Previews & Recaps

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.

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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.

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Towson Men End W&M’s Streak, Capture First CAA Championship

The Towson men snapped a six-year win streak by the W&M Tribe as the Tigers won their first Colonial Athletic Association title.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Chikunova, Sorokina & Klepikova Lower Russian Junior Records On Day 3 In Kazan

Anastasia Sorokina (center) broke the Russian Junior Record in the women’s 200 IM semi-finals in a time of 2:12.90.

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Kirpichnikova, Surkova & Egorova Carry Momentum At Day 3 Prelims In Kazan

Arina Surkova followed up her 100 butterfly victory by claiming the top spot int he women’s 50 fly prelims on Day 3 of the Russian Olympic Trials.

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Japan’s Olympic Roster Hits 15 After 3 Days Of Tokyo Trials

Kanako Watanabe added her name to the Japanese Olympic roster for a home-based Games, qualifying in the women’s 100m breaststroke event.

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Six Men Hit 1:56.3 Or Faster In 200 Fly Semi-Final At Japanese OLY Trials

Daiya Seto easily made it into tomorrow night’s 200 fly final at Japan’s Olympic Trials, but a stacked field led by Tomoru Honda awaits.

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2021 Japanese Olympic Trials Day 3 Finals Live Recap

31-year-old Ryosuke Irie will be gunning for his third Olympic Games squad, taking on the 100m back tonight at the Japanese Olympic Trials.

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Olympic Silver Medalist Masato Sakai Misses 200 Fly Semi At Trials

Another Olympic medalist from the 2016 Olympics will not be back to defend his podium position as Japan’s Masato Sakai missed advancing in the men’s 200m fly.

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McIntosh Becomes 5th Fastest Kiwi Women’s 1500 Freestyler

The 2021 New Zealand National Championships kicked off today in Auckland with just the men’s 800m free and women’s 1500m free on the docket.

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