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James Magnussen Discusses Participation in Controversial Enhanced Games on Social Kick Podcast At one time, James Magnussen was the premier 100-meter freestyle in the world. The Australian was the world champion in the event at the 2011 and 2013 editions of the World Championships, with a silver med...

James Magnussen Claims More Athletes will Join Enhanced Games for Financial Reasons In light of the announcement that the first edition of the Enhanced Games will take place next Memorial Day Weekend, Australian Olympic medalist James Magnussen – one of the faces of the new venture – indicated that ...

Two-time Gold Coast Olympian Cameron McEvoy (TSS Aquatic) will return to racing in Melbourne this weekend at the Victorian State Championships – entered in all freestyle events between 50 and 400 metres at the Melbourne Sports And Aquatic Centre. Racings starts on Friday in the three-day meet which ...

Olympic Silver Medallist Ben Proud Signs Up For Enhanced Games Olympic silver medalist Ben Proud will compete in the inaugural Enhanced Games next May as he retires from traditional competition to move into an event that allows athletes to take performance-enhancing drugs. The announcement comes wee...

While the Aussies started off their World Champs Trials in Brisbane, Katie Ledecky quietly put up the #1 time in the world in Santa Clara while several other US National teamers put up some world-class times. Check out the highlights from that meet and the rest of the week below: #5 - USA Women’s Wa...

Australian Olympic silver medalist James Magnussen appeared on Brett Hawke's podcast to talk about his career as one of the fastest man ever in a textile suit in the 100 freestyle. He went over his early beginnings in the sport (5:00) and how he rose to be on the Australian national team at the 2010...

World Anti-Doping Agency Condemn ‘Dangerous, Irresponsible’ Enhanced Games The World Anti-Doping Agency on Thursday issued a statement condemning the Enhanced Games as “dangerous and irresponsible.” From the organization’s statement: WADA condemns the Enhanced Games as a dangerous and irresponsible ...

Swimming World has compiled the best Instagram posts of the week by some of the top swimmers in the world! Here are our picks of the week for Best Grams of the Week: 1.) Two-time Olympian Cullen Jones shows off his impressive training this past week with Power Stacks at NC State. 6AM #RiseandGrin...

Before the Pan American Games started last week in Toronto, the name Santo Condorelli didn’t register much of a blip on the global sprint freestyle radar. Those who follow American high school and college swimming were aware of his potential from his days at the Bolles School and now at the Universi...

SYDNEY, Australia, March 1. IT was again a day of fast swimming in Sydney, Australia on day two of the NSW State Championships and aside from Australian local Emily Seebohm and Japan's Kanako Watanabe, it was again Korean Tae Hwan Park who stole the show. However, it was Jessica Ashwood who started ...

BRISBANE, Australia, April 6. THE Australian Swim Team for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow has been announced, tonight following a week of world class action at the Australian Swimming Championships in Brisbane. World champions Cate Campbell, Christian Sprenger and James Magnussen will join g...

Commentary by Kevin Gill, Swimming World College Intern. Over the course of history in the sport of swimming two nations have proved themselves as the most dominant in the world. Aside from the United States, the Australian national team has consistently been able to collect more medals at major in....

Pre-coverage of the World Championships is sponsored by Wylas Timing. Each 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. Commentary by Jeff Commings, Swimmi...

By David Rieder Two weeks before high school graduation, most 18-year-olds are plenty occupied with their last assignments and celebrating with their closest friends. But Maxime Rooney’s experience was different. He swam the 200 freestyle at the Arena Pro Swim Series meet in Santa Clara against two-...

The Teflon Record: How 100 Freestyle World Mark of Cesar Cielo Keeps on Surviving The feeling should’ve been familiar to swim watchers with certain experience. David Popovici entered Wednesday’s final in the men’s 100 freestyle with big hopes. His semifinals time of 47.13 mounted a brief charge at t...

Great Photos from Australian Swimmer of the Year Awards night.  Check out all the stars that came to the event. [caption id="attachment_403699" align="alignnone" width="700"] TROPHY TIME: Paralympic Head Swim Coach Brendan Burkett with Paralympic Program Coach Of the Year Harley Connolly. Photo Cour...

Queensland Championships, Night 4: Shayna Jack and brother Jamie Set Their Sights on LA28 After Impressive 50m Freestyle Double Act Paris golden girl Shayna Jack and her exciting little brother Jamie Jack have taken their first steps towards delivering a “sister-brother” act for the LA28 Olympic Ga....

Aussie Rookies Ed Sommerville and Benjamin Goedemans Join Four World Champions For A Freestyling Fesast n Singapore Two rookies will join four world champions as Australia looks to stay in touch with the world in five of the most competitive men’s freestyle events ever swum in World Championship hi....

By Jeff Commings, Swimming World Senior Writer Fifteen years ago today, one of the most intense races in the history of Olympic swimming took place in the Sydney Aquatic Center in Australia to end the first finals session of the 2000 Olympic swim meet. With about 18,000 screaming Australians in atte...

By Emily Thirion, Swimming World College Intern. Swimming is not a sport for wishful thinkers, and there are no golden tickets to success. Swimmers are more than aware of how much hard work is required every day to be the best. Easy victories are not the ones that are celebrated or remembered - it’s...