Dec. 11, 2021
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Olympic Champion Yannick Agnel Arrested on Rape Charges in France. The French Olympic gold medalist was taken into police custody in Paris
Nov. 9, 2021
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Italian Gregorio Paltrinieri took down Yannick Agnel's official record from 2012, but two Europeans were faster at an ISL test event in 2020.
Oct. 15, 2021
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Swimming World reflects on the five years since the last Olympic Games in Rio and ponders the biggest questions leading up to Paris 2024.
Oct. 11, 2021
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After teenagers Hwang Sun-Woo and David Popovici nearly won Olympic medals in the 200 free, Matt Sates is another young threat in the event.
Oct. 8, 2021
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Sates became the sixth-fastest swimmer in history with his swim in the 200 free, breaking the World Junior and African Records in the process.
WOW! 🇿🇦 Matt Sates At his first international experience, 18yr-old Matt Sates was able to set two World Junior Records in the 200m Free and IM in the first meet of the Swimming World Cup 2021!
Oct. 4, 2021
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Matt Sates set two world junior records this weekend in Berlin, and he figures to become a huge force internationally and on the NCAA level.
David Popovici talks NCAA vs ISL, Olympic performances
Romanian David Popovici placed 4th in the 200 Free and 7th in the 100 Free at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He holds the World Junior Record in the 100 Free (47.3...
Aug. 13, 2021
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Tom Dean fulfilled his Olympic dream by becoming champion of the 200 freestyle, using an approach that earned plaudits from Yannick Agnel.
Aug. 13, 2021
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“Can you imagine getting the opportunity to wear this presentation kit and stand on top of the podium?” mused Tom Dean in early June at his first kitting out day
Michael Phelps, Jason Lezak, and the greatest relay in Olympic history | NBC Sports
Re-live the incredible world record setting 4x100 freestyle relay from Beijing through the eyes of Michael Phelps, where Jason Lezak's anchor leg kept Phelps...
1984 Olympic Games - Men's 4x200 Meter Freestyle Relay
Gold: United StatesSilver: West GermanyBronze: Great Britain
July 27, 2021
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Great Britain's Tom Dean and Duncan Scott put together a gold-silver finish in the final of the 200-meter freestyle at the Olympic Games.
July 27, 2021
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Great Britain's Tom Dean and Duncan Scott put together a gold-silver finish in the final of the 200-meter freestyle at the Olympic Games.
April 5, 2021
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World Championships silver medalist Katsuo Matsumoto just joined an exclusive club, hitting a sub-1:45 time in the men's 200m freestyle tonight in Tokyo.
Jan. 22, 2021
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Japan’s Katsuo (Katsuhiro) Matsumoto already made history by becoming the first man from his nation to medal in the 200m freestyle at a World Championships. But now the 23-year-old has leveled up to a new tier of competition in the event, firing off a shiny new national record to kick-off his 2021 racing calendar. While competing on day 1 of the 2021 Kosuke Kitajima Cup, an annual domestic meet in Tokyo known for wicked-quick performances, Matsumoto blasted a winning 200m free effort of 1:45.13. That not only took the gold in a huge lifetime best, but it also lowered his own national ...
Jan. 20, 2021
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Australian Swimming legend Ian Thorpe believes that his sensational 1:44.06 World record over 200 metres freestyle in 2001 remains one off the three most competitive four-length swims of the past two decades because “everyone in the world is swimming the 200 freestyle wrong.” “You can’t swim 150 meters easy and then turn it into a sprint. You are going to limit what time you are going to do,” says Thorpe, Olympic 400m freestyle champion at Sydney 2000 and 200m and 400m gold medallist at Athens 2004. Now 37, he believes that the only way the swimmer who cannot match the rare backend s ...
Brett sits down with swimming prodigy, Ian Thorpe.What makes a champion?What is it like being a World Champion at 15 years old?The level of expectation and p...
Jan. 7, 2020
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France Television has signed up Yannick Agnel, the Olympic 200m freestyle champion and deliverer of French gold in the 4x100m freestyle at London 2012, as expert commentator for its Tokyo 2020 swimming broadcast team alongside Alexandre Boyon.