CAS Upholds Ban On Russia, But Shortens It To Two Years
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) partially upheld a ban on Russia’s participation in international sport, reducing the ban from four years to two.
James Magnussen on 2011 Scuffle with Russians in 4×100 Free Ready Room
Magnussen not only had pneumonia 2 weeks prior to the meet, but in the ready room for the 4×100 free relay there was a bit of a scuffle with the Russian team
Daniil Pancerevas Sets Pair of National Age Records To Open Lithuanian Champs
The 16-year-old Pancerevas broke age group records in both the 200 free (1:49.40) and 50 fly (24.62).
Hauck Claims All Comers Record For 17-Yr-Olds In 200 Back
The 2020 Queensland Championships is nearing its final day but the younger set of swimmers aren’t going out quietly in Brisbane.
Alina Zmushka Takes Belarusian 200 BR Record Down Four Seconds To 2:21.40
23-year-old Alina Zmushka lowered the Belarusian Record in the short course meter 200 breast twice on Thursday, culminating in a 2:21.40 in the final.
Grigori Pekarksi Resets Five-Year-Old Belarusian SCM 100 Free Record
Grigori Pekarski clocked a time of 47.32 in the prelims, breaking Artyom Machekin’s 47.44 set at the 2015 European SC Championships.
2020 Swammy Awards: Canadian Coach Of The Year, Tom Johnson
For the second year in a row, the Swammy Award for Canadian Coach of the Year goes to Tom Johnson of the High Performance Centre Vancouver, British Columbia.
SSPC: Mackenzie Padington Explains Her Pre-Olympic Retirement
Padington explains her reasons for leaving the sport she’s been in since age 4, including injury and being unhappy with her current training environment
2019 World Champion Zane Waddell Announces Retirement
2019 World Champion Zane Waddell of South Africa has announced his retirement from competitive swimming. Waddell was also a NCAA champion for Alabama.
Jug Adriatic Upsets 2019 Runners-Up Olympiacos In Champions League Thriller
Jug completed a torrid comeback, scoring three unanswered goals in the third, two from Paulo Obradovic. Jug beat Olympiacos and sits atop Group A.
Rylov’s 22.80 Back, Egorova’s 8:16 Free Lead Russian Champs Day 3
Evgeny Rylov stayed hot at the Russian Short Course Championships, rattling his own national record with a 22.80 in the 50 back semifinals.
2020 Swammy Awards: Kosuke Hagino Is the Asian Male Swimmer Of The Year
Congratulations to Japanese Olympic champion Kosuke Hagino on earning the 2020 Swammy Award for Asian Male Swimmer of the Year.
8-Day Japanese Olympic Trials Set For April 3rd-10th
Two-time world champion in Gwangju, Daiya Seto, now knows when his nation’s official Olympic trials are set to take place.
Wales To Enter Strict Lockdown On December 20 (updated)
The nation of Wales is about to undergo another strict nationwide lockdown, only this time what were seen as advisories are now being enacted as law.
Thomas Bach ‘Very Confident’ That Tokyo Olympics Will Go On in 2021
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach is ‘very confident’ that the Tokyo Olympics will happen in 2021, according to a recent interview.
