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Mio Narita and Mizuki Hirai Looking to Spark Japan from Recent Struggles It’s been a rough stretch in international waters for the Japanese women. Not since the 2020 Olympic Games, held on home soil in Tokyo, has a female athlete from Japan appeared on a podium at a global championship meet. The 202...

On Path to LA28, an Event-By-Event Look at the Leading 18-and-Under Swimmers (Women's Edition) The impending 2026 season will offer a handful of international competitions, but none where the best in the sport gather in a one location. Instead, it will be a year of comparisons from results recorded ...

Asaki Nishikawa, Mio Narita Grab 400 IM Titles at Japan Swim Depth in the men's 400-meter individual medley has been a leading storyline in Japan in recent months, and Sunday was the turn of Asaki Nishikawa to display his talent in the event. A 19-year-old, Nishikawa posted a time of 4:08.66 to prev...

Behind Summer McIntosh, Women's 400 IM Has Largely Stagnated The 4:30-barrier in the women's 400 IM went down during the polyurethane-suit era as Australia's Stephanie Rice and Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry (now the President of the International Olympic Committee) achieved the feat at the Beijing Olym...

Japan Swim: Yamato Okadome Sets Pair of Best Times Yamato Okadome set a pair of best times in breaststroke to start the Japan Swim 2026 meet in Tokyo. Okadome won the 100 breast on the first day of the meet on Thursday by going 59.11. That allowed him to outduel national record holder Shin Ohashi, w...

Rikako Ikee Leads 40-Strong Japanese Team for Fukuoka World Championships Rikako Ikee is set to return to the World Aquatics Championships for the first time in six years after her performances at the recent Japanese trials. The Japan Swimming Federation on Monday released a roster of 40 swimmers fo...

World Championships Preview — Women's IM: The Astounding Summer McIntosh Hits World-Beating Speed Seven years after Katinka Hosszu swam a time of 4:26.36 in the 400 IM at the 2016 Olympics, shattering the already-stunning world record by two seconds, Summer McIntosh finally knocked off that mark. Sh...

Coming Off World Champs Podium, Mio Narita Positioned to Continue Medley Climb The depth of the medley events among Japanese men has been a top storyline in the sport over the past year. While Tomoyuki Matsushita has established himself as the nation's No. 1 performer in the 200-meter individual med...

Paris Practice For Los Angeles? Teenagers Who Could Emerge as Stars Three years before they emerged as the top swimmers of the Paris Olympics, Leon Marchand and Summer McIntosh each got a taste of the sport’s highest level, collecting some valuable international experience that they would quickly pa...

Rising Stars of Swimming in 2025: 5 Women Who Broke Through This Summer The year after a Summer Olympics brings chances for younger and less accomplished swimmers to step into the limelight at championship-level events, particularly as veterans step back from the sport to consider their future. The ...

The Rising International Stars to Watch on Road to LA28 (Women's Edition) The early stages of each quad provide an opportunity to look ahead, particularly at a handful of athletes who might have an impact at the next Olympic Games. Although several veterans will maintain a presence on the internatio...

FINA World Junior Championships: Ksawery Masiuk, Pieter Coetze Set for Another Showdown Just eight-hundredths of a second separated Poland’s Ksawery Masiuk and Pieter Coetze of South Africa in the 100 backstroke at the FINA World Junior Championships this week. The 50 backstroke is shaping up to be ...

Kosuke Hagino Points To Wang Shun's 200IM Odyssey To 1:54 As Highlight Of Asian Games Four-time Olympic medallist Kosuke Hagino singled out Wang Shun’s journey to 1:54 in the 200IM as his personal highlight at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. Wang elevated himself to third all-time when he went 1...

Rikako Ikee Snares Fourth Title of Japanese Championships; Mio Narita An Emerging Star in Medley Events The Japanese Championships came to a close on Sunday, and Rikako Ikee put the exclamation point on the competition with her fourth victory. Following up earlier triumphs in the 100 freestyle, 50 b...

Sydney Open, Day One: Rikako Ikee And A Teenage Awesome Foursome Dominate Japan’s Night One Gold Rush Japan’s inspirational triple Olympian Rikako Ikee and four likely teenagers have dominated the opening night of the 2026 Sydney Open and UniSport Nationals at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre....

The latest issue of Swimming World Magazine is now available for download in the Swimming World Vault! Non-Subscribers Can Download This Issue Here In this issue of Swimming World, read about the new era of young talent from around the world that have been powering the sport, including Summer Mc...

Taikan Tanaka Sets Japanese Record in 50 Butterfly; Mizuki Hirai Claims 100 Fly Title at Japan Swim The first day of the Japan Swim, which is serving as a selection meet for this summer's World Championships in Singapore, opened with a national record in the men's 50-meter butterfly. Taikan Tanaka p...

World Championships: Rikako Ikee to Make Inspiring Return to Individual Racing Four years ago, the last time the World Championships were held in their typical late July slot, the medalists in the women's 100 butterfly stepped onto the podium with a touching message. The medalists, Canada's Maggie M...

Junior Pan Pacs - Day 4 Prelims: Maximus Williamson Seeking Gold in 200 IM The final session of prelims at the Junior Pan Pacific Championships saw 15-year-old American Maxiumus Williamson lock down the top seed for the final of the 200-meter individual medley. Williamson put together a performance ...

World Championships, Day 8: 400 IM Favorites Line Up Behind Jenna Forrester For all the pre-race favorites in the 400 IM, the final will be ostensibly chasing Jenna Forrester, in a World Aquatics Championships where everything has come up aces for the Aussies. Forrester went 4:35.88, winning a fast ...