Mitch Larkin

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"All the water in the Pacific Ocean can’t sink a ship, its only the water that you let in!"

Commonwealth Games Day 1: Pallister Sotto I Quattro Minuti, Scott E Australia Record Dei Giochi

Lani Pallister vince i 400 stile sotto i quattro minuti. Record dei Commonwealth Games per Duncan Scott e per la 4×100 australiana.

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Lewis Clareburt Lowers New Zealand 200 IM Record to 1:56.77

Lewis Clareburt started his meet off strong with a new national record in the 200 IM as he claimed silver in the men’s 200 IM

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Duncan Scott Wins 200 IM In 1:56.38 For New Commonwealth Games Record

Duncan Scott hacked half a second off his 200 IM Commonwealth Games record from 2022 to win Scotland’s first gold medal of the Games

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Pieter Coetze Lowers Commonwealth Games 50 Back Record To 24.45

Coetze swam a new season best to move through fastest into tonight’s semi-finals, breaking Liam Tancock’s previous Games record.

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2026 Commonwealth Games Previews: Coetze Looking to Dominate Men’s Backstroke Events

South African stand out Pieter Coetze will be looking to sweep the backstroke events at this week’s Commonwealth Games.

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Five Takeaways From Day 5 At The 2026 Australian Swimming Trials

Mollie O’Callaghan’s second 50 is the best in the world in the 100 free, but does she need more opening speed to crack 52 seconds?

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2026 Australian Swimming Trials: Day 2 Prelims – Live Recap

After winning the 100 fly last night, Alexandria Perkins returns to the pool for the 50 fly where she is the co-Australian Record holder.

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Leny Grigor Undercuts Matt Wilson’s Age Record In 16-Yr-Old Boys’ 100 Breaststroke

Leny Grigor, right, earned his third Australian Age Record of the Championships, taking the 16-year-old boys’ 100m breaststroke event.

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Koa Stotz & Molly Young Wrangle Up Wins At Aussie Age Championships Day Three

Catch up on the remaining results from day three of the 2026 Australian Age Championships, featuring distance freestyle ace Molly Young.

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Leny Grigor Smashes Mitch Larkin’s 400 IM Aussie Age Record For 16-Yr-Olds

Just 16 years of age, Leny Grigor put up the fastest 400m IM time of his career to erase Olympic medalist Mitch Larkin’s Aussie Age Record from 16 years ago.

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Aussie Henry Allan Takes Down Aaron Peirsol’s 25-Yr-Old All Comers Age Record

17-year-old Henry Allan busted out the fastest 200m backstroke of his young career to take down American Aaron Peirsol’s long-standing All Comers Age Record.

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2026 M. NCAA Previews: “Maybe Next Year” is Here, Kos Aims For 1:33 200 Back At Final NCAAs

In 2025, Texas senior Hubert Kos said “maybe next year” after he just missed swimming 1:33 in the 200 backstroke final. It’s next year.

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2026: Men’s #10-1

Leon Marchand’s dominance continued in 2025, highlighted by his stunning world record in the 200 IM, helping land him the #1 spot for the third straight year.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 71.1% Think Peirsol’s 200 Back World Record Survives 2026

The fastest swimmer in history in the men’s 100 and 200 back in short course yards and meters, will Hubert Kos snag a long course mark in 2026?

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2025 Swammy Awards: Top Races of 2025 (Meters Edition)

Welcome to the 2025 Swammy Award for the top-10 meters races of the 2025 calendar year, plus a few honorable mention swims.

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