Read moreAquatics GB Selects 13-Strong Team For 2024 European Aquatics Championships in Belgrade02 May 2024Aquatics GB Selects 13-Strong Team For 2024 European Aquatics Championships in Belgrade Aquatics GB have announced a squad of 13 swimmers across pool and open water for the European Aquatics Championships in Belgrade in June. Ten pool swimmers and three open water athletes have been selected for the...
Read moreAdam Peaty and the Elusive History He's Chasing — The Three-Peat01 May 2024Adam Peaty and the Elusive History He's Chasing — The Three-Peat No accomplishment in men's swimming has been as tough to achieve as winning Olympic gold in the same event at three consecutive Games. Russia's Vladimir Salnikov might have done so in the 1500 freestyle, with gold medals in both 1980 a...
Read moreFlorian Wellbrock Goes 14:42 For 1500 Free Victory: Lukas Märtens & Isabel Gose Back On Top Of The Podium28 April 2024Florian Wellbrock Goes 14:42 For 1500 Free Victory: Lukas Märtens & Isabel Gose Back On Top Of The Podium Florian Wellbrock returned after disappointment in the 800 free to win the 1500 on the final day of the German Championships in Berlin. The 26-year-old had already booked his spot on the team fo...
Read moreLukas Märtens Rockets To The Top Of The 200 Free Rankings; Melvin Imoudu Sets German 50m Breaststroke Mark27 April 2024Lukas Märtens Rockets To The Top Of The 200 Free Rankings; Melvin Imoudu Lowers German 50m Breaststroke Record Lukas Märtens rocketed to the top of the 200 free rankings after firing off a 1:44.14 PB and Melvin Imoudu lowered the national 50m breaststroke record at the German Championships in Berlin...
Read moreIsabel Gose Rattles 1500 Free Rankings In Berlin; Oliver Klemet Claims Second 800 Ticket Ahead Of Florian Wellbrock26 April 2024Isabel Gose Rattles 1500 Free Rankings In Berlin; No 800 In Paris For Florian Wellbrock Isabel Gose rattled the 1500 free world rankings after posting a PB of 15:52.02 on the second day of the German Championships in Berlin. The 2024 world bronze medallist had come within 0.09 of her national record...
Read moreLukas Märtens Scares 400 Free World Record In 3:40.33 At German Championships; Goes Fourth All-Time25 April 2024Lukas Märtens 0.26 Outside 400 Free World Record In 3:40.33 At German Championships; Goes Fourth All-Time Lukas Märtens was just 0.26secs outside Paul Biedermann's 400 free world record as he powered to a time of 3:40.33 at the German Championships in Berlin. Biedermann went 3:40.07 at the 2009 Worl...
Read more1Adam Peaty Demands "Full Transparency" Amid Chinese Doping Controversy Before Eyeing Three-Peat(y) In Paris24 April 2024Adam Peaty Demands "Full Transparency" Amid Chinese Doping Controversy Before Eyeing Three-Peat(y) In Paris Adam Peaty has called for “full transparency” and expressed his “disappointment” in the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) after Chinese athletes were cleared to compete at the Tokyo Olympics des...
Read moreAlice Dearing Retires After Historic Career That Encompassed Olympics, World And European Championships22 April 2024Alice Dearing Retires After Historic Career That Encompassed Olympics, World And European Championships Alice Dearing has announced her retirement less than three years after she became the first black female swimmer to represent Great Britain at the Olympics when she contested the open water in Tok...
Read moreChristian Diener & Timo Sorgius Among The Winners As Berlin Swim Open Concludes21 April 2024Christian Diener & Timo Sorgius Among The Winners As Berlin Swim Open Concludes The Berlin Swim Open came to a close on Sunday with victories for Timo Sorgius and Christian Diener. Josha Salchow Goes Through The 48 Barrier With German 100 Free Record Of 47.85 in Berlin Link to results Josha Salchow ...
Read moreVlad Stancu Heads 1500 Free As Romanian Championships Wrap Up21 April 2024Vlad Stancu Heads 1500 Free As Romanian Championships Wrap Up Vlad Stancu was among the winners as the Romanian National Championships wrapped up on Sunday in Otopeni. The 18-year-old posted 15:33.54, more than 33secs outside the national record of 15:00.51 that secured silver behind Turkey's Kuzey ...
Read moreVladimir Morozov Announces Retirement: 'We Need to Call it a Day'20 April 2024Olympic medalist Vladimir Morozov is officially retired. His plan had been to "swim at least to Paris," however, "factors that I could not control intervened." Morozov detailed his retirement in an interview with Match TV. Morozov was a short-course world champion in 2013 after winning a bronze meda...
Read moreRebecca Diaconescu Downs 38-Year-Old Romanian Record; David Popovici Wins 4th Title20 April 2024Rebecca Diaconescu Downs 38-Year-Old Romanian Record; David Popovici Wins 4th Title Rebecca Diaconescu went 55.15 in the women’s 100 freestyle Saturday at the Romanian Championships to down a national record set in 1986. It was the highlight of the fourth and penultimate day of the meet that include...
Read more3'What happened to strict liability?' Adam Peaty Hits Back at WADA over Chinese Doping20 April 2024'What happened to strict liability?' Adam Peaty Hits Back at WADA over Chinese Doping Olympic gold medalist and world record holder Adam Peaty has hit back at the World Anti-Doping Agency over its handling of the reported 23 positive tests within the Chinese swimming program. Peaty took to X, former...
Read moreDavid Popovici Adds Third Title At Romanian Championships With 3:47.54 PB In 400 Free19 April 2024David Popovici Adds Third Title At Romanian Championships With 3:47.54 PB In 400 Free David Popovici made his third trip to the top of the podium at the Romanian Championships with a 3:47.54 PB in the 400 free. The 2022 world champion over 100 and 200 free had a previous best of 3:47.99 from the pre...
Read moreJosha Salchow Goes Through The 48 Barrier With German 100 Free Record Of 47.85 In Berlin19 April 2024Josha Salchow Goes Through The 48 Barrier With German 100 Free Record Of 47.85 In Berlin Josha Salchow propelled himself into the German record books and the world top 10 in 2024 as he went 47.85 in the 100 free at the Berlin Swim Open. Salchow split 23.11/24.74 to take 0.07 from the national standa...
Read moreDavid Popovici Wins 200 Free In 1:45.10 At Romanian Championships; Seventh-Fastest Performance In 202418 April 2024David Popovici Wins 200 Free In 1:45.10 At Romanian Championships; Seventh-Fastest Performance In 2024 David Popovici went 1:45.10 in the 200 free at the Romanian National Championships for the seventh-swiftest performance in the world this year. It was the eighth-best performance of a career that a...
Read moreDavid Popovici Wins 50 Free In 22.27 At Romanian Championships; Posts 1:47 In 200 Prelims18 April 2024David Popovici Goes 22.27 For 50 Free Title At Romanian Championships; Posts 1:47 In 200 Prelims David Popovici went 22.27 to win the 50 free on the opening night of the Romanian National Championships in Otopeni before returning the following morning to go 1:47 in the 200 prelims. Robert Andrei Bad...
Read moreThirty-Three Swimmers Selected To Team GB For Paris 2024: Adam Peaty Set For Tilt At Three-Peat16 April 2024Thirty-Three Swimmers Selected To Team GB For Paris 2024: Adam Peaty Set For Tilt At Three-Peat Adam Peaty will look to do the 100m breaststroke three-peat at Paris 2024 after being named to a 33-strong Team GB squad across pool and marathon swimming. Three-time Olympic champion Peaty is joined ...
Read moreMatt Richards On Doing "Amazing Things" At Paris 2024, Expectation And The James Guy Effect At 2015 Worlds16 April 2024Matt Richards On Doing "Amazing Things" At Paris 2024, Expectation And The James Guy Effect At 2015 Worlds Thirty-three swimmers selected to Team GB for Paris 2024 For Matt Richards, the spotlight that is shone on the biggest stage of all is "part and parcel" of being a leading force at the top tabl...
Read moreMiron Lifintsev Goes 52.34 In 100 Back To Set World Junior Record At Russian Championships16 April 2024Miron Lifintsev Goes 52.34 In 100 Back To Set World Junior Record At Russian Championships Miron Lifintsev set a world junior 100 back record of 52.34 at the Russian Swimming Championships in Kazan. The 18-year-old split 25.34/27.00 to eclipse the previous WJR of 52.53 held by fellow Russian Kliment...