Chinese Swimming

Australia Wins Over Half of Money Awarded on Day 1 of SuperSport Series

Christian Sprenger led a $58,000 Australian charge on day 1 of the Super Sport Series. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Top Australian Swim Coach Defects to 6-Week Assignment with China

Australian Coach Stephan Widmer resigned his post in Australia after the Olympics and will now work with the Chinese. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Four Bidders Meet in Switzerland to Learn of 2019/2021 Hosting Potential

If Korea earned the right to host the 2019 World Championships, would Park Tae-Hwan stick around for a 5th Olympics? (Photo Courtesy: Melissa Lundie)

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Brittany Elmslie to Replace Injured Evans on BHP Super Series Squad

Swimming Australia has chosen Brittany Elmslie to replace the injured Blair Evans, which could mean a big pay day down under. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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2012 SWAMMY AWARDS: Person of the Year, Bob Allard

Child advocacy attorney Robert Allard was involved in many extremely high-profile cases in the last year.

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Sun Yang and Ye Schiwen look to win top sporting awards in china

Sun Yang and Ye Shiwen were both nominated for the top awards in Chinese Sport 2012 Anta CCTV Sports Personality of…

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Schoeman; Le Clos; Ye Among South African/Chinese Participants in Supersport Series

Roland Schoeman is among the members of the South African and Chinese teams that were announced today for the mega-money SuperSport Series that will be held in Perth in January.

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Chinese 13-Year Old Xu Danlu Posts Stunning Times at Asian Swimming Championships

The 2012 edition of the 9th Asian Swimming Championships (perhaps a bit of a misnomer as they are actually a…

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Australia, China, South Africa Schedule Innovative Tri-Meet for January

Swim News: Australian James Magnussen is among the stars committed to the SuperSport Series in Australia in January. (Swim Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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China, Japan, and Korea All Intend to Bid for 2019/2021 World Championships

The South Korean federation, buoyed by the exploding popularity of Tae Hwan Park, is bidding for another championship, (Photo Courtesy: Melissa Lundie)

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Cotterell Says Reports on International Swimmers “Totally Erroneous”

The Denis Cotterell/foreign swimmers debate seems to have become a non-issue. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Swimming Australia: “The Story is Incorrect”

Swimming Australia had no idea where Sun Yang’s comments from earlier day came from. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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China Daily: Swimming Australia Bans Cotterell From Training Foreigners

Update: Swimming Australia denies China Daily report. In apparently one of the first conclusions as Swimming Australia tries to rebound…

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Sprint News 9/22/12: Claire Donahue Gets Big Honor; Olympic Voyeur Gets Light Sentence; Belmonte/Wildeboer to Train in Barcelona

Claire Donahue at the christening of the Claire Donahue Aquatic Center in Lenoir City, Tennessee.

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Sprint News 9/12/12: Date Set for Curl Hearing; Olympic Furniture for Sale

Swim News: “CUBU Swim Club founder Rick Curl’s hearing date is set for Sept 19th, after the USA Swimming convention this week in Greensboro.”

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