Read moreGB Trials Day 1 Finals: Peaty Goes 57, British 200IM Record For Scott & Third Games For Willmott14 April 2021Adam Peaty unleashed the fifth-fastest 100 breaststroke in history and Duncan Scott set a British 200IM mark of 1:55.90 on the first night of finals at the British Swimming Selection Trials at London Aquatics Centre. Aimee Willmott will compete at her third Olympics after the gutsiest of swims which...
Read moreTwo-Time Commonwealth Champion Hannah Miley Retires After Achieving "Everything I Possibly Could"01 December 2021Hannah Miley has announced her retirement following a career that saw her serve Britain at the very top for over a decade and encompassed five Olympic finals. The Scot also claimed two consecutive titles in 2010 and 2014 in the 400IM in which she claimed a European medal of each colour including gol...
Read moreCommonwealth Games: Australia Dominates Night Four in Glasgow27 July 2014GLASGOW, Scotland, July 27. TEAM Australia dominated the fourth night of action at the Commonwealth Games with medal after medal going into the nation's medal tally. Meanwhile, England's Fran Halsall collected her second sprint title of the meet, and South Africa's Cameron van der Burgh put up a siz...
Read moreCommonwealth Games: Englishmen Spoil Aussie Relay Sweep With 400 Medley Relay Gold29 July 2014GLASGOW, Scotland, July 29. THE final day of competition at the Commonwealth Games featured a chance for Australia to sweep the relay gold medals with the 400 medley relays on tap. Were they able to hold off determined English swimmers? Women's 400 free Breaking away from a pack of five swimmers at ...
Read moreRyan Lochte Arrives, Tops 200 IM During Prelims in Orlando14 February 2015Arena Pro Swim Series editorial coverage is proudly sponsored by Arena USA. Visit ArenaUSA.com for more information on our sponsor. For all the latest coverage, check out our event coverage page. ORLANDO - Ryan Lochte finally made an appearance here at the Arena Pro Swim Series Orlando after missing...
Read moreAdam Peaty Goes 58.78 In Morning Finals On His Racing Return At McCullagh International [RACE VIDEO]21 February 2020Adam Peaty treated the crowd at the Aurora Aquatic and Leisure Centre to a performance only he and 2012 champion Cameron van der Burgh have bettered in Olympic waters as he won the McCullagh International title in 58.78. Out in 27.42 and back in 31.36, the Olympic champion cut 0.02secs from the time...
Read moreSiobhan-Marie O'Connor Wins Two In First Finals Session of British Gas International25 June 2014MANCHESTER, England, June 25. BRITISH swimmers are gathering in Manchester this week for a final racing tuneup before the Commonwealth Games, and dominated the medal podium today in the first morning finals session of the British Gas Long Course International. Though the meet is open to foreigners, ...
Read more2Katinka Hosszu Going Double Digits At Europeans, Set To Race 10 Events25 July 2014BUDAPEST, Hungary, July 25. THE start lists for the European long course swimming championships haven't been released yet, but Katinka Hosszu is letting her competitors know that they will be seeing a lot of the Hungarian Iron Lady when the meet starts in Berlin August 18. Hosszu is set to swim a st...
Read morePeaty, Anderson & Co Set For Edinburgh Against The Backdrop Of Coronavirus12 March 2020Sporting events around the world are being cancelled in the wake of the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) but the Edinburgh International Swim Meet featuring Adam Peaty, Duncan Scott and Freya Anderson is going ahead this weekend. Entry lists for Edinburgh include swimmers who would travel from o...
Read more6Katinka Hosszu Stuns, Takes Down Techsuited World Record in 200 IM at 2015 FINA World Championships03 August 2015The Iron Lady Katinka Hosszu broke the most infamous world record of the techsuit era as she clipped Ariana Kukors' amazing women's 200-meter IM global mark at the 2015 FINA World Championships. Hosszu, who broke down in tears after the tremendous feat, did what no one thought would be done anytime ...
Read moreAustralia Breaks Women's 400 Free Relay World Record at Commonwealth Games24 July 2014GLASGOW, Scotland, July 24. ALTHOUGH Scotland had been earning the bulk of the top headlines throughout the night with big wins from Hannah Miley and Ross Murdoch, the Aussie women's 400-meter freestyle relay capped the night with an amazing world record. It was an amazing night at the Commonwealth ...
Read moreCommonwealth Games: Fran Halsall Sets Textile Best in 50 Free; Tops 50 Fly Semis26 July 2014GLASGOW, Scotland, July 26. IT was an epic night of swimming for England's Fran Halsall as she posted a textile best in her 50 free win and clocked a Commonwealth Games record in her 50 fly semis. LIVE RESULTS LIVE STREAM FINALS Men's 200 fly It wasn't his fastest time of the year, but South Africa'...
Read more2019 French Open Swimming: Charlotte Bonnet, Jeremy Desplanches Take Care of Business18 June 2019By Olivia Wile, Swimming World Intern. Today marked the first day of the 2019 French Open Swimming hosted at the Odyssée Aquatic Complex in Chartres. With the meet running only two days, swimmers from the French National Team are competing in several different events each day - getting one more go b...
Read moreAdam Peaty Among 53 Selected For British Swimming World-Class Programme23 September 2020Adam Peaty is among 53 athletes who have been selected for the British Swimming World-Class Programme (WCP) for the 2020-2021 season. There is though no place for IMers Hannah Miley and Aimee Willmott - who boast four Olympic finals, eight European medals and the last three Commonwealth titles betwe...
Read morePeaty Sends Ripples Across The Water With 58.90 100br Heat At McCullagh International20 February 2020Adam Peaty sent shudders across poolsides around the world as he scorched to a heat time of 58.90secs as he made his return to competitive waters at the McCullagh International in Bangor, Northern Ireland. It was Peaty’s first race since the International Swimming League (ISL) final in Las Vegas in ...
Read moreIWD: Becky Adlington On Four Olympic Medals, Being Speechless In Beijing & 'Ultimate Athlete' Ledecky08 March 2020International Women’s Day (IWD) To mark International Women’s Day, Swimming World is rolling out a series of features this Sunday, fresh and from the archive, to highlight the achievements and work of pathfinders in swimming and raising issues that continue to have a massive impact on women in spor...
Read more1Amalie Smith Posts Meet Record En-Route To 400IM Gold At European Junior Championships01 July 2025Amalie Smith Posts Meet Record En-Route To 400IM Gold At European Junior Championships British 15-year-old Amalie Smith set a 4:37.02 meet record en-route to 400IM gold on the opening night of the European Junior Championships in Samorin. Vivien Jackl of Hungary had booked lane four for the final in...
Read more625 Best Female Swimmers of 201508 October 2015By Andrew Ross, Swimming World College Intern I’ve always wondered what and how swimmers would be rated if there was a swimming video game. ESPN has been doing NBA rankings the last four years where they rate all the players on a scale of 1-10 and rank their score to get an accurate depiction of who...
Read more3Hannah Miley Outduels Katinka Hosszu to Close Mare Nostrum Series Opener10 June 2018The 2018 Mare Nostrum Series in Cante-en-Roussillon concluded Sunday with some strong performances, some close touch-outs and the conclusion of Missy Franklin’s first comeback meet. Japan’s Rikako Ikee won two events, while Taylor Ruck of Canada was edged twice on Sunday. Franklin’s comeback meet co...
Read moreHannah Miley Doubles Up on Night One of Arena Pro Swim Series Orlando12 February 2015Arena Pro Swim Series editorial coverage is proudly sponsored by Arena USA. Visit ArenaUSA.com for more information on our sponsor. For all the latest coverage, check out our event coverage page. ORLANDO - The first night of the Arena Pro Swim Series Orlando featured a strong double by Great Britain...