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Angharad Evans & Abbie Wood Shine On Day Two Of BUCS Championships Angharad Evans posted a winning 100m breaststroke time that only she has bettered among British swimmers on day two of the BUCS Championships in Sheffield. Out in 31.21 and back in 34.81, the Stirling swimmer stopped the clock at 1:0...

FINA World Swimming Championships (Yulia Efimova) Gwangju 2019 Day Six Finals (Women's 200 Breast) Russia's Yulia Efimova won her third 200 breast World title on Friday night at the 2019 FINA World Swimming Championships in Gwangju, South Korea. Efimova swam a 2:20.17, not far off her 2:19.41 best t...

Adam Peaty sent shudders across poolsides around the world as he scorched to a heat time of 58.90secs as he made his return to competitive waters at the McCullagh International in Bangor, Northern Ireland. It was Peaty’s first race since the International Swimming League (ISL) final in Las Vegas in ...

As Olympics Approach, Swimming World’s World Female Rankings (May Update) Ranking swimmers who specialize in different events is a very subjective exercise, even in the most normal of times. Judging a 50 freestyler against a 400 IMer means comparing two very different skill sets with little overlap....

World bronze medallist Duncan Scott swam the sixth-fastest 200 free of the year as he came home in 1:47.32 following a heat swim that combined grace and strength at the McCullagh International in Bangor, Northern Ireland. It was Scott’s first 200 in a long-course pool since that night at the 2019 Wo...

Sporting events around the world are being cancelled in the wake of the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) but the Edinburgh International Swim Meet featuring Adam Peaty, Duncan Scott and Freya Anderson is going ahead this weekend. Entry lists for Edinburgh include swimmers who would travel from o...

Angharad Evans Sets British 100m Breaststroke Record Of 1:05.54 Angharad Evans set a British 100m breaststroke record of 1:05.54 at the AP Race London International held over the weekend. The event, which is one of a number of projects run under the Adam Peaty banner, saw Evans split 31.02/34.52 to ...

Freya Colbert Maintains Winning Streak To Leave BUCS Championships With Six Solo Titles Freya Colbert completed a medley sweep in the 100IM before dominating the 400 free as she finished the BUCS Championships in Sheffield with six individual titles. Colbert, representing Loughborough, went past Kat...

The 2019 British Swimming Championships entered its final day of competition after a climactic week of fast swimming. With standout performances last night from national headliners like Duncan Scott, spectators waited anxiously for their favorite athletes' final appearances. Showing no signs of fati...

Much like the women's 100 breaststroke, the women's 200 breast is expected to come down to USA's Lilly King and Russia's Yulia Efimova. The two have built up quite the rivalry in the 100 breast over the years, but don't have as much of a history in the 200. Efimova is the reigning World Champion fro...

British Championships, Day 3 Women's Finals: Eva Okaro Scorches To 24.48 50 Free & Angharad Evans Goes 2:21 In 200 Breast Eva Okaro scorched to 24.48 in the 50 free and Angharad Evans went 2:21.86 in the 200m breaststroke on day three of the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships in London. Okaro, who i...

Adam Peaty went 26.75 in the 50br for victory by more than a second and Abbie Wood demonstrated how her star continues to rise with a win in the 200 free  in 1:57.96 on the second day of the Manchester International Swim Meet. James Guy led from start to finish for a dominant victory in the 200 fly ...

World Championships Day Six Preview and Predictions: Lilly King, Zac Stubblety-Cook Favored in 200 Breaststroke At the most recent World Championships in Gwangju, Zac Stubblety-Cook finished fourth in the men's 200 breaststroke, but he is now the man in the event, having captured Olympic gold last y...

British Trials, Day 6 Prelims: Angharad Evans Rattles British 100 Breast Record; Anna Hopkin Leads Eva Okaro & Freya Anderson In 100 Free Angharad Evans came within 0.06 of the British 100m breaststroke record during the final prelims session of the British trials in London. Freya Anderson made her ...

Breaking Down the Favorite Status for Each Women’s Event at the Tokyo Olympics Looking ahead to the Tokyo Olympics, it’s clear who will take home the gold medal in plenty of events. All the times and recent history (and perhaps even not-so-recent history) all point in one direction, a solid favorite...

The Litchfield brothers cut a swathe through the pool while 16-year-old Jacob Whittle went 48.55 over 100 free as the British Swimming Glasgow Meet concluded at Tollcross International Swimming Centre. Link to results The older Litchfield brother Max  - who has booked a spot in the 400IM in Tokyo - ...

Freya Colbert & Cameron Brooker Double Up At BUCS Championships Freya Colbert and Cameron Brooker won two titles apiece on day two of the BUCS s/c Championships in Sheffield. Colbert, enjoyed a five-second victory in the 400IM in the first women’s event of the session before returning for the 200 ba...

Coverage of the World Championships is sponsored by Wylas Timing Commentary by Jeff Commings, Swimming World Senior Writer Though it’s an island nation, Great Britain has never done very well in swimming at the Olympic Games. Sure, the Brits have celebrated a few gold medals in the 120 years since t...

It was a thrilling night of racing to cap the 2016 FINA Short Course World Championships on Sunday. Kelsi Worrell got touched out by Katinka Hosszu in the butterfly, then was injured in a collision during her warm down. Worrell received stitches above her right eye and came back to lead Team USA to ...

The Week That Was sponsored by Suitmate. Sarah Sjostrom completed her successful elbow surgery in the wake of an unfortunate incident where she fell on the ice, and will take three months to recover. Her rivals have refused to write her off because of this, stating she may come back stronger and hun...