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Passing the Torch: Swimming Has Been Defined by Inspirational Legacies Over the course of the 21st century, we have seen countless stories of legendary swimmers inspiring around the world as they have established themselves among the greatest in history. With that in mind, let's take a look at some ...

World Cup Singapore, Day 3: Leon Marchand And Kate Douglass Crowned Overall Champions Leon Marchand and Kate Douglass were crowned overall champions as the World Cup wrapped up in Singapore. Marchand won the 400IM on the final day to claim the triple crown following victories in Shanghai and Incheon...

FLASH! Regan Smith Takes Down 200m Backstroke World Record Regan Smith made it two world records in as many days as she lowered the 200 back standard to 1:58.83 at the World Cup in Singapore. The USA swimmer was inside WR pace throughout as she touched the wall 0.11 faster than the 1:58.94 standard ...

FLASH! Noe Ponti Thrashes World Record in 50 Fly to 21.50 Mornings in Shanghai and Singapore seem to suit Noe Ponti. Either that, or the Swiss fastman is just so eager to the unleash the fast swimming he knows he holds within that he sees no need to wait for finals. For the second time in three Worl...

World Cup Singapore, Day 2: Kate Douglass Adds Another Triple Crown On the first day of the World Aquatics World Cup Singapore stop Thursday, Kate Douglass finished off a 3-for-3 run through the 100 individual medley and 200 breaststroke. Friday, she added a sweep of the 50 butterfly to cap an outst...

FLASH! Regan Smith Pops Latest World Record in 100 Backstroke at World Cup in Singapore One week after breaking the world record in the short-course version of the 100-meter backstroke during World Cup competition in South Korea, American Regan Smith took the event even lower during the second day o...

FLASH! Leon Marchand Destroys World Record in Short-Course 200 IM; Takes Down Ryan Lochte Standard The man who starred at the Olympic Games in Paris has checked in with another eye-opening performance, as Frenchman Leon Marchand shattered the world record in the 200-meter individual medley during th...

World Cup Singapore, Day 1: Leon Marchand Becomes Second Man Inside 50Secs En-Route To 100IM Triple Crown; Trebles For Ponti, Wasick & Coetze Leon Marchand became only the second man inside 50 seconds in the 100IM as he moved within sight of Caeleb Dressel's world record at the final World Cup stop ...

FINIS Welcomes Dr. Zied Abbes as New Partner for Middle East and North Africa FINIS, a global leader in swim products and technologies, is excited to announce its strategic partnership with Dr. Zied Abbes, who will spearhead the brand’s growth and development in the Middle East and North Africa (ME...

FLASH! Kate Douglass Crushes 200m Breaststroke s/c WR In 2:12.72 Kate Douglass destroyed her 200m breaststroke short-course world record in 2:12.72 at the final leg of the World Cup in Singapore. The American set a global mark of 2:14.16 at last week's stop in Incheon, South Korea, where she downed ...

Bobby Hurley, Voice of the World Cup, Joins Social Kick Podcast (Video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpp-0-EGCP4 The final stop of this year's World Cup series will unfold from Thursday through Saturday in Singapore, and Bobby Hurley will once again call the action. The former Australian star has...

Can Pan Zhanle Supplement Sprint Arsenal With More Distance Wins? Some of the most unorthodox results on the World Cup circuit thus far belong to China’s Pan Zhanle, the swimmer who crushed the world record in the men’s 100 freestyle on his way to Olympic gold this summer. Three months later and now...

Worldwide Search For Olympic Medal Winning Coach To Spearhead Sydney University Performance Centre New South Wales sporting administrators are confident of attracting a high profile Olympic medal winning coach to spearhead its latest high performance collaboration with Sydney University. The Sydne.....

Week in Review: World Record From Regan Smith a Highlight of World Cup Action https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUyEl0oH8to&feature=youtu.be There is one more stop to this year’s World Cup series, with Singapore serving as the host later this week. But before we shift attention to those upcoming three...

Dario Verani & Moesha Johnson Top The Podium At Open Water Swimming World Cup In Hong Kong Dario Verani and Moesha Johnson claimed the respective men's and women's titles at the penultimate leg of the World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup in Hong Kong. Verani led a European clean sweep of the...

World Cup Incheon, Day Three: Pan Zhanle Takes Down World Cup Record in 800 Free; Regan Smith Claims 200 Back American Record The second of three World Cup meets concluded Saturday in Incheon, Korea, with Pan Zhanle again showing off his distance freestyle skills, adding a World Cup series record in...

World Cup Incheon, Day 2: Pieter Coetze Enjoys Record-Breaking Day, Wins For Haughey & Marchand Pieter Coetze enjoyed two top-three finishes and set an African record in the 50 back on day two of the World Cup in Incheon, South Korea. Leon Marchand and Duncan Scott tussled once more in the 200IM whi...

FLASH! Regan Smith Sets 100 Back S/C World Record At World Cup Regan Smith nailed the 100m backstroke world record with a time of 54.41 at the World Cup in Incheon, South Korea. The US swimmer took 0.15 from Kaylee McKeown's short-lived standard of 54.56 set at the Australian Championships in Septem...

World Cup Incheon: Noe Ponti Does Double, Tying Leon Marchand in 100 IM The first day of the World Aquatics World Cup Incheon stop had a little of everything: A world record for Kate Douglass, double bids by her, Regan Smith and Noe Ponti and a couple of scintillating races. In the latter category, ...

FLASH! Kate Douglass Blasts World Record in 200 Breaststroke at World Cup in Incheon A few months after claiming gold in the 200-meter breaststroke at the Olympic Games in Paris, American Kate Douglass shattered the world record in the short-course version of the event on Thursday during World Cup a...