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Kyle Chalmers, Pan Zhanle Lead 100 Freestyle Into Olympic Year Think back one year, when David Popovici had just firmly grasped control of the blue-ribband event in men's swimming, the 100 freestyle. After the 17-year-old captured his first world title, he followed up with a historic performance at ...

Qin Haiyang, Siobhan Haughey Shatter Meet Records at Asian Games; Korea Zooms to Gold in 800 Freestyle Relay The first day of pool action at the Asian Games was nothing short of sensational, with China dominating the competition behind the efforts of Wang Shun and Pan Zhanle. Wang (200 individual me...

Michael Phelps Headed For Induction Into International Swimming Hall of Fame Information and Ticketing for International Swimming Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony In most sports, there is debate about the Greatest of All-Time, colloquially known as The G.O.A.T. On the basketball hardwood, is it Jorda...

Qin Haiyang With 58.35 Asian Games Record In 100m Breaststroke Prelims; Ji Yuchan Goes 21.84 In 50 Free Qin Haiyang produced the fifth-fastest 100m breaststroke of his career with a 58.35 Asian Games record on the second day of prelims in Hangzhou, China on Monday. Asian Games results The Chinese sw...

Swimming South Africa Opens High Performance Academy in Pretoria Swimming South Africa on Wednesday unveiled its latest High Performance Academy, based in Pretoria. The center is based at Garsfontein High School. It will be operated in partnership with Royal Fins Aquatic swimming club. The High Perf...

Pan Zhanle Delivers 46.97 100 Free At Asian Games: Wang Shun Goes Third All-Time In 200IM Pan Zhanle and Wang Shun both joined exalted company after they rattled the all-time rankings in the 100 free and 200IM respectively in day one finals at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. Asian Games results ...

Tang Qianting Sets Asian 50m Breaststroke Record As China Hint At Sweeping Day 1 Golds At Asian Games Tang Qianting set an Asian 50m breaststroke record as China hinted at a clean sweep of gold on the first day of prelims at the Asian Games in Hangzhou. Asian Games Preview Asian Games results Tang w...

Qin Haiyang And Zhang Yufei Headline Strong China Squad At Asian Games The swimming programme gets under way at the 19th Asian Games on Sunday with Qin Haiyang in the spotlight in and out of the pool in Hangzhou, China. 2022 Asian Games schedule/results The Chinese athlete became the first swimmer t...

5 Women's Storylines To Follow On Road to the 2024 Olympics in Paris Australia was the dominant women’s team of this year’s World Championships in Fukuoka, with the Dolphins winning six individual gold medals plus two relays, both in world-record time. But the meet was not lacking in dramatic moment...

Plans for more strict pollution monitoring in the River Seine have been unveiled ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics, according to an Inside the Games Report. The river was unusable for the Olympic test events last month in both open water swimming and the triathlon, forcing organizers to take a deeper...

Throwback Thursday: When Missy Franklin Clocked a World Record Ahead of Its Time In this latest installment of “World Record Flashback,” a regular Swimming World series, we venture back to the 2012 Olympic Games. At the London Aquatics Centre, the United States’ Missy Franklin shredded the world rec...

When Alan Corcoran learned of his father's death, he was devastated. Cancer had taken one of the most important people in his life and the adventure athlete wanted to do something meaningful to honor his father. Cororan decided to attempt to swim the length of Ireland, a 500K swim, to raise money fo...

5 Men's Storylines to Watch As the Olympic Year Rapidly Approaches The 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka hit at a perfect moment in the Olympic cycle. In some races, the old guard is still hanging on. In others, a new generation is emerging. And in others still, even in the condensed thre...

Doha World Championships Announces Mascots, Nahim and Mayfara World Aquatics on Tuesday revealed the mascots for the 2024 Doha World Championships, which will take place in Qatar from Feb. 2-18. The mascots are a, “playful Qatari whale shark” named Nahim and Mayfara, “a walking, talking, smiling cor...

Qin Haiyang vs. Ahmed Hafnaoui: Who Ranks as No. 2 Male Swimmer Right Now? In just two years of winning international titles, Leon Marchand has come as close as any swimmer ever to matching the versatility and dominance Michael Phelps showed in his prime. Marchand broke Phelps' world record in the 4...

Cam McEvoy Is Living Life in the Fast 'Lane'; Aussie Star Has Resurrected His Career Cam McEvoy resurrects a 20-year sprinting odyssey in Coach Tim Lane’s “Fast Lane to Fukuoka,” a pool of resistance and a little help from his friends. Getting to the bottom of Australian Cam McEvoy’s Fukuoka revival...

Who Was Roman Sludnov? Dawn Fraser Makes History; The Answers to Last Week's Quiz Last week, Swimming World ran its most recent quiz, a measurement of fans’ knowledge of this great sport. We intentionally did not include the answers, as we wanted to encourage readers to do a little research on the q...

World's Best Female Swimmer? Making a Case for Seven Standouts Each year, the truly elite swimmers are judged based on their results at the major long course championship meet, usually the World Championships or Olympics. Sometimes, the question of best swimmer in the world is clear-cut. For instanc...

Friday FunDay: Test Your Knowledge of the Sport of Swimming (Take Quiz Here) In this latest edition of Friday FunDay, we offer our latest Swimming World quiz to test your knowledge of the sport. While what is currently unfolding in the pool is always entertaining, it's important to appreciate the hi...

Mike Unger, Cullen Jones Among Honorees At Upcoming ISHOF Awards The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) is proud to announce the recipients of this year’s annual ISHOF Aquatic Awards, formerly the Paragon Awards. The ISHOF Aquatic Awards are presented annually to individuals or organization...