Terakawa Breaks Japanese Record in Continued Focus on Shorter Backstrokes
Aya Terakawa gave up the 200 backstroke in a head-scratching decision last year, but the move has paid off so far. (File photo courtesy: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Akihiro Skips 100 Breaststroke After World Record in 200
With Yamaguchi out, Shinri Shioura had to lift Japan on the final day of their National Sports Festival (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Yamaguchi Becomes Youngest Swimmer in World This Year to Break Minute Barrier
The final two days of the Japanese High School Championship wrapped on Monday morning, with more spectacular swimming from Akihiro Yamaguchi serving…
Ryan Lochte Handles Double Easily Through Preliminary Rounds
Ryan Lochte exerted little more energy than would a warmup on Wednesday morning (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Adrian’s Confidence Shows in 100 Free Prelims Swim
Nathan Adrian looked very good to take the top seed in the 100 free on morning 4 of the 2012 Olympics (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Picks: Gyurta’s Heat or Kitajima’s History in 200 Breast
Can Gyurta’s impressive three-year run trump Kitajima’s run at a breaststroke three-peat? (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Cesar Misses Final at Sette Colli; 2:08’s Battle in 200 Breast
(Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Yamaguchi Breaks Japanese Junior Breaststroke Record at Japan Open
(Photo Courtesy © Tim Binning, theswimpictures.com)
Aya Terakawa Breaks Japanese Record at Japan Open
It wasn’t by much, but Terakawa’s 100 back was good for a new all-time mark.
Suzuki Regains Breaststroke Throne on Day 3 in Japan
No National Records went down on day three of the 2012 “Japan Swim” Japanese Olympic Trials meet, after three were…
Thorpe Touches 13th in 100 Fly; Blair Evans Cracks All-Time Top-10
We’ll start the wrapup of day 2 in Beijing with the obligatory Ian Thorpe report, as he finished 13th in prelims…
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…
Brittany MacLean Breaks Through With First Gold at 2011 FINA Youth Worlds
There were 9 finals on day 4 of the 2011 FINA Youth World Swimming Championships in Lima, Peru, though 5…
Japan's Watanabe, Australia's McEvoy Perform Well on Day 3 Prelims from FINA Youth Worlds
On the day 3 prelims of the 2011 FINA Youth World Championships, we saw yet another Meet Record go down,…
