June 6, 2021
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Arno Kamminga is a man with the Tokyo podium in his sights after he went 58.18 in the 100 breaststroke at the Mare Nostrum in Barcelona.
June 9, 2021
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26-year-old Olympic silver medalist from Rio, Maddie Groves, says she is 'relieved' about her decision to not compete at the Australian Olympic Trials.
March 26, 2021
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Jimena Perez was second tonight in the 1500 free, but behind both winner Maria De Valdes and Mireia Belmonte, so she won't qualify for Tokyo in the race.
March 23, 2021
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With 5 swimmers already qualified for the meet, Spain will hold a second Olympic selection meet this week as they look to fill out their Tokyo 2021 roster.
Feb. 10, 2021
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No female swimmer has ever been as fast as Belarus's Anastasiya Shkurdai in *both* the 100 fly (56.9) and 100 back (59.0), and she's only 18.
March 21, 2020
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The strong Coronavirus crisis in Spain and the strict social isolation measures implemented by the government have left elite Spanish swimmers without a pool to train for the Olympic Games that will take place in Tokyo next July. Since February 23rd, a group of 13 swimmers that includes the high-performance groups of Fred Vergnoux and Jordi Jou , was at the High Performance Center of Sierra Nevada preparing the Spanish Olympic trials. But the government declared last Saturday the national State of Emergency and decided to close all High Performance training centers and sports facilit ...
March 20, 2020
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The British Olympic Association (BOA) will not “endanger the health and wellbeing of the athletes” as they prepare for Tokyo 2020 in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic . There has been mounting criticism of the International Olympic Committee ’s assurance the Games will take place as scheduled from 24 July with athletes questioning how they are expected to train given facilities across the world are in lockdown. There are growing calls to postpone or even cancel the Games with the IOC accused of putting athletes’ health at risk. There are growing calls to postpone or eve ...
March 20, 2020
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Nathan Adrian Ryan Murphy Natalie Coughlin Nathan Adrian Mike Lewis Jack Spitser Ryan Murphy Adrian will award a prize package to a donor that includes signed swimming memorabilia and a round of golf with Adrian and USA Swimming CEO Tim Hinchey
March 13, 2020
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It Rains In Spain Too: the nation of Olympic 200m butterfly champion Mireia Belmonte , became the latest in a wave of countries suspending Olympic trials, national and other major championships today when it announced the Royal Spanish Swimming Federation (RFEN) announced this evening that the Spanish Championships due in Sabadell from April 1-5 have been postponed until further notice. On recommendation of the Spanish Health Ministry in the midst of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic , the RFEN cancelled the planned meet, which also served as selection trials for the Tokyo 2020 Oly ...
March 13, 2020
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Following suit with the widespread closures and cancellations world wide today, the Royal Spanish Swimming Federation (RSSF) made the decision to suspend their upcoming Olympic Trials . The meet was set to run from April 1 – April 5th in the city of Malaga. The situation mirrors the timeline of many other meets and competitions which have moved from running as planned, to running without spectators, to cancelled all-together. These cancellations add to the earlier-announced cancellation of the XL Spanish Children’s Winter Swimming Championships.
March 13, 2020
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Following suit with the widespread closures and cancellations world wide today, the Royal Spanish Swimming Federation (RSSF) made the decision to suspend their upcoming Olympic Trials . The meet was set to run from April 1 – April 5th in the city of Malaga. The situation mirrors the timeline of many other meets and competitions which have moved from running as planned, to running without spectators, to cancelled all-together. These cancellations add to the earlier-announced cancellation of the XL Spanish Children’s Winter Swimming Championships. The new cancellations are as follows: ...
Jan. 17, 2020
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Mireia Belmonte did not disappoint during the first finals sessions of the 2020 Catalonia Open, taking gold in both the 400 free and 200 IM.
Jan. 16, 2020
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Night one of the 2020 Catalonia Open Championships featured prelim swimming for both the men's and women's 400 free, 100 fly, 100 breast, 200 back, 50 free, 200 IM and 4x100 free.
Jan. 1, 2020
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Here it is: our totally, utterly, completely indisputable list of the best swimmers of the last decade. We're sure you will all 100% agree.
Dec. 29, 2019
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Liz Byrnes, Swimming World’s new European Correspondent, hones in on the achievements of Adam Peaty, one of the most outstanding pioneers on the pool in swimming history, as her No1
Dec. 20, 2019
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Melanie Margalis kept her unbeaten 400 IM streak alive on Friday at the International Swimming League finale in Las Vegas, setting a new American Record.
