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Without NCAA Action, the Effects of Lia Thomas Case Are Akin to Doping As the NCAA Board of Governors prepares to meet to discuss, among other topics, its policy regarding the inclusion of transgender athletes, Swimming World is re-running this column that was previously posted in response to the Li...

2020s Vision: The Sunday Essay Today we republish the following essay in our 2020s Vision series for those who missed it - ahead of taking up the theme again in the coming week. First Published March 8: Today is International Women's Day and Swimming World celebrates by looking at the achievements a...

International Women’s Day (IWD) To mark International Women’s Day, Swimming World is rolling out a series of features this Sunday, fresh and from the archive, to highlight the achievements and work of  pathfinders in swimming and raising issues that continue to have a massive impact on women in spor...

It was the night of 6 August 2016 at the Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro and Hannah Miley appeared to be on course for her first Olympic medal. Coming out of the final turn in the 400IM, the Scot was in bronze position and on track to make the Olympic podium in the third final of her career. Litt...

New Book 'Unfair Play: The Battle For Women's Sport' is Released “This book is dedicated to my family, who’ve had to put up with my crusade for justice these last few years. “It’s also for the wonderful men and women who have taken on the abuse and fought alongside me for fair play, safety and the r...

The Week That Was sponsored by Suitmate. Read the five biggest stories of the past week in The Week That Was, sponsored by Suitmate. This week featured a new world record, multiple American records, Adam Peaty news, and more. The Week That Was #1: Siobhan Haughey Takes Down Sarah Sjostrom’s 200 Free...

Justice For Shirley Babashoff and Others? FINA Will Explore Doping History and Awarding Proper Medals In response to FINA's decision to strip Dr. Lothar Kipke of the honor he was handed 22 years ago by the federation, we revisit the possibility of justice for athletes who were robbed by the systemat...

Double Olympic champion Becky Adlington has declared herself "absolutely honoured" after her 800m free victory at Beijing 2008 was nominated in a BBC poll to find the best sporting moment by a British woman. Adlington set a new world record of 8:14.10 en-route to victory in the Bird's Nest 12 years ...

‘Unfair Play: The Battle For Women’s Sport’ Shortlisted For William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award Sharron Davies' book ‘Unfair Play: The Battle For Women’s Sport’ is one of six to have been shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award. The book, co-written with swimming lumina...

Defense of Women's Sports From Transgender Participation Has Hurt Olympic Medalist Sharron Davies Great Britain’s Sharron Davies, the 1980 Olympic silver medalist in the 400-meter individual medley, has long fought for women’s rights. Particularly, Davies has battled for women to have equal opportun...

Sharron Davies To Co-Author Book With Craig Lord On the Fight For Women's Sports Former British star and 1980 Olympic medalist Sharron Davies, a longtime advocate for women in sports, will co-author a new book next year with sports journalist Craig Lord. The title, Unfair Play: The Battle For Women’...