Markus Deibler To Skip German National Championships
One of Germany’s top swimmers has announced that he will not be competing at the German Short Course National Championships…
Biedermann On The Comeback Trail
200 freestyle world record holder Paul Biedermann of Germany made the first step on the comeback trail leading into the…
Biedermann Begins Comeback This Weekend In Riesa
World record holder in the 200 and 400 freestyle, Paul Biedermann will begin his comeback after illness at this weekend’s Saxon…
Biedermann Returns To Competition At German SC Championships
German world record Paul Biedermann will make his return to competition at the German Short Course Championships, which are being…
Germany’s Britta Steffen Latest World Record Holder to Retire
This week, we’ve seen now three current and former World Record holders announce their retirement from swimming; the latest is Germany’s Britta Steffen, who according to the German Swimming Federation has retired.
Nerding Out: All-Time Leaders in World Championship Medal Counts
If Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte were their own country at World Championships, they’d sit in 6th place in the total gold medal count for all sports, both men and women.
2013 FINA World Championships Day 6 Finals Real-Time Recaps
Before the events began Australian Cate Campbell was asked if this race felt like revenge after missing the 2012 individual event at the Olympics due to illness, she corrected the interviewer, not revenge, motivation…. (Photo Credit Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)
FINA Strips Glaesner of World Championship As Well; Paltrinieri Becomes 1500 Champ
FINA has stripped both of Mads Glaesner’s World Championship medals, and awarded them to the next-highest placed finishers. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Germans Soften their qualification standards for Barcelona
After having a successful campaign at the 2008 Olympics, winning two gold and bronze to finish fifth in the medal…
Hosszu wins five of six on the second night of competition at the Indian Ocean International
On the second night of competition at the Indian Ocean International Hungarian Katinka Hosszu finished the same way she did…
Steffen Upsets Katinka in 200 Free; Hosszu Gets 5 Titles
Katinka Hosszu went 5-for-6 on day 1 in Reunion, though the 1 miss was a surprising one. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
France’s Camille Lacourt Returns to Competition This Weekend
In addition to the Frenchman, a good international group on the island of Reunion will include Katinka Hosszu once again trying to one-up her own insanity. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Hannah Miley Breaks European Record on Day 1 of Short Course Worlds
Ryan Lochte also became the meet’s first medalist with a controlled but quick 200 freestyle. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Olympic Champion Meilutyte sets championships record; Day one preliminaries
The 11th FINA Short Course World Championships began in Istanbul, Turkey earlier today. There will be 958 athletes from 162…
Both Muffat and Agnel Narrowly Miss World Records in the 200 Freestyle at French Nationals
Going into the final day of French Nationals there was a great deal of excitement surrounding both the women’s and…
