Read more1Coaches Corner: Why Are Swimmers Now Able to Produce More Consistently Fast Performances Throughout the Year?27 March 2024Coaches Corner: Why Are Swimmers Now Able to Produce More Consistently Fast Performances Throughout the Year? In the past, swimmers tended to produce fast times only once or twice per year. Now, we are seeing consistently swift performances across the calendar. Why? In this Coaches Corner, several c...
Read moreAustralia’s Aquatic Stars Light Up The Catwalk At Speedo’s Paris Olympic Swimsuit Reveal27 March 2024 Australia’s Aquatic Stars Light Up The Catwalk At Speedo’s Paris Olympic Swimsuit Reveal The stars of Australia’s aquatic sports lit up an otherwise inclement day when Speedo unveiled its “space age” connected Olympic swimsuits for Paris - overlooking the 2032 Games city of Brisbane today. ...
Read moreReigning Olympic Champ Yui Ohashi Earns Right to Defend 200 IM Title in Paris24 March 2024Reigning Olympic Champ Yui Ohashi Earns Right to Defend 200 IM Title in Paris After missing out on the chance to defend her Olympic title in the 400-meter individual medley earlier in the meet, Yui Ohashi earned the opportunity to defend her crown in the 200 IM. On the final night of the Japanese Ol...
Read moreISHOF Announces Newest Induction Class to Masters International Swimming Hall of Fame23 March 2024ISHOF Announces Newest Induction Class to Masters International Swimming Hall of Fame The Masters International Swimming Hall of Fame (MISHOF) is proud to announce its prestigious Masters Class of 2023. This year ISHOF will be inducting the class of seven (7) honorees from five countries that were s...
Read moreDaiya Seto Will Be in Paris; Veteran IM Standout Wins 200 Distance at Japanese Trials23 March 2024Daiya Seto Will Be in Paris; Veteran IM Standout Wins 200 Distance at Japanese Trials One of the great individual medley performers of the past decade will be in Paris this summer for the Olympic Games, as Daiya Seto secured a bid in the 200-meter individual medley at the Japanese Trials on Saturday...
Read moreJapanese Olympic Trials: Ryosuke Irie Misses 200 Back; Satomi Suzuki Adds Second Swim22 March 2024Japanese Olympic Trials: Ryosuke Irie Misses 200 Back; Satomi Suzuki Adds Second Swim Ryosuke Irie’s bid for a fifth Olympics Games fell short in the 200 backstroke Friday at the Japanese Olympic Trials. Irie finished third in his signature event at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, one in which he won sil...
Read moreKyle Chalmers Moves To Queensland And Unveils Ashley Delaney As The Coach To Plot His Olympic Campaign22 March 2024Kyle Chalmers Moves To Queensland And Unveils Ashley Delaney As The Coach To Plot His Olympic Campaign Australian freestyle sprint king Kyle Chalmers has unveiled respected Queensland coach, 2008 Olympian Ashley Delaney as the man to guide his quest to win back his Olympic 100m freestyle crown i...
Read moreVeterans Tomoru Honda, Ippei Watanabe Qualify at Japanese Trials; Daiya Seto Third in 200 Fly21 March 2024Veterans Tomoru Honda, Ippei Watanabe Qualify at Japanese Trials; Daiya Seto Third in 200 Fly Veterans Tomoru Honda and Ippei Watanabe were among four booking their tickets to the Paris Olympics on Thursday at the Japanese Olympic Trials. Not among that list was veteran Daiya Seto, though. Honda fin...
Read moreIOC Executive Board Approves Three Nationality Changes, Including Anastasiia Kirpichnikova21 March 2024IOC Executive Board Approves Three Nationality Changes, Including Anastasiia Kirpichnikova The International Olympic Committee on Tuesday approved seven total nationality switches, including three for swimmers. Among them was the switch for Anastasiia Kirpichnikova to represent France. Also switchin...
Read moreJapanese Olympic Trials: Semifinals Set Up Showdowns in 200 Butterfly, 200 Breaststroke20 March 2024Japanese Olympic Trials: Semifinals Set Up Showdowns in 200 Butterfly, 200 Breaststroke There were no new additions to the Paris roster following the fourth day of the Japanese Olympic Trials, as the semifinals were more intriguing than the two finals that were held during the session. While the wom...
Read moreWSCA Fills Interim Board Positions for 202420 March 2024WSCA Fills Interim Board Positions for 2024 Led by the addition of Bill Sweetenham, the World Swimming Coaches Association announced the addition of three members to its current board, with all current and additional members serving through December 31, 2024. Bill Sweetenham is one of the most highl...
Read moreReigning Olympic Champ Yui Ohashi Finishes Fourth in 400 IM at Japanese Trials19 March 2024Reigning Olympic Champ Yui Ohashi Finishes Fourth in 400 IM at Japanese Trials There will be a new Olympic champion in the 400 individual medley in Paris, after reigning champ Yui Ohashi missed out on qualification Tuesday. Ohashi finished fourth at Japanese Trials in Tokyo, where she had done the I...
Read more2Can't-Wait Paris Showdowns: Next Chapter of Kaylee McKeown vs. Regan Smith Backstroke Rivalry Brewing (All-Time Rankings)18 March 2024Can't-Wait Paris Showdowns: Next Chapter of Kaylee McKeown vs. Regan Smith Rivalry Brewing (All-Time Rankings) With the Olympic Games in Paris just four months away, anticipation for specific showdowns will enhance by the day. One particularly attractive rivalry will arrive in the women’s backstroke...
Read moreRikako Ikee Leads Trio of Japanese Swimmers to Qualify For Paris on Day Two of Olympic Trials18 March 2024Rikako Ikee Leads Trio of Japanese Swimmers to Qualify For Paris on Day 2 The 2024 Japanese Olympic Trials saw three swimmers qualify for the Paris Olympics on Day 2. Leukemia survivor Rikako Ikee was one of the three as she punched her ticket to Paris in the 100 butterfly. It is the best she has sw...
Read moreRoad to Paris: Quest for Third Olympics Leads Egypt’s Ali Khalafalla through Oklahoma17 March 2024Road to Paris: Quest for Third Olympics Leads Egypt’s Ali Khalafalla through Oklahoma 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 swimmers...
Read moreLeukemia Survivor Rikako Ikee Nearing Past Form in 100 Butterfly at Japanese Olympic Trials17 March 2024Leukemia Survivor Rikako Ikee Nearing Past Form in 100 Butterfly at Japanese Olympic Trials Although there were two finals on the opening night of the Japanese Olympic Trials, the highlight of the evening came from the semifinals of the women's 100-meter butterfly. It was in that event in which Rika...
Read more2NSW State Championships, Night 3 Finals: Teen Machine Mollie O’Callaghan Reveals Tokyo Sadness That is Driving Her To Paris17 March 2024 NSW State Championships, Night 3 FINALS: Teen Machine Mollie O’Callaghan Reveals The Tokyo Sadness That is Driving Her To Paris Australian teenage swimming sensation Mollie O’Callaghan has tonight revealed her sadness at missing out on the two freestyle relay finals teams at the Tokyo Olym...
Read moreNSW State Championships, Night Two Finals: Kaylee McKeown Nudges 100 Backstroke World Record With A Sizzling 57.5716 March 2024 NSW State Championships, Night 2 Finals: Kaylee McKeown Nudges 100m Backstroke World Record With A Sizzling 57.57 Kaylee McKeown has continued her world backstroking domination in Sydney tonight – chasing her own world record to the very last strokes of the 100m backstroke final stopping th...
Read moreNSW State Championships, Night Two Finals: Ariarne Titmus and Lani Pallister Stage 400 Freestyle Thriller16 March 2024 NSW STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS, Night 2, Finals: Ariarne Titmus And Lani Pallister Stage A 400m free thriller in Sydney Tokyo Olympic gold medallist and world record holder Ariarne Titmus had to pull out all-stops to protect a 400m freestyle mantle in a classic duel with reigning world short cours...
Read moreNSW State Championships, Night One Finals: Kaylee McKeown Goes 2:04.21 to Push Go Button For Paris15 March 2024 NSW State Championships, Night One Finals: Kaylee McKeown Goes 2:04.21 to Push Go Button For Paris The world’s premier female backstroker Kaylee McKeown has thrown down her fourth fastest time ever in winning the 200m backstroke final in 2:04.21 to officially signal the push to Paris and th...