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David Betlehem and Jeanette Spiwoks claimed comprehensive wins by more than 2mins 30secs in their respective men's and women's races at the final leg of the LEN Open Water Cup in Barcelona. The Hungarian won the men's race by 2:37 in 1:41:11.50 with Spiwoks, of Germany, leading home the women's fiel...

Sarah Vasey has called time on her career in which she won European and Commonwealth golds. It follows her British teammate Stephen Milne's announcement that he too was stepping away from the pool. Vasey made her British debut at the 2017 World Championships, coming sixth in the 50br and eighth over...

Stephen Milne has announced his retirement after a career in which he has earned Olympic, world, European and Commonwealth medals. The 28-year-old first graced the international podium when he won 4x200 silver with Team Scotland at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The Olympic rostrum beckoned...

Sharron Davies To Co-Author Book With Craig Lord On the Fight For Women's Sports Former British star and 1980 Olympic medalist Sharron Davies, a longtime advocate for women in sports, will co-author a new book next year with sports journalist Craig Lord. The title, Unfair Play: The Battle For Women’...

A sixth Olympic Games in Los Angeles beckons for Sarah Sjostrom who is enjoying a much-needed break after an historic 13 months that included trips to the Olympic, world and European podiums. So far only four swimmers have competed at six Olympics: Sjostrom's fellow Swedes Therese Alshammar and Lars...

The Difference Between David Popovici and Other Sprint Greats? All On Back Half Over the summer, Romanian teenager David Popovici broke a record so many sprint greats fell just short of. Cesar Cielo was the standard-bearer in the 100 freestyle for 13 years, and in the period of time after polyuretha...

Kira Toussaint To Train at Tennessee On Way to Paris Olympics; Will Serve As VOLunteer Assistant Dutch star Kira Toussaint, who spent her collegiate days at the University of Tennessee, is heading back to Rocky Top for her preparation for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Toussaint made the announcem...

Documentary on Career of Italian Legend Federica Pellegrini Available On Amazon Prime Video The career of Italian Federica Pellegrini was one filled with highlights, including two Olympic medals and eight consecutive podium finishes in the 200-meter freestyle at the World Championships. Now, through...

FINA Suspends Italian Swimming Federation President Paolo Barelli FINA has suspended Italian Swimming Federation President Paolo Barelli effective immediately. FINA’s independent Ethics Panel made the decision to provisionally suspended the leader of Italian swimming, who also is a former FINA Burea...

Ranomi Kromowidjojo And Ferry Weertman Celebrate "Unforgettable Day" Golden couple Ranomi Kromowidjojo and Ferry Weertman - with four Olympic titles between them - got married on Saturday. The pair announced their engagement in December 2019 and at the weekend held a ceremony in front of family and ...

In Shadow of Popovici, N.C. State Recruit Ksawery Masiuk Of Poland Is Fast-Rising Star During a summer in which David Popovici was the talk of the sport, and rightfully so, the exploits of another European teenager were somewhat overlooked. Over the past few months, Poland’s Ksawery Masiuk made it c...

The Missed Turn: Celebrating the Career of German Freestyle Star Franziska van Almsick Earlier this year, Swimming World debuted a new series titled, The Missed Turn. The bimonthly feature is designed to highlight the career of an athlete who may not have received proper appreciation for his/her ach...

Queen Elizabeth II: Long-Serving Monarch Was Known As Strong Swimmer In Younger Years On Thursday, Queen Elizabeth II passed away at 96, her family by her side according to reports. The monarch served in her role for 70 years, the longest tenure in history. In this piece from historian Bruce Wigo in...

The Black Swimming Association has been nominated for the National Lottery Good Causes Project of the Year after developing a partnership with Sport Wales. The BSA officially launched in collaboration with Swim England in March 2020 and is the first organisation working to promote the education of c...

World Junior Championships: Pieter Coetze Adds Meet Record, 200 Back Crown It was going to take something special to deny Ksawery Masiuk a sweep of the backstroke events at the FINA World Junior Championships. Pieter Coetze supplied that Saturday night, the sixth and final night of finals in Lima, P...

World Junior Championships: Diogo Matos Ribeiro Takes Down 50 Fly World Junior Record For Third Gold Medal A 17-year-old Portuguese teenager continued his rise through the men's sprint rankings Saturday evening as he lowered the world junior record in the 50 butterfly while winning his third individ...

FINA World Junior Championships: Diogo Matos Ribeiro, Not David Popovici, Sets Pace in 100 Free Prelims In a men’s 100 freestyle prelims loaded with medalists Saturday morning at the FINA World Junior Championships, it was someone other than the world record holder coming out on to top. Portugal spr...

FINA World Junior Championships: Ksawery Masiuk, Pieter Coetze Set for Another Showdown Just eight-hundredths of a second separated Poland’s Ksawery Masiuk and Pieter Coetze of South Africa in the 100 backstroke at the FINA World Junior Championships this week. The 50 backstroke is shaping up to be ...

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 ...

At Dazzling Euros, Italy Solidifies Place among Elite Nations The 2021 European Championships were barely 15 months ago, though it seems like nearly a different swimming era. At that meet, the Italian national team raised eyebrows with 10 gold medals and a competition-best 44 medals, capturing the s...