-meter freestyle final at the 1960 Rome Olympics, died Thursday in Sydney.

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Cook & Lauterstein Made Marks At Vic Open Short Course Championships

Two-time Olympian Tamsin Cook and retired Olympic medalist Andrew Lauterstein both competed at this weekend’s Vic Open Short Course Championships.

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Haughey Snares 1:06.77 Breaststroke Split At Hong Kong Championships

Olympic multi-medalist Siobhan Haughey turned some heads with her breaststroke split on her squad’s medley relay at this weekend’s Hong Kong Championships.

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Siobhan Haughey Fires Off Pre-Asian Games 24.44 50 Free National Record

Siobhan Haughey produced the fastest 50m free of her career to take gold at the Hong Kong Open Swimming Championships today.

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Canadian Olympian Ruslan Gaziev Using 5th Year of NCAA Eligibility at Ohio State

Ruslan Gaziev is returning to Ohio State for his COVID-19 fifth year of eligibility next season, giving the Buckeyes a boost amid a wave of key departures. 

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Ohio State’s Alex Quach Taking Olympic Redshirt; James Ward Denied Eligibility

The Ohio State men now must replace half of their medley relays next season following the departures of versatile Australians Alex Quach and James Ward.

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