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By Olivia Wile, Swimming World College Intern.  Today marked the fifth day of the 2019 Japanese Swimming Championships. Daiya Seto had another big day, winning the men's 200m IM after posting a 1:54 200m fly in finals yesterday. The session's full lineup included the men's 200m IM, men's and women's...

DOHA - The final day of qualifying at the FINA World Short Course Championships featured a world record in the women's 200 free relay, as well as a stacked finale in the women's 200 free and men's 200 back. Women's 200 free relay [caption id="attachment_109431" align="alignnone" width="700"] Photo C...

DOHA - The final session of finals at the FINA World Short Course Championships featured five more world records falling by the wayside. Women's 200 free relay [caption id="attachment_109432" align="alignnone" width="700"] Photo Courtesy: Gian Mattia Dalberto/Lapresse[/caption] The Netherlands lower...

Akihiro Yamaguchi, the Japanese breaststroker who held the world record in the men's 200-meter breaststroke for more than four years, announced his retirement from the sport. Yamaguchi announced his retirement via Instagram, posting a picture with several members of the Japanese national team – Kats...

It is a moment that will live long for all those watching when Alia Atkinson won 100m breaststroke gold at the 2014 World Short-Course Championships to become the first black woman to win a world swimming title. The Jamaican stopped the clock first in Doha but her reaction to victory was somewhat de...

39 swimmers will compete for Japan at the Asian Swimming Championships next month in Tokyo, but two of the countries biggest-name athletes will be absent: Kosuke Hagino and Rie Kaneto. Hagino had surgery last month to remove an extra bone in his elbow, and the 400 IM gold medalist will not compete a...

By David Rieder Sure, Florent Manaudou only just touched out Andriy Govorov for the European title in the 50 free. And the Frenchman’s winning time of 21.73 was not terribly impressive as he’s already swum three tenths faster this year‒and more than a half second faster in his incredible 21.19 that ...

Daiya Seto Wins 400 IM At Japan Open On Return Following Suspension Daiya Seto won the men's 400IM at the Japan Open on his comeback from suspension from national team activities following an extra-marital affair. The Olympic bronze medallist was banned by the Japanese Swimming Federation in October...

Rikako Ikee Swims to Runner-Up in 50 Free at Japan Open in Fastest Time Since Leukemia Diagnosis The Japan Open concluded Sunday at the Olympic Aquatic Center in Tokyo with many of Japan's best in action 167 days out from the first day of swimming at the Games. The biggest news of the day came from ...

ISL Match 2: Coleman Stewart's World Record Leads Cali Condors Domination On Day 1 of ISL Match 2, the Cali Condors announced their intention to stay atop the International Swimming League standings in Season 3. With Caeleb Dressel in form, Coleman Stewart firing off American records and an amazingl...

The 2019 World University Games began its fourth day of swimming competition from Naples, Italy on Sunday. Swimmers go into day four hoping for more meet records to be broken along side fellow competitors Ian Finnerty, Lisa Bratton, Zane Waddell, and Zach Apple. The day started with the women's 200 ...

By Dan D'Addona. Kathleen Baker had a breakout prelims at the Mare Nostrum Series in Barcelona on Wednesday. In the 100 backstroke prelims, she finished in 59.47, a strong race for her firs major long-course meet of the season. She did even better in the finals, winning the 100 back in a blistering ...

By 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...

By David Rieder. When it comes to the women’s breaststroke events this summer at the World Championships in Budapest, Yulia Efimova will be front and center. She has even earned the status of “favorite” in the 200 breast after she became the first woman to break 2:20 in the event this year at the Ba...

The 2019 Japan Open closed today with some more top notch swims, including a sub-2:08 200 breaststroke from world record holder Ippei Watanabe. The 22-year-old hit the wall in 2:07.87 to dominate the race, less than a second off of his top-ranked 2:07.02 from April. Given his consistentcy in this ra...

Japan's Kanako Watanabe came home with a flourish in the 200 breast final, overtaking China's Yu Jingyao (2:23.31) and Japan's Reona Aoki (2:23.33) over the final 50. Watanabe was able to successfully defend her 2014 title with another one in 2018. She was a little off her Games Record of 2:21.82 bu...

The 2019 World University Games will get started this week in Naples, Italy. The swimming competition will start Thursday July 4 at 9:30 a.m. local time (3:30 a.m. EST) and finals will begin at 6:00 p.m. local time (12:00 p.m. EST). The start lists have been released for this week as the Americans a...

Photo by Joao Marc Bosch INCHEON, South Korea, September 17. THE start lists for the swimming competition at the Asian Games confirms a three-event matchup between host nation’s Tae Hwan Park and China’s Sun Yang, as well as a potential nine events for Japan’s Kosuke Hagino. CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE E...

Night five in Taipei will feature four finals and five semifinals to continue the 2017 World University Games. Italy's Gregorio Paltrinieri started off the night with a victory in the 800 freestyle in meet record fashion. In a shorter distance, USA's Ryan Held fought off a charging Kacper Majchrzak ...

Japan's Kanako Watanabe turned in the top seed in the women's 200-meter breast prelims at the 2015 FINA World Championships. Watanabe, the top-ranked swimmer in the world with a 2:20.90 from Japanese Nationals, cruised to the top seed in a time of 2:23.29. The most stunning storyline, however, prove...