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Is Distance Swimming Dying? Top Coaches Discuss Future of the Events Katie Ledecky’s gold medal in the 800-meter freestyle at the 2012 Olympic Games in London is a moment that will last a lifetime. A rising star at the time, Ledecky stunned the world, cutting through the water with a ferocious ease....

Sarah Sjostrom Provides a Reminder: Swedish Veteran Remains a Force The comeback of Sweden's Sarah Sjostrom is not unlike other returns the sport has seen through the years. She was out of the water for an extended period of time following the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, in her case to embrace moth...

Sette Colli, Day 3: Kristof Milak Sets Hungarian Record in 50 Fly Kristof Milak’s results between Olympic Games have been up and down, when he’s been at the pool at all. But the two-time Olympic gold medalist may be rounding into form. Milak finished second in the men’s 50 butterfly at Sette Colli o...

FLASH! Gretchen Walsh Takes Down World Record in 50 Free at 23.55 Kate Douglass’ world record in the women’s 50 freestyle had a healthy long lifespan of nine days. It didn’t move far within the Virginia training group. Gretchen Walsh clocked in at 23.55 on Sunday on the final day of Sette Colli in R...

Title in 400 IM at French Champs is Latest Display of Event Dominance from Leon Marchand Ahead of the opening day of the French Elite Championships in Saint-Etienne, there was little doubt Leon Marchand would register a season-best performance in the 400-meter individual medley. With a berth to the ...

FLASH! Marrit Steenbergen Breaks World Record in 100 Freestyle; Takes Down Sarah Sjostrom's Longstanding Mark For the third time in a month, Marrit Steenbergen has cracked the 52-second in the 100-meter freestyle. This latest visit to that special territory, however, made the Dutchwoman the fastest ...

Sette Colli International, Day Two Finals: David Popovici Notches Fastest Time in World in 100 Freestyle Some of the biggest names in the sport headlined action on the second night of finals at the 62nd edition of the Sette Colli International Trophy in Rome. Held at the well-known Foro Italico in t...

International Olympic Committee Announces $10,000 Grants for All Future Olympians On Wednesday, International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry introduced the "Fit for the Future" initiative at the 146th IOC Session in Lausanne, Switzerland. As part of the program, Olympic athletes will be...

American Women Poised to Topple Australia in 400 Freestyle Relay at Pan Pacs; Aussies Still Tough in 800 Free Relay One year ago, the American women had positioned themselves as gold-medal favorites in the 400 freestyle relay for the Singapore World Championships. Thanks to the speed of Torri Huske,...

Report: Jordan Crooks Set to Return to Swimming Cayman Islands sprinter Jordan Crooks is ready to return to swimming, per a report from the Islands on Wednesday. Cayman Islands Minister of Sports Isaac Rankine made the announcement at a parliamentary meeting Tuesday night heralding Crooks’ “return …...

Men's 800 Freestyle and Women's 1500 Freestyle to Debut at Commonwealth Games Five years after they made their Olympic debuts at the Tokyo Games, the men's 800-meter freestyle and women's 1500 freestyle will be contested at the Commonwealth Games for the first time. The competition is scheduled for ...

Marrit Steenbergen, Anna Moesch Have Changed Landscape of 100 Freestyle Until recently, there had only been two occasions ever when a woman swam the 100 freestyle under 52 seconds. Sarah Sjostrom first broke that barrier on a relay leadoff at the 2017 World Championships, touching in 51.71 to oblite...

China's Yu Yiting Has Demonstrated Impressive Versatility For good reason, significant attention has been placed on China's Yu Zidi over the past year-plus. With the 13-year-old just missing multiple individual medals at last summer's World Championships, the youngster is one of the sport's rising s...

David Popovici and Gretchen Walsh Headline Sette Colli International (Entry Lists) The 62nd edition of the Sette Colli International Swim Meet will be held from Friday through Sunday the famed Foro Italico in Rome, with a star-studded field set to race in the Italian capital. The competition annuall...

Moesha Johnson Adds 3k Sweep to Overall Crown; Oliver Klemet Wins Men's Title Moesha Johnson underlined her domination of women’s open water swimming when she added a sweep of the 3k knockout sprints to her overall 10k crown in Setubal, Portugal. Johnson won the overall title on Saturday after winni...

Zhang Yufei Dials Up 50 Butterfly Title at Chinese National Champs; Zhang Zhanshuo Prevails in 400 Freestyle Veteran and 10-time Olympic medalist Zhang Yufei packaged a strong outing in the 50-meter butterfly on Sunday at the Chinese National Championships. Zhang cruised to the victory in 25.27, the...

David Betlehem Emerges With Overall Crown in Dramatic Finish to Open Water World Cup Results David Betlehem seized the overall men’s title at the Open Water World Cup following a dramatic finish to the series at the fourth and final stop in Setubal, Portugal. The decisive race of the men’s series fo...

Moesha Johnson Clinches Open Water World Cup Crown Following Dominant Series Sweep Results Moesha Johnson clinched the overall Open Water World Cup crown as victory in Setubal propelled her to a series sweep. The Olympic silver medallist arrived in Portugal 650pts ahead of closest challenger Angela ...

Wu Qingfeng Speeds to 50 Freestyle Title at Chinese Nationals; Wang Changhao Sets NR in 50 Fly It wasn't the world record that Kate Douglass unleashed a night earlier, but Wu Qingfeng put together a strong performance in the 50-meter freestyle during Saturday evening's finals at the Chinese National...

World Aquatics Introduces Athlete Post-Career Compensation Fund; Specific Qualification Requirements Announced The international governing body for swimming has announced a new initiative to support aquatic athletes at the conclusion of their career. World Aquatics President Husain Al Musallam revea...