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After Rough Olympics, Daiya Seto Notches Impressive Rebound in ISL Daiya Seto had the misfortune of swimming the worst meet of his life at the worst possible time. He was 27 years old and had won two gold medals and a silver at the previous global championships, and now he was competing in an Olympi...

Several Quick Times Dropped at Chinese National Games; Wang Shun Looking Sharp While many of the world’s top swimmers are racing in the short-course pool as part of the International Swimming League, China has put together some strong performances at the Chinese National Games. Leading the way has b...

Matt Sates Wins 11 Events in Domination of South African Short-Course Championships Matt Sates turned in a dominant performance at the South African Short-Course Championships this weekend, winning 11 events at the meet in Pietermaritzburg. While Sates was the star on the men’s side, the women’s hal...

Eric the Eel: A Unique Tale of Hope and Struggle ... And Lifeguards on Alert Swimming World takes a look back at the tale of Eric Moussambani, dubbed "Eric the Eel." The swimmer from Equatorial Guinea barely made it through his 100-meter freestyle, but was a model of perseverance and determination. ...

ISL Match 8: Ilya Shymanovich, Sarah Sjostrom, Siobhan Haughey Help Energy Standard Hold Off London Roar Heading into the second day of the ISL regular season's eighth match, Energy Standard held a narrow lead over the London Roar as two of the top teams in the ISL faced off. The meet has been tight...

Two-time Olympian Madi Wilson pulled out of the International Swimming League (ISL) Match 8 after testing positive for COVID-19 Wilson, who said she was fully vaccinated prior to the Tokyo Olympics, made the announcement on social media. She has been hospitalized in Naples. She isn't the first fully...

Seoul Anniversary: The Night Duncan Armstrong Became the Dragon Slayer and Laurie Lawrence Embodied a Caged Animal Ranked 46th in the world in the 200 freestyle entering the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, Australia’s Duncan Armstrong was an afterthought in medal discussions. When the championship fina...

The eighth match of the International Swimming League (ISL) kicked off Saturday as Energy Standard, the London Roar, L.A. Current and Tokyo Frog Kings faced off in Naples. Sarah Sjostrom planned to return to action for Energy Standard and Kyle Chalmers making his individual-race season debut for Lon...

Tom Dean Benefited From Ian Thorpe's Comments En Route to Olympic Gold in 200 Freestyle In the last year, Brett Hawke has welcomed a bevy of high-profile guests onto his Inside With Brett Hawke Podcast, including legendary freestyler and fellow Australian, Ian Thorpe. During his interview, Thorpe co...

ISL Match Eight: Sarah Sjostrom Making Surprise Return; Kyle Chalmers Set For Solo Action The eighth match of the International Swimming League (ISL) season will offer some intriguing matchups when Energy Standard, the London Roar, L.A. Current and Tokyo Frog Kings go to work in Naples. The meet wil...

Nothing Has Changed: Former ISL Executives Claim League Still Has Unpaid Bills During the 2020 ISL semifinal round, Energy Standard GM Jean-François Salessy abruptly announced he was leaving his position. Salessy released an open letter to ISL founder Konstantin Grigorishin to announce his decision....

The Anniversary of the Seoul Games: When Kristin Otto Stole the Spotlight...And Gold (From February's Issue of Swimming World Magazine) The image is iconic in Olympic lore. As he crossed the finish line, index finger pointing to the sky, Canadian Ben Johnson was the most-celebrated athlete on the pl...

When Inky Made Her Mark: The Anniversary of Inge de Bruijn And Her Sydney Star Turn From the August Issue of Swimming World The 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney are widely remembered for the home-nation success of Australia, which was spearheaded by teenage sensation Ian Thorpe. But the Games Down Under...

Caeleb Dressel has announced he will sit out the rest of the International Swimming League (ISL) regular season, but the Cali Condors continue their march toward a repeat championship this week with Match 7 of the ISL season. Match 7 will see the Cali Condors face Team Iron, the New York Breakers an...

Anniversary Of The Air-Guitar Concert: When Australia Ended American Streak in 400 Freestyle Relay (Video) More than 17,000 passionate Australian fans stood and yelled, anticipating a moment their country had long envisioned. The Sydney Aquatic Center was the focal point of the 2000 Olympic Games, a...

Ghana’s Farida Iddriss Appointed to FINA Reform Committee Farida Iddriss, the treasurer of the Ghana Swimming Association, has been appointed to FINA’s Reform Committee, per reports out of Africa. Idriss has worked as the treasurer of the Ghana Swimming Association for the last six years. She was na...

No Tokyo, No Problem: The Non-Olympians Turning Heads in ISL Season 3 Every season of the International Swimming League has carried a notable first. The inaugural campaign in 2019 was an experiment in every aspect. The 2020 season brought expansion and a bubble amid a global pandemic. The question t...

The World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA’s) Executive Committee (ExCo) will begin a review of marijuana as a banned substance. Following several requests from a number of stakeholders — and after the tumultuous situation that saw U.S. sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson lose her spot on the Olympic track and ...

The World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA’s) Executive Committee (ExCo) held its third meeting of the year today in Istanbul, Turkey. ExCo members, some of whom attended in person and others virtually, were updated on WADA’s progress on key priorities, took a number of decisions – the main ones being sum...

Surprise! Ahmed Hafnaoui and Lydia Jacoby Brought Shock Value To the Games From September's Issue of Swimming World Magazine It happens every Olympiad, a traditional development that is awaited. We just don’t know where it will come from. A distance event? From a stroke discipline? Male? Female? The...