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Three-time European medallist Simone Sabbioni has been banned for 20 months for an anti-doping violation under the whereabouts rule. Athletes are required to provide up-to-date location information so they can be located for out-of-competition testing under the WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) code. ...

Evgeniia Chikunova set a new European 200m breaststroke short-course record of 2:14.70 at the Solidarity Games in Kazan. Link to results Chikunova, who turned 18 eight days ago, split 31.03/1:05.60/1:40.11 before a final 50 of 34.59 (17.24/17.35) saw her slice 0.51 from Rikke Moller Pedersen's 2013 ...

Mario Sanzullo and Caroline Jouisse have been awarded the respective men's and women's 25km titles, three months after the race at the European Championships was stopped due to weather conditions. The race was brought to an end after about 15km in Ostia, Italy, as the conditions deteriorated with th...

Kliment Kolesnikov Lowers 50 Backstroke Short Course World Record Russian swimmers are currently banned from international competition, but at the country's short course national-championship meet, one of the most decorated active Russian swimmers took down a world record. Kliment Kolesnikov, a 22-y...

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 ...

Passages: Nachum Buch, First Israeli Olympic Swimmer, Age 89 Nachum Buch, the first swimmer to represent Israel at the Olympics, died on Nov. 7 in his home in Australia. He was 89 years of age. Buch was a pioneer for Israeli swimming, representing the young nation at its first Olympics in 1952. He w...

Kristóf Rasovszky set a national 800 freestyle record of 7:39.21 and Kristof Milak claimed his fourth gold of the meet in the 100 fly as the Hungarian Short-Course Championships concluded in Kaposvár. Link to results Link to Hungarian Federation Day 3 report The Olympic 10k silver medallist had fini...

Kristof Milak and Szebasztian Szabo won their third titles in as many days with victories in the 200 free and 50 fly respectively at the Hungarian Short-Course Championships in Kaposvár. Link to results Link to Hungarian Federation Milak holds Olympic, world and European titles in the long-course po...

Triple Olympic Champion Pieter van den Hoogenband Named Team Netherlands Chef de Mission For Paris 2024 Three-time Olympic champion Pieter van den Hoogenband has been named Chef de Mission for Team Netherlands at Paris 2024. The 44-year-old repeats the role he undertook at the Tokyo Olympics with se...

Thomas Ceccon & Benedetta Pilato Among 20-Strong Italy Squad For World Short-Course Championships Thomas Ceccon and Benedetta Pilato are among four individual world champions named in a 20-strong Italy squad for the World Short-Course Championships in Melbourne next month. Ceccon has been a standout...

Tom Dean Named Champion Athlete At British Swimming Awards; David McNulty Recognised For Coaching Success Tom Dean has been named British Swimming's Champion Athlete for 2021-22 at British Swimming: The Awards. The double Olympic champion and triple 2022 World Championship medallist Dean - who was c...

David Popovici Extends Range to Cap Romanian Short Course Champs With Title in 400 Freestyle David Popovici wrapped up the Romanian Short Course Championships with flair on Sunday, as he claimed victory in the 400-meter freestyle. The 18-year-old star clocked a time of 3:43.00, which was quick enoug...

Fighting For Ukraine: Mykhailo Romanchuk Using Pool To Raise Awareness For Homeland's Battle Had the Tokyo Olympics gone differently, Mykhailo Romanchuk might have contemplated ending his swimming career. A year—and an invasion of his country—later, and the competition pool has become his battlefiel...

Daniel Martin Edges David Popovici In 100 IM At Romanian Short Course Champs During the third day of the Romanian Short Course Championships in Otopeni, Daniel Martin and David Popovici engaged in a down-to-the-wire battle in the 100-meter individual medley. Ultimately, the 22-year-old Martin claime...

David Popovici Registers Another Victory At Romanian Champs; Dominates Field In 200 Freestyle Make it two decisive victories in as many days for David Popovici at the Romanian Short Course Championships. On Friday, the 18-year-old star easily beat the opposition in the 200-meter freestyle, winning t...

Ana Marcela Cunha and Gregorio Paltrinieri Crowned Swimming World's Open Water Swimmers of the Year In a year full of spectacular races and finishes, two swimmers stood alone in their conquests of open water swimming: Three-time Swimmer of the Year Ana Marcela Cunha of Brazil and Italy’s Gregorio Pa...

Adam Peaty Unveils First AP Race London International At Aquatics Centre In May 2023 Adam Peaty has demonstrated his commitment to leaving a legacy with the announcement of the inaugural AP Race London International to be held at the London Aquatics Centre on the British Spring Bank Holiday in May 2...

David Popovici Cruises to Victory in 100 Freestyle At Romanian Short Course Champs Teenage star David Popovici has returned to the water in style, as he raced at the Romanian Short Course Championships on Thursday. Competing in the 100-meter freestyle, the 18-year-old clocked a time of 46.62 to fini...

Three-time Olympic champion Adam Peaty has paid tribute to those who have played a part in his journey after he received his OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) for services to swimming. The eight-time world champion received the honour at a ceremony hosted by Anne, Princess Royal, at W...

Italian Swimming Federation President Paolo Barelli Given Two-Year Suspension By FINA The longtime head of the Italian Swimming Federation and former head of the European Swimming League (LEN) will be barred from international swimming for two years. FINA announced Tuesday that Paolo Barelli was sus...