Team Great Britain Launches High-Performance Center In Clichy, France
With the 2024 Olympic Games on the horizon, Team Great Britain has launched its High-Performance Center located in Clichy’s Lycée René Auffray.
Kliment Kolesnikov Wins Silver Doe Award as Top 10 Athlete of Russia
Swimmer Kliment Kolesnikov has been named one of Russia’s top 10 athletes for the year 2022 after breaking the World Record in the SCM 50 back.
Russian Artistic (Synchro) Swimmer Given Doping Suspension in 2014 Retest
A retest of a 2014 anti-doping sample resulted in a positive test for a World Junior Champion Russian artistic (synchronized) swimmer.
2023 European Junior Swimming Championships Headed To Belgrade
David Popovici was a standout at the 2022 European Junior Championships. This year’s edition of the event is headed to Belgrade, Serbia.
2022 Swammy Awards: Male Breakout Swimmer of the Year – Thomas Ceccon
Thomas Ceccon already had a couple Olympic relay medals on his résumé entering 2022, but last year was just his warm-up act.
Who Are The Swimmers Currently Elite In 3+ Strokes? (Long Course Meters)
In this article, we review the eight swimmers who we believe are elite internationally in three or more strokes for long course meters.
Europe Will Roll Out a New U23 Swimming Championship in 2023
The 2,500 seat Sport Ireland National Aquatic Centre in Dublin will host the inaugural edition of the European U23 Swimming Championships this year.
Gyorgy Tumpek, the First-Ever European Champion in the 200 Fly, Dies at 92.
Gyorgy Tumpek was left off the 1952 Olympic Team because of “his big mouth,” but two years later won the first-ever European Championship in the 200 fly.
19-Event Swiss Record Holder Maria Ugolkova Announces Her Retirement
Two-time Olympian and three-time European memdalist Maria Ugolkova retires with Swiss Records in 19 events, more current records than any Swiss swimmer.
National, Age Records Go Down At Turkish Winter Championships
Berke Saka of Turkey lowered the national record in the event while competing at the Turkish Long Course Championships last month.
2022 Swammy Awards: Male Swimmer Of The Year, David Popovici
There were several male swimmers that won gold medals and broke world records in 2022, but none of them had the same “wow” factor as David Popovici.
2022 Swammy Awards: Female Breakout Swimmer Of The Year – Marrit Steenbergen
22-year-old Marrit Steenbergen of the Netherlands is the 2022 Swammy Award winner for Female Breakout Swimmer of the year.
2022 Swammy Awards: British Coach of the Year – Dave Hemmings
The lead man at the Loughborough National Centre, Hemmings led the likes of James Wilby, Abbie Wood and Molly Renshaw to successful years.
Belarusian Olympic Medalist Herasimenia: “George Orwell’s ‘1984’ Is Our Reality Now”
Three-time Olympic medalist Aliaksandra Herasimenia will soon be without a Belarusian passport, so she’s applying for international protection in Poland.
2022 Swammy Awards: European Coach of the Year – Alberto Pinto da Silva
In his first full year leading the Portuguese National Team, Alberto Pinto da Silva worked some magic with his group training on the outskirts of Lisbon.