Paul Biedermann

The Oldest (And Most Underrated) World Record: Grant Hackett’s SCM 800 Free

Hackett’s 7:23.42 world record set in July of 2008 is almost six seconds faster than anyone else in history.

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Kansas City Chiefs Win First Super Bowl in 50 Years: a Swimming Retrospective

On Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs won their first Super Bowl in 50 years. We use that as a measuring stick to mark the passage of time in our own sport of…

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SwimSwam’s Top 15 World Swimming Moments of the 2010s

With the 2010-2019 decade officially ending, we’re looking back at the world’s top 10 swimming moments of the past ten years.

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Sarah Kohler le arrebata a Mireia Belmonte el récord mundial de 1500 libre

La prueba femenina más extensa de la natación tiene nueva dueña en pileta corta después de casi 5 años: la alemana Sarah Kohler marcó 15:18.01

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2019 US National Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Aussie Elijah Winnington will contest in the 400 free prelims while 200 breast champ Reece Whitley and WUGs champ Ian Finnerty will meet in the 100 breast.

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El único récord del mundo que le queda a Michael Phelps tras el Mundial

El legendario Michael Phelps conserva un solo récord mundial individual, después de perder los de 100 y 200 mariposa en Mundial de Gwangju.

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Scott’s 46.14 Anchor Leads British Men To Euro Record In Medley Relay

Duncan Scott produced the second-fastest 100 free split in history to help the British men win gold and set a new European Record in the 400 medley relay.

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Which Super-Suited Records Can Be Broken? Tier 3

We’re counting down the remaining super-suited world records from least to most breakable. Today: Tier 3 – the longshots.

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Which Super-Suited Records Can Be Broken? Tier 4

Our series counts down the supersuited world records most and least likely to be broken. We start with Tier 4: the unthinkables.

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La Copa del mundo FINA 2019 será en curso largo; la etapa de Berlín regresa

Sorprendentemente, todas las etapas de la Copa del Mundo FINA 2019 se llevarán a cabo en curso largo. Se confirma la retirada de Eindhoven, cuya etapa será reemplazada por Berlín.

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2019 FINA World Cup Series to Be Swum in 50m; Berlin Stop Finalized

In a shocking twist of events, every stop along the 2019 FINA World Cup Series will now be long-course meters competitions.

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Poul Zellmann siegt in Stockholm, erstmalig unter 1:47, 200 m Freistil

Swim Open Stockholm 2019 12. bis 15. April 2019 Stockholm, Schweden Veranstaltungsseite Startlisten Ergebnisse In neuer persönlicher Bestzeit von 1:46,89…

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Zellmann Clocks 1:46.89 In Stockholm To Become 4th Fastest German Ever

Poul Zellmann of Germany cranked out a new personal best in the men’s 200m free, becoming his nation’s 4th fastest performer ever in the process.

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Berlin wird Veranstaltungsort des FINA World Cups 2019

Berlin wird in 2019 wieder Gastgeber des FINA World Cups sein. Der Niederländische Schwimmverband hatte im März berichtet, dass sie…

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Berlin to Fill Eindhoven’s Relinquished Spot in FINA World Cup Series

After cutting Berlin from the FINA World Cup Series back in 2018, FINA has reintroduced it into the schedule to replace the recently lost Eindhoven stop.

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