Rikako Ikee Opting Out Of This Weekend’s Tokyo New Year Meet
Originally entered in this weekend’s Tokyo Metro New Year Meet, leukemia survivor Rikako Ikee will be opting out of the competiton.
Swimmer Matteo Restivo Becomes First Italian Athlete to Receive Covid Vaccine
26-year old swimmer Matteo Restivo, a 2018 European Championships bronze medalist, has become the first elite Italian athlete to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
Swimming Canada Sends Out Invites For 2021 Olympic Trials; Full Lists Here
Swimming Canada has just sent invites to 20 swimmers in each event for the reduced capaity 2021 Canadian Trials to be held in April.
SSPC: Kaylee Mckeown Describes 21-Day Training Blocks with 17-on, 4-Off
McKeown re-wrote half of the Australian backstroke record book last year, setting records in the 100 and 200 backs long course and the 200 back short course
Tokyo 2021 Olympic Relay Qualification Update – Women’s 400 Free Relay
Charlotte Bonnet and the French women now have the fifth fastest 400 Free Relay time as they look ahead to Tokyo while other countries fight to qualify.
8 German Swimmers Have Qualified So Far For Postponed Olympic Games
Germany’s two-time world champion from 2019, Florian Wellbrock, has achieved Olympic qualification in the 800m and 1500m freestyle events.
Australian Coach Dean Pugh Loses Battle With Cancer
Australian coach Dean Pugh lost his battle with lung cancer, dying in his sleep earlier this week surrounded by his family and friends.
Pandemic and Politics Narrow Manaudou’s Tokyo 2020 Training to Marseille
Manaudou had planned to train for Tokyo with Energy Standard head coach James Gibson in Turkey, but politics and pandemic travel difficulties changed that.
Swim England CEO Nickerson: Closures Are Extremely Distressing
Swim England CEO Jane Nickerson posted an official response regarding new restrictions, pleading for leisure centres to be exempt from closures.
2020 Swammy Awards: Male Swimmer of the Year Caeleb Dressel
This year’s Male Swimmer of the Year goes to the man who set 4 world records this year en route to decisively winning the 2020 ISL MVP award: Caeleb Dressel.
Boris Johnson Announces 6-Week National Coronavirus Lockdown
The UK is entering a nationwide lockdown to stem the spread of the coronavirus, with closures leaving many swimmers out of the pool for even longer.
Canadian Olympic Trials Qualifier Payton Kelly Commits to Ball State for 2022
Ball State University has received its first class of 2026 verbal commitment from Candian Trials qualifier Payton Kelly.
2020 Swammy For Female Swimmer Of The Year Goes To Australia’s Kaylee McKeown
This year’s Swammy award for Female Swimmer of the Year goes to backstroke ace and Australia’s newest world record holder – Kaylee McKeown.
Swim England Eyes 2022 Commonwealth Games With Enlarged Nat’l Squad
Elite English swimmers such as Adam Peaty will be joining other likely Commonwealth Games athletes on Swim England’s enlarged national team for 2022.
2020 Swammy Award For African Coach Of The Year: Rocco Meiring
For the third consecutive year, South Africa’s Rocco Meiring of Tuks has earned the Swammy Award for African Coach of the Year.
