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Spanish Olympian Carlos Garach Taking Hiatus to Pursue Military Career Spanish distance swimmer Carlos Garach is taking a break from swimming to pursue a military career. Garach made the announcement on social media. He represented Spain at the 2024 Olympics in Paris and holds national records in th...

Milou Van Wijk & Stan Franckx Enjoy Trebles At Antwerp Diamond Speedo Race Milou van Wijk swept the 50-100-200 free treble and Stan Franckx also made three trips to the top of the podium over two days of racing at the 2025 Antwerp Diamond Speedo Race. Van Wijk, who swam the prelims before the Nether...

Hubert Kos’ Marchand Moments Instrumental to Texas Title Hubert Kos’ comparison of the 2025 NCAA Championships with the 2024 edition quickly tracks to the individual. “What stands out about this one,” Kos said, still dripping from his fully clothed dip in the diving well at the Weyerhauser King Coun...

Double Olympic Champion Rebecca Adlington Backs Coeliac UK's Call For Action After Recent Diagnosis Rebecca Adlington has backed Coeliac UK's call for access to gluten free prescriptions to be protected with the double Olympic champion having been recently diagnosed with the condition. Coeliac disea...

Dragons' Den Star Sara Davies Invests In Adam Peaty's AP Race Sara Davies – a businesswoman who appears on the British reality TV business programme ‘Dragons’ Den’ – has invested in AP Race, the global swimming brand co-founded by Adam Peaty and Ed Baxter. Davies started out in business in 2005 when...

'Support School Swimming' Campaign Launched As British Aquatics Organisations Join Forces The Support School Swimming campaign is being launched to raise awareness and ensure that every child leaves school able to enjoy the water safely. Aquatics GB, Swim England, Scottish Swimming and Swim Wales ar...

In the second of two articles, Swimming World spoke to Mel Marshall as we highlight her achievements as a pioneer in the sport as well as talking about her new life in Australia. Part 1: Mel Marshall Talks Adam Peaty & "Just Daring To Dream That Anything Was Possible" Mel Marshall sits in her Gold C...

British Aquatics Organisations Committed To Improving Coach Welfare Following Research Into Mental Health & Wellbeing Aquatics bodies across Great Britain have committed to supporting coaches' welfare and development following publication of research into mental health and wellbeing carried out by N...

Four-Time Olympian Michelle Coleman Brings Career To A Close Michelle Coleman has brought her competitive swimming journey to a close after a career that spanned four Olympics, world and European medals and a short-course WR. The 31-year-old won her first senior international medal with silver in th...

NCAA Preview: A Van, National Parks and a Deserved Break - How Mona McSharry Balanced Life After Paris Regardless of what happened in Paris, Mona McSharry knew where she’d spend the fall of 2024. The Irish international planned to take the semester off from the University of Tennessee. With her dog ...

James Guy Wins 400 Free As Edinburgh International Wraps Up James Guy won his first global medal when he claimed 400 free silver at the 2015 World Championships. On Sunday he continued his return to the eight-length race with victory at the 2025 Edinburgh International Swim Meet. Guy made his intern...

Ellen Walshe Claims Golden Double In Edinburgh; Ben Proud Fires Off 50 Free Rankings-Topper Ellen Walshe claimed a golden double and Ben Proud fired off a 21.73 rankings-topper in the 50 free on day two of the Edinburgh International Swim Meet. Up first for Walshe was the 100 fly where she came back...

Tamas Kenderesi Loses Appeal As CAS Confirms Four-Year Ban Tamas Kenderesi must serve his four-year suspension after the International Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) dismissed his appeal against the ban imposed by the Hungarian Anti-Doping Agency (HUNADO). The publication of the decision follo...

Matt Richards Comes Through In 200 Free Thriller Ahead Of Guy & McMillan In Edinburgh Matt Richards led home fellow Olympic relay gold medallists James Guy and Jack McMillan as the trio underlined the depth and quality of the men's 200 free in Great Britain at the Edinburgh International Swim Meet. ...

Olympic Champion Yannick Agnel to Appear in Court on Rape Charges French Olympic champion Yannick Agnel has been called to appear in court over charges of rape and sexual abuse of a minor. Reports out of France indicate this week that the French prosecutor’s office is pursuing criminal charges again...

Adam Peaty Inspired By Own Experiences To Help Working-Class Swimmers Reach Their Potential Adam Peaty has been inspired by the help he got from family and friends when he was a teenage hopeful to support other swimmers from working-class backgrounds to realise their potential. The triple Olympic ch...

Ellen Walshe Downs Irish 200 Fly Record from 1996 Olympics Ellen Walshe on Saturday took down an Irish record that had stood in the hands of Michelle Smith since the 1996 Olympics. Walshe, a two-time Olympian, swam 2:08.42 in the 200 fly on Saturday at the Leinster Aspiring Champions Meet in Dublin....

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...