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Russian Championships: Egor Kornev Wins 100 Free; Kliment Kolesnikov Sixth Egor Kornev dominated a deep field in the final of the men’s 100 freestyle at the Russian Championships on Friday, wrapping up the six-day meet with a title. Kornev went 47.55 to win by more than a half-second and dip under t...

Russian Championships: Oleg Kostin Wins Chaotic 50 Fly Oleg Kostin pulled out the right swim at the right time Thursday at the Russian Swimming Championships, winning the men’s 50 butterfly with a time of 23.15 seconds. The session also featured a Russian record by Oleg Kozhakin in the men’s 50 brea...

British Championships, Day 4 Men's Finals: Duncan Scott Rattles 200IM Rankings With Virtuoso 1:56 Display Duncan Scott was inside his British 200IM record pace before coming home in the third-fastest time in the world this year at the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships in London. The eight-time Olym...

British Championships, Day 4 Women's Finals: Katie Shanahan Books Singapore Ticket With 200 Back Victory Olympic finalist Katie Shanahan booked a trip to Singapore after victory in the 200 back at the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships in London. While Shanahan punched her ticket, second-placed Holl...

Italian Record-Holder and Sprint Star Sara Curtis Commits to University of Virginia This past week, Sara Curtis stood out as the premier swimmer at the Italian Championships in Riccione, establishing national records in the 50-meter freestyle and 100 freestyle, in addition to winning the 50 backstro...

British Championships, Day 4 Prelims: Ollie Morgan Heads 50 Back After 100 Record & Epic Man United Drama Ollie Morgan is back in the water the morning after elevating himself into the top 15 all-time following his British 100 back record of 52.12 at the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships. The Olymp...

Ollie Morgan Demolishes British 100 Back Record In 52.12; Goes Second In 2025 Rankings Ollie Morgan demolished his British 100m backstroke record in 52.12 to go second in the world rankings at the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships. The University of Birmingham swimmer set the previous standard of 5...

British Championships, Day 3 Men's Finals: Matt Richards Defends 100 Free Title As 17-Year-Old Jacob Mills Makes Singapore Cut Matt Richards defended his 100 free title at the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships where he made the cut for the two-length event in Singapore along with 17-year-old Jacob ...

British Championships, Day 3 Women's Finals: Eva Okaro Scorches To 24.48 50 Free & Angharad Evans Goes 2:21 In 200 Breast Eva Okaro scorched to 24.48 in the 50 free and Angharad Evans went 2:21.86 in the 200m breaststroke on day three of the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships in London. Okaro, who i...

Simone Cerasuolo Tops Nicolo Martinenghi for 50 Breast Title at Italian Championships A stellar three-way showdown in the men's 50-meter breaststroke highlighted the last session of the Italian Championships in Riccione on Thursday. En route to qualifying for this summer's World Championships in Sin...

British Championships, Day 3 Prelims: Matt Richards Heads 100 Free As "Proper Showdown" Awaits Matt Richards led the way in the 100 free prelims with an intense battle set to unfold in Thursday's finals at the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships in London. British record-holder Ollie Morgan headed th...

Ten Years On, Adam Peaty Recalls Maiden Voyage To 57Secs That Heralded 100 Breaststroke World Record Run It’s exactly 10 years to the day since Adam Peaty set his first world record in the 100m breaststroke at the London Aquatic Centre. The 20-year-old had already taken ownership of the 50m global s...

Russian Championships: Andrei Minakov Lowers His 100 Fly National Record Andrei Minakov lowered his Russian record in the men’s 100 butterfly on Tuesday, the third day of the Russian National Championships. The highlight of Wednesday’s action in Kazan, Day 4 of the six-day meet, brought a second imp...

Kliment Kolesnikov Goes 52.04 in Deep 100 Back at Russian Championships Kliment Kolesnikov clocked in at 52.04 seconds on Monday at the Russian Championships, winning a deep event for a nation proving it is still among the backstroking powers. The 24-year-old, who won silver in this event at the Tok...

Daniel Wiffen Goes 14:42 In The 1500 To Clinch Freestyle Treble As Irish Championships Wrap Up Daniel Wiffen and Danielle Hill set new championship records as the 2025 Irish Open Swimming Championships ended in Dublin. In all, 12 championship standards as well as three Irish senior and four Irish ju...

British Championships, Day 2 Men's Finals: Duncan Scott Rattles British 200 Fly Record Duncan Scott was within 0.31 of the British 200 fly record after a tussle with Ed Mildred on the second night of finals at the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships in London. Mildred led the way with a PB in prelims...

British Championships, Day 2 Women's Finals: Abbie Wood Edges Freya Colbert To Book Singapore Slot Abbie Wood withstood Freya Colbert's charge in the final metres of the 400IM to take the title at the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships and book a trip to Singapore in the process. Amelie Blocksidge t...

Sara Curtis Blasts Another Italian Record in 50 Freestyle The climb to world-class status has been steady for Sara Curtis, who has established herself as the prime hope for global excellence among Italian female swimmers. She collected four medals at the 2022 World Junior Championships, including a ...

Leon Marchand Named to TIME100 List of Most Influential People in the World Leon Marchand, whose four gold-medal performances at last summer's Olympic Games in Paris captivated the sport, has been named to the 2025 TIME100 by TIME. The annual list features "the 100 most influential people in the wor...

Sara Curtis Fires Off Italian 50 Free Mark Of 24.52 To Continue Record-Breaking Form Sara Curtis continued her record-breaking streak as she fired off a 24.52 Italian 50 free standard in prelims at the national championships in Riccione. It was the 18-year-old's second national record in as many day...