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Florian Wellbrock & Moesha Johnson Enjoy Victory At World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup Florian Wellbrock and Moesha Johnson claimed the 10k spoils at the opening leg of the World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup in Somabay, Egypt. The event in the Red Sea was the first of five stops ...

World Anti-Doping Agency Drops Defamation Lawsuit Against USADA The World Anti-Doping Agency has dropped its defamation lawsuit against the United States Anti-Doping Agency stemming from WADA’s handling of positives tests of Chinese swimmers in 2021. The New York Times reported on Thursday that WADA...

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Olympian Mark Chay Named Secretary General of Singapore Olympic Committee Olympic swimmer Mark Chay has been named the secretary general of the Singapore National Olympic Committee, it announced on Tuesday. Chay’s appointment will be effective April 1. He succeeds Chris Chan, who is retiring from th...

Victorian State Championships, Day 3: Carlile’s Paris Olympian Olivia Wunsch Wraps Up Treble With Impressive 200m Freestyle Win Carlile’s Paris Olympian Olivia Wunsch has continued her impressive start to 2025, wrapping up a much sort-after freestyle treble on the final day of the Mattioli Victori.....

Victorian State Championships, Day 2: Hometown Hero Tara Kinder Takes Her Gold Medal Haul To Three With A Tough Double Hometown hero Tara Kinder has taken her gold medal tally to three on day two of the 2025 Mattioli Victorian Open LC Championships – winning a tough double in the 400m freestyle an.....

Victorian State Championships: Paris Pair Olivia Wunsch and Iona Anderson Lead “Girls Night Out” In Impressive Opening Finals Session Paris Olympians Olivia Wunsch and Iona Anderson were joined on top of the podium by fellow rising stars Sienna Toohey and Tara Kinder in what was an impressive “girl....

Summer McIntosh Sizzles in 800 Freestyle at Southern Zone Sectionals; Posts All-Time Top-10 Performance Racing at the Southern Zone Sectionals in Florida, Canadian star Summer McIntosh (Sarasota Sharks) dropped one of the fastest performances in the history of the 800-meter freestyle on Thursday aft...

New Zealand Marathon Swimmer Breanna Ward Achieves Triple CrownAnd Doing It For Shark Survival Inspirational New Zealand marathon swimmer and passionate ocean conservationist Breanna Ward has joined a select band of swimmers to complete the country’s triple crown of marathon crossings – her final s....

Distance Duo Leads Potential Breakout Men's Swimmers for 2025 A new generation of men’s distance freestylers has pushed out the likes of Florian Wellbrock and Mykhailo Romanchuk, stalwarts who collected international medals in the 800 and 1500-meter events for years. Bobby Finke remains a force, hav...

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Six Female Swimmers Who Could Emerge Internationally in 2025 The year after the Olympic Games marks a perfect opportunity for young swimmers to make a major impact on the international stage. This year, numerous veterans are step away from the sport temporarily and permanently while others are slow-...

Do Olympic Gold Medal Winning Times Matter? It's More About the Moment Winning an Olympic gold medal is the ultimate dream of athletes across sports worldwide, especially in the sport of swimming. It is often a lifelong pursuit, with the possibility offered just once every four years. At last summer...

ISHOF Announces Star-Studded Class of 2025; Ryan Lochte, Anthony Ervin Among Honorees ISHOF is thrilled to announce that it will be hosting its 60th Anniversary Honoree Induction Ceremony in Singapore in conjunction with the World Aquatics World Championships, Monday, July 28, 2025, at the Park Roya...

Rob Woodhouse Reveals Bold Plans For Revitalised Australian Swimming League Swimming Australia CEO Rob Woodhouse has revealed his plans for a National League as he spearheads the push for a world class Aquatic Centre for the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics and a new Headquarters for Australia's most.....

Leon Marchand Tabbed as Swimming World Male World/European Swimmer of the Year After Epic Olympic Campaign The expectations on Leon Marchand in 2024 could not have been higher. Marchand turned 22 in May, breaking into the prime age for a male swimmer. He’d been to one Olympics, as a promising teen. ...

Portugal, Spain and Ireland Join Forces With The International Federation of Swim Coaches National coaching organisations from Portugal, Spain and Ireland are the latest countries to join the International Federation of Swim Coaches Associations (IFSCA). The IFSCA announced today that the Irish Sw.....

11-Time Paralympic Gold Medalist Sophie Pascoe Retires Sophie Pascoe, an 11-time gold medalist at the Paralympics, announced her retirement from competitive swimming on Thursday. The native of Christchurch, New Zealand, turned 32 in January. She competed at four Paralympic Games, from 2008 to the To...

Ahmed Jaouadi Claims Swimming World African Male Swimmer of the Year Honors As an Olympic champion and stalwart on the world stage, Ous Mellouli can be credited as the man who put Tunisian swimming on the map. Years later, through an Olympic-title run in Tokyo, Ahmed Hafnaoui provided the African co...