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Ye Shiwen Teases Retirement after ‘Likely Last’ National Games Ye Shiwen hinted at the end of her swimming career after the conclusion of China’s National Games this week. Ye, 29, said it was likely her last appearance at the quadrennial celebration of Chinese athletes. She had just finished up winn...

LA28 Olympic Schedule Whiffed by Ignoring Opportunities for Star Athletes The name of Bob Kersee is well-known in Olympic circles. The man is one of the greatest track and field coaches in history, having mentored - at one time or another - the likes of Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Gail Devers, Florence Gr...

Enhanced Games’ Lawsuit Against World Aquatics, USA Swimming Dismissed An antitrust lawsuit brought by the Enhanced Games against World Aquatics and USA Swimming was dismissed Monday by a judge in New York. The Olympics-style competition, which allows for the unfettered use of performance-enhancing ...

Rutgers Junior Brooke Thompson Set to Race 10 Events at Deaflympics Rutgers swimming and diving junior Brooke Thompson will compete with Team USA this week at the 2025 Deaflympics. As a member of the delegation the USA Deaf Sports Federation (USADF) is sending to Tokyo, Thompson will compete against...

World Aquatics Announces ‘Silk Road’ Circuit for 2026 World Cup World Aquatics on Tuesday announced the 2026 World Cup slate, with a ‘Silk Road’ circuit of venues in Eurasia. The 2026 World Cup will serve as a lead-in to the World Aquatics Short-Course Championships in Beijing next December. It will...

Not Slowing Down: The 30-Something Swimmers Ranked Among the Top-20 in the World (Women’s Edition) At the 2008 Olympic Games, United States legend Dara Torres claimed a silver medal in the 50-meter freestyle at the age of 41. These days, there aren't any female swimmers of Torres' age, but there are...

13-Year-Old Yu Zidi Edges Fellow Youngster for 400 IM Title at Chinese National Games The final night of the eight-day Chinese National Games concluded on Monday, with 13-year-old Yu Zidi finishing off her sweep of the individual medley events. After breaking the Asian record in the 200 IM on the se...

Zhang Yufei Adds 50 Butterfly Title at Chinese National Games; Ian Ho Sets Hong Kong Record in 50 Freestyle A mix of youthful promise and veteran experience has been on display over the past week at the Chinese National Games, but it was one of the "older" stars who emerged victorious during action ...

Michelle Ford, David Theile, Sir Frank Beaurepaire and Matthew Cowdrey Inducted Into Swimming Australia Hall Of Fame Olympic gold medallists Michelle Ford and David Theile, prolific Paralympic gold medallist Matthew Cowdrey and six time Olympic medallist Sir Frank Beaurepaire have been inducted into...

Backstroking’s “Miss Unstoppable” Kaylee McKeown Wins Australia’s Olympic Swimmer Of The Year Australia’s “unstoppable” backstroking queen Kaylee McKeown has made a habit of going back-to-back in her stellar career in the pool and she did it again yesterday on the Gold Coast. [caption id="attachme.....

Qin Haiyang and Siobhan Haughey Claim Second Victories at Chinese National Games Make it a breaststroke double for Qin Haiyang at the Chinese National Games, which wrapped up their sixth night of action on Saturday night. Coming off an earlier victory in the 100-meter breaststroke, the reigning worl...

Pan Zhanle Snares 100 Freestyle Title at Chinese National Games; 13-Year-Old Yu Zidi Topped in 200 Fly The performance wasn't one of the finest of his career, but Pan Zhanle did enough in the 100-meter freestyle on Friday night to capture the gold medal in the 100-meter freestyle. The reigning Olymp...

On Road 2028 Olympic Games, the 18-and-Under Rising Stars to Watch One year into the latest Olympic Quad, we've gotten a look at the athletes who could emerge as legitimate medal threats for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. The tandem of Japan's Shin Ohashi and Great Britain's Filip Nowacki ha...

Siobhan Haughey Notches Impressive Victory in 200 Freestyle at Chinese National Games Forced out of last summer's World Championships in Singapore due to a back injury, Hong Kong's Siobhan Haughey put her talent on display during the fourth night of finals at the Chinese National Games. Racing the 2...

Los Angeles 2028 Schedule Gives Leon Marchand New, Less Pressing Double The release of the official schedule of all sporting events for the 2028 Olympics on Wednesday makes it possible for swimmers to start targeting their programs for Los Angeles. It puts concrete terms to the scheduling crunch som...

LA2028 Reveals 2028 Olympic Schedule, with Swimming from July 22-30 The Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Committee released the official schedule for the LA2028 Olympics Wednesday. It includes the comprehensive session-by-session schedule for all swimming events. Swimming will be a nine-day meet at SoFi Sta...

Reports: IOC Moving Toward Ban on Transgender Athletes from Female Competition According to multiple reports, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is moving toward implementing a ban on transgender athletes in the Olympic Games. The IOC responded to the reports, stating that a decision is not i...

Xu Jiayu and Zhang Zhanshuo Claim Impressive Wins at Chinese National Games Two days after setting a world junior record in the 400-meter freestyle, 18-year-old Zhang Zhansuo took his first trip inside the 1:45 barrier in the 200 freestyle. Racing on Night Three of the Chinese National Games, Zhang ...

5 Drills to Improve Your Underwaters: Improving a Key Aspect of Racing Underwaters are one of the most important parts of a race. That fact is confirmed by watching any elite-level swim. The fastest swimmers stay underwater for an extended period, using strong, powerful kicks to propel themselves fa...

Cal's Yamato Okadome a Star on NCAA Scene, with Potential to Shake Up Japanese Breaststroke Hierarchy Strength in the breaststroke has long been a hallmark of Japan. The likes of Yoshiyuki Tsuruta and Kosuke Kitajima have been enshrined in the International Swimming Hall of Fame as multi-time Olympi...