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European Championships: Hubert Kós - Texas Superhero Squad is "Better than the Avengers" Hubert Kós describes his elite Texas training group of Olympic and world champions as a superhero squad that eclipses the Avengers. Kós was speaking on the eve of the European Championships in Paris where he’s s...

Start Lists  Watch the European Championships Live (And Free!) The start lists have been released for the first day of the pool programme at the European Championships in Paris. The event gets underway with the men’s 400IM which was set to feature Olympic champion Leon Marchand as he kickstarted hi...

POLL: How Many World Records Will Be Broken Between European Champs and Pan Pacs? (VOTE HERE!) The week ahead is sure to be fascinating, with the European Championships (Aug. 10-16) and Pan Pacific Championships (Aug. 12-15) unfolding simultaneously in Paris and Irvine. The world's best swimmers wil...

Five Men's Storylines to Follow at the Pan Pacific Championships: Bobby Finke, Sam Short Set for Distance Matchups The Pan Pacific Championships are days away, with swimmers from Australia, Canada, Japan, South Africa, Brazil, China and elsewhere traveling to Irvine, California, for what could turn ...

Watch the European Championships Live (And Free!) Leon Marchand is driven by a quest for records and constant improvement as he returns to the city where he entered sporting immortality in search of his maiden European title. The Frenchman owns four Olympic golds and a bronze on top of seven titles...

Can Sarah Sjostrom Provide Response to New World-Record Marks in 50 Freestyle? For nearly nine years, Sarah Sjostrom reigned atop the 50-meter freestyle. The Swedish star initially set the world record at the 2017 World Championships in Budapest, clocking a time of 23.67. Six years later, at the Wor...

Leon Marchand Out of Individual Medley Events for European Championships The European Championships are just two days from getting underway in Paris and big news was released on Saturday by the French Swimming Federation. In a press release, the FFN announced that Leon Marchand will not compete in t...

Hubert Kos Adopting Heavy (and Intriguing) Program for European Championships Frequently, entry lists for major competitions must be viewed through a skeptical lens. They are not always meant to reflect the actual program an athlete is adopting for the meet ahead, but instead reveal the options on t...

European Aquatics Championships: Germany Leads Way in Open Water as Florian Wellbrock Clinches Third Gold with Team Relay Victory Results  Watch the European Championships Live (And Free!) Florian Wellbrock clinched his third gold as Germany won the team relay on the final day of the open water comp...

Simona Quadarella: Unsung Star Chasing Latest European Titles Underappreciated. That one word summarizes how Simona Quadarella departed last summer's World Championships in Singapore. A longtime staple for Italy on the international scene, Quadarella was superb in Southeast Asia. En route to capturi...

Lafayette Coach Jim Dailey to Retire after 32 Seasons Lafayette College head swimming and diving coach Jim Dailey announced on Friday that he will retire before the 2026-27 season, ending 32 seasons at the helm of the program. Mike Rinde will take over as interim head coach. He has been an assistant...

Japan’s Tomoru Honda Out of Pan Pacs, Asian Games after Driving Charge Japan’s Tomoru Honda will not participate in the Pan Pacific Championships and Asian Games after a charge of reckless driving. The Japanese aquatic federation announced the news on Friday. It said that Honda, the silver medalist ...

Junior Nationals, Day Five Finals: Heading to Junior Pan Pacs, Gabi Brito Cruises to Crown in 200 IM Preparing for the Junior Pan Pacific Championships later this month in Vancouver, Gabi Brito gathered momentum on Friday night by winning the 200-meter individual medley at the United States Junior N...

European Aquatics Championships: Chiara Pellacani Seizes Historic Five-Gold Haul, Germany Wins Championship Trophy Results Watch the European Championships Live (And Free!) Chiara Pellacani clinched an historic fifth title after partnering Elisa Pizzini to victory in an incident-packed women’s 3m sy...

European Aquatics Championships: Leon Marchand Named in Four Events as Entry Lists Released Entry lists  Watch the European Championships Live (And Free!) Four-time Olympic champion Leon Marchand has been named in four events at the upcoming pool programme at the European Championships despite the s...

European Aquatics Championships: David Betlehem & Isabel Gose Clinch 3km Sprint Crowns Results  Watch the European Championships Live (And Free!) David Betlehem and Isabel Gose won their respective 3km knockout sprint crowns on the penultimate day of open water in Paris. Betlehem won in  6:12.19 ahe...

Five Women's Storylines to Follow at the Pan Pacific Championships; Gretchen Walsh Chasing Sub-54 One of the year's biggest international meets is almost here, the Pan Pacific Championships set to run from August 12-15. It will be the first edition of Pan Pacs since 2018 and, along with the Commonwe...

Erika Pelaez Using U.S Nationals High-Point Performance as 'Great Step in the Right Direction' Erika Pelaez didn't even know she was in the points lead at Nationals until the final day. Once she did, the North Carolina State star had a goal. Pelaez did what needed to be done in her final event and w...

Junior Nationals, Day Four Finals: Emily Wolf and Connor Christopherson Claim 200 Freestyle Titles Emily Wolf (Fishers Area) sat in fourth after the first lap, but took command on the second length en route to victory in the 200-meter freestyle on Wednesday night at the United States Junior National...

Elliot Leasure Blasts NAG (13-14) Record in 100 Backstroke at Junior Nationals Rochester Swim Club's Elliot Leasure has enjoyed a phenomenal stretch in the long-course pool, but what the Minnesota standout managed on Wednesday night was stunning. Racing in the final of the 100-meter backstroke at th...