Tokyo 2020 Preserves Legitimacy of Olympic Games
Tokyo organizers celebrated with cheers and tears upon learning of their victory in the bidding to host the 2020 Olympics. (Photo: IOC Media)
Washington D.C. 6th U.S. City to Publicly Explore 2024 Olympic Bid
Washington D.C., as seen from space (Video Courtesy: DC2024.com)
Louisville Schedule to Host First “American Athletic Conference” Championship Meet
Louisville’s Ralph R. Wright will host the AAC Championship for the first, and only, time in 2014. (Photo: Circle Design Group, Inc.)
FINA Approves Earlier Dates for 2014 Short Course World Championships
FINA has moved up the 2014 World Short Course Championships slightly as compared to previous years.
LEN, ‘European Games,’ Work Out Compromise on Swimming Competition
The first incarnation of what has been dubbed the “European Games,” an Olympic-style quadrennial event that is to be held…
London Awarded 2016 European Championships Hosting Duties
The London Aquatics Centre has been called-up for its first major hosting duty since the 2012 Olympics. (Photo: EG Focus)
FINA Announces Hosts for 2019 and 2021 World Championships
This pool in South Korea, designed to be shaped like a water drop, will host the 2015 World University Games and now the 2019 World Aquatics Championships. (Photo Courtesy: Gwangju organizing committee)
Remember When…Dubai Was To Host the 2013 World Championships?
The megaboard at the Dubai pool will host this year’s World Junior Championships, but is FINA ready to hand them back the keys to the senior meet? (Photo: Takasha Ide)
Hosts Awarded for 2015 and 2017 World Junior Championships
The historic city of Budapest is slotted to host the 2017 World Junior Swimming Championships. (Photo: Heinz Albers/www.heinzalbers.org)
IOC Releases Evaluations of 2020 Olympic Candidate Cities
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) released their evaluation report on the three finalist cities to host the 2020 Summer Olympics…
Swimming Australia Names Brisbane Hosts for 2014 National Championships
After two years in Adelaide, Swimming Australia will move back east for their 2014 National Championship meet. (Photo Courtesy: BSM Swimming)
USOC Says 10 U.S. Cities Considered for 2024 Olympic Bid; Joint Bid with Mexico Included
San Diego, California is considering a joint bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics with Tijuana, Mexico. (Photo Credit: Mike Lewis, OlaVistaPhotography.com)
Omaha Wins Bid to Host the 2016 US Olympic Swimming Trials
Omaha, Nebraska will welcome the US Olympic Swimming Trials for the 3rd time in 2016. (Photo: Mike Lewis/OlaVistaPhotography.com)
Indianapolis Out of the Running for 2016 Olympic Trials
Indianapolis, Indiana has been knocked out of the running to host the 2016 USA Swimming Olympic Trials. They were informed…
International Olympic Committee Begins 4-Day Inspection of Madrid for 2020 Bid
All three finalists for the 2020 Olympics have incredible architecture, but Madrid’s should not be undervalued even against Istanbul and Tokyo. Above is the Calle de Alca, the longest street in Madrid. (Photo: Antonio Garcia Rodriguez)