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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...

Anna Moesch Dials Up 50 Freestyle Best of 24.27 at AP Race London International The fourth edition of AP Race London International began on Saturday, with action unfolding over three days at the London Aquatics Centre. The meet debuted in 2023 and has routinely attracted premier athletes, particular...

Siobhan Haughey Looks Sharp in 200 Freestyle as Mare Nostrum Tour Opens; McKenzie Siroky Sizzles in 50 Breaststroke The Mare Nostrum Series has been a staple of the swimming calendar for years, and this year's version of the tour opened on Saturday with action in Monaco. With a strong gathering of e...

Two-Time Olympian Joe Litchfield Calls Time On His Career Two-time Olympian Joe Litchfield has retired from competition following a career in which he won world and European relay titles. The 27-year-old, who was coached by Dave Hemmings at Loughborough, leaves the pool 10 years after being crowned ...

Mare Nostrum Series Set to Open in Monaco; Jack Alexy Headlines Star-Filled Entry List The first leg of this year's Mare Nostrum series will begin this weekend (May 23-24) with competition in Monaco. The tour has been a longtime staple of the swimming calendar, annually featuring the sport's premier...

Team Scotland Announces Squad of 25 for Commonwealth Games Team Scotland has announced a 25-strong squad for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Duncan Scott and Angharad Evans were preselected and will be joined by a further 23 swimmers including the likes of Archie Goodburn, Katie Shanahan and Kean...

Roos Vanotterdijk & Lucas Henveaux Among Nine-Strong Belgian Squad Headed to European Championships Nine swimmers have been selected to represent Belgian at the European Championships in Paris. Roos Vanotterdijk, Florine Gaspard and Lucas Henveaux are among the team that will compete across 21 indiv...

Rutgers' Anna Vlachou Excels at Greek Championships; Qualifies for Europeans Rutgers swimming and diving rising senior Anna Vlachou had a strong performance at the Greek National Swimming Championships last week. Vlachou set a pair of Greek national records for U-23, doing so in the 50-meter butterf...

UK Formally Assesses Bid for North of England to Host Olympics in 2040s The UK Government is looking into a potential bid for the north of England to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games in the 2040s. Ministers have commissioned UK Sport to assess the viability of a potential bid which, if successf...

Noah De Schryver Lowers Own Belgian 200 Breaststroke Record as Open Championships End in Antwerp Results Day 1 report Day 2 report The Open Belgian Championships ended with a national record and tickets booked for Europeans in Paris this summer. Olympic and world bronze medallist Caspar Corbeau of t...

Roos Vanotterdijk Secures Golden Double at Open Belgian Championships Results Day 1 report Roos Vanotterdijk secured double gold as she continued her return from injury on day two of the Open Belgian Championships in Antwerp. Vanotterdijk booked a spot on the team for the European Championships in P...

Great Britain Selects 24-Strong Squad for European Junior Championships in Munich A 24-strong Great Britain squad has been selected for the European Junior Championships in Munich, Germany. The meet runs from 7-12 July and features athletes who’ve already featured in senior waters following junior s...

Florine Gaspard Twice Lowers Belgian 50 Breast Record; Roos Vanotterdijk Makes Winning Return Results Florine Gaspard twice lowered the national 50m breaststroke record on day one of the Open Belgian Championships in Antwerp. The 24-year-old, swimming in the Antwerp pool in which she’s coached by Ma...

Daniel Wiffen & Jack McMillan Spearhead Northern Ireland Squad for Commonwealth Games Olympic champions Daniel Wiffen and Jack McMillan headline the Northern Ireland squad for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Wiffen, who recently switched training base from Cal-Berkeley to Swim Ireland’s Nati...

Riding Consistent Wave of Performances, Maxime Grousset Could Threaten World Record in 100 Butterfly The world record in the 100-meter butterfly has belonged to the United States' Caeleb Dressel at 49.45 since the Summer of 2021. That performance landed Dressel Olympic gold at the Tokyo Games, where...

Team England Select Squad of 42 for Commonwealth Games A total of 42 swimmers will represent Team England at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in July. The squad bound for the action at Tollcross International Swimming Centre comprises 28 swimmers and 14 para swimmers. Among them are Adam Ramsay-Pea...

Noè Ponti & Roman Mityukov Spearhead Swiss Team for European Championships Noè Ponti and Roman Mityukov headline the Switzerland team for the European Championships in Paris. The pair share Olympic and world medals but have yet to top the podium in the continental long-course pool. Ponti has come cl...

International Olympic Committee Rescinds Restrictions on Belarus Athletes The International Olympic Committee on Friday said that it no longer recommends sports governing bodies to restrict the participation of athletes from Belarus. The IOC made the announcement from its Executive Board. It had, in...

Germany Names Team for European Championships in Paris; Johannes Liebmann Set for Pool & Open Water Newly-crowned European 800 free record holder Johannes Liebmann is among 44 swimmers to be named in the Germany squad for the European Championships in Paris. Liebmann will compete in the 3k knockout ...

Apostolos Siskos Posts Fastest Time in World in 200 Backstroke; Becomes Third-Fastest European of All-Time During the first day of Acropolis Swim Open in Athens, Apostolos Siskos claimed victory in the 200-meter backstroke with the fastest time in the world for 2026. The 20-year-old registered a per...