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Aquatics GB Names 57 Swimmers To World Class Programme For 2025 Season; Adam Peaty Absent As He Takes Break From Competition Fifty-seven swimmers - including a group of 10 Olympic medallists - have been invited on to Aquatics GB's World Class Programme (WCP) for the 2025 season, which culminates wit...

Ranomi Kromowidjojo & Ferry Weertman Announce Birth Of Daughter Olympic champions Ranomi Kromowidjojo and Ferry Weertman have announced the birth of their daughter, Livia. Livia was born on 26 February and is the first child for the pair who shared the happy news on social media, saying: "Livia Weer...

Lublin, Poland, To Host 2025 European Short-Course Championships Lublin, Poland, will host the 23rd edition of the European Short-Course Championships from 2-7 December 2025, European Aquatics has announced. Lublin is the ninth-largest city in the Central European country and located around 150km so...

Mel Marshall Talks Adam Peaty & "Just Daring To Dream That Anything Was Possible" In the first of two articles, Mel Marshall talks to Swimming World about her 15-year journey with Adam Peaty A defining moment in Mel Marshall’s life came when she saw a young swimmer at the City of Derby club do breas...

Olympic Champion Matty Lee Retires From Diving After Stellar Career Olympic champion Matty Lee has retired from diving after a career that has seen him step on to every major international podium. The highlight came at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 when he and Tom Daley dived to gold in the men's sync....

Commonwealth & European Champion Brodie Williams Announces Retirement Commonwealth and European champion Brodie Williams has announced his retirement from the sport saying he "lived it, loved it." The backstroke specialist won his first senior international medal at the 2018 European Championships i...

Sarah Sjöström Expecting Her First Baby In August; Maintains Her Desire To Compete At LA 2028 Sarah Sjöström and husband Johan de Jong Skierus are set to become parents for the first time in August with the three-time Olympic champion also reaffirming her desire to compete at the 2028 Olympics. The ...

Angharad Evans Talks Paris Olympics, World Silverware & Hitting Her Stride In 2025 In the first of two articles, Angharad Evans talks to Swimming World about Paris 2024, World Championship silver and her fine form in 2025 Angharad Evans has hit the ground running as she continues the form that guide...

Ellen Walshe Just Shy of Irish 100 Fly Record In Bangor; Duncan Scott & Lewis Fraser Wrap Up Successful Campaigns Ellen Walshe was 0.04 off her Irish 100 fly record while Duncan Scott and Lewis Fraser each made two trips to the podium on the final day of the McCullagh International in Bangor, Northe...

Jack McMillan Wins 200 Free & Ellen Walshe Claims Double At McCullagh International Jack McMillan turned the tables and claimed the 200 free title on the second day of the McCullagh International in Bangor, Northern Ireland. McMillan was pipped by 0.01 in the 100 free by University of Stirling teamm...

Germany Pull Away On Final Leg To Win Team Relay At World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup After three competitive legs with Australia, the German quartet pulled away on the final 1500 metres to win the mixed team relay at the World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup. For 4500 metres,...

Duncan Scott Pips Jack McMillan To 100 Free Title At McCullagh International Duncan Scott won the 100 free by the slimmest of margins on day one of the McCullagh International in Bangor, Northern Ireland. Scott had topped prelims in 49.64, 0.20 ahead of University of Stirling teammate Jack McMillan ...

Florian Wellbrock & Moesha Johnson Enjoy Victory At World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup Florian Wellbrock and Moesha Johnson claimed the 10k spoils at the opening leg of the World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup in Somabay, Egypt. The event in the Red Sea was the first of five stops ...

Double Commonwealth Medallist Dan Jervis Retires After Decade-Long International Career Double Commonwealth 1500 free medallist Dan Jervis has announced his retirement after competing for 10 years on the international stage. Jervis announced himself on the senior international stage when he claimed ...

Daniel Wiffen, Angharad Evans & Ollie Morgan Complete Trebles As BUCS Championships Wrap Up Daniel Wiffen, Angharad Evans and Ollie Morgan all wrapped up trebles as the BUCS Championships came to an end after three days in Sheffield. Wiffen added the 400 free on the final day to the 800 and 1500 tit...

Angharad Evans & Abbie Wood Shine On Day Two Of BUCS Championships Angharad Evans posted a winning 100m breaststroke time that only she has bettered among British swimmers on day two of the BUCS Championships in Sheffield. Out in 31.21 and back in 34.81, the Stirling swimmer stopped the clock at 1:0...

Ollie Morgan Just Shy Of British 100 Back Record At BUCS Championships; Wiffen Twins Share The Podium Ollie Morgan came within 0.01 of his British 100 back record on the first day of the BUCS (British Universities and College Sport) Championships in Sheffield. Out in 25.64 and back in 27.07 to stop ...

Kristóf Milák On Preparation, Paris 2024 And His Desire To Compete At The 2028 Olympics "I have the intention to be (in LA) and win. My chances are good. Together with Hubert Kós we definitely want to be Olympic champions again. For now I can promise to swim this year's World Championships in Singap...

Double Olympic Champion Sharon van Rouwendaal To Bypass World Championships While Contemplating Her Future Two-time Olympic 10k champion Sharon van Rouwendaal has opted to bypass the 2025 World Championships as she focuses on delivering swim clinics and contemplating her future. Van Rouwendaal added...

Roos Vanotterdijk Continues Record-Breaking Run As Flanders Cup Wraps Up on Fine Day For Swim Ireland Roos Vanotterdijk set her second Belgian record in as many days as she took almost a second off her 100 free standard in 53.62 as the Flanders Cup wrapped up in Antwerp. The 20-year-old touched in 5...