International

Blume, Ottesen, and Norgaard Headline 2021 Danish Olympic Roster

Pernille Blume will lead the Danish contingent into the Tokyo 2020 Games as defending champion in the women’s 50 freestyle.

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The Unofficial 2021 Australian Trials Awards

Let’s reflect back on the just-concluded Olympic Trials from down under with our totally unofficial Aussie Trials awards.

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2021 French Olympic Trials: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Tonight’s finals session will feature the women’s 50 breast, 200 free, and 400 IM along with the men’s 200 free and 200 butterfly.

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Brazil Announces 40-Person Committee at Sette Colli, Including Olympic Roster

The Brazilian Confederation of Aquatic Sports announced a 40-person delegation they will send to the Sette Coli Trophy, including their full Olympic roster.

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Women’s 200 Free Will Have Last Three Olympic Champions Converge For First Time

Tokyo will be the first time in history that an individual swimming event will see its last three Olympic champions competing on the Olympic stage.

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New ISL Twists: Updated Skins Selection, Scoring Checkpoints in 400 Free & IM

Three teams will now play roles in selecting the strokes of the high-scoring skins races in year 3 of the International Swimming League.

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Matt Wilson Gets The Nod For 35-Strong Aussie Olympic Roster

Matt Wilson, former World Record holder in the men’s 200m breaststroke, was nominated to the team under Swimming Australia’s ‘extenuating circumstances.’

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Race Videos: Watch McKeown, Temple, And Titmus Down 3 More Aussie Records

Watch the 3 Australian records broken during the final day of the 2021 Olympic Trials: The women’s 200 back, men’s 100 fly, and women’s 800 free.

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Ariarne Titmus Shaves 0.13 Off Her 800 Freestyle Australian Record – 8:15.57

Ariarne Titmus is now the 2nd fastest performer worldwide this season with a swim only 2 seconds slower than Katie Ledecky.

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Matthew Temple Blasts 50.45 100 Fly Australian Record, #8 Performer Ever

Temple qualified for the Olympics in the 100 fly, taking the mark from Andrew Lauterstein who held it at a 50.85 from back in 2009.

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Kaylee McKeown Closes Out Olympic Trials With 200 Back Aussie Record – 2:04.28

McKeown has added the 200 backstroke to her 2021 Olympic lineup by shaving 0.03 seconds off her former Australian record.

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2021 Australian Olympic Trials – Day 6 Live Finals Recap

Ariarne Titmus has challenged the World Record in the 200 & 400 free this week. Tonight she swims the 800 free at the Australian Trials.

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2021 French Olympic Trials: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Follow along here for all the action in Chartres, France for the 3rd day of prelims at the 2021 French Olympics Swimming Trials.

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IOC Reveals Details Of Its “Olympic Forest” Project

The project will involve planting around 355,000 native trees across approximately 90 villages in Mali and Senegal – host of the 2026 Youth Olympic Games.

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2021 Australian Olympic Trials – Day 6 Prelims Live Recap

2016 Olympian Cameron McEvoy will try to snag individual qualification in the men’s 50m free by setting himself up in the prelims tonight.

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