International

Ukrainian National Swimming Team Coach Rescued From Rubble Post-Missile Attack

The Ukrainian National Team swimming coach was rescued after spending two-hours trapped under rubble post-missile attack.

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Ohashi Becomes Japan’s First-Ever Female Professional Swimmer

The nation of Japan has made two major strides on the women-making-an-impact-in-swimming front with both Yui Ohashi and Sakiko Shimizu making some waves.

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Miyu Namba Hits 4:05 400 Free, Honda Tops Seto In 400 IM In Tokyo

200m fly silver medalist from the 2020 Olympic Games, Tomoru Honda, got the better of Daiya Seto in the men’s 400m Im in Tokyo tonight.

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FINA Announces Competition Schedule for 2022 World Champs

FINA has announced the competition schedule for the 2022 World Championships in Budapest, with swimming set to start on June 18th.

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Reona Aoki Blasts 1:05.19 LCM 100 Breast Asian Record, Bound For Budapest

Japanese swimmers are vying for 2022 Budapest roster spots this week in Tokyo already highlighted by a monster swim by Reona Aoki.

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LEN To Adopt SIGA’s Universal Standards On Sports Integrity

LEN will implement the Sports Integrity Global Alliance Universal Standards on Sport Integrity and go through its Independent Rating and Verification System.

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30-Strong British Team Named For World Para Swimming Championships

Spearheaded by seven Tokyo Paralympic champions, an exciting combination of experience and emerging talent makes up the British team headed to Madeira.

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“Unsinkable” A Documentary on Corcoran’s 500 Km Swim of the Irish Coastline

Inspired to raise money for charity in honor of his late father, Alan Corcoran became the first person to swim the entire 500 km Irish coastline in 2019.

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British Swimming Pulls Out Of Russian-Hosted World and European Championships

Great Britain announced that they will not compete in the 2022 Short Course World Championships and the 2024 European Championships, scheduled for Kazan.

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Kyle Chalmers Is All-In for 100 Free Gold Medal in Paris 2024 Olympics

Losing to longtime rival Caeleb Dressel by such a slim margin has lit a fire in his belly, one that will only be quenched by a gold-medal sandwich

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Russian Swimming President Responds to FINA Neutrality Decision

Vladimir Salnikov responded to FINA’s decision to only allow Russian athletes to compete as neutral by saying “This decision is balanced”.

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Swimming Canada Pulls Out of Russian-Hosted World Championships

Swimming Canada, which won 15 medals at the 2021 Short Course World Championships, won’t compete in 2022 as a result of Russia’s aggression toward Ukraine.

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SwimSwam Breakdown: Russia/Ukraine, Conference Week #2, & the Westmont Pro Swim

we discuss Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, all of last weekend’s college conference action, and the upcoming Pro Swim Series in Westmont

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Olympic Star Katie Ledecky Moves to Gainesville To Train With The Guys

Did 10x Olympic swimming medalist Katie Ledecky move to Gainesville to train with the Gator men’s distance group? I think so. What do you think?

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ISL Further Clarifies Pro & Semi-Pro Distinctions For Season 4

The ISL will notably offer ‘PRO’ swimmers a bonus is they don’t compete at the 2022 FINA World Championships.

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