Mare Nostrum: Six Meet Records Fall in Barcelona
Chad le Clos was one of six swimmers to break competition records on the first night of competition in Barcelona…
Watch Japan’s Hagino Lose His Goggles and Still Clock World-Ranked 1500 Free
Getting goggles in a tangle is no big deal for Japan’s Kosuke Hagino!
2015 Mare Nostrum, Canet-en-Roussillon Preview: Hagino vs Lochte among stellar matchups
Japan’s Daiya Seto (left) and Kosuke Hagino (right) will take on American Ryan Lochte in the IMs at Mare Nostrum’s first stop.
Start lists arrive for Mare Nostrum’s Canet stop, Peaty & the Brits joining the party
The start lists for the first stop on the Mare Nostrum series have been published, with world record-breaking breaststroker Adam Peaty among the biggest names.
Hosszu, Lochte, Moller Pedersen among huge names to compete at Mare Nostrum in Monaco
The Mare Nostrum series’ Monaco stop – the final stop on the tour – has posted start lists that include some huge names, including the Iron Lady Katinka Hosszu, the American SwimMAC contingent led by Ryan Lochte, and the rising group of Danish women including world record-holder Rikke Moller Pedersen.
Japanese Men’s Freestyle On The Rise – Historic Olympic Medal Drought Threatened
Japan is one of history’s great swimming powerhouses. Their men sit fourth on the all-time medals table, and their women eighth. From the 1930s until the 1960s Japan was one of the top nations in every discipline in swimming, but since then hasn’t produced any top swimmers in the freestyle events at the Olympic Games.
Australia’s Emma McKeon Earns Fourth Gold at 2015 Japan Open
Red-hot Emma McKeon (AUS) nabs her fourth gold at the 2015 Japan Open, making her mark all over the world rankings.
Nakamura Sets National Record, Rocks Men’s 100 Freestyle World Rankings at 2015 Japan Open
The 2015 Japan Open continued today with some significant shaking up of the world rankings. Two Japanese National Records also…
Seto & Sakai Throw Down World’s Top Two 200m Butterfly Times on Day 1 of 2015 Japan Open
And just like that, after Day 1 of the 2015 Japan Open, Daiya Seto and Masato Sakai stand atop the world rankings in the 200m butterfly event.
Irie, Seto, Hagino, Along with America’s Ervin, Headline the 2015 Japan Open
Red-hot backstroker Ryosuke Irie will look to dominate once again, this time at the 2015 Japan Open slated for May 22-24th in Tokyo.
Campbell Posts Impressive 100 Freestyle Time on the Final Day of the Australian Grand Prix
Cate Campbell took the women’s 100 freestyle in a time of 53.00…
Horton and Hackett Go Head to Head in a Broken 900 Freestyle
Today the present met the past in unique set of circumstances as 19 year old Mack Horton faced 35 year old Hackett in a broken 900 freestyle…
Will The American Men Still Top The Medal Standings At Worlds Without Michael Phelps?
The United States topped the men’s medals table at the 2013 World Championships in Barcelona despite the glaring absence of Michael Phelps, and it seems as though this time around the task might prove to be more of a challenge.
Japan Sending 25 to the World Championships in Kazan
The Japanese Swimming Federation has announced a team of 25 athletes who they will be sending to the World Championships in Kazan…
Hagino, Watanabe set new world #1 times to end Japanese Nationals
The final day of Japan’s National Championships saw IMer Kosuke Hagino and breaststroker Kanako Watanabe set new world-leading times.
