Previews & Recaps

Tim Connery Goes 3 For 3 At SwimMAC Intrasquad After Verbal To Texas

SwimMAC held their third sanctioned swim meet post-quarantine over the weekend. Tim Connery, the #4 recruit in his class, finished the meet with 3 event wins.

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High-Level International Meets For October 2020

Be sure to mark your aquatic calendars for the key international swimming meets set to take place during the month of October.

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European Jr Medalist Adam Hloben Is Golden In Znojmo

Czech swimmers got some racing in earlier this month, taking part in a short course competition in Znojmo. The filed included Euro Jr medalist Adam Hloben.

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Sasha Touretski Takes 100 Free In First Meet After Father’s Death

Sasha Touretski took part in her first meet back in the water since the death of her legendary coaching father Gennadi Touretski.

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Kroniger & Steiger Split Breaststroke Races At Bochum Challenge

German national record holder Jessica Steiger was back in the water for the first time in months, shaking off those competition cobwebs.

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Atherton Snags Multi-Golds While Dekkers Impresses In 200 Fly Once Again

The Vorgee Brisbane Short Course meet saw the likes of Minna Atherton, Chelsea Gubecka and Northwestern University’s Calypso Sheridan get some swims in.

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16-Year-Old Sam Short Wreaks Havoc On Aussie Age Rankings

This weekend, Sam Short took on the 200m/400m/800m/1500m freestyle events, with the teen reaping gold across the entire spectrum.

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#16 Recruit Blair Stoneburg Drops 6-Tenths in 200 Free; 30 Seconds in 1650 Free

Blair Stoneburg of Treasure Coast Aquatics, the 16th-ranked recruit in the class of 2022, swam two lifetime bests in a tri meet on Saturday.

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Ippei Watanabe Posts 2:09 200 Breast In First Race In Nearly 8 Months

World Championships bronze medalist Ippei Watanabe got back in the pool for his first 200m breast race in nearly 8 months.

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200 Free Worlds Medalist Matsumoto Hits 100 Fly PB At Chiba Meet

World Championships silver medalist Katsuhiro Matsumoto hit a new 100 fly PB in the 23-year-old’s first meet back post-positive-doping-test exoneration.

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Milestone Return Qualifies Ikee To Race At October’s Student C’ships

Japanese sprinter Rikako Ikee’s return to racing at last month’s Tokyo Special Swimming Tournament was significant on several different levels. 

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Chalmers Eases Back Into Racing At Short Course South Aussie Meet

Australian Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers got wet this weekend, contesting the local South Australia Division 1, Meet 1.

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2021 Aussie Nationals Set For Gold Coast With Tokyo Timing

Swimming Australia announced that the 2021 Australian Swimming Championships are now slated for April 14th-18th at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre.

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Swim Ireland’s Return To Water Video Tribute Will Move You

“It’s been lonely…so quiet…so calm…so empty.” This description of Swim Ireland’s Return to Water connects with aquatic athletes on all levels.

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Levterov Keeps Backstroke Win Streak Going At Black Sea Cup

The 2020 Black Sea Cup wrapped up tonight in Varna, with many of Bulgaria’s Olympic hopefuls in the water, including Kaloyan Levterov.

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