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Two-Time Olympic Champion Sharon van Rouwendaal Brings Curtain Down On Historic Career Sharon van Rouwendaal has announced her retirement after a career in which she became the most successful open water swimmer in Olympic history while claiming medals in the world and European long and short-course...

European Water Polo Royalty Set for Big Apple Appearance The biggest water polo extravaganza in (recent) New York City history is on! Tomorrow night, Asphalt Green, New York City’s premier aquatic facility, will host matches between professional water polo clubs Pro Recco of Italy and Ferencvaros of...

Paralympian Lyndon Longhorne Makes History at Ironman Triathlon in Stunning Performance Paralympian Lyndon Longhorne became the first quadruple amputee to complete an Ironman Triathlon in less than 24 hours, a stunning feat. Longhorne, a member of Team Great Britain in the 2021 Tokyo Paralympics, co...

Parents of Leon Marchand Passed Down Olympic Genes During his march to global stardom, Leon Marchand has been a central figure in the sport since the 2022 World Championships in Budapest. Olympic gold medals and global titles have been collected at a rapid rate by the Frenchman, who is expected to a...

Italian Swimmers Detained at Singapore Airport Over Alleged Shoplifting Incident According to a report by The Associated Press, Italian swimmers Benedetta Pilato and Chiara Tarantino were detained by airport authorities before flying home from Singapore. After competing at the World Championships in...

Sarah Sjöström And Partner Johan de Jong Skierus Announce Birth Of Son Sarah Sjöström and husband Johan de Jong Skierus have welcomed their son Adrian after a "traumatic and magical" childbirth experience. It is the first child for Sjöström and De Jong Skierus with the three-time Olympic champion an...

Sharon van Rouwendaal On The Champion Mindset As She Contemplates Future Plans Such was the unwavering power of Sharon van Rouwendaal’s self-belief that winning was the only option at Paris 2024. The Dutchwoman emerged victorious from the River Seine to become the first swimmer to twice win marathon...

Triple Olympic Champion Tom Dean Set For Switch To Stirling Triple Olympic champion Tom Dean is to switch training bases to Stirling where he'll join Duncan Scott and Jack McMillan after seven years of working with Dave McNulty at Bath. Dean won the 200 free at Tokyo 2021 in a British 1-2 with Scott...

Endurance Swimmer Lewis Pugh on the Mindset Behind Conquering the Impossible By The Champions Speakers Agency Lewis Pugh is a world-renowned endurance swimmer, maritime lawyer, and ocean advocate—emerging as one of the most compelling peak performance speakers today. Often dubbed the "Sir Edmund Hil...

Carlos D'Ambrosio Powers Italian Relay to Silver at World Juniors; Big Meet Seems Likely It looks like Italian rising star Carlos D'Ambrosio is set for a big week. As the World Junior Championships opened in Otopeni, Romania on Tuesday, the 18-year-old rallied Italy to the silver medal in the 400-me...

From Gold Medals to the House of Lords: Chris Holmes Shares His Journey This exclusive interview with Lord Chris Holmes was conducted by Chris Tompkins of The Motivational Speakers Agency. Lord Chris Holmes is one of Britain’s most successful Paralympians, a passionate advocate for diversity and inc...

Kuzey Tuncelli Chasing Double Defense at World Junior Championships Coming off a pair of finals appearances at the World Championships in Singapore, Turkey's Kuzey Tuncelli is scheduled to race at the World Junior Championships in Otopeni, Romania. The 17-year-old distance star will try to defend hi...

Lithuanian endurance athlete and award-winning animation director Meinardas Valkevičius successfully completed a historic swim across the Baltic Sea. He is the first documented person to cross  from Kristianopel, Sweden, to Palanga, Lithuania, a journey of 366 km that spanned 21 days. Valkevičius be...

Olympic Medallists Anna Hopkin & Luke Greenbank Announce Engagement Anna Hopkin and Luke Greenbank - who between them have amassed an extensive collection of silverware - have announced their engagement. Hopkin anchored the British mixed medley relay to gold at the Tokyo Olympics where Greenbank led...

Seine River Reopening Continues to be a Hit with Swimmers - Local and International Since reopening to public swimming last month, the River Seine has become a popular destination for local and international visitors. In July, the Seine was reopened to public bathing for the first time in more than ...

Adam Peaty Completes Debut Triathlon: "One Of The Hardest Things I’ve Ever Done" Adam Peaty described his triathlon debut as "one of the hardest things I’ve ever done" after racing over the Olympic distance at the London T100 Triathlon. The triple Olympic champion was among more than 5,000 participa...

Olympic Gold Medalist Daniel Wiffen Reveals He Will Train at Cal Olympic champion Daniel Wiffen will be joining his brother in Northern California, according to a post by the Irishman on social media. While his twin, Nathan Wiffen, will compete for Cal-Berkeley at the NCAA level, Daniel Wiffen will ...

Leon Marchand Hints 400 Freestyle Could Be Part of Future Program ****************************** "Maybe even the 400 free. We’ll see how it goes." Ten words. That’s all it took for Leon Marchand to tease the future. To spark intrigue. To tap into the hypothetical – perhaps a European clash with fell...

Ben Proud Still Flashing Premier Speed En Route to Fifth World Champs Medal in 50 Freestyle The first time Ben Proud raced the 50-meter freestyle at the World Championships, he was an 18-year-old rising star at the 2013 installment of the competition, held in Barcelona. The British sprinter finished...

Second European Record a Sensational Return for Simona Quadarella Simona Quadarella will leave Singapore this week without a gold medal at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships. The Italian will head home with two European records in her bag and something much more elusive: Claim to spoiling one of ...