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The second day of the Belgian Open featured more strong swims, including performances from three of the country’s stars that qualified them for this summer’s world championships and next year’s Olympic Games. Louis Croenen gave the Belgian swimming federation a big boost with a quick 1:55.44 in the ...

James Guy claimed two titles and Freya Anderson was also among the winners on the first day of the Flanders Cup in Antwerp with Olympic preparations now in full swing. Guy won the 200m freestyle after leading from the outset and pulling away in the second half of the race with the 2015 world champio...

ANTWERP, Belgium, May 2. ALTHOUGH the Belgium Open Championships might not have the same depth as many of the other meets this month, it certainly can boast some strong top-end swims out of Antwerp. Belarus' Aliaksandra Herasimenia rocketed to ninth in the SwimVortex world rankings in the women's 50...

The Belgian Open kicked off with some impressive swims, including a national record from Francois Heersbrandt and spots on the world championship team for Pieter Timmers and Kimberly Buys. A few foreigners also impressed in Antwerp, including a stunning win in the 50 breaststroke from George Bovell....

A few Belgian swimmers traveled to Tilburg, NED to compete against the Dutch elites. Indeed, the Dutch Open Short Course Swimming Championships took place at the sport center 'de Drieburcht' in Tilburg Oct. 30-Nov. 1. The Belgian men did not disappoint as some of them swam their best times. The swim...

Olympic silver medalist Pieter Timmers and seven of his Belgian teammates will be back in international waters next month for the Short Course World Championships in Windsor, Canada. Timmers won a surprising silver medal behind Kyle Chalmers in the men's 100 free this summer in Rio, edging out defen...

ANTWERP, Belgium, January 25. WITH British Swimming electing to send a full team to the Speedo Flanders Cup, not many other international representatives had a chance to collect podium spots this evening as the Brits ran roughshod through the competition. The meet kicked off with Great Britain's Jaz...

EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, April 10. THE Swedish sprint star Sarah Sjostrom just won't let up this year. After putting up some amazing times earlier this year at the Golden Lanes International meet, she was back at it again at the Eindhoven Cup this evening. Sjostrom, who has been on fire this year...

The top Belgian swimmers made one more thrust toward qualification for the world championships and Olympic Games on the final day of the Belgian Open, with three athletes already on the world team adding to their programs. No national records were set on the third day of the meet, but three got clos...

Freya Anderson gave a hint of an exciting 2020 to come when she took a sledgehammer to her 200m freestyle PB as she came away from the Flanders Cup in Antwerp, Belgium, with three gold medals. James Guy won the 100 free as he too enjoyed a successful weekend that saw the Bath National Centre swimmer...

Pieter Timmers, the Olympic silver medalist in the men's 100 free, will aim to match or better that result at this summer's World Championships in Budapest, as he is one of three Belgian swimmers who was selected to make the trip. Timmers will swim the 50, 100 and 200 free in Hungary, while his team...

The men's 200-meter fly turned out to be the race of the day with all three top finishers at the Hungary National Championships posting times that ranked in the Top 20 of the world rankings. Tamas Kenderesi posted a swift 1:54.79 to not only claim first overall in the men's 200-meter fly but to also...

Hungary's Laszlo Cseh unleashed another world best during the men's 200-meter fly semis at the 2015 FINA World Championships. Cseh clocked a top time of 1:53.53 out of semis, bettering his world best of 1:53.71 from this morning. Cseh is looking for his second world title ever.  He won the 400-meter...

Vladislav Bukhov set a new junior world record of 23.14 in the 50m butterfly and Sarah Sjostrom scorched to victory in the women's race as the 22nd edition of the Euro Meet got under way on Friday in Luxembourg. There were also meet records for Mykhaylo Romanchuk and Thomas Ceccon in the 1500m frees...

ANTWERP, Belgium, May 4. IT's been a productive few days for Belarus' Aliaksandra Herasimenia at the Belgium Open Championships as she took two more titles tonight in Antwerp. Herasimenia, who already stands 11th in the world with a 53.89, took home the women's 100-meter free title tonight in an eas...

VIENNA - Lisa Zaiser had an unreal performance at the Austrian Short Course Championships, taking home six titles as well as an Austrian record in the 100-meter IM. Zaiser started off by claiming the women's 800-meter free in 8:39.90 with Hannah Malits (8:46.47) and Katharina Egger (8:56.26) finishi...

Editorial content for the 2015 Arena Pro Swim Series Mesa is sponsored by Arena. For full Swimming World coverage, check out our coverage page Louis Croenen cleared 2:00 to capture the men’s 200-meter fly title tonight at the Arena Pro Swim Series Mesa. Croenen clocked a winning time of 1:59.61.  Th...

Hungary's Laszlo Cseh uncorked a world best in the men's 200-meter fly at the 2015 FINA World Championships. Cseh clocked a time of 1:53.71 to beat Daiya Seto's world best of 1:54.46 from the Japan Open. That's just a second off Cseh's lifetime best of 1:52.70 from the 2008 Beijing Olympics that put...