International

Cody Simpson Makes Return To Top Racing In Australia With A 24.68 50 Butterfly

Having already qualified for Olympic Trials in the 100 fly, Simpson raced to a 9th place finish in the 50 fly at Australian Nationals.

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Greene Gets It Done In 59.76 To Lower Own Irish 100 Breast Record

Darragh Greene lowered his own Irish national record in the men’s 100m breaststroke competing in the heats of these Irish National Team Selection Trials.

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Wiffen Whips Out 800 Free Irish Record En Route To Tokyo Qualification

Kicking off the Irish National Team Trials, 19-year-old Daniel Wiffen scored a new national record in the men’s 800m freestyle.

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Finland’s Best Joined By Hosszu, Koch For Helsinki International Meet

2013 World Championship bronze medalist Matti Mattsson will be among the Finnish stars in action later this week in Helsinki.

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Logo Unveiled For 2021 FINA Short Course World Championships In Abu Dhabi

The logo is representative of both the city’s proud history and the competitive nature of the Championships.

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Costa and Lima Earn First Two Spots On 2021 Brazilian Olympic Squad

36-year old Felipe Lima has qualified to swim at his 3rd Olympic Games after hitting the FINA “A” standard in the 100 breaststroke on Monday.

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2021 Brazilian Trials – Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Brazilian swimmers will get their first shot tonight at Olympic qualification as Trials gets underway at the Maria Lenk Swimming Pool.

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Tom Dean Had COVID Twice in Leadup to Racing Under British 200 Free Record

Tom Dean had COVID twice, including a severe case around New Years, before swimming under the British Record in the 200 free and onto th Olympic Team.

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Watch Duncan & Dean Tag Team 1:44’s At British Trials (Race Video)

The 2021 British Swimming Selection Trials ended on a higher-than-high note, as the fastest two British men’s 200m freestyle performances ever were waged.

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Andrei Minakov on Making his First Olympic Team

Minakov takes us through the Russian Trials as well as how he’s adjusted to studying at Stanford (remotely from Russia).

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Ponti, Kost, Mityukov Break National Records At 2021 Swiss LC Champs

Noe Ponti (800 FR), Roman Mityukov and Nina Kost (100 BK) all broke Swiss national records over the past weekend at the nation’s LC Championships in Uster.

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Guilherme Costa Breaks Brazilian, South American Records in 400 Free

Guilherme Costa (above) cracked his own Brazilian and South American Records in the men’s 400 meter freestyle on Monday.

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Quinn, Mayne, McSharry, Walshe Among Those Looking For OLY Selection In Dublin

Swimmers will be gunning for a spot on the Irish Olympic team this week to join Shane Ryan and Darragh Greene who were named to the team in January.

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Brazilian Trials Day 1 Prelims: 5 Men Get Within A Second Of 100 Breast Cut

Felipe Lima will lead the field into the finals of the 100 breast, having produced the only swim faster than a minute during the prelims.

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6 Out of 103 Swimmers Skip Brazilian Olympic Trials Amid COVID Pandemic

Brazilian Record holder in the women’s 1500 free Vivianne Jungblut (above) is one of 5 who will miss this week’s trials with positive COVID tests.

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