• British Para-Swimming names world class programme
    Friday, November 24, 2023 from BBC Sport - Swimming
    British Para-Swimming names 42 athletes on its world class programme for 2023-24, including world champions Ellie Challis and Faye Rogers.
  • Olympic champion Adlington reveals miscarriage heartbreak
    Monday, October 23, 2023 from BBC Sport - Swimming
    The double Olympic gold medallist from Beijing 2008 revealed the news on her Instagram account.
  • McKeown makes history with third backstroke record
    Saturday, October 21, 2023 from BBC Sport - Swimming
    Australian Kaylee McKeown becomes the first woman to hold backstroke world records over 50m, 100m and 200m.
  • Peaty finishes third in 50m breaststroke final
    Saturday, October 7, 2023 from BBC Sport - Swimming
    Adam Peaty finishes third in the men's 50m breaststroke final at the World Cup meet in Berlin as Qin Haiyang wins again.
  • Peaty sixth as Qin wins 100m breaststroke final
    Friday, October 6, 2023 from BBC Sport - Swimming
    British three-time Olympic champion Adam Peaty finishes sixth as Qin Haiyang wins the 100m breaststroke final at the World Cup event in Berlin.
  • Mental Muscle: How do you keep swimming for 29 hours?
    Thursday, October 5, 2023 from BBC Sport - Swimming
    Sophie Etheridge set a record for the longest time to swim the English Channel; how?
  • No entries for World Cup open category races
    Tuesday, October 3, 2023 from BBC Sport - Swimming
    World Aquatics says no entries have been received for the new open-category races at the Swimming World Cup event in Berlin.
  • 'Water companies need to be held accountable'
    Saturday, September 23, 2023 from BBC Sport - Swimming
    Open water swimmer Hector Pardoe is every bit an athlete in his prime but fears the water he competes in is harming him.
  • Peaty involved in training incident with team-mate
    Tuesday, September 5, 2023 from BBC Sport - Swimming
    Three-time Olympic champion Adam Peaty sustains a facial injury in a minor altercation with fellow Great Britain swimmer Luke Greenbank.
  • Ambitious Britain seek record medal haul in Paris
    Monday, July 31, 2023 from BBC Sport - Swimming
    Britain's swimmers believe they can achieve a record Olympic medal haul at Paris 2024 after impressive performances at the World Championships.
  • Scott hopes letter causes 'second thoughts' on pools
    Thursday, July 6, 2023 from BBC Sport - Swimming
    Olympic swimmer Duncan Scott hopes his letter to First Minister Humza Yousaf will make authorities think twice about closing pools.
  • Artistic swimmer Tomblin on changing the sport's image
    Tuesday, June 20, 2023 from BBC Sport - Swimming
    Britain's first senior male artistic swimmer Ranjuo Tomblin on changing the perception of the sport as he prepares to compete at the European Games.
  • 'Devil on my shoulder' - Peaty on depression
    Tuesday, May 30, 2023 from BBC Sport - Swimming
    Adam Peaty discusses his struggles with depression, explaining the effects it has had on his life as a family man and as an elite swimmer.
  • Peaty says he has 'self-destructive' tendencies
    Monday, April 24, 2023 from BBC Sport - Swimming
    Britain's three-time Olympic swimming champion Adam Peaty says he has been in a "self-destructive spiral".
  • Swimmer Le Clos was 'in a dark place' last year
    Monday, August 1, 2022 from BBC Sport - Swimming
    South African swimming superstar Chad le Clos says his mental health was "thrown into a lively state" prior to a history-making comeback at the Commonwealth Games.
  • Scott talks Dean rivalry, Covid & 'Sir Adam' Peaty
    Thursday, July 28, 2022 from BBC Sport - Swimming
    Before the Commonwealth Games, swimmer Duncan Scott speaks to BBC Scotland about his friendship and rivalry with Tom Dean, and why he can't believe Adam Peaty hasn't been knighted.
  • 'Just be you' - Jervis opens up about being gay
    Wednesday, June 29, 2022 from BBC Sport - Swimming
    Olympic swimmer Dan Jervis, who is set to compete at the Commonwealth Games next month, talks publicly for the first time about being gay.
  • The Day Diminutive Nancy Garapick Muscled In On A DDR Bull Run: WR At 13 For Canadian
    Friday, April 27, 2018 from SwimVortex.com
    Between Melisse Belote's pioneering sub-2:20 for Olympic gold in 2:19.19 at the Munich Games in 1972 and the 2:11.93 in which fellow American Linda Jezek would close the 1970s book on global 200m backstroke standards for the 1978 world...
  • Kuwait Assembly Calls For $ ‘Laundering’ Probe At OCA, Where FINA Bigwig Is Boss
    Wednesday, April 25, 2018 from SwimVortex.com
    Whether the long arm of the U.S. Justice Department has stretched as far as Kuwait remains to be seen but that country's National Assembly has debated allegations of money laundering at the Kuwait-based Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and...
  • Gregg Troy To Sink Teeth Into Guiding Elite Gators As He Retires From College Coaching
    Wednesday, April 25, 2018 from SwimVortex.com
    Gregg Troy, a Who’s-Who Wall of Fame his constant guardian at the Gator pool he’s presided over for 20 years, has announced his retirement from college coaching. Mentor to champions galore, including a shoal of Olympic gold...
  • Rylov Deals Last-Lap Blow To Kolesnikov For 1:53.7 World-Ranks-Topper Of A Title
    Wednesday, April 25, 2018 from SwimVortex.com
    In the curtain-closing session at Russian nationals in Moscow, World champion Evgeny Rylov rocketed to the helm of the 2018 world rankings with a 1:53.71 victory over 200m backstroke that left him just 0.1sec shy of the national record...
  • Double Doping Asterisk Rears Its Ugly & Inevitable Head In Russian 200BR Battle
    Tuesday, April 24, 2018 from SwimVortex.com
    Given that Russia has had the worst doping record in swimming these past 10 years, it is only ever a matter of time before the unavoidable reference to banned swimmers returned comes into focus during a national championship. Today in...
  • Rylov Tops Ranks, Settles Back Bout 52.6-52.9 With Kolesnikov; 4 Russians In World Top 8
    Monday, April 23, 2018 from SwimVortex.com
    World 200m champion Evgeny Rylov raced to the helm of the 2018 World rankings when he settled a 100m backstroke bout with Kliment Kolesnikov 52.6 to 52.9 at Russian nationals in Moscow today. Out in 25.60, Rylov lagged Kolesnikov by...
  • Morozov Takes Helm Of 2018 Global Pace With 47.75 Russian Crown: Best Since 2013
    Sunday, April 22, 2018 from SwimVortex.com
    Vladimir Morozov rocketed to the helm of the 2018 world 100m freestyle rankings with a 47.75 trouncing of rivals at Russian nationals in Moscow today. Out in 22.59, he was back in 25.16 as the swiftest man there and back, Danila Izotov...
  • Bruno Fratus Brings Maria Lenk To Swift Conclusion In Rio With 21.35 Blast in 50 Free
    Sunday, April 22, 2018 from SwimVortex.com
    International Meet Round-Up: Bruno Fratus granted the Maria Lenk a blistering conclusion in Rio when he dominated the freestyle dash with a 21.35 blast. That took him to No2 on the 2018 world rankings 0.05sec adrift the 21.30 clocked by...
  • Anton Chupkov Leads 3 Russians Into World Top 10 With 59.1 Over 100m In Moscow
    Saturday, April 21, 2018 from SwimVortex.com
    Anton Chupkov, the World 200m breaststroke champion, topped the bill at Russian nationals in Moscow today with a 59.15 at the helm of a 100m final that placed three in the world top 10 so far this year. On a day when Vladimir Morozov...
  • Jacob Heidtmann & Damian Wierling lead fight for 4×200 Glasgow2018 Berths on 1:47s
    Saturday, April 21, 2018 from SwimVortex.com
    The second day of the German Open in Berlin included the battle for 4x200m free places for the European Championship, medley ace Jacob Heidtmann, bypassing the four-stroke challenge at the Open, and Damian Wierling topping the men's solo...
  • Morning Swim Show: Austin Temple Ready To Contribute As Texas Longhorn Next Season
    Thursday, April 3, 2014 from Swimming World Magazine News
    PHOENIX, Arizona, April 3. AUSTIN Temple, a hot prospect in the sprint breaststroke, joins today's edition of The Morning Swim Show after an outstanding swim last week. Temple swam a 52.87 in ...
  • Yannick Agnel Lands Two-Year Sponsorship Deal With Arena
    Thursday, April 3, 2014 from Swimming World Magazine News
    TOLENTINO, Italy, April 2. ARENA'S roster of super-elite athletes added a major name today, when Olympic and world champion Yannick Agnel signed a deal with the swimsuit maker through the 2016 Olympic...
  • NCAA Competitors Highlight First Night of Canadian National Championships
    Wednesday, April 2, 2014 from Swimming World Magazine News
    VICTORIA, British Columbia, April 1. WITH all but one of Canada's swimming medalists from the 2010 Commonwealth Games now retired, this week's Canadian nationals will be searching for new talent to pu...
  • Canadian Nationals Results: Sophia Saroukian Blasts Final Third of Race to Win Women's Mile
    Wednesday, April 2, 2014 from Swimming World Magazine News
    VICTORIA, British Columbia, April 2. THE first day of competition finished with the women's 1500 freestyle, which was not an event used to select swimmers for the Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacific ch...
  • Canadian Nationals Results: Richard Funk Dominates to Win 200 Breast
    Wednesday, April 2, 2014 from Swimming World Magazine News
    VICTORIA, British Columbia, April 2. AFTER exceptional performances at the NCAA championships while representing the University of Michigan, Richard Funk posted a lifetime best to win the 200 breast t...
  • Canadian Nationals Results: Tera Van Beilen Fights Off Challengers to Win 100 Breast
    Wednesday, April 2, 2014 from Swimming World Magazine News
    VICTORIA, British Columbia, April 2. THE future of women's breaststroke looks strong for Canada, based on the results of the 200 breaststroke at the Canadian nationals that looks to select up to three...
  • Canadian Nationals Results: Russell Wood Barely Beats Commonwealth Qualifying Time
    Wednesday, April 2, 2014 from Swimming World Magazine News
    VICTORIA, British Columbia, April 2. BY the slimmest of margins, Russell Wood became the first male swimmer to qualify for the international travel roster with a win in the 100 backstroke. Wood cha...
  • Canadian Nationals Results: Sinead Russell Nearly Cracks 1:00 To Win Close 100 Back Final
    Wednesday, April 2, 2014 from Swimming World Magazine News
    VICTORIA, British Columbia, April 2. TWO recent competitors at the women's NCAA championships battled for the win at the Canadian long course nationals in the 100 backstroke to get a spot on the inter...
  • Canadian Nationals Results: Ryan Cochrane Motors Home To Win 200 Freestyle
    Wednesday, April 2, 2014 from Swimming World Magazine News
    VICTORIA, British Columbia, April 2. ONE of the best fields of eight swimmers on the men's side lined up at the Canadian nationals in the 200 free final, fighting for a spot on the Commonwealth Games ...
  • Canadian Nationals Results: Brittany MacLean Posts Lifetime Best in Winning 200 Free
    Wednesday, April 2, 2014 from Swimming World Magazine News
    VICTORIA, British Columbia, April 2. BRITTANY MacLean, fresh off a successful campaign at the NCAA championships in the United States, posted a big win in the 200 freestyle tonight at the Canadian lon...
  • Canadian Nationals Results: Kelly Aspinall Takes Win In Men's 50 Fly
    Wednesday, April 2, 2014 from Swimming World Magazine News
    VICTORIA, British Columbia, April 2. THE sprint butterfly at the Canadian long course nationals featured national record holder Kelly Aspinall going for his Canadian record of 23.52. Aspinall, 25, ...
  • Canadian Nationals Results: Kier Maitland Opens Meet With Convincing 800 Free Win
    Wednesday, April 2, 2014 from Swimming World Magazine News
    VICTORIA, British Columbia, April 2. THE 2014 long course Canadian nationals, serving as the selection meet for the Commonwealth Games in Scotland and the Pan Pacific championships in Australia, kicke...
  • Three National Records Fall During Second Night of Finals at YMCA Nationals
    Wednesday, April 2, 2014 from Swimming World Magazine News
    GREENSBORO, North Carolina, April 2. AFTER just two days of action at the Greensboro Aquatic Center for YMCA Nationals, eight national records have fallen after four more went down on Wednesday, inclu...
  • YMCA Nationals Results: Somerset Valley Men Finish Night with Medley Relay Win
    Wednesday, April 2, 2014 from Swimming World Magazine News
    GREENSBORO, North Carolina, April 2. SOMERSET Valley finished off the second night of the meet with as they cruised to a win in the men's medley relay. Brad Zdroik, Zach Warner, Joseph Delbuono, and J...
  • YMCA Nationals Results: Middle Tyger Cracks National Record in Medley Relay
    Wednesday, April 2, 2014 from Swimming World Magazine News
    GREENSBORO, North Carolina, April 2. MIDDLE Tyger put up a national record time in the women's 400 medley relay as Ali Gayler, Savanna Faulconer, Jessi Snover, and Katrina Konopka put up a 3:39.34, ob...
  • YMCA Nationals Results: National Record Falls to Zachary Molloy in 200 Free
    Wednesday, April 2, 2014 from Swimming World Magazine News
    GREENSBORO, North Carolina, April 2. ZACHARY Molloy took down the second national record of the night and third of the day as he eclipsed Nicholas Caldwell's national record of 1:35.96 in the 200 free...
  • YMCA Nationals Results: Meghan Small Earns Second Podium of Night in 200 Free
    Wednesday, April 2, 2014 from Swimming World Magazine News
    GREENSBORO, North Carolina, April 2. LESS than 90 minutes after taking second in the 100 back, York's Meghan Small picked up the win in a tight final of the women's 200 free. Small clocked 1:47.15 for...
  • YMCA Nationals Results: 400 IM Down to the Wire as National Record Crushed
    Wednesday, April 2, 2014 from Swimming World Magazine News
    GREENSBORO, North Carolina, April 2. IN an epic race that came down to the wire, Wilton's Maxwell Dolan touched out teammate Ian Rainey by just one one-hundredth of a second to win the men's 400 IM as...
  • YMCA Nationals Results: Courtney Harnish Emerges with Women's 400 IM Title
    Wednesday, April 2, 2014 from Swimming World Magazine News
    GREENSBORO, North Carolina, April 2. YORK YMCA's Courtney Harnis dropped more than three seconds from her prelims time as she blasted the freestyle leg to a victory in the women's 400 IM. Harnis overc...
  • YMCA Nationals Results: Nick Peterson Claims 100 Back Title
    Wednesday, April 2, 2014 from Swimming World Magazine News
    GREENSBORO, North Carolina, April 2. NICK Peterson earned a dominating win in the men's 100 back, as his final time of 47.66 earned him the title by almost a second and fell just short of the 14 year ...
  • YMCA Nationals Results: Emily Slabe Wins 100 Back, Misses National Record
    Wednesday, April 2, 2014 from Swimming World Magazine News
    GREENSBORO, North Carolina, April 2. EMILY Slabe chopped three tenths of a second off the YMCA national record in the prelims of the women's 100 back, and she had enough left to win the title in the f...
  • Georgia Tech Gears Up to Host Record Numbers at the 2014 ECC National Championships
    Wednesday, April 2, 2014 from Swimming World Magazine News
    ATLANTA, Georgia, April 2. FOR the 11th time since it's inauguration in 2004, Georgia Tech Swim Club and meet director Patrick Chai are finalizing preparations for the East Coast Collegiate Swimming a...
  • Relay World Record Holder Vitalii Melnikov Provisionally Suspended For Positive EPO Drug Tests
    Wednesday, April 2, 2014 from Swimming World Magazine News
    LAUSANNE, Switzerland, April 2. RELAY world record holder Vitalii Melnikov began serving a provisional suspension yesterday after results of drug tests at the European championships came up positive f...
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