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FLASH! Daniel Wiffen Crushes 800 Free S/C World Record In 7:20.46 Daniel Wiffen crushed the 800 free short-course world record in 7:20.46 to slice 2.96secs off Grant Hackett's 2008 mark in Otopeni. The Australian's 7:23.42 was the longest-standing WR dating back to July 2008, but Wiffen led from the...

Zhang Yufei, Qin Haiyang Look Sharp at Chinese Champs; Qualify For World Titles in Doha Two of the biggest names in the sport produced impressive performances as the Chinese Championships got underway on Sunday, with Qin Haiyang and Zhang Yufei earning respective victories in the 100-meter breaststr...

European Short Course, Day 6 Finals: Italy Enjoy Gold Rush On Final Evening In Otopeni Eleven finals await at the last session of the European Short-Course Championships in Otopeni as the six-day meet nears its conclusion. Daniel Wiffen and Anastasia Kirpichnikova look to complete a 400-800-1500 cle...

European Short-Course, Day 6 Prelims: Anastasia Kirpichnikova Eyes Freestyle Treble Anastasia Kirpichnikova booked lane four in the 400 free final as she looks to complete the freestyle treble at the European Short-Course Championships in Otopeni. Just 0.75 separated the top six qualifiers in the me...

QLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, Finals, Day 2: Pin Up Girls Mollie O’Callaghan, Ariarne Titmus and Kaylee McKeown Live Up To Their Star Billing Local pin up girls Mollie O’Callaghan, Ariarne Titmus and Kaylee McKeown were billed as the star attractions of this week’s 2023 Hancock Prospecting Queensland ...

Speedo West Juniors: Maximus Williamson Finishes with Two Sub-42 100 Frees Maximus Williamson culminated a sensational Speedo Winter Junior Championships by twice breaking 42 seconds in the 100 free Saturday. Williamson won the individual event in 41.99 seconds. He finished the night by going 41.92 ...

Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus has made a welcome return to racing in the 200m freestyle heats on Day Two of the 2023 Hancock Prospecting Queensland Swimming Championships in Brisbane today - confident she has time on her side to qualify for Paris 2024. Titmus (St Peters Western) raced for the firs...

Speedo East Juniors: Alex Shackell, Thomas Heilman Set Meet Records in 200 Fly Alex Shackell and Thomas Heilman wrapped up the final day of the Speedo East Junior Championships by winning the 200 fly in record times. Shackell went 1:50.15, the Carmel swimmer clubbing nearly a second off Bella Sims’ ...

Ben Irwin, Ela Habjan Set Conference Marks as Navy Sweeps Army Ben Irwin and Patrick Colwell won two individual events each as Navy swept Army, the men winning a narrow 153-147 decision on Thursday night. Navy’s women prevailed, 162-138, in the met at the U.S. Naval Academy. Irwin swept the backstro...

European Short-Course, Day 5 Finals: Noe Ponti Completes Butterfly Clean Sweep In Otopeni Noe Ponti became the first man to complete the butterfly clean sweep after winning gold in the 50 at the European Short-Course Championships in Otopeni, Romania. The Swiss swimmer went 21.79 to add the sprint t...

Queensland Championships, Day 1 Relays: Kaylee McKeown’s Sizzling 26.98 - Just 0.12 outside Her Own 50m Backstroke World Record Australia’s world backstroking supremo Kaylee McKeown (Griffith University, QLD) has kick-started her 2023 Hancock Prospecting Queensland Championship campaign in ...

European Short-Course, Day 5 Prelims: Daniel Wiffen Books Tilt At Treble In Otopeni Daniel Wiffen booked a tilt at the freestyle treble on the penultimate day of prelims at the European Short-Course Championships at the Aquatics Complex of Otopeni. Having already made Irish history with 400 and 1500...

Speedo West Juniors: Maximus Williamson Goes Even Lower with 1:31.37 in 200 Free Maximus Williamson already torched the national age-group record in the 200 freestyle once this week. Make it twice. Williamson won the 200 free at the Speedo Winter Juniors West Championships, going 1:31.37. It takes d...

Speedo East Winter Juniors: Alex Shackell Lowers 100 Fly Meet Record in Golden Double Alex Shackell lowered her meet record in the girls 100 butterfly Friday night at the Speedo East Winter Junior Championships, then turned around to win the 200 freestyle one event later. Shackell won the 100 fly in...

IOC Caves to Allow Russian Athletes at Paris Olympics Under ‘Strict’ Conditions The executive board of the International Olympic Committee on Friday caved to pressure to allow Russian and Belarussian athletes to compete at the Paris Olympics under ‘strict eligibility conditions.’ The athletes will c...

European Short-Course, Day 4 Finals: Kira Toussaint Wins Third Straight 50 Back Title In Otopeni Kira Toussaint made it three 50m backstroke titles in a row and France won three golds on day four of the European Short-Course Championships in Otopeni, Romania. Mewen Tomac led home a French 1-2 in the...

Friday FunDay: Art and Swimming Have Always Shared a Connection There are lots of ways to find art in the water. The aquatic sports are full of artistic expressions from diving to swimming to artistic swimming. So for Friday FunDay, let's take a look at some art that shows the water and also some pl...

Give your Pool a Present! Check out this Gift Guide for Pool Managers, Teams, and Coaches Lane lines? Diving Boards? Hair Care Products and Towels for your Team Store? Gifts for your Pool Manager, Coach, or Team Mom... Even some presents for the most important part of your swimming experience...the ...

European Short-Course, Day 4 Prelims: James Guy & Matt Richards Through In 200 Free, Tom Dean Misses Out Day four of prelims got under way at the European Short-Course Championships in Otopeni, Romania, following a thrilling night on Thursday. David Popovici made his first appearance in an individua...

Queensland States: Heat Is On in Brisbane As World Champions Return To Kick Start Paris Trials Campaign You don’t have to look any further than Sunday’s heats of the 200m freestyle on day one of the individual events at the 2003 Hancock Prospecting Queensland Championships to know it will k...