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What to Expect From Cam McEvoy in the 100 Freestyle Australian Cam McEvoy, the world-record holder in the 50-meter freestyle, will be looking for a new test this upcoming season, as he is scheduled to swim the 100 freestyle during the Silk Road World Cup Tour. The 32-year-old from Australia has not ...

Combined World Championships: Zhang Zhanshuo, Shin Ohashi, Xu Jiayu Vault to Top Spot at Asian Games Most of the world's top swimmers wrapped up their 2026 long course seasons by mid-August following the Commonwealth Games, European Championships and Pan Pacific Championships, but the Asian Games to...

Distance Diva Lani Pallister Chasing a World Short Course Three Peat in 800 Freestyle Lani Pallister will have a special  three-peat on her mind when she lines up in five events at the 2026 Australian Short Course Championships in Sydney, starting tomorrow. All eyes will be on the 24-year-old, fiv.....

His Baseball Career Behind, Japan's Shoon Mitsunaga Hitting Home Runs in the Pool There was a time when Shoon Mitsunaga envisioned a professional career in a different sport. In high school, he excelled as a two-way athlete, hitting cleanup on the baseball diamond while also flourishing in the pool....

Dune Coetzee Adds Another Title as South African Short Course Champs Come to a Close The South African Short Course Championships wrapped up in Pietermaritzburg on Sunday, with several swimmers adding their names to the mix for selection for the World Short Course Championships by achieving B qualif...

Armand Landmann Nails Down World Champs Berth in 50 Freestyle at South African Titles Armand Landmann proved the star of the third day of the South African Short Course Championships in Pietermaritzburg on Saturday. Having missed the qualifying time for the World Short Course Championships in Friday...

Marrit Steenbergen, Egor Kornev Among Headliners Expected for World Cup Circuit Less than a week remains before the start of the three-leg World Aquatics World Cup, which will be held along the Silk Road. Action kicks off in Azerbaijan from Oct. 1-3 and will then unfold in Tashkent, Uzbekistan (Oct....

Queensland’s Next Crop of Olympians Inspired by Female Sprint Legends En Route to Brisbane 2032 Queensland’s next crop of future swim stars continue to be inspired by three of Australia’s most revered female sprinters as they rev up on the road to the Brisbane 2032 Olympics. Swimming Queensland’s a....

On Comeback Trail, Tatjana Smith Threatens Own South African Record in 100 Breaststroke Both Tatjana Smith and Michael Houlie achieved their second World Championships qualifying times on day two of the South African Short Course Championships in Pietermaritzburg on Friday. Smith added the 100m brea...

Asian Games, Day Six Finals: Zhang Yufei Claims Two Gold; Zhang Zhanshuo Caps Stellar Meet with 400 Freestyle Title For five days, the Asian Games have offered top-flight performances. Of course, a world record from Shin Ohashi in the 200-meter breaststroke has been the highlight, but that effort ha...

Allison Schmitt, Jack Bauerle Lead Class of 2027 Inductees Into International Swimming Hall of Fame The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) is thrilled to announce that it will host its 62nd Annual Honoree Induction Ceremony in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA on Saturday, April 10, 2027.  We a...

FLASH! Shin Ohashi Destroys World Record in 200 Breaststroke; Takes Event Below 2:05 For the past two years, Japan's Shin Ohashi has teased the sport with his burgeoning talent, setting world junior records in the 100-meter breaststroke and 200 breaststroke. On Thursday night, the 17-year-old delive...

Asian Games, Day Five Finals: Shin Ohashi Rips WR in 200 Breaststroke; China Pops Asian Record in 400 Freestyle Relay Can Siobhan Haughey capture her third freestyle title of the meet? Will rising star Shin Ohashi threaten his world junior record in the 200-meter breaststroke? What will Zhang Zhansh...

Zhang Zhanshou Asian Record Resets Field of 200 Free Favorites At the 2024 Olympics in Paris, just 0.15 seconds separated the top four finishers in the men’s 200 freestyle. If anything, the picture has only grown murkier in two years since, thanks to an abundance of options. Zhang Zhanshou’s Asian r...

Asian Games, Day Four Finals: Zhang Zhanshuo Rips Asian Record in 200 Freestyle; 13-Year-Old Yu Zidi Makes History What will Chinese 13-year-old Yu Zidi produced in the final of the 400-meter individual medley on the fourth night of finals at the Asian Games? That question follows the rising star's ...

At Swim Clinic in Japan, Leon Marchand Hails ‘Awesome’ Yumeki Koijma, Tomoyuki Matsushita Japan’s top medley swimmers are hard at work this week, and Leon Marchand has been paying attention. The French reigning Olympic double medley champion hailed the “amazing progression” of Yumeki Kojima and Tomo...

Asian Games, Day Three Finals: World Junior Record from Yumeki Kojima in 400 IM; Peng Xuwei Sets Asian Mark in 200 Backstroke The Asian Games reached their midway point on Tuesday at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, with six events highlighting the Night Three schedule. Through two days, China has been th...

Two-Time Olympic Champion Tatjana Smith Confirms Return to Swimming With Eyes On The 50 Breaststroke At La 2028 Two-time Olympic champion Tatjana Smith has officially confirmed her return to competitive swimming and has her eyes on the 50m breaststroke at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. The South ...

World Cup Tour Along Silk Road Fast Approaching; Cam McEvoy Set to Headline In less than two weeks, the 2026 edition of the World Aquatics World Cup will get underway with competition taking place from October 1-3 in Baku, Azerbaijan. This year's World Cup tour will take place along the Silk Road, w...

Asian Games, Day Two Finals: Tie for 100 Breaststroke Title; China Sets Asian Record in 800 Freestyle Relay The second night of the Asian Games was full of stellar performances, headlined by an Asian record and world-record threat from 13-year-old Yu Zidi in the 200-meter individual medley. Yu's eff...