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Marrit Steenbergen Scares World Record in 100 Freestyle at Canet Stop of Mare Nostrum Series Just two days after Anna Moesch set an American record in the 100-meter freestyle to become the No. 2 performer in history, the Netherlands' Marrit Steenbergen joined the 51-second club by blasting a mark of...

Mikayla Tan Could Soon Become Breaststroke Force for Singapore A pair of victories at this weekend's Pro Swim Series in Sacramento, Calif., represented the most significant career accomplishments thus far for Mikayla Tan. The San Ramon Valley swimmer topped the 200 breaststroke Friday in 2:26.35, ca...

How the Enhanced Games Tried - and Failed - to Make Swimming Spectacle It's no secret that swimming is a once-every-four-years event for most people. For all the joys of a competitive championship meet, the leaders who bear the responsibility of running swim meets have understood that obtaining larg...

IOC President Kirsty Coventry: ‘I Don’t Believe in Paying Athletes’ In a visit to Oceania, new International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry has reasserted that she doesn’t believe in directly paying athletes on the Olympic stage. Coventry, an Olympic gold medalist swimmer from Zimbabwe ...

Mare Nostrum Series Set to Second Leg in Canet (Entry Lists) The opening stop of this year's Mare Nostrum Series featured several stellar performances when the tour visited Monaco over the weekend. While Dutchwoman Marrit Steenbergen registered a mark of 52.13 in the 100-meter freestyle, American Mc...

Anna Moesch Blasts American Record in 100 Freestyle; Pops No. 2 Time in History Coming off victories in the 50-meter freestyle and 200 freestyle, the United States' Anna Moesch looked capable of generating a big-time performance in the 100 freestyle at the AP Race London International on Monday nigh...

Johannes Liebmann Claims 800 Free Title at AP Race London; Filip Nowacki Secures 200 Breast Crown The 2026 edition of the AP Race Lond International concluded on Monday at the London Aquatic Centre, which was the site of the 2012 Olympic Games. The Day Three finals featured appearances from rising G...

Social Media Posts, Video Footage Suggest Enhanced Games Stopped Clock Early in 50 Freestyle Controversy already surrounded the Enhanced Games, which took place on Sunday night in Las Vegas. The competition featuring swimming, track and weightlifting promoted athletes using performance-enhancing dru...

Cam McEvoy Throws Shade at the Enhanced Games; 'Seriously? That's All You Got' Australian sprint star Cam McEvoy, the world-record holder in the 50-meter freestyle, took to social media on Sunday night to throw shade at the Enhanced Games. After Greece's Kristian Gkolomeev clocked a time of 20.81 in...

Enhanced Games: Kristian Gkolomeev Clocks 46.60 in 100 Free, One of Few to Set PBs After more than a year of build-up, the inaugural edition of the Enhanced Games unfolded on Sunday in Las Vegas. Competition took place in swimming, track and weightlifting, with the majority of competitors having tak...

Adam Peaty Claims 100 Breast Title at AP Race London; Oliver Klemet Takes 400 Free Crown If the first night of finals from the AP Race London International is an indication, Sunday night's competition should feature plenty of speed at the London Aquatic Centre, site of the 2012 Olympic Games. One da...

Marrit Steenbergen Pops Personal Best to Win 100 Freestyle at Mare Nostrum Stop in Monaco The opening day of the Monaco stop of the Mare Nostrum Series supplied several swift performances, including a 1:54-low showing from Hong Kong's Siobhan Haughey in the 200-meter freestyle. Meanwhile, American M...

Anna Moesch Dials Up 50 Freestyle Best of 24.27 at AP Race London International The fourth edition of AP Race London International began on Saturday, with action unfolding over three days at the London Aquatics Centre. The meet debuted in 2023 and has routinely attracted premier athletes, particular...

Siobhan Haughey Looks Sharp in 200 Freestyle as Mare Nostrum Tour Opens; McKenzie Siroky Sizzles in 50 Breaststroke The Mare Nostrum Series has been a staple of the swimming calendar for years, and this year's version of the tour opened on Saturday with action in Monaco. With a strong gathering of e...

Passages: Australian World Champion Open Water Swimmer Melissa Cunningham, 51 September 4, 1994 was Melissa Cunningham’s day to shine as this vibrant young Australian announced herself onto the marathon swimming stage – crowned the 25km World Champion in Rome. It was a stage Cunningham would conti.....

Pro Swim Series Sacramento, Day 3 Finals: Carles Coll Marti Claims 200 Breast The 200-stroke events at the Pro Swim Series in Sacramento this weekend are in the spotlight, with semifinals in addition to prelims. On the women’s side Friday night, that favored youth. In the men’s, it was to the advant...

Pro Swim Series Sacramento, Day 3 Prelims: Luka Mjjatovic Leads Way in 400 Free Luka Mijatovic is in a rich vein of form, the California teenager setting best times and serving notice among the senior national team set. He’ll have another chance to do that Friday night in Sacramento. Mijatovic led t...

Mare Nostrum Series Set to Open in Monaco; Jack Alexy Headlines Star-Filled Entry List The first leg of this year's Mare Nostrum series will begin this weekend (May 23-24) with competition in Monaco. The tour has been a longtime staple of the swimming calendar, annually featuring the sport's premier...

The Bob Bowman Medley Tree: Dominance Cannot Be Denied At last summer's World Championships in Singapore, the medalists in the men's 200-meter individual medley were quite familiar with one another. While they represented three different countries, they saw each other on a daily basis, under the wat...

How Many Super-Suit Marks Remain in the All-Time Top-25s? (Women's Edition) A scan of the all-time women's event rankings reveals a collection of times that were produced during the sport's super-suit era, which unfolded from 2008-09. The most notable performance from that stretch is undoubtedly the...