Chinese Swimming

Wang Shun Continues to Impress with 100 Free Swim on Day 4 at Chinese Nationals

Day 4 at the 2011 Chinese National Championships in Rizhao, China didn’t quite live up to the excitement of the…

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Sun Yang Misses Another World Record by Tenths on Day 3 in China

On day 3 at Chinese Nationals in Rizhao, the swimmers continued to tear up the water with extremely fast September…

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Wang Shun Breaks Asian Record in 400 IM on Day 2 at Chinese Nationals

Day 1 on Wednesday at Chinese Nationals were pretty quick. Day 2, however, really lit things on fire, beginning with…

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Sun Yang Blisters Through Day One 200 Free at Chinese Nationals [video]

Results from Chinese swim meets are notoriously hard to find, but thanks to a source within the Chinese swimming community,…

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8 Meet Records in 11 Events Punctuate Final Day of 2011 FINA Youth World Championships; Canadian NAG Record Goes Down

The final day of competition at the 2011 FINA Youth World Swimming Championships were quite the doozey, with 8 Meet…

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Oder's Slovenian National Record Among 4 Meet Records in 5 Finals on Day 5 at FINA Youth Worlds

Girls 1500 free Slovenia picked an opportune time to win their first every Youth World Championship medal, and made it…

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2011 WUG's Day 4: American Women Set Relay Record, Ling Yu Sets 100 Fly Record

Day 4 of the 2011 Summer Universiade is in the books with some very exciting swims. After a record-less day…

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2011 WUG Day 3 Start Lists: Men's 100, Women's 200 Amongst Highlight Races

Day 3 psych start lists have been posted on the official Shenzhen 2011 World University Games website. Click here for…

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2011 WUG's Day 2: China's Yi Tang Sets Meet Record in 100 Free, Americans Get on Board with Three Gold Medals

Day 2 at the 2011 World University Games is complete, and we saw the Americans strike gold for the first,…

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New Zealand Wins Two Gold, US Four Silvers on Day 1 From World University Games

Day 1 of the swimming portion of the 2011 World University Games in Shenzhen, China with a total of 6…

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China's Jing Liu Receives Warning for Positive Prednisone Test

FINA has announced that China’s Jing Liu has received a warning, issued by the Chinese Swimming Association, for a positive…

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Is the US Really Losing Ground to the Rest of the World?

Tonight, as I watched the Discovery Channel premier of the controversial new show Curiosity, I heard a great quote during,…

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5 For Day 5: Races to Watch Wednesday/Thursday at the World Championships

Tonight, we will be doing a very special live broadcast preview 30 minutes before the beginning of prelims (8:30 US…

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5 Things to Watch for on Day 4 of the World Championships

Day 4 at the 2011 FINA World Aquatics Championships – Pool Swimming – will feature another very light preliminary schedule. The…

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World Champs Day 2 Race of the Day: Alexander Dale Oen's 100 Breaststroke

There were two strong candidates for race of the day on the 2nd day of competition at the Shanghai Oriental…

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