South Africa Announces Commonwealth Games Squad
South Africa will be sending a team of 21 athletes to compete at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow…
Commonwealth Games tickets sold out for Swimming and Diving
The 2014 Commonwealth Games have officially sold out spectator tickets for the swimming and diving events as anticipation continues to build for one among this summer’s slate of premier international competitions.
Blucore introduces the Corsuit
For over three years now, swimmers have struggled to reach the times set during the era of the Supersuit. Now Blucore is doing something about it, with the release of the Corsuit.
Singapore Swim Stars to award $150,000 in prize money, event lineups set
The Singapore Swim Stars meet, billed as a kick-off to the brand-new, state-of-the-art Aquatic Center in the Singapore Sports Hub, will award $150,000 in prize money between 10 total events, according to Italy’s SwimBiz.it.
Blueseventy sponsors swim star Lorna Tonks
Lorna Tonks, Australian women’s 100m Breaststroke champion is the first Australian pool swimmer to be officially sponsored by leading race suit brand Blueseventy International.
Campbell Goes Sub-53 Again in 100 Free at Canberra Grand Prix
World champion and Olympic gold medallist Cate Campbell has posted her second fastest 100m freestyle of the year and the third fastest…
Multiple National Records Go Down on Saturday; Sprenger Misses WR By Less Than a Tenth
Christian Sprenger missed the World Record by the slimmest of margins while winning the men’s 50 breast in a landslide.
7 Awesome Bloopers & Trials SwimFan Videos – 2014 Australian National Championships
All #TrialsSwimFan blooper videos are courtesy of Swimming Australia. (Featured Image: James Magnussen)
Race Video: Campbell & Sprenger at 2014 Australian Swimming Championships Campbell & Sprenger
Campbell already had the world’s top-ranked time coming into this meet, and she’s reaffirmed that status this week by going faster than her previous season-best three times, with a 24.23 in prelims, a 24.13 in the semi’s, and now a 24.18 in finals of the women’s 50 free.
Sprenger in line for breaststroke sweep, Campbell once again fast at day 4 Australia National prelims
The fourth day of Austalian Nationals saw more of the same from stars Cate Campbell and Christian Sprenger. Each holds a top seed heading into the Friday night session.
Sprenger & Seebohm Break Aussie All-Comers Records; Magnussen Sub-48 on Day 3 of Aus. Trials
Christian Sprenger (above) was one of two Australian All-Comers Record breakers on Thursday at the Australian National Championships.
Campbell sisters get involved at Aussie Nationals on day 2, McKeon and Sprenger with runaway high seeds
Sisters Cate and Bronte Campbell hold the top two seeds in the women’s 50 free after day 2 prelims.
Emma McKeon Breaks National Record; First Commonwealth/Pan Pacs Spots Awarded
Australian Christian Sprenger is one of 6 swimmers to have locked up spots in the first priority for this summer’s Pan Pac and Commonwealth Games meets.
McKeon, Sprenger post big times at opening prelims session of Australian Nationals
David McKeon and Christian Sprenger each put up the second-fastest time in the world for 2014 in their respective events to kick off the first preliminary session of Australian Nationals in Brisbane.
Australian National Championships Preview
Cate Campbell and James Magnussen look to continue to improve on what has already been a successful start to the 2014 season…