International

Reacting to the 24-Match ISL Season 4 Announcement

We discuss having swimming on nearly 100 hours of prime time TV, bringing the competition back to the USA, and complaints of late ISL payments.

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High-Level International Meets For February 2022

Polish swimmer Radoslaw Kawecki grabbed European Championships gold in the 200m back in 2021. Let’s see what he brings in 2022 in one of February’s meets.

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Swimming Canada Names Martyn Wilby Interim Head Coach At HPC-Vancouver

Wilby takes over in the interim in place of former head coach Brad Dingey.

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See 3279 New Swim Jobs You Might Love

If you don’t like the career you’re in, you might want to work in the swimming community. Go here to see 3,680 Swim Jobs.

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Three-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Ranomi Kromowidjojo Retires at 31

Ranomi Kromowidjojo, who has four Olympic medals and 45 World Championship medals, is retiring from competitive swimming at age 31.

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Black Swimming Association Partners with Sport Wales

Seren Jones (left), co-founder of the BSA, helps to deliver a swimming lesson as part of a pilot scheme.

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Peaty, Dean & Renshaw Head Up England’s Initial 10-Strong Commonwealth Roster

Adam Peaty will be leading the English squad at this year’s Commonwealth Games, with additional roster members yet to be announced.

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Olympic News Roundup: Indiana Will Allow Sports Betting on Olympic Events

Catch up on the biggest Olympic and Paralympic storylines outside of the swimming world. Indiana will allow sports betting on Olympic events.

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Maxime Grousset Swims a Best Time and Mary Moluh Breaks French Record in Amiens

Maxime Grousset, who was 4th at the Olympics in the 100 free, swam a new best time last weekend, while Mary Moluh broke the first French Record of 2022.

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FINA Won’t Extend Age Eligibility For Postponed World Junior Championships

The 2022 FINA World Junior Championships are scheduled for August 23-28 in Kazan, Russia. FINA has decided to not extend eligibility after a postponement, meaning no title defenses for Evgenia Chikunova (above).

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Hungarian Olympic Icon Katinka Hosszu Says ‘Yes’ To Máté Gelencsér

Hungary’s Olympic champion Katinka Hosszu is now engaged to be married to boyfriend and coaching staff member Máté Gelencsér.

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Ryan Held Raises a Big Question: What Is The Fastest Name In Swimming?

Ryan Held thinks that the fastest relay made up of one name is Ryan, but some other names may have a strong case as well.

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2022: Full Men’s Rankings

Caeleb Dressel headlines our top 100 male swimmers for the coming year. Check out the full list.

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2022: Full Women’s Rankings

Check out the full list of our Top 100 Female Swimmers for 2022.

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SwimSwam Breakdown: World Champs Postponed, Ledecky Beats Grothe, Walsh AM-R

We discuss the 2022 World Champs postponement, Ledecky beating Grothe in a 500 free, and Gretchen Walsh setting a new American record in the 50-yard back

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