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Florian Wellbrock Heads 800 Free At Gothaer & Friends Meet In Magdeburg Florian Wellbrock headed the men's 800 free on the first day of the Gothaer and Friends meet in Magdeburg. Wellbrock - who won 800 silver at the 2022 World Championships in Budapest - trains in the city in Saxony-Anhalt under th...

Florine Gaspard Goes 24.46 In 50 Free & Lucas Henveaux Hits National 200IM Record At Belgian Championships In Antwerp Florine Gaspard went 24.46 as she continued the form that sees her jostling at the top of the women's 50 free rankings at the Open Belgian Swimming Championships in Antwerp. Gaspard ...

Year of Change has Ukraine’s Oleksandr Zheltiakov Remotivated at NC State Even without the specter of war hovering over his homeland, 2024 was going to be a year of change for Oleksandr Zheltiakov. The 18-year-old Ukrainian knew a busy summer beckoned, one he’d positioned himself for long before bur...

Great Britain Selects Team Of 28 For World Championships In Singapore A 28-strong Great Britain team has been selected for the World Championships in Singapore, led by Paris 2024 medallists Tom Dean, Duncan Scott, Matt Richards, James Guy and Ben Proud. Athletes who reached the Olympic podium last y...

Pursuit of Excellence: Daniel Wiffen Re-Signs with FINIS We’re excited to share that Olympic champion Daniel Wiffen is continuing his partnership with FINIS. Since signing with us in 2022, Dan has continued to rise. At the Paris Olympics, he delivered incredible performances, winning gold in the 800...

Eneli Jefimova Twice Lowers Estonian 50 Breast Record As She Breaks 30-Second Barrier Eneli Jefimova lowered her Estonian 50m breaststroke record twice in a day as she continued to rewrite the national record books at the Speedo Helskinki Open. Coming into the meet, the 18-year-old had a best of 30....

Thomas Ceccon Sets Italian 200m Backstroke Record At Australian Open Championships Thomas Ceccon set an Italian 200m backstroke record of 1:55.71 at the Australian Open Championships in Brisbane. The Olympic champion in the 100 back, Ceccon has been training under Dean Boxall at St Peters Western si...

Russia Favorably Positioned in Medley Relay for World Championships At last summer’s Olympic Games in Paris, China exited La Defense Arena with its first gold medal in a men’s relay event. The foursome of Xu Jiayu, Qin Haiyang, Sun Jiajun and Pan Zhanle clocked a time of 3:27.46 to defeat the United...

Eneli Jefimova Lowers Estonia Record in 100 Breast at Helsinki Open Eneli Jefimova lowered her Estonian record in the 100 breaststroke on Sunday at the Speedo Helsinki Open on Sunday. Jefimova went 1:05.86, a drop of 0.84 seconds from her prelims time. It’s the first time under 1:06 for Jefimova, wh...

Angharad Evans Lowers British 100m Breaststroke Record To 1:05.37; Enters Top 15 All-Time Angharad Evans lowered her British 100m breaststroke record to 1:05.37 at the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships as she booked her second individual swim at the Singapore worlds. The University of Stirling swim...

British Championships, Day 6 Women's Finals: Freya Anderson Pips Eva Okaro by 0.01 For 100 Free Title Freya Anderson came back on the second 50 to edge Eva Okaro for the 100 free title at the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships in London. Amelie Blocksidge added the 800 free to the 1500 title. Anghar...

British Championships, Day 6 Men's Finals: James Guy & Duncan Scott Share 200 Free Title In Dead Heat James Guy and Duncan Scott shared the 200 free title in 1:45.08 on the final evening of the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships in London. Matt Richards had already been preselected  in the 200 free ...

British Championships, Day 6 Prelims: James Guy & Duncan Scott Book Centre Lanes For 200 Free Clash James Guy led the way as he booked lane four for the 200 free alongside Duncan Scott on the final day of the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships. The pair share share 14 Olympic medals but two into one...

British Championships, Day 5 Women's Finals: Abbie Wood Sets 200IM PB To Book Second Swim In Singapore Abbie Wood set a PB as she clinched the medley double with victory in the 200IM at the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships in London. Wood went 2:08.85 to add the short medley to her programme at th...

British Championships, Day 5 Men's Finals: Ben Proud Wins 50 Free In 21.67 As Jacob Mills Twice Breaks 22Secs Olympic silver medallist Ben Proud won the 50 free in a season's best of 21.67 as 17-year-old Jacob Mills broke the 22-second barrier for the second time in a day at the Aquatics GB Swimming...

British Championships, Day 5 Prelims: Ben Proud Launches 50 Free Campaign As Jacob Mills, 17, Posts 21.9 Top Time Olympic silver medallist Ben Proud got his world trials programme underway in the 50 free prelims on the penultimate day of competition at the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships. The 30-...

Russian Championships: Egor Kornev Wins 100 Free; Kliment Kolesnikov Sixth Egor Kornev dominated a deep field in the final of the men’s 100 freestyle at the Russian Championships on Friday, wrapping up the six-day meet with a title. Kornev went 47.55 to win by more than a half-second and dip under t...

Russian Championships: Oleg Kostin Wins Chaotic 50 Fly Oleg Kostin pulled out the right swim at the right time Thursday at the Russian Swimming Championships, winning the men’s 50 butterfly with a time of 23.15 seconds. The session also featured a Russian record by Oleg Kozhakin in the men’s 50 brea...

British Championships, Day 4 Men's Finals: Duncan Scott Rattles 200IM Rankings With Virtuoso 1:56 Display Duncan Scott was inside his British 200IM record pace before coming home in the third-fastest time in the world this year at the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships in London. The eight-time Olym...

British Championships, Day 4 Women's Finals: Katie Shanahan Books Singapore Ticket With 200 Back Victory Olympic finalist Katie Shanahan booked a trip to Singapore after victory in the 200 back at the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships in London. While Shanahan punched her ticket, second-placed Holl...