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Title in 400 IM at French Champs is Latest Display of Event Dominance from Leon Marchand Ahead of the opening day of the French Elite Championships in Saint-Etienne, there was little doubt Leon Marchand would register a season-best performance in the 400-meter individual medley. With a berth to the ...

Built to Win in Court, Paid for Downstream: The NCAA's New Eligibility Rule a Danger to Olympic Sports  The NCAA’s new five-year eligibility rule is built to win in court. The bill may land on Olympic sports.  By Alexander L. Ballard The NCAA Division I Cabinet’s unanimous approval last week of a fi...

FLASH! Marrit Steenbergen Breaks World Record in 100 Freestyle; Takes Down Sarah Sjostrom's Longstanding Mark For the third time in a month, Marrit Steenbergen has cracked the 52-second in the 100-meter freestyle. This latest visit to that special territory, however, made the Dutchwoman the fastest ...

Sette Colli International, Day Two Finals: David Popovici Notches Fastest Time in World in 100 Freestyle Some of the biggest names in the sport headlined action on the second night of finals at the 62nd edition of the Sette Colli International Trophy in Rome. Held at the well-known Foro Italico in t...

Gretchen Walsh Blasts No. 5 Performance in History in 100 Butterfly at Sette Colli Trophy A little more than a week ago, Gretchen Walsh fired off her latest splendid swim in the 100-meter butterfly. Racing at the TYR Pro Series stop in Indianapolis, the American star registered a winning time of 55....

Leon Marchand Entered in Six Events for French Championships (Entry Lists) The French Elite Championships are scheduled to begin on Saturday, June 27 and run through Thursday, July 2, with the meet in Saint-Etienne serving as the selection competition for this summer's European Championships in Pari...

Simone Manuel Leads World's Largest Swimming Lesson at Disney's Typhoon Lagoon On Thursday, nearly 600 kids from five Central Florida nonprofits participated in The World’s Largest Swimming Lesson at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon, learning critical water safety skills from Disney lifeguards and Olympic go...

David Popovici Returning to Rome for Sette Colli; Some of Best Performances Produced in Italian Capital The 62nd edition of the Sette Colli International will unfold from Friday through Sunday at the Foro Italico in Rome, and if history is any indication, eyes should be on Romanian star David Popovi...

THEMAGIC5 Strengthens Its World-Class Athlete Roster with Addition of Olympian Shaine Casas THEMAGIC5, the creator of the world’s only custom-fit swimming goggles, today announced a partnership with Olympian Shaine Casas, further strengthening its world-class roster of athletes across swimming and t...

Canadian Trials Will Return to Site of 1976 Olympic Games The upcoming Canadian Trials, which will select the country's squad for the Pan Pacific Championships, will be held at the site of the 1976 Olympic Games. Parc Olympique in Montreal will serve as the host venue when Summer McIntosh and other ...

Men's 800 Freestyle and Women's 1500 Freestyle to Debut at Commonwealth Games Five years after they made their Olympic debuts at the Tokyo Games, the men's 800-meter freestyle and women's 1500 freestyle will be contested at the Commonwealth Games for the first time. The competition is scheduled for ...

China's Yu Yiting Has Demonstrated Impressive Versatility For good reason, significant attention has been placed on China's Yu Zidi over the past year-plus. With the 13-year-old just missing multiple individual medals at last summer's World Championships, the youngster is one of the sport's rising s...

Cal Promotes Noah Yanchulis to Associate Head Coach; Maya Geringer Named an Assistant The California swimming & diving team has made changes to its coaching staff as announced by Director of Swimming & Diving Dave Durden on Monday. Noah Yanchulis has been promoted to Associate Head Coach and Cal alu...

Rylee Erisman Headed in Positive Direction on Way to Pan Pacific Championships As a rising star on the American scene, Rylee Erisman has been viewed as a consistent presence for Team USA in future international competitions. To date, she has largely emerged as a factor in the sprint-freestyle events...

David Popovici and Gretchen Walsh Headline Sette Colli International (Entry Lists) The 62nd edition of the Sette Colli International Swim Meet will be held from Friday through Sunday the famed Foro Italico in Rome, with a star-studded field set to race in the Italian capital. The competition annuall...

Zhang Yufei Dials Up 50 Butterfly Title at Chinese National Champs; Zhang Zhanshuo Prevails in 400 Freestyle Veteran and 10-time Olympic medalist Zhang Yufei packaged a strong outing in the 50-meter butterfly on Sunday at the Chinese National Championships. Zhang cruised to the victory in 25.27, the...

Fatherhood Inspired Brad Snyder To Be His Best — And To Return To The Pool By Karen Price For Paralympic champion swimmer and triathlete Brad Snyder, trying to pick a favorite part of fatherhood is like trying to pick a favorite leg of a race. The whole point of triathlon, he said, is to spread ever...

Van Mathias Blasts American Record in 100 Breaststroke at TYR Pro Series in Indianapolis Ahead of the final day of the TYR Pro Series stop in Indianapolis, Van Mathias made a tactical decision. The Indiana Swim Club star, who is enjoying the finest year of his career, opted to scratch the 50-meter b...

Pro Series Indianapolis, Day 4 Finals: Katie Ledecky Completes Distance Triple with Title in 800 Freestyle The biggest meet of the summer for American athletes, the Pan Pacific Championships, is still almost two months away. Yet, there is a vibe that Team USA - especially its female stars - is ready...

Pro Swim Series, Day Four Prelims: Kate Douglass Advances to Pair of Finals, Including 100 Free Showdown with Anna Moesch The deck was still buzzing over Kate Douglass' world record in the 50-meter freestyle when Saturday morning's prelims at the TYR Pro Series in Indianapolis got underway. The last...