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Aussie Selection Trials: Comeback King Sam Williamson Talks Belief With Ariarne Titmus And The Team That Saved His Career An emotional Sam Williamson has opened up about his 13-month battle to save his swimming career after arguably delivering the greatest ever performance of his life in Sydney la.....

Sam Falls Just Short: 3:40-Barrier Continues to Evade Contenders, Even With World Record Gone Sometimes, the longest-lasting world records fall at the least-expected moment. Nineteen years ago, when Janet Evans still held the world records in the 800 and 1500 freestyle, Kate Ziegler claimed the mark...

Aussie Selection Trials – Night 1 Finals: Sam Short Nudges 400 Freestyle World Record with 3:40.67; Fastest Time in World This Year Aussie young gun Sam Short has tonight sent a clear message to the world that he is very much ready to break the world record in the 400m freestyle and he has one of t....

Summer McIntosh Has Made Visiting Sub-4:30 Territory in 400 IM a Regular Theme One of the most-exclusive clubs in the sport is the sub-4:30 sisterhood in the women's 400-meter individual medley. Since Australian Stephanie Rice (4:29.45) and Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry (4:29.89) initially broke the ba...

Aussie Selection Trials – Day 1 Heats: Sam Williamson’s Impressive 59.11 To Confirm He’s Well And Truly Back After Horrific Training Accident Paris Olympian and former breaststroke world champion Sam Williamson has taken just 59.11 seconds at the Australian Swimming Trials in Sydney today to confir....

Will Mollie O'Callaghan Be Next Star to Join 51 Club in 100 Freestyle? The dynamic of an event can shift quickly, sometimes in a matter of days. Want an example? Look no further than the hierarchy of the women's 100-meter freestyle, which offered up a pair of sensational performances in late May. In...

Asaki Nishikawa, Mio Narita Grab 400 IM Titles at Japan Swim Depth in the men's 400-meter individual medley has been a leading storyline in Japan in recent months, and Sunday was the turn of Asaki Nishikawa to display his talent in the event. A 19-year-old, Nishikawa posted a time of 4:08.66 to prev...

Australian Golden Girl Bronte Campbell Calls Time on Stellar Olympic Career in Fast Lane Australia’s three-time Olympic gold medallist and former two-time individual world champion Bronte Campbell has today announced her retirement from competitive swimming at the age of 32. Campbell returned from.....

Shin Ohashi Snares Title in 200 Breaststroke at Japan Swim; Rikako Ikee Grabs 50 Fly Crown Over the past few years, Shin Ohashi has established himself as one of the most-promising youngsters in the sport, world-record potential undeniably possessed by the Japanese teenager. On Saturday, Ohashi cont...

Aussie Selection Trials: Shayna Jack Admits She Is In For 'Nerve Wracking' Time As Brother Jamie Joins Games Bid Shayna Jack admits she’s in for a “nerve wracking” time at next week’s Australian Trials meet for this year’s Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacs – juggling her own preparation and emotions ....

Japan Swim: Yamato Okadome Sets Pair of Best Times Yamato Okadome set a pair of best times in breaststroke to start the Japan Swim 2026 meet in Tokyo. Okadome won the 100 breast on the first day of the meet on Thursday by going 59.11. That allowed him to outduel national record holder Shin Ohashi, w...

Aussie Trials: Kaylee McKeown, Cam McEvoy and Mollie O'Callaghan Headline Commonwealth Games and Pan Pac Selection Meet in Sydney The who’s who of Australian swimmers led by Paris Olympic gold medal-winning trio Kaylee McKeown, Cam, McEvoy and Mollie O’Callaghan will headline the Australian Swimmin....

Commentary: Swimmers Need Better Choices Than Swimming in Poverty or Going Enhanced Last week in Las Vegas, the Enhanced Games delivered life-changing money for swimmers while making a mockery of clean sport and competitive integrity and using those swimmers to not-so-subtly market controversial and...

Defying Age: 46-Year-Old Nicholas Santos Chasing Bid to 2028 Olympics in 50 Butterfly At the 2008 Olympic Games, Dara Torres delivered one of the greatest performances of all-time when the 41-year-old captured the silver medal in the 50-meter freestyle. Eight years later, at the 2016 Games in Rio de...

GRADUATES: Australia's top two graduates in the 100m freestyle at the 2023 World Junior Championships. Will they hold the keys to LA28 ? Photo Courtesy World Aquatics.

Siobhan Haughey Closes Out Mare Nostrum Series with 200 Freestyle Title; Ilya Kharun Sweeps Butterfly Events For the third straight time during this year's Mare Nostrum Series, Hong Kong's Siobhan Haughey surged to the title in the 200-meter freestyle. After triumphs in Monaco and Canet, Haughey cap...

Pan Pacific Championships Will Be Light on Reigning Gold Medalists When the Pan Pacific Championships are held in Southern California in August, the international competition will feature only a handful of reigning titlists. Because the Covid-19 pandemic led to the cancellation of the 2022 edition, ...

IOC Prez Kirsty Coventry Clarifies Comments About Athlete Pay; Olympians Continue to Speak Out International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry has taken to social media to attempt to stem the backlash she has received in recent days following comments about athlete pay. In an intervi...

McKenzie Siroky Leads Strong Day for Team USA at Mare Nostrum Stop in Barcelona Following a dominant showing in the 50-meter breaststroke at the Monaco leg of the Mare Nostrum Series, the United States' McKenzie Siroky has now earned back-to-back triumphs in the 100 breaststroke during the tour, her...

Encore! Marrit Steenbergen Goes Sub-52 for Second Time in a Week in 100 Freestyle It's been quite the Mare Nostrum Series for Dutch star Marrit Steenbergen, who opened the tour in Monaco with a national record of 52.13 in the 100-meter freestyle. From there, the 26-year-old moved to the second leg i...