Dates Announced for 2022 LEN European Open Water Cup
The LEN European Open Water Cup circuit will restart in March in Eliat, Israel, with a planned six meet schedule for 2022.
Peaty, Sjostrom, Wellbrock & van Rouwendaal Headline 2021 LEN Awards
Adam Peaty was named the best male swimmer in Europe for the fourth time, while Sarah Sjostrom earned her third women’s honor.
Premio LEN Nuotatore Europeo Dell’Anno: Vincono Peaty E Sjostrom
Adam Peaty, Sarah Sjostrom, Tom Daley, Wellbrock e Sharon van Rouwendaal sono i vincitori del premio LEN nelle rispettive discipline.
SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2022: Men’s #20-11
Florian Wellbrock won a single pool medal in Tokyo as he split his focus with open water, but he ended the year with a bang and a World Record…
Todos los récords mundiales que se batieron en 2021
El año 2021 nos dejó un total increíble de 24 récords mundiales en natación en piscina, 10 de ellos en piscina larga y 14 en corta.
German Power Couple Wellbrock & Köhler Get Married
Another swimming wedding took place recently, with German freestyle dynamos Florian Wellbrock and Sarah Köhler tying the knot.
2021 Swammy Awards: Male Open Water Swimmer of the Year Florian Wellbrock
Florian Wellbrock won the Olympic 10km race, by a record margin in Tokyo last summer, earning a second Open Water Swimmer of the Year Swammy.
2021 Swammy Awards: Top 10 Swims of the Year
Caeleb Dressel provided us with many memorable moments in 2021, highlighted by his first career individual Olympic gold medal in the 100 freestyle.
Relive World Record Swims from Short Course Worlds (RACE VIDEOS)
Relive the world record swims from Short Course Worlds with videos featuring Maggie MacNeil, Siobhan Haughey, Sweden’s 4 x 50 medley, and Florian Wellbrock.
Maggie MacNeil & Emre Sakci’s Insane 50m World Records, Contextualized
By breaking their respective 50-meter world records by three (+) tenths of a second, MacNeil and Sakci entered some rarefied air.
2021 Swammy Awards: Breakout Male Swimmer Of The Year, Bobby Finke (USA)
American Bobby Finke broke through big-time at this summer’s Olympic Games in Tokyo, capturing the men’s 800m and 1500m freestyle gold medals.
2021 World Swimming Championships: Final Results
The men’s 100 breaststroke podium featured Ilya Shymanovich, Nicolò Martinenghi, and Nic Fink. See the rest of the medalists here.
2021 Swammy Awards: African Male Swimmer of the Year, Ahmed Hafnaoui
The man behind one of the most talked-about swims of the year; Ahmed Hafnaoui soared to Olympic gold this year in the 400 freestyle.
Haughey, Kolesnikov, USA Win FINA SC Worlds Championship Trophies
Thanks to her 200 free World Record Performance, Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey took home the FINA women’s Championship Trophy.
SwimSwam’s Official 2021 Swammy Awards Index
In a year where competition returned in full force, see who gets honored with our 2021 Swammy Awards.
