Kosuke Hagino

Koga Rocks 50 Backstroke Win; Middle Schooler Makes Worlds at Japanese Nationals

Junya Koga now sits as the third-fastest 50m backstroker in the world after his performance at Japanese Nationals.

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Irie Becomes World Leader in 100 Back; Olympic Medalist Suzuki Misses Final in 100 Breast

Satomi Suzuki, who won a bronze medal in the 100 breaststroke at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, has failed to even final in Tokyo on day 2 of the Japanese National Championships.

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Kanako Watanabe Barely Slower than Japanese Record on Day 1 of 2015 National Championships

2015 Japanese National Championships Long Course Meters April 7-12th, 2015 (Tuesday-Sunday) Tatsumi International Pool, Tokyo Live results (in English) Full…

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China Would Add Two More Medals After Parked Stripped of Asian Games Results

Japanese sprinter Shinri Shioura will be promoted to silver-medal position, once Park Tae-Hwan’s forfeited awards from the meet are recognized.

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Psych Sheets Out for 2015 BHP Aquatic Super Series in Perth

American Tyler Clary is the top seed in the men’s 400 IM that will be one of the best races at the series, even without Kosuke Hagino.

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Forecasting the road to next year’s Rio Olympic Games

Now that the 2016 Rio Olympics are officially “next year,” let’s take a look back at the previous Olympic cycle to see just how much is likely to change between now and Rio.

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2014 Swammy Awards: Male Swimmer of the Year

In the end there wasn’t much separating Kosuke Hagino and Chad le Clos…

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2014 Swammy Awards: Male Asian Swimmer Of The Year Kosuke Hagino

To see all of the 2014 Swammy Award winners, presented by TYR, click here. 2014 HONOREE: KOSUKE HAGINO Kosuke Hagino…

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Hosszu makes $106,000 individually at SC World Champs, top 10 money-earners list

4 World Records and 8 individual medals netted Katinka Hosszu $106,000 at the 2014 Short Course World Championships.

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World Record Race Video: Ryan Lochte Record falls to Deibler in 100 IM scm

Race Video is courtesy of Universal Sports Network, a SwimSwam partner.

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RACE VIDEO: Watch Ryan Lochte win silver in 200 IM at World Championships scm

Race Video is courtesy of Universal Sports Network, a SwimSwam partner.

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10 Big Things from Us & You: Day 3 of the 2014 Short Course World Championships

The Netherlands took gold with a new world record in the 4×100 free relay on day 3. But they didn’t even enter the 4×50 medley relay, despite holding the fastest time in world history. Why not?

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2014 World Short Course Championships: Day Three Prelims Real-Time Recap

Chad le Clos will compete in the 50 fly today after setting the world record last night in the 100 fly.

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Daiya Seto breaks Hagino’s Asian 400 IM record in Doha while topping Hagino for gold

Kosuke Hagino (right) was the story of the Asian Games for Japanese swimming, but his teammate Daiya Seto (left) stole the spotlight on day 2 of the Short Course World Championships.

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