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IOC Prez Kirsty Coventry Clarifies Comments About Athlete Pay; Olympians Continue to Speak Out International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry has taken to social media to attempt to stem the backlash she has received in recent days following comments about athlete pay. In an intervi...

McKenzie Siroky Leads Strong Day for Team USA at Mare Nostrum Stop in Barcelona Following a dominant showing in the 50-meter breaststroke at the Monaco leg of the Mare Nostrum Series, the United States' McKenzie Siroky has now earned back-to-back triumphs in the 100 breaststroke during the tour, her...

Encore! Marrit Steenbergen Goes Sub-52 for Second Time in a Week in 100 Freestyle It's been quite the Mare Nostrum Series for Dutch star Marrit Steenbergen, who opened the tour in Monaco with a national record of 52.13 in the 100-meter freestyle. From there, the 26-year-old moved to the second leg i...

Mare Nostrum Series to Wrap Up in Barcelona; Duncan Scott Scheduled to Join Fray The final leg of this year's Mare Nostrum Series will take place this weekend in Barcelona, with eyes focused on the Netherlands' Marrit Steenbergen. The Dutchwoman is coming off a performance of 51.86 at the Canet stop...

World Aquatics to Test 10-Lane System and Wildcard Bids for World Short Course Championships World Aquatics, the global governing body for aquatic sports, has announced it will test a pair of new concepts connected to the 2026 World Short Course Championships in Beijing. The first trial will be the ...

Britain's Matt Richards Fires Back at IOC President Comments About Payment Days after Kirsty Coventry, the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), commented that she doesn't "believe in paying athletes," Olympians continue to fire back against the sentiment. In a post on his LinkedIn...

Tarnished Gold: How the Success of Kristin Otto Was Smoke and Mirrors With the Enhanced Games recently concluded, it revealing nothing of what a true athlete can achieve, we visit the vault to explore the story of East Germany's Kristin Otto, whose success arrived under dark clouds. When Kristin Ott...

Siobhan Haughey Sets Mare Nostrum Record En-Route To Golden Double In Canet Results Day 1 report Siobhan Haughey set a Mare Nostrum 200 free record en-route to a golden double on day two of the Canet stop of the series. First up for the four-time Olympic medallist was the 50 free which she took in 2...

Marrit Steenbergen Scares World Record in 100 Freestyle at Canet Stop of Mare Nostrum Series Just two days after Anna Moesch set an American record in the 100-meter freestyle to become the No. 2 performer in history, the Netherlands' Marrit Steenbergen joined the 51-second club by blasting a mark of...

Mikayla Tan Could Soon Become Breaststroke Force for Singapore A pair of victories at this weekend's Pro Swim Series in Sacramento, Calif., represented the most significant career accomplishments thus far for Mikayla Tan. The San Ramon Valley swimmer topped the 200 breaststroke Friday in 2:26.35, ca...

How the Enhanced Games Tried - and Failed - to Make Swimming Spectacle It's no secret that swimming is a once-every-four-years event for most people. For all the joys of a competitive championship meet, the leaders who bear the responsibility of running swim meets have understood that obtaining larg...

IOC President Kirsty Coventry: ‘I Don’t Believe in Paying Athletes’ In a visit to Oceania, new International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry has reasserted that she doesn’t believe in directly paying athletes on the Olympic stage. Coventry, an Olympic gold medalist swimmer from Zimbabwe ...

Mare Nostrum Series Set to Second Leg in Canet (Entry Lists) The opening stop of this year's Mare Nostrum Series featured several stellar performances when the tour visited Monaco over the weekend. While Dutchwoman Marrit Steenbergen registered a mark of 52.13 in the 100-meter freestyle, American Mc...

Anna Moesch Blasts American Record in 100 Freestyle; Pops No. 2 Time in History Coming off victories in the 50-meter freestyle and 200 freestyle, the United States' Anna Moesch looked capable of generating a big-time performance in the 100 freestyle at the AP Race London International on Monday nigh...

Johannes Liebmann Claims 800 Free Title at AP Race London; Filip Nowacki Secures 200 Breast Crown The 2026 edition of the AP Race Lond International concluded on Monday at the London Aquatic Centre, which was the site of the 2012 Olympic Games. The Day Three finals featured appearances from rising G...

Social Media Posts, Video Footage Suggest Enhanced Games Stopped Clock Early in 50 Freestyle Controversy already surrounded the Enhanced Games, which took place on Sunday night in Las Vegas. The competition featuring swimming, track and weightlifting promoted athletes using performance-enhancing dru...

Cam McEvoy Throws Shade at the Enhanced Games; 'Seriously? That's All You Got' Australian sprint star Cam McEvoy, the world-record holder in the 50-meter freestyle, took to social media on Sunday night to throw shade at the Enhanced Games. After Greece's Kristian Gkolomeev clocked a time of 20.81 in...

Enhanced Games: Kristian Gkolomeev Clocks 46.60 in 100 Free, One of Few to Set PBs After more than a year of build-up, the inaugural edition of the Enhanced Games unfolded on Sunday in Las Vegas. Competition took place in swimming, track and weightlifting, with the majority of competitors having tak...

Adam Peaty Claims 100 Breast Title at AP Race London; Oliver Klemet Takes 400 Free Crown If the first night of finals from the AP Race London International is an indication, Sunday night's competition should feature plenty of speed at the London Aquatic Centre, site of the 2012 Olympic Games. One da...

Marrit Steenbergen Pops Personal Best to Win 100 Freestyle at Mare Nostrum Stop in Monaco The opening day of the Monaco stop of the Mare Nostrum Series supplied several swift performances, including a 1:54-low showing from Hong Kong's Siobhan Haughey in the 200-meter freestyle. Meanwhile, American M...