2020 ISL Match 5 – Day 1 Live Recap
London Roar’s Guilherme Guido will look to do his part in the backstroke events during match 5 of the ISL season 2 in Budapest.
Former NCAA Champion Gkolomeev Breaks Greek Record, Wins His First ISL Race
Gkolomeev became the first Greek man to go faster than 21 seconds in the 50 free on Friday in ISL Match #4 in Budapest, Hungary.
Greenbank, Thormeyer Lower National Records In 200 Back At ISL Match 5
Luke Greenbank became the first British man to ever go sub-1:50 in the SCM 200 back, while Markus Thormeyer chopped a full second off the Canadian Record.
Sweden Cancels November National Championships Amid Rise in Coronavirus Cases
Sweden pulled the plug on its 2020 National Championship meet amid a record rise in new cases in the country. Sarah Sjostrom, above, the country’s biggest star, was unlikely to attend anyway.
Chupkov, Minakov, Grinev Comment On Russian C’ships Racing
The 2020 Russian Swimming Championships conclude on Friday, October 30th and we’ve already seen some tremendous performances from both the men and women.
Oleg Kostin Posts 22.82 To Deny Andrei Minakov 50 Fly Gold In Kazan
Oleg Kostin logged a time of 22.82 in the men’s 50m fly to take gold ahead of newly-minted World Junior Record holder Andrei Minakov.
17-Year-Old Ilya Borodin Hits 4:11.50 400 IM Russian, World Junior Record
17-year-old Ilya Borodin rocked a huge personal best in the men’s 400 IM en route to logging a new World Junior Record in Kazan.
Federica Pellegrini Tests Negative for Coronavirus
Two-time defending World Champion Federica Pellegrini has now tested negative for coronavirus and is expected to join her team for their last match.
Germany Closes Pools to All But Professional Swimmers Amid COVID Resurgence
The vast majority of the German Swimming Federation’s 580,000 members will not be allowed to train for a month beginning on Monday.
Frenchman Mehdy Metella Swims First Races Since Undergoing Shoulder Surgery
Mehdy Metella, a 2016 Olympic silver medalist, swam his first meet of 2020 last weekend to test his surgically-repaired shoulder.
Minakov Breaks World Junior Record in 50 Fly in Russian Semi-Finals
Andrei Minakov is hot on the trail of a big-time swim in the men’s 50m fly, already putting up a lifetime best in the Russian Nats semifinal.
WR Holder Chupkov Rips 2:07.32 200 Breast At Russian Championships
With another 2:07-low under his belt Russia’s Anton Chupkov isn’t going anywhere anytime soon in the breaststroke events.
Korstanje Hits Near-Best 50 Free At Dutch Training Meet
Several Dutch national team members not competing in the ISLcontested events last weekend at an internal training meet in Eindhoven.
2020 ISL Match 4 – Day 2 Live Recap
The 2nd place NY Breakers are hoping swimmers like Marco Koch will have another big performance in them to keep them ahead of 3rd place Iron.
Kasia Wasick on Going From Retirement to #7 Woman All-Time in 50 Free (Video)
Last week, the NY Breakers chose to use Kasia Wasick as a relay-only swimmer on day 1. This week, they took a very different route