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Lukas Märtens 0.26 Outside 400 Free World Record In 3:40.33 At German Championships; Goes Fourth All-Time Lukas Märtens was just 0.26secs outside Paul Biedermann's 400 free world record as he powered to a time of 3:40.33 at the German Championships in Berlin. Biedermann went 3:40.07 at the 2009 Worl...

Adam Peaty Demands "Full Transparency" Amid Chinese Doping Controversy Before Eyeing Three-Peat(y) In Paris Adam Peaty has called for “full transparency” and expressed his “disappointment” in the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) after Chinese athletes were cleared to compete at the Tokyo Olympics des...

Alice Dearing Retires After Historic Career That Encompassed Olympics, World And European Championships Alice Dearing has announced her retirement less than three years after she became the first black female swimmer to represent Great Britain at the Olympics when she contested the open water in Tok...

Christian Diener & Timo Sorgius Among The Winners As Berlin Swim Open Concludes The Berlin Swim Open came to a close on Sunday with victories for Timo Sorgius and Christian Diener. Josha Salchow Goes Through The 48 Barrier With German 100 Free Record Of 47.85 in Berlin Link to results Josha Salchow ...

Vlad Stancu Heads 1500 Free As Romanian Championships Wrap Up Vlad Stancu was among the winners as the Romanian National Championships wrapped up on Sunday in Otopeni. The 18-year-old posted 15:33.54, more than 33secs outside the national record of 15:00.51 that secured silver behind Turkey's Kuzey ...

Olympic medalist Vladimir Morozov is officially retired. His plan had been to "swim at least to Paris," however, "factors that I could not control intervened." Morozov detailed his retirement in an interview with Match TV. Morozov was a short-course world champion in 2013 after winning a bronze meda...

Rebecca Diaconescu Downs 38-Year-Old Romanian Record; David Popovici Wins 4th Title Rebecca Diaconescu went 55.15 in the women’s 100 freestyle Saturday at the Romanian Championships to down a national record set in 1986. It was the highlight of the fourth and penultimate day of the meet that include...

'What happened to strict liability?' Adam Peaty Hits Back at WADA over Chinese Doping Olympic gold medalist and world record holder Adam Peaty has hit back at the World Anti-Doping Agency over its handling of the reported 23 positive tests within the Chinese swimming program. Peaty took to X, former...

David Popovici Adds Third Title At Romanian Championships With 3:47.54 PB In 400 Free David Popovici made his third trip to the top of the podium at the Romanian Championships with a 3:47.54 PB in the 400 free. The 2022 world champion over 100 and 200 free had a previous best of 3:47.99 from the pre...

Josha Salchow Goes Through The 48 Barrier With German 100 Free Record Of 47.85 In Berlin Josha Salchow propelled himself into the German record books and the world top 10 in 2024 as he went 47.85 in the 100 free at the Berlin Swim Open. Salchow split 23.11/24.74 to take 0.07 from the national standa...

David Popovici Wins 200 Free In 1:45.10 At Romanian Championships; Seventh-Fastest Performance In 2024 David Popovici went 1:45.10 in the 200 free at the Romanian National Championships for the seventh-swiftest performance in the world this year. It was the eighth-best performance of a career that a...

David Popovici Goes 22.27 For 50 Free Title At Romanian Championships; Posts 1:47 In 200 Prelims David Popovici went 22.27 to win the 50 free on the opening night of the Romanian National Championships in Otopeni before returning the following morning to go 1:47 in the 200 prelims. Robert Andrei Bad...

Thirty-Three Swimmers Selected To Team GB For Paris 2024: Adam Peaty Set For Tilt At Three-Peat Adam Peaty will look to do the 100m breaststroke three-peat at Paris 2024 after being named to a 33-strong Team GB squad across pool and marathon swimming. Three-time Olympic champion Peaty is joined ...

Matt Richards On Doing "Amazing Things" At Paris 2024, Expectation And The James Guy Effect At 2015 Worlds Thirty-three swimmers selected to Team GB for Paris 2024 For Matt Richards, the spotlight that is shone on the biggest stage of all is "part and parcel" of being a leading force at the top tabl...

Miron Lifintsev Goes 52.34 In 100 Back To Set World Junior Record At Russian Championships Miron Lifintsev set a world junior 100 back record of 52.34 at the Russian Swimming Championships in Kazan. The 18-year-old split 25.34/27.00 to eclipse the previous WJR of 52.53 held by fellow Russian Kliment...

Danish Open: Thea Blomsterberg Delivers 2:23.49 200 Breast to Win Denmark’s Thea Blomsterberg supplied the fastest swim of the Danish Open on its final day on Sunday, going 2:23.49 in the women’s 200 breast. That time is nearly a half-second under the Olympic A Cut. Blomsterberg had been 2:22.42 at ...

Road to Paris: After Making History at NCAAs, Delaware’s Toni Sabev Targeting Olympic Cut The road to the Olympics takes swimmers from all over the world through the American college system. From far and wide, countries big and small, a litany of colleges can contribute to the 800 or so Olympic swim...

Danielle Hill Sets Irish Records In 100 Back & 50 Fly At McCullagh International Danielle Hill set Irish records in the 100 back and 50 fly at a medal-laden McCullagh International in Bangor that showcased her versatility. The meet acted as Ireland’s final qualification opportunity for this year’s j...

Tes Schouten Goes 1:06 To Complete Breaststroke Double In Eindhoven Tes Schouten posted 1:06.15 to wrap up the 100/200 breaststroke double on the final day of the Eindhoven Qualification Meet. The Netherlands swimmer, who claimed silver at the 2024 World Championships in Doha, split 31.38/34.77 to a...

Podcast Spotlight: Pullbuoy Provides Superb Review of Action From British Olympic Trials From time to time, Swimming World will feature a podcast from the United States or around the world that has done an excellent job of highlighting news/competition in the sport. The Pullbuoy Podcast fits that mo...