International

Details Emerge About Paris 2024 Olympic Torch Relay

According to L’Equipe, there will be about 700 cities along the route, which will be finalized next year. About 12,000 runners will be involved. 

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Cate Campbell Begins Her Return to Training in Queensland

30-year-old Cate Campbell got back in the pool for just the 4th time since Tokyo on Thursday, donning a Wonder Woman suit at the Colmslie Aquatic Centre.

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2022 World Junior Open Water Champs: Event Schedule and Preview

The 2022 FINA World Junior Open Water Championships are set to take place from September 16-18 at Mahé, Seychelles.

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Russian Open Water Swimmer Kirill Abrosimov: Lack of Racing Is “A Huge Step Back”

The 30-year-old European open water champion is struggling to find motivation with his inability to race on the international stage.

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Brazil SC Worlds Roster Update: Santos & Pumputis Become First to Qualify (Day 2)

Brazil has put forward one of the more difficult selection criteria we’ve ever seen for an international roster.

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Jose Finkel Trophy Day 2: Costa Downs South American Record in SCM 1500 – 14:39.42

The 2nd day of the 2022 Jose Finkel Trophy in Recife, BRA saw more records, including meet, Brazilian, and South American marks.

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Tokyo Medalist Santo Condorelli Given 18-Month FINA Ban for Whereabouts Failures

Condorelli’s ban began on June 24th, meaning it will extend until December 23rd, 2023.

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European Champs Medalist Signe Bro Moves to Spain to Train with Ben Titley

Danish sprinter Signe Bro has moved to Sant Cugat, Spain to train at the National Training Center under newly appointed head coach Ben Titley.

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Paolo Barelli Responds To “Surprise” Suspension From FINA, Questions Timing

Barelli said he learned of his suspension with “great surprise and embarrassment” and questioned the timing given he’s in the midst of a political campaign.

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Watch All Eight Times David Popovici Won The 100/200 Freestyle During Summer 2022

Relive the summer of Popovici by watching footage from all eight of his gold medal-winning races across four meets in 2022.

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FINA Suspends Former LEN President Paolo Barelli Indefinitely

FINA’s independent Ethics Panel has provisionally suspended the Italian Swimming Federation President for alleged wrongdoing in three separate cases.

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Jose Finkel Day 1: Heitmann Cracks South American Record in Women’s SCM 400 Free

With those performances, Heitmann, Almeida, and Roncatto are now the #1, #2, and #4 performers all-time in Brazilian and South American history.

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2022 Jose Finkel Trophy Will be Nicholas Santos’ Final Meet on Brazilian Soil

Santos hinted after the 2021 SC World Championships that he would compete one more year before retiring, and it looks like he’s sticking with that timeline. 

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SwimSwam Breakdown: Dressel Breaks Silence, US Selections, & Practice Swims

We discussed Caeleb Dressel breaking his silence since leaving the world champs, US selection procedures, and the legitimacy of practice swims

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Russian Synchronized Swimming Administrator Given 2-Year Doping Ban

Olga Pavlova, a Vice-President of All-Russia Synchronized Swimming, has been given a two-year doping suspension referencing her time as an athletics coach.

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