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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 ...

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...

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....

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...

Photo Courtesy: Jeff Commings SYDNEY, Australia, September 15. JUST two years out from the 2016 Rio De Janeiro Olympics, Australian world champion James Magnussen has decided to leave his longtime coach Brant Best according to multiple media reports. The two-time world champion and Olympic silver me...

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. Coverage of the World Championships is sponsored by Wylas Timing By Jeff Commings, Swimming World Senior ...

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...

It was a stormy start to the 2016 Victorian Open Championships with racing delayed due to lightning strikes this morning at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre. Once the competition commenced, all eyes were on the men’s 100m freestyle as former world champion James Magnussen made his much antici...

VICHY, 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...

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....

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 ...

Commentary by Jeff Commings PHOENIX – No other name at or near the top of the long course swimming world rankings garnered as much forehead wrinkling as China’s Ning Zetao, who will end 2014 as the second-fastest man in the 100 freestyle. With a 47.70 at the Asian Games, Ning nearly supplanted James...

Photo courtest Bestswimming PHOENIX, Arizona, September 30. WE saw a lot of great performances in the final days of the Asian Games in South Korea last week, but nothing topped the amazing swim by China’s Ning Zetao to win the men’s 100 free. YouTube Measures Views Only For Episodes Watched On YouTu...

Peter Bernek claimed a world best in the men's 800-meter free during day one of the Eindhoven Swim Cup. Bernek moved to the top of the world rankings in the men's 800-meter free with a meet-record time of 7:50.42.  Pal Joensen had the previous top time with a 7:52.82 from the Danish Open earlier thi...

Former World Champion and Olympic silver medallist James Magnussen has opened his summer of swimming with a win in the men’s 100m freestyle final at the Victorian Open Swimming Championships in a time of 49.35. After a nine month break from racing while he recovered from shoulder surgery, tonight wa...

James Magnussen Hails “Profoundly Positive Effect” of Missing Out On Gold Australian sprinter James Magnussen entered the 2012 Olympics as the favorite for gold in the men’s 100 freestyle. The missed the top step on the podium by .01 seconds, thank to the swim of Nathan Adrian’s life. With nine year...

By Emily Sampl BOULDER, Colorado, July 3. WITH the Fourth of July holiday falling tomorrow in the United States, there are few major meets taking place on American soil this weekend. However, there are three meets to keep an eye out for overseas: Sweden’s national championships, Denmark’s national c...

GLASGOW, Scotland, July 25. AFTER an amazing day one at the Commonwealth Games that featured a world record by Australia, swimmers returned for day two qualifying here in Glasgow. Plenty of amazing swims occurred with Team Australia asserting a bit of dominance after a first day surge from the hosti...

Sun Yang captured his third national title in as many days with a winning effort in the men's 800-meter free at the Chinese National Championships. Sun Yang won his third title of the week with a 7:47.58 in the men's 800-meter free. That swim put him second in the world behind only Mack Horton's bli...

IOC Withdraws Doping Case Against Australia's Brenton Rickard Who Is Left Holding A $50,000 Bill To Clear Name Nightmare doping charges that emerged some eight years after the London Olympics against Australian triple Olympic swimming medalist Brenton Rickard have today been withdrawn by the Interna...