Men’s 800m Freestyle World Championship Preview: Can The Distance Stars Get Back Under 7:40 This Year?
Sun Yang will look to improve China’s streak in this event to four this summer, after he has won the last two and Zhang Lin won in 2009.
Ye Shiwen Goes to 2:09 in 200 IM; Sun Yang Tops 200 Free Semis at Chinese Nationals (Day 2)
China’s Shiwen Ye picked up her first event victory of the 2013 Chinese National Championships on Tuesday, locking 2:09.08 on…
Shiwen Ye to Add 100 Free, 200 Backstroke to Schedule for Chinese Nationals
China has released the start lists for their National Championship meet that begin on April 1st, and which are a qualifier for the major Chinese National Games.
Sprint News 9/12/12: Date Set for Curl Hearing; Olympic Furniture for Sale
Swim News: “CUBU Swim Club founder Rick Curl’s hearing date is set for Sept 19th, after the USA Swimming convention this week in Greensboro.”
Phelps on Phire with Two More Titles in Minneapolis
Michael Phelps pulled another double on day 2 of the 2011 Minneapolis Grand Prix, which continues to show the great…
In Briefs: Trojan Adds Another Olympian in World Record Holder Zhang Lin
Chinese newspapers are reporting that Zhang Lin, current World Record holder in the men’s 800 free (long course), has arrived…
5 World Records That Won't Go Down in Shanghai [with videos]
After the 2009 World Championships, and when FINA and USA Swimming removed the rubber-suits from competition, there was a lot…
Shanghai 2011: China Announces Lineups for 2011 World Championships
China is always the big mystery team headed into any World Championship meet. They don’t often swim in other countries,…
Shanghai 2011: Which World Records are Most Likely to Fall?
This is the first of many preview-type pieces we will run in the leadup to the 2011 Shanghai World Championships….
