Read moreThe Men's 400 Freestyle Relay: A Race Of Kings In Doha03 December 2014Photo Courtesy: Gian Mattia Dalberto/Lapresse Commentary by Maria Dobysheva DOHA - All the debates about short course popularity in swimming quieted down after the first day of World Championships in Doha. Traditionally, all the attention is attracted to the king's event: the men’s 400 freestyle rel...
Read moreDecade In The Mirror: Andy Ross - My Top 10 Led By Podium Protests26 December 2019Decade in the Mirror - Between now and the end of 2019, Swimming World Writers will be listing their favourite moments of the decade 2010-2019. Today, Andy Ross lists his top 10, podium protests at the top of the pile. In reverse order: #10: Missy Franklin's London Double Shoots Her Into Legend Stat...
Read more1European Championships Medal Predictions: Sarah Sjostrom, Vlad Morozov Looking To Mine 100 Free Gold29 July 2014Each day through August 17, Swimming World’s Jeff Commings and David Rieder will offer medal predictions in the 19 swimming events on tap at the European Championships, which begins August 18 in Berlin. We invite you to offer your picks in our Reaction Time comments section below! Commentary by Davi...
Read more8Olympic Medalist Amaury Leveaux Coming Out of Retirement To Chase 50 Free Gold In Tokyo18 September 2018In a report from multiple news outlets, Olympic medalist Amaury Leveaux announced he is coming out of retirement at the age of 32. Leveaux originally retired in 2013 at the age of 28, but is coming back because he thinks he has something left in the tank to challenge for a gold in the 50 free in two...
Read moreOlympic Channel Publishes Mini Documentary on the Wave That Cost Carolyn Wood an Olympic Medal in 196005 December 2018The Olympic Channel published a mini documentary to their YouTube channel on the women's 100m butterfly final from the 1960 Olympics in Rome. The episode is a part of their new series "On the Line," which tells the inside stories on the unknown, overlooked, and unforgettable moments from swimming, a...
Top French, European Swimmers Headed To Vichy For French Open30 June 2014VICHY, France, June 30. MORE than a dozen international swim stars will converge on Vichy, France this Friday and Saturday for the 8th French Open. Host France will have a loaded lineup, with Fabien Gilot, Camille Lacourt, Florent Manaudou and Jeremy Stravius headlining the men’s psych sheet and Cor...
Read more12Can Team USA Dominate Freestyle Relays At Worlds?12 June 2015Each week leading up to the start of the swimming competition at the FINA world championships, Swimming World will offer medal predictions for the 42 events set to be contested in Kazan, Russia. Coverage of the World Championships is sponsored by Wylas Timing By Jeff Commings, Swimming World Senior ...
Read moreFive Weekend Storylines: Pan Pacs Spots Up For Grabs At Open Water Nationals12 June 2014By Emily Sampl BOULDER, Colorado, June 12. A bevy of big-time national and international events are on the slate for the coming days, including USA Swimming’s Open Water National Championships, the Canet and Barcelona stops of the Mare Nostrum tour and the Sette Colli meet in Italy. Here are this we...
Read moreYannick Agnel, Katinka Hosszu Leading France and Hungary to 800 Free Relay Euro Gold10 August 2014Photo by David Farr Each day through August 17, Swimming World’s Jeff Commings and David Rieder will offer medal predictions in the 19 swimming events on tap at the European Championships, which begins August 18 in Berlin, Germany. We invite you to offer your picks in our comments section below! Com...
Read morePrelims Lineups for Men's 400 Free Relay Released; Anthony Ervin Anchors U.S. Squad07 August 2016The preliminary lineups are out for the men's 400 free relay. The Americans, swimming in lane one of the second heat after missing the final in the event at last year's World Championships, will go lead off with Jimmy Feigen, a member of the silver medal-winning squad from London four years ago, and...
Read more1USA Grabs Gold in Men's 400 Medley Relay at 2015 FINA World Championships09 August 2015The USA relay team of Ryan Murphy (53.05), Kevin Cordes (58.88), Tom Shields (50.59) and Nathan Adrian (47.41) claimed the gold medal in the men's 400-meter medley relay with a combined time of 3:29.05. The men managed to shave 2.01 seconds off the USA's prelims time of 3:31.06. Australia's relay te...
Read moreFrance Reclaims Men's 400 Free Relay at FINA World Short Course Championships - Video03 December 2014DOHA - France reclaimed its men's 400-meter free relay title at the FINA World Short Course Championships. Watch Race Video Here LIVE RESULTS PSYCH SHEETS Live Streaming This stream is a broadcast-rights legal way to watch the FINA World Short Course Championships. Swimming World does not support...