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Former Ireland National Coach George Gibney Jailed for 15 and a Half Years for Sexual Abuse Irish former coach George Gibney has been sentenced to 15 and a half years for sexually abusing girls in the 1970s and 1980s. In July, a jury found him guilty of 39 counts of indecent assault and one count of...

Egor Kornev Blasts World Record in 50 Butterfly at World Cup Stop in Tashkent The first two stops of the World Cup circuit have been good to Russia's Egor Kornev, who established his second world record during Saturday action in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. One week after he tied the world record in the 10...

Poolside Passport: Johannes Liebmann on Trading Places with Cam McEvoy...For a Day! In mid-August, 19-year-old Johannes Liebmann redefined what was attainable in the 1500-meter freestyle. Racing at the European Championships, the German youngster obliterated the world record over 30 laps, clocking a...

World Record Continues Massive Year of Sprinting for Egor Kornev When Russian swimmers returned to international competition in 2025 after almost three years in exile, Olympic medalist Kliment Kolesnikov and world-record holder Evgeniia Chikunova were the ones whose presence was most anticipated. In...

Egor Kornev vs. Kyle Chalmers: World Record Comparison (100 Freestyle) During the first stop of the World Cup Silk Road Tour, 22-year-old Egor Kornev of Russia tied the 100 freestyle world record set by Kyle Chalmers of Australia. Like Kornev, Chalmers broke the 100 free world record at a World Cup ...

Extreme Weather Causes Cancellation of Open Water Cup Final Leg in Barcelona; Winners to be Declared 'At A Later Stage' The final leg of the European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup 2026 in Barcelona was cancelled mid-race because of heavy rain and strong winds leaving the race series with the men’...

Bettina Fabian Fires Back at European Aquatics Statement after Open Water DQs European Aquatics Statement & Rulings European Aquatics has released a statement following the DQs of David Betlehem and Bettina Fabian at the Open Water Swimming Cup at Razanac, Croatia, which had seen the latter rebuke t...

Ellen Walshe Talks Paris 2026 & Reaping Rewards In and Out of the Pool at the World Cup Ellen Walshe will return to competition at the Baku stop of the World Cup seven weeks after capturing the IM double at the European Championships in Paris. The Irishwoman delivered lessons in underwaters when mon...

Results Dario Verani surged through in the last 10 metres to clinch his second straight win and Klaudia Tarasiewicz broke clear in the final stages to win their respective 10k races at the Razanac stop of the European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup 2026. However, there was controversy in both rac...

Allison Schmitt, Jack Bauerle Lead Class of 2027 Inductees Into International Swimming Hall of Fame The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) is thrilled to announce that it will host its 62nd Annual Honoree Induction Ceremony in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA on Saturday, April 10, 2027.  We a...

British Team Fall Just Shy of English Channel Relay World Record; Raise Vital Funds For Water Safety Education Donate here A six-strong British team featuring three-time Olympic champion Tom Dean has raised more than £8,000 for the Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS) while falling just three minutes...

Poolside Passport: Speed in the Water Is Not All David Popovici Enjoys Over the past few years, Romania's David Popovici has proven himself as one of the premier swimmers in the world, claiming an Olympic title in the 200-meter freestyle while doubling in the 100 freestyle and 200 freestyle at last ...

Duncan Scott on the Challenge that Lies Ahead for 4x200 Squad Come LA 2028 When the British men added the European 4x200 free title to their Olympic and world crowns, victory was met with quiet satisfaction as well as a recognition the winning time fell short of what’ll be needed to retain their glo...

Angharad Evans Named Swimmer of the Year at Scottish Awards Angharad Evans was named Swimmer of the Year at the Scottish Swimming Awards in Glasgow. Archie Goodburn, Brad Hay, Dean Fearn, Emma Wood and Stephen Clegg were also among the winners at the ceremony held at the Marriott Hotel. Evans has ha...

President Antonio Silva Discusses Future of European Aquatics on Road to LA28 Next year will mark the 100th anniversary of European Aquatics, which formerly was recognized as LEN. Ahead of that centennial celebration, Swimming World presented European Aquatics President Antonio Silva with several qu...

Poolside Passport: Playing the Violin and Driving an Original Car with Kasia Wasick Already a five-time Olympian, Poland's Kasia Wasick isn't slowing down. Over the summer, the 34-year-old sprint star captured the gold medal in the 50-meter freestyle at the European Championships, clocking a nationa...

Seven swimmers have been pre-nominated for the Sweden team for the World Short-Course Championships in Beijing in December. Sara Junevik, Victor Johansson and Robin Hanson are among the swimmers put forward for the event which runs from 1-6 December in the Chinese capital. The selection was based on...

Slovenian Olympian Katja Fain Reveals Leukemia Diagnosis Slovenian Olympian Katja Fain revealed this week on social media that she is battling chronic myeloid leukemia. Fain posted on social media this week detailing “the hardest race of my life.” An Olympian in Tokyo and Paris, the 25-year-old had ...

Poolside Passport: Meet Breaststroke Star Eneli Jefimova of Estonia ... and N.C. State Poolside Passport is one of Swimming World's newest features, an engaging opportunity to get to know athletes from around the world. Initially started on the Swimming World social-media channels, Poolside Passport...

Kyle Chalmers Has Renewed Love of Racing After Mexico Meet With Adam Ramsay-Peaty & Thomas Ceccon Adam Ramsay-Peaty, Thomas Ceccon and Kyle Chalmers shared the insight that comes with a combined five Olympic titles at a meet in Mexico. The trio headlined the Copa Internacional meet which ran from Se...