Read moreJessica Vall Montero Sets Spanish Record; Mireia Belmonte Garcia Doubles Up10 April 2014PALMA DE MALLORCA, Spain, April 10. THE first night of action at the Spanish Long Course Nationals featured a Spanish record as well as a tough double by Mireia Belmonte Garcia. Jessica Vall Montero became the first female from Spain to break 1:07 in the women's 100-meter breaststroke with a 1:06.81...
Read moreMireia Belmonte Garcia Vaults To Top of World in 400 IM; Marc Sanchez Torrens Breaks Spanish Record11 April 2014PALMA DE MALLORCA, Spain, April 11. NO one seems to be able to stop Mireia Belmonte Garcia as she continued to fire on all cylinders at the Spanish National Championships in Palma De Mallorca. Belmonte Garcia, fresh off a night one double that featured wins in the 200 fly and 800 free, picked up yet...
Read moreAnother World-Ranked Double From Britain's Fran Halsall to Close Mediterranean Open09 March 2014MARSEILLES, France, March 9. A day after torching the pool, Britain's Fran Halsall was back at it again at the Mediterranean Open in Marseilles. Halsall opened up the night with a 26.12 to win the women's 50-meter fly. That effort moved her from fourth in the world with a 26.25 to move to second in ...
Read moreIron Lady Katinka Hosszu Pushes Nice Title Tally to Five01 February 2014NICE, France, February 1. A day after a gritty triple during which she shook off a night of battling food poisoning, the Iron Lady Katinka Hsoszu was back at it this afternoon at the Nice International Long Course Meet. Hosszu closed out the field in the women's 100-meter backstroke with a 1:01.11 f...
Read moreIron Lady Katinka Hosszu Closes Nice Meet With Clean Quartet of Crowns02 February 2014NICE, France, February 2. THERE may not be any money-meet swimmer better than Hungary's Katinka Hosszu in the history of the sport. While she is still a world-class swimmer when it comes to the top international events, no one ever has quite figured out the formula she has for stepping up on regular...
Read moreMireia Belmonte Garcia Shines With Epic Double at Spanish Nationals13 April 2014PALMA DE MALLORCA, Spain, April 13. ONE last night of finals produced two more title for the Spanish star Mireia Belmonte Garcia at the Spanish Long Course Nationals. Mireia Belmonte Garcia moved to the top of the SwimVortex world rankings in the women's 400-meter freestyle with a 4:03.84 for the wi...
Read moreMireia Belmonte Goes Two-For-Three With Difficult Triple at Mediterranean Open07 March 2014MARSEILLES, France, March 7. SPAIN's Mireia Belmonte put on a gutsy performance with two victories out of three events during night one at the Mediterranean Open in Marseilles, with one of her times topping the world rankings. Belmonte cranked up a top-ranked effort in the women's 1500-meter freesty...
Read moreSarah Sjostrom On The Double Again With 50 Fly World Best08 March 2015MARSEILLE - Sarah Sjostrom was on the double again tonight with a world-best 50 fly and a winning 100 free at the Golden Tour in Marseille. A day after winning a pair of titles, Sweden's Sarah Sjostrom was back at it this afternoon with a world-best 25.41 in the women's 50-meter fly. That swim unde...