Michelle Comeau Named Team Canada Chef de Mission for 2022 World Championships
Comeau has experience as the Assistant Chef de Mission at the 2017 and 2019 Worlds, along with being a member of the Mission Staff at three Olympics.
Kolesnikov Drops 47.70 100 Free At Day 4 Prelims Of Russian Trials
Kliment Kolesnikov broke 48 seconds for the first time in the 100 freestyle during the fourth prelims session at the Russian Olympic Trials.
New Zealand’s Lewis Clareburt Rips 4:09.87 400 IM National Record
21-year-old Lewis Clareburt just put up the 2nd fastest 400m IM time in the world this season to establish a new national record.
Daiya Seto Successfully Adds 3rd Individual Olympic Event
The unofficial Olympic roster for host nation Japan saw two new members added, while already-qualified star Daiya Seto added the 200m fly.
2021 Japanese Olympic Trials Day 4 Live Recap
We saw six Japanese men claim a 200 fly time of 1:56.3 or faster in yesterday’s semifinal but the main event is about to go down here in Tokyo.
Pan Pacs Champ Yasuhiro Koseki Drops Out Of 200 Breast
Two-time Olympic finalist from Rio, Yasuhiro Koseki, dropped out of the men’s 200 breaststroke this morning at Japan’s Olympic Trials.
Japan Trials Prelims: Shogo Takeda Stares Down 800 Free National Record
Takeda, who is ranked 5th globally in the 800 free this season, won prelims with a time of 7:53. 04. He came within 3.5 seconds of the National Record.
Daiya Seto: “I’m Aiming For Phelps’ 400 IM World Record”
With one eye on the 2fly, Daiya Seto is also gunning for American Olympic icon Michael Phelps’ world record in the men’s 400m IM come July.
2021 Russian Olympic Trials: Day 3 Finals Live Recap
Evgeny Rylov will look to make the Russian Olympic team on Monday in the men’s 100 backstroke, where he’ll battle head-to-head with Kliment Kolesnikov.
FINA Updates Calendar with Russia As Hosts Of 2021 World Jr. Championships
Following months of speculation FINA has confirmed that Kazan, Russia will act as hosts of the 2021 World Junior Swimming Championships.
Kolesnikov Enters All-Time Top 10 With 52.24 100 Back; Rylov Goes 52.12
Kliment Kolesnikov is now tied with Ryosuke Irie for ninth all-time, while Evgeny Rylov’s swim ranks as the 10th-fastest performance ever.
17-Year-Old Yanagimoto Qualifies For Japan’s Olympic Squad
17-year-old Konosuke Yanagimoto raced in the men’s 200m freestyle tonight, snagging the silver in a time of 1:47.45 to make his first Olympic relay squad.
University of Toronto’s Aleksa Gold Breaks Estonian Record in 200 IM
Aleksa Gold, who trains in Canada at the University of Toronto, raced in Latvia over the weekend, where she broke an Estonian Record in the 200 IM.
Rylov, Chikunova Lead Group of Seven New Russian Olympic Qualifiers On Day 3
2016 Olympic medalists Evgeny Rylov and Yuliya Efimova, along with newcomers Evgeniia Chikunova and Kliment Kolesnikov, qualified for the Games on Monday.
Lakeisha Patterson Opens Australia Multi-Class Championships With 400 Free Win
Belgravia’s Patterson posted a time of 4:39.55 (840 points) – only a second off her gold medal world champs time in 2019.
