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Bailey Armstrong’s Life Long Dream Comes True With Aussies Surf Race Triumph On The Gold Coast Four-time Australian world championship open water swimmer Bailey Armstrong, has achieved a lifelong dream to win the coveted open surf race title at the 2026 Australian Surf Life Saving Championships “Th....

Florian Wellbrock Steers Germany to Team Title At Open Water World Cup Results Day 1 report A storming final leg by Florian Wellbrock elevated Germany to top spot in the mixed team relay as he clinched his second gold in as many days at the World Aquatics Open Water World Cup in Somabay, Egypt. Well...

Moesha Johnson & Florian Wellbrock Take The Honours at Open Water World Cup in Somabay Results Moesha Johnson and Florian Wellbrock won their respective 10k races at the first stop of the World Aquatics Open Water World Cup in Somabay, Egypt. A 42-strong field took to the pontoon for the start of th...

First Stop of Open Water World Cup Scheduled for Weekend in Somabay The first stop of the World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup will kick off on March 27-28 in Somabay and many greats of the sport will swim in the Egyptian waters. The weekend marks the first opportunity to collect points for ...

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced a move that protects women's sports and athletes at the Olympics. The IOC announced the agreement on Thursday, March 26, which now meets U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order on sports ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Games, according to r...

How Fast Can He Go ? World Beating Cam McEvoy Unveils Plans To Swim Faster As He Plots To Swim On To Brisbane 2032 The world’s fastest swimmer, Australian sprint king Cam McEvoy, has claimed in Brisbane today that if it’s not broken, then don’t fix it. A week after the 31-year-old clocked a sizzli.....

Tomoyuki Matsushita Upholding Japanese Medley Tradition; Joins Exclusive Club It's been nearly 19 years since Michael Phelps, as part of a pre-Beijing showcase, wowed at the 2007 edition of the World Championships in Melbourne. The American set four individual world records during the week and walke...

Tomoyuki Matsushita Dazzles in 400 IM at Japan Swim; Yumeki Kojima Cracks Another WJR The days of the Japanese excellence in the 400-meter individual medley are alive and well, as the final day of the Japan Swim demonstrated. In the final event of the men's program, three athletes clocked under 4:09...

Regan Smith Closes Out China Open with Dominant Win in 100 Backstroke American Regan Smith wrapped up her trip to the China Open in Shenzhen in style on Sunday night, as she collected the title in the 100-meter backstroke. Dueling with Australia's Mollie O'Callaghan, Smith notched a wire-to-wire tri...

Cesar Cielo Congratulates Cam McEvoy on World Record in 50 Freestyle On the day his 16-year-old world record in the 50-meter freestyle went down, Brazil's Cesar Cielo sent his congratulations to Cam McEvoy, the new standard bearer. Competing at the China Open in Shenzhen, McEvoy registered a time of...

Kyle Chalmers and Jack Alexy Tie in 100 Freestyle at China Open There has been no shortage of entertainment at the China Open in Shenzhen, highlighted by Cam McEvoy's world record in the 50-meter freestyle on Friday night. And during Saturday's finals, two of the sport's premier sprinters treated th...

Shin Ohashi and Yumeki Kojima Blast World Junior Records at Japan Swim Looking to the future, expectations are high for significant Japanese success on the international stage. Two of those reasons shared the spotlight during the third night of finals at the Japan Swim in Tokyo, as Shin Ohashi and Y...

FLASH! Cam McEvoy Rockets To 50 Free World Record In 20.88 Results Cam McEvoy redefined the 50 free world record as he rocketed to 20.88 to consign Cesar Cielo’s 2009 standard to history at the China Open. Cielo’s mark of 20.91 had stood since December 2009 as the supersuit era staggered towards its...

Kazushi Imafuku Sets Japanese Record in 800 Freestyle; Veteran Satomi Suzuki Still Shining at 35 The 2026 Japan Swim reached its midway point on Friday and Kazushi Imafuku continued to excel, this time by delivering a national record. Following an opening day victory in the 400-meter freestyle, Imaf...

China Open Highlighted by Cam McEvoy World Record; Siobhan Haughey Secures Another Narrow Win (Full Recap) For several years, Australian sprint sensation Cam McEvoy has hunted the world record in the 50-meter freestyle, a mark set by Brazil's Cesar Cielo in 2009. On Friday night, McEvoy got his whit...

Siobhan Haughey Edges Mollie O'Callaghan in Stellar Duel at China Open; Tang Qianting Sets Asian Record in 50 Breast The hype surrounding the China Open has been growing over the past month, thanks to the competition offering the unique opportunity for the host nation's athletes to battle in-season ...

Shin Ohashi Rips World Junior Record in 100 Breaststroke at Japan Swim The Japan Swim is annually known to produce quick performances, and the first day of the 2026 edition was no different as 17-year-old Shin Ohashi continued to put his breaststroke talent on display. The 17-year-old broke his own ...

World Anti-Doping Agency Tables Funds Withholding Discussion, Area of Conflict with U.S. The World Anti-Doping Agency referred for further discussion the “voluntary withholding of contributions by governments” at its latest Executive Committee meeting on Tuesday. That decision turns down the heat fo...

Aussies Reveal Back-To-Back Plans For Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacs; But Kyle Chalmers To Miss Olympic Warm Up In Irvine Australia will send a full-strength team to the Glasgow Commonwealth Games this year and an almost full-strength team to the Pan Pacs in Irvine, California in what will be a bu....

Sarah Sjostrom Leads a Handful of Comebacks to Follow During the 2026 Season The 2026 season could be one remembered for stars returning to the big stage and beginning the journey toward the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Swimming fans will have the chance to follow several comebacks this season...