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Who Might Have Won the Sprint Events at Past Olympic Games? A week ago, the landscape of swimming changed forever. The International Olympic Committee's announcement to include 50s of stroke at the 2028 Olympic Games flips the sport on its head, with three new sprint events for the world to focus on...

Test Your Knowledge of the Sport of Swimming with this 10-Question Quiz How well do you know the sport of swimming? Do you know about stroke development? What about changes through the years? Can you answer questions about star athletes? Well, here is your chance to show off your knowledge. Swimming...

Russian Championships: Andrei Minakov Lowers His 100 Fly National Record Andrei Minakov lowered his Russian record in the men’s 100 butterfly on Tuesday, the third day of the Russian National Championships. The highlight of Wednesday’s action in Kazan, Day 4 of the six-day meet, brought a second imp...

Kliment Kolesnikov Goes 52.04 in Deep 100 Back at Russian Championships Kliment Kolesnikov clocked in at 52.04 seconds on Monday at the Russian Championships, winning a deep event for a nation proving it is still among the backstroking powers. The 24-year-old, who won silver in this event at the Tok...

Australian Age, Day Seven: Sienna Toohey, Henry Allan and Bryce Krause Rev Up Record Rumble Sienna Toohey, Henry Allan and Bryce Krause have served up three tantalising Australian records as one of the fastest Australian Age Championships starts to wind up at the Brisbane Aquatic Centre. Night Se...

Australian Age Championships, Day 6: Hayley Mackinder Praises Coaches Tommy Fraser-Holmes and Mel Marshall As She Keeps Abreast Of The Times Rising Australian breaststroke star Hayley Mackinder has praised Gold Coast coaching duo, Olympian Tommy Fraser-Holmes and newly appointed former British Olym....

Pieter Coetzee Wraps South African Champs, One of Seven with Cuts Pieter Coetze wrapped up the South African Senior Championships on Sunday with a fourth World Championships qualifying cut of the meet, one of seven swimmers to book their places in Singapore. Coetze won the 200 backstroke with ease i...

Australian Age Championships: Victoria’s Latest Rising Star Henry Allan Headlines Record Assault On Night Five Victorian backstroking find Henry Allan has led a six pack of Australia’s brightest stars who lit up the Brisbane Aquatic Centre on a record tumbling Night Five of the National Age Swimmi.....

Australian Age Championship, Night 4: National Records Fall in Fast And Furious Finals Night At Brisbane Aquatic Centre 2025 AUSTRALIAN AGE – Full Results The National records have continued to tumble in a fast and furious night four of the Australian Age Swimming Championships at the Brisbane Aqu.....

Fast and Furious: Predict the Winners of LA28's 50m Sprints! Participate and Get a Free Trial of Swimming World!!! Exciting news hit the sport last week when it was announced that the Los Angeles Olympic Games in 2028 will feature 50-meter events in all of the strokes. Since 1988, only the 50 fre...

Michael Houlie, Chris Smith Headed to Worlds after Fast South African Championships Michael Houlie and Chris Smith are both headed to the World Aquatics Championships after putting down fast times at the South African Senior Championships Saturday. Both swimmers got their cuts in prelims, where Smit...

FLASH! Lukas Märtens Takes Down 400 Freestyle World Record; Lowers 2009 Super-Suited Standard Lukas Märtens has downed the 400 free world record in 3:39.96 at the Swim Open Stockholm to consign to history one of the global standards that had stood since the supersuited era of 2009. The Olympic champ...

Australian Age Championships, Night Three: Albury’s Breaststroking Ace Sienna Toohey Leads Record Breaking Night At Brisbane Aquatic Centre Albury’s rising star Sienna Toohey last night took just 1:07.04 to erase the long stranding records held by two Olympic champions at the Australian Age Champio....

Honoring the Greatest World Records In History; Michael Phelps Leads the Celebration The fastest of all-time. It’s a special title to hold, and only a tiny percentage of athletes can make the claim. To own the label of world-record holder elevates an individual to a status that cannot be argued. Whe...

Two Sports Come Calling For Australian Paralympian Grace Brimelow Who Sets History Making Sights On LA28 Sunshine Coast Paris Paratriathlete Grace Brimelow has taken her first serious strokes towards her goal to represent Australia in two sports at the LA28 Games with an impressive win in the 400m.....

Rebecca Meder, Kaylene Corbett Nab Worlds Spots in 200 Breast The 200 breaststroke has long been a strong suit for the South African women’s program. Even without the retired Tatjana Smith, it seems to remain so. Rebecca Meder continued a strong meet at the South African Senior Championships by winn...

Rebecca Meder, Michaela de Villiers Set Records at South African Championships Rebecca Meder and Michaela de Villiers set national records in the second day of the South African National Senior Championships on Thursday. Meder started the evening session with a win in the 200 individual medley, her ...

Olympic Swimming Will Look Much Different With 50-Meter Events in 2028 The unexpected news will reverberate throughout the sport, with many swimmers surely adjusting their long-range training plans and even career plans. The 50-meter events of butterfly, backstroke and breaststroke are no longer sec...

Matt Sates Starts South African Championships with 200 Free Win Matt Sates has a busy week ahead of him at the SA Senior National Swimming Championships at Newton Park Swimming Pool. He started it with a win. The 21-year-old went 1:47.49 to claim the 200 freestyle on the first day of the meet Wednes...

Breaking: IOC Approves Addition of 50 Strokes for Los Angeles 2028 Olympics The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday announced the addition of the 50-meter breaststroke, backstroke and butterfly for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. The decision was taken after an executive board meeting and...