Read moreKeaton Jones Wins 4 Gold Medals, Sets 5 World Records at World Ice Swimming Championships28 January 2025Keaton Jones Wins 4 Gold Medals, Sets 5 World Records at World Ice Swimming Championships American Olympian Keaton Jones set five world records and won four gold medals at this month’s International Ice Swimming Association World Championships. The Cal swimmer and Olympic finalist in the men’s 200 b...
Read moreSweden's Sarah Sjostrom Scares World Record in 100 Fly at Golden Lanes Meet14 March 2014AMIENS, France, March 14. AT a star-filled Golden Lanes Meet in Amiens, Florida, Sweden's Sarah Sjostrom stole top billing from the Hungarian Iron Lady Katinka Hosszu with a pair of scintillating swims, including a particularly splendid 100-meter fly. Hosszu picked up some easy money in the women's ...
Read more2France's Axel Reymond Wins Men's 25k Open Water World Championship21 July 2017Another French swimmer, Axel Reymond, won gold in the men's 25k open water at the 2017 FINA World Swimming Championships. Reymond finished the race in 5:02.46. https://twitter.com/fina1908/status/888362431436771328 Reymond's win comes after a disappointing fourth place finish in this event in 2015 a...
Read moreOlivier And Cassignol Enjoy Trips To The Podium At French Open Water Championships29 September 2020The French Open Water Championships concluded on Monday in Jablines with two trips to the top of the podium for Olympic bronze medallist Marc-Antoine Olivier. Olivier won the 5 and 10km races at Ile des Loisirs while countrywoman Oceane Cassignol also twice visited the rostrum. Olivier - third in th...
Read moreCamille Lacourt Wins 100 Back On Day Two of French Nationals, Agnel Cruises Through 200 Free Semis09 April 2014CHARTRES, France, April 9. THE second day of the French long course nationals featured an exciting four-way battle in the men’s 100 backstroke to fill three potential spots on the European championship squad. Camille Lacourt, who won the European title in 2010, took the race today with a 53.73. His ...
Read moreAna Marcela Cunha, Axel Reymond Claim 25K Open Water World Championship Titles19 July 2019The open water competition from the 2019 FINA World Championships concluded on Friday with the 25K. France's Axel Reymond won the men's race for his second straight World title in the event and Brazil's Ana Marcela Cunha won the women's race for her third straight title in the event. The race was pl...
Read moreCaroline Jouisse, Alessio Occhipinti Win FINA UltraMarathon Series’ Capri-Napoli Stop06 September 2021Caroline Jouisse, Alessio Occhipinti Win FINA UltraMarathon Series’ Capri-Napoli Stop Caroline Jouisse of France and Italy’s Alessio Occhipinti won the FINA UltraMarathon Swim Series 2021 race from Capri to Napoli in Italy on Sunday. The 36-kilometer swim over a historic course is the second leg on ...
Read moreFINA UltraMarathon Swim Series to Start Saturday in North Macedonia18 August 2021FINA UltraMarathon Swim Series to Start Saturday in North Macedonia Lake Ohrid in North Macedonia will host the first installment of the 2021 FINA UltraMarathon Swim Series this Saturday. The 25-kilometer race is set to begin at noon local time. It’s the first stop on the UltraMarathon circuit, with...
Read moreSW Biweekly - Oh So Fast - A Full Recap of All the Highlights From the 2022 Men's NCAA Championships - On Sale Now!08 April 2022The latest issue of Swimming World Biweekly is now available for download in the Swimming World Vault Non-subscribers can download this issue here - only $.99 for a limited time! In this issue of SW Biweekly, read our full recap of the 2022 Men's NCAA Championships- The Golden Bears won their 7th .....
Read moreFrance Preps For 400 Free Relay Dominance In 100 Free Semi At Long Course Nationals11 April 2014CHARTRES, France, April 11. WITH France looking to extend its global dominance in the 400 free relay to three straight years, all eyes were on today’s men’s 100 free semifinal at the French long course nationals. No one swam particularly fast in the semifinals, but three of the four who won gold at ...
Read moreAdam Peaty & Katinka Hosszu Named Top European Swimmers Of 201909 January 2020Adam Peaty and Katinka Hosszu have been named the top male and female swimmers in Europe in 2019 in the 12th edition of the LEN Awards. It is the third time in four years that Peaty has been given this accolade - which is voted for by national federations and the European governing body's officials ...
Read moreKatie Grimes, Frenchman Axel Reymond Win 10K Titles at Open Water Nationals02 April 2022Katie Grimes, Frenchman Axel Reymond Win 10K titles at Open Water Nationals Katie Grimes and Frenchman Axel Reymond opened the 2022 Open Water Nationals with wins in the 10-kilometer race Friday. Friday’s races in Fort Myers Beach, Fla., kick off three straight days of racing. The top six finishers ...
Read more1Large International Field set for Leg Two of LEN Open Water Cup30 May 2018The largest-ever fields in the event’s history are gathering in Gravelines for the second stop of the LEN European Open Water Cup. The discipline’s greatest stars will line up for the race, Olympic and World champions – altogether 211 swimmers. As the highlight race of the French national championsh...
Read moreKatie Grimes Wins Third Straight 10K to Start U.S. Open Water Nationals03 May 2024Katie Grimes Wins Third Straight 10K to Start U.S. Open Water Nationals Olympian Katie Grimes won her third straight title in the women’s 10-kilometer swim on Friday to begin U.S. Open Water Nationals. France’s Axel Reymond won the men’s event in a photo finish with American Paris Olympic qualifier ...
Read more2021 European Aquatics Championships: Reymond & Boy Take Final Open Water Titles16 May 2021Axel Reymond and Lea Boy claimed the final gold medals of the open water programme at the European Aquatics Championships with victory in the respective men's and women's 25k races at Lupa Beach. Link to results [caption id="attachment_473149" align="alignleft" width="319"] Photo Courtesy: Deepbluem...
Read moreFrench swimmers Oceane Cassignol, Axel Reymond Win at UltraMarathon in North Macedonia21 August 2021French swimmers Oceane Cassignol, Axel Reymond Win at UltraMarathon in North Macedonia French swimmers Oceane Cassignol and Axel Reymond won the women’s and men’s races, respectively, in the first meet of the FINA UltraMarathon Swim Series on Saturday. The 25-kilometer course was situated in Lake Oh...
Read moreSarah Sjostrom Slings Another Pair of Sizzlers at Golden Lanes15 March 2014AMIENS, France, March 15. THE super speedy Sarah Sjostrom continued to shine at the Golden Lanes meet in Amiens with another pair of top-ranked efforts this evening as the Swede is looking in championship form early in the season. Sjostrom, who challenged the world record in the 100 fly last night w...