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Adam Peaty Withdraws From World Championship Trials To Continue Focus On Mental Health Recovery Adam Peaty has withdrawn from the British Championships - which double as world trials - in Sheffield next month as he looks to continue recovering from mental health issues. Although there is no confirma...

IOC Issues Recommendations For Russian And Belarusian Athletes' Return To Competitions The International Olympic Committee on Tuesday issued recommendations for the return to international competitions of Russian and Belarusian athletes. The IOC's recommendations relate only to international competi...

Duncan Scott On Equality Of Opportunity And Realising Potential Amid Calls For Funding Of Under-Threat Pools Duncan Scott wants children to have the same access to opportunities which has led to him claiming Olympic and world titles with the future of swimming pools increasingly under threat. #SaveO...

Commonwealth silver medallist and European 800 free short-course record-holder Daniel Wiffen will compete at the inaugural LEN European Under-23 Swimming Championships in Dublin. The meet will be held in the Irish capital from 11-13 August less than a fortnight after the conclusion of the pool progr...

Sarah Sjostrom Goes 53.44 In 100 Free At Giant Open; Tes Schouten Rewrites Dutch Record Books Sarah Sjostrom, Maxime Grousset and Marrit Steenbergen delivered noteworthy performances at the 2023 Giant Open in Saint-Germain-En-Laye in western Paris. Tes Schouten was also on record-breaking form in th...

Marc-Antoine Olivier And Ginevra Taddeucci Lead Rankings After Opening Leg Of LEN Open Water Cup Marc-Antoine Olivier and Ginevra Taddeucci top the men's and women's rankings respectively following the first leg of the LEN Open Water Cup in Eilat, Israel. Link to results The men's event was a thrill...

Three-time Olympic Champion Katinka Hosszu Announces Pregnancy Three-time Rio 2016 Olympic champion Katinka Hosszu has announced she will become a mother in a post to social media. Fellow Hungarians Kristof Milak and Zsuzsanna Jakabos are joined by the likes of Gregorio Paltrinieri, Ranomi Kromowidj...

British Swimming Announces Drew Barrand Will Take Over As CEO From May 2023 British Swimming has announced Drew Barrand - currently the commercial & sales director at global sports foundation Laureus - as its new chief executive officer (CEO). Barrand will join the governing body from May 2023, when...

Tom Dean Completes 100/200 Freestyle Double As Edinburgh International Meet Concludes Tom Dean completed the 100/200 freestyle double with victory over two lengths as the Edinburgh International Meet came to an end. Link to results Livestream Day 1 report Day 2 report  Dean had won a thrilling 200 f...

Sarah Sjostrom Lets Loose With 25.25 In 50 Fly Before Winning 100 Free At Mediterranean Open Sarah Sjostrom soared to the top of the 50 fly rankings with a shuddering 25.25 before wrapping up the meet with the 100 free title at the Mediterranean Open in Marseille. Link to results Sjostrom's fellow S...

Adam Peaty touched out the fast-finishing James Wilby by 0.08 to win the 100m breaststroke on day two of the Edinburgh International Meet. Link to results Livestream Day 1 report The Olympic champion went out in 27.84, 0.01 behind Bernhard Reitshammer and 0.63 ahead of Wilby, before the European 200...

Tom Dean Goes Top Of The 200 Free Rankings In 1:46.07; 200 Fly Edinburgh Meet Record For Laura Stephens Tom Dean went top of the early-season 200 free rankings with a masterful performance ahead of a quality field on day one of the Edinburgh International Meet. Link to results Livestream The race fe...

The LEN European Under-23 Championships in Dublin in August will be “open to all” with non-LEN member federations permitted to enter swimmers in the inaugural competition. The new regulations will permit two teams from the PanAM continental association – one from North and one from South America - t...

Swim Ireland Announces Paris 2024 Olympic Nomination Policies Swim Ireland has announced the Paris 2024 Olympic nomination policies for swimming and diving, which have been approved by the Olympic Federation of Ireland. There are three opportunities for individual event qualification throug...

Louise Hansson Wins Four Titles In As Many Races As Lausanne Swim Cup Comes to An End Louise Hansson made it four wins in as many races by claiming a further two titles as the Lausanne Swim Cup came to an end on Sunday. Link to results Day 1 report Day 2 report Hansson - who won the 100 back and 50 ...

Catie DeLoof Concludes Fine BUCS Meet With 54.17 In 100 Free; Greg Butler Completes Breaststroke Clean Sweep Catie DeLoof went 54.17 in the 100 free to rattle the rankings and conclude a fine meet at the British Universities and Colleges Championships (BUCS) in Sheffield. Link to results BUCS Previe...

Catie DeLoof Rattles 50 Free Rankings In 24.74 At BUCS; Katie Shanahan Becomes Fourth Briton All-Time In 200 Back Catie DeLoof scorched to 24.74 in the 50 free to go joint-second in the early-season rankings at the British Universities and Colleges Championships (BUCS) in Sheffield. Only Abbey Weitz...

Adam Peaty Completes Breaststroke Double; Matt Sates Makes It Four In Four At Lausanne Swim Cup Adam Peaty completed the breaststroke double with victory over 100m and Matt Sates made it four wins in as many races at the Lausanne Swim Cup. Link to results Day 1 report Peaty went out in 27.61 to turn...

Matt Sates Wins Two In Two On First Day Of Lausanne Swim Cup: Victories For Peaty, Carraro & Wattel Matt Sates made it two victories in two races as he won the 400 free and 400IM at the opening day of the Lausanne Swim Cup. Link to results Sates went away from Kregor Zirk after the 250m mark after t...

UK Charity Backs Call To Protect Young People's Access To Pools Amid Cost-Of-Living Crisis A UK-wide sports charity is marking Big Swim Day by backing calls to protect access to swimming and pools amid fears cost-of-living increases and other economic pressures could impact on young people’s ability...