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Adam Peaty Withdraws From World Championship Trials To Continue Focus On Mental Health Recovery Adam Peaty has withdrawn from the British Championships - which double as world trials - in Sheffield next month as he looks to continue recovering from mental health issues.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...

Outstanding NCAAs By Leon Marchand a Special Moment for His Olympic Family The whistle piercing the air at the University of Minnesota when Leon Marchand surfaced to breathe in breaststroke last week belonged to Xavier Marchand. Beyond that and the poster-boarded cutout of Marchand’s face, there was...

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...

The Con of Michelle Smith: How the Irish Lass Cheated the Swimming World Her presence on the international stage was inconsequential. She didn’t affect the makeup of podiums. She didn’t influence any championship finals. At least, that’s the way the career of Michelle Smith unfolded for most of the ...

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...

ISHOF Announces Spectacular Class of 2023; Michael Phelps and Bob Bowman Among Honorees The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) is proud to announce its prestigious Class of 2023. This year, ISHOF will induct 13 honorees from eight countries: five swimmers, two coaches, one diver, one water ...

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...

Kasia Wasick flew all the way from Poland to Fort Lauderdale for the TYR Pro Swim Series stop. While many athletes use the series to develop multiple events, try doubles and gauge where they stand in several races, Wasick was there to race. In fact, she flew all the way from Poland for less than 25 ...

5 Events To Watch At Edinburgh International (Full Meet Entries) The Royal Commonwealth Pool will host some of Britain and Europe’s best swimmers in the upcoming Edinburgh International Swim Meet, running from the March 10-12. The meet will act as a final prep meet for the majority of swimmers, as n...

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...

TYR Pro Swim Series Fort Lauderdale: Matthew Richards Leads International 100 Free Welshman Matthew Richards set the pace in the men’s 100 freestyle Thursday morning in prelims of the TYR Pro Swim Series stop in Fort Lauderdale. Richards clocked in at 48.41 seconds to lead a crowded field, the top e...

Loughborough University Storms to BUCS Team Title Behind Balanced Attack The 2023 BUCS Long Course Championships concluded with numerous meet records and a dominant performance from the Loughborough University team. Loughborough took home the team title, with Stirling in second and Edinburgh in thir...

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...