Read moreCal’s Nikolaos Papanikolaou a Finalist for Cutino Award, Looking for Third Win24 April 2024Cal’s Nikolaos Papanikolaou a Finalist for Cutino Award, Looking for Third Win Cal’s Nikolaos Papanikolaou was named one of three finalists for the men’s Peter J. Cutino Award, released Monday by the Olympic Club in San Francisco. Papanikolaou is joined by Princeton’s Roko Pozaric and Rafael Real Ve...
Read more1Adam Peaty Demands "Full Transparency" Amid Chinese Doping Controversy Before Eyeing Three-Peat(y) In Paris24 April 2024Adam 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...
Read moreChinese National Championships Day 6: Zhang Yufei Wins 200 Butterfly to Lead Trio of Olympic Qualifiers24 April 2024Chinese National Championships Day 6: Zhang Yufei Wins 200 Butterfly to Lead Trio of Olympic Qualifiers Day 6 of the Chinese National Championships saw three more swimmers qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Zhang Yufei and Chen Luying qualified in the women's 200-meter butterfly, while Ye Shiwen q...
Read more1Australia Fast in April, Americans Preparing for Paris Primetime Clash24 April 2024Australia Fast in April, Americans Preparing for Paris Primetime Clash Last week's Australian Championships, not the country's selection meet for this summer's Olympic Games, saw most of the country's top swimmers performing at a high level despite the relatively low stakes of the meet. Perhaps most...
Read moreWellness Wednesday: 5 Tips for Successfully Handling Stress and Frustration In a Difficult Time24 April 20245 Tips for Successfully Handling Stress and Frustration In a Difficult Time “I’m hanging in there.” That is a typical go-to answer when anyone asks how another is feeling, how they are juggling everything going on, or how they are handling life. That answer can be a front, when the truth is the indi...
Read more2Chinese National Championships: Yang Junxuan Fires National Record 52.68 in 100 Free23 April 2024Chinese National Championships: Yang Junxuan Fires National Record 52.68 in 100 Free Yang Junxuan set a national record in the women’s 100 freestyle of 52.68 seconds on Tuesday at the Chinese National Championships. Yang undercut the record set twice, in 2020 and 2021, by Zhang Yufei at 52.90. Yang ...
Read moreVancouver to Host 2026 Junior Pan Pacific Championships23 April 2024Vancouver to Host 2026 Junior Pan Pacific Championships Vancouver will host the 2026 Junior Pan Pacific Championships, Swimming Canada announced on Tuesday. The meet will take place at the University of British Columbia Aquatic Centre from Aug. 17-20, 2026. The biennial event brings the best junior ...
Read moreAustralia Names 40-Strong Junior Dolphins Swim Team For 2024 Junior Pan Pacs in Canberra23 April 2024 Australia Names 40-Strong Junior Dolphins Swim Team For 2024 Junior Pan Pacs in Canberra Australia will field an experienced 40-strong team including 11 swimmers from last year’s successful World Junior Championship campaign when it hosts this year’s 2024 Junior Pan Pacific Championships i...
Read moreAquatics GB Respond To Chinese Doping Controversy, Points To "Potential Loss Of Trust"23 April 2024Aquatics GB Respond To Chinese Doping Controversy, Points To "Potential Loss Of Trust" Aquatics GB have released a statement expressing their "extreme concern" following the news that 23 Chinese athletes tested positive for Trimetazidine before going on to compete at the Tokyo Olympics without any s...
Read moreSporti Collaborates With Alex, Gretchen Walsh, for Star Spangled Summer Collection (Gallery)23 April 2024Sporti, in collaboration with swimmer duo sisters Alex and Gretchen Walsh, who between the two of them have 24 NCAA Championship titles, 24-All American honors, 14 NCAA records and a Silver Medal from the 2020 Olympics, is proud to announce the launch of their Star Spangled Summer Collection. The c...
Read more1Kaylee McKeown Could Join Rare Club at Olympic Games23 April 2024Kaylee McKeown Could Chase Unique Company at Olympic Games Only once in Olympic history has the gold medalist of the women’s 200-meter individual medley also been the champion of a 100-meter event during the same Games. That scenario unfolded at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where Hungarian K...
Up and Comers: Annika Huang Is On the Rise for Bend Swim Club23 April 2024Up and Comers: Annika Huang Is On the Rise for Bend Swim Club Annika Huang of Bend Swim Club in Oregon is on the rise. She may not be the biggest swimmer out there—she’s only 12 years old—but as her coach, Heather Thomas, says, “She is small, but mighty!” Huang recently won two state titles for Oreg...
Read more1WADA Says ‘Athletes Should Not Have Concerns’ Over Chinese Doping Case22 April 2024WADA Says ‘Athletes Should Not Have Concerns’ Over Chinese Doping Case In a nearly two-hour press availability Monday, officials from the World Anti-Doping Agency endorsed its handling of doping positives within the Chinese program in 2021 as evidence of its protection of athletes. The case stemmed ...
Read more1'We Would Do Exactly the Same Thing:' WADA Answers Questions on Chinese Doping Case (Full Press Conference Video)22 April 2024'We Would Do Exactly the Same Thing:' WADA Answers Questions on Chinese Doping Case The World Anti-Doping Agency on Monday held a press conference with global media to address details and fallout from the weekend’s revelation of doping positives within the Chinese swimming program from early 2021 th...
Read moreChinese National Championships: Wan Letian, Zhang Zhanshuo Lead Olympic Qualifiers22 April 2024Chinese National Championships: Wan Letin, Zhang Zhanshuo Lead Olympic Qualifiers Four swimmers qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics on Monday during the fourth day of the Chinese National Championships. Wan Letian and Wang Xueer qualified in the women's 100-meter backstroke, while Zhang Zhanshuo a...
Read moreAlex Walsh Will Return to Virginia For Fifth Year of Eligibility22 April 2024Alex Walsh Will Return to Virginia For Fifth Year of Eligibility Alex Walsh has led the University of Virginia to four consecutive NCAA Championships. The Cavaliers have gone from never winning a team title to a dynasty. Walsh wants to make sure she is around for as much of the dynasty as possible. ...
Read moreNotre Dame Adds Ellie Butler To Class Of 202522 April 2024Notre Dame Adds Ellie Butler To Class Of 2025 NEW COMMIT: The University of Notre Dame has secured a new verbal commitment for the 2025-26 season and beyond from Ellie Butler of Orinda, California. She will join Maddie Faikish and Tess Heavner in South Bend next fall. Regarding her commitment, she s...
Read moreColumn: As Chinese Doping Controversy Rages, Clean Swimmers Rightfully Angry About 'Irreparable Damage'22 April 2024Column: Amid Chinese Doping Controversy, Clean Swimmers Rightfully Angry About 'Irreparable Damage' Why were 23 Chinese swimmers not sanctioned after testing positive for trimetazidine in early 2021? How were these swimmers allowed to compete in the Olympics and win medals despite their positive tes...
Read moreOhio State Finalist Cooper Burt Commits To In-State Buckeyes22 April 2024Ohio State Finalist Cooper Burt Commits To In-State Buckeyes NEW COMMIT: The Ohio State University has secured a verbal commitment for the 2025-26 season and beyond from in-state U.S. Open qualifier Cooper Burt of Okeana, Ohio. He told Swimming World: "I am extremely excited to announce my verbal co...
Read moreAlice Dearing Retires After Historic Career That Encompassed Olympics, World And European Championships22 April 2024Alice 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...