British Swim Coach Sean Kelly Named Spain’s New National Performance Director
Among Sean Kelly’s awards are the 2004, 2007 and 2011 British Swimming Coach Association (BSCA) Coach of the Year awards.
Russian Whistleblower: Russian Athletes Should Not Be Allowed at Tokyo Olympics
Grigory Rodchenkov, subject of the documentary Icarus, says that nothing has changed in spite of the punishments handed out by WADA last year.
Keep The Faith: Reitshammer Hits First OLY-Qualifying Time At 26 Years Old
Proving it’s never too late to keep a dream alive, Austria’s Bernhard Reitshammer has qualified for his first Olympic Games at the age of 26.
Rebounding From Cancellation, 2021 Mare Nostrum Tour Dates Revealed
New dates for the three-meet 2021 Mare Nostrum Tour have been announced, with the host cities looking to move on after the 2020 edition was cancelled.
Irish Medley Relay Blows Away National Record In Unofficial Trial
Get hyped on this Monday by watching a speedy foursome of Irish swimmers throw down their nation’s fastest 200m medley relay.
SwimSwam Podcast: Felix Aubock on 4-Nations Meet, Training Better Than Ever
Aubock mentions that he’s training with their high-performance group, and he’s doing things in practice that he’s never done before.
Pammer Nears Austrian 100 Free Record While Gigler Takes 2 In Graz
Heiko Gigler grabbed two golds so far at the Austrian National Championships over the weekend, with more swims to come from Graz.
Spain Update: More LSC’s Bring Season To A Close; Others Create Meet Protocols
Catalonia, among the different regional governing bodies for the sport, has established a special protocol that would allow for a safe return to competition.
In a Supersuit, Ari-Pekka Liukkonen Goes Under Finnish 50 Fly Record
While his 23.44 was well under his lifetime best of 24.02 from 2017, it won’t count as an official time or record due to his wearing a banned suit.
Austrian Olympian Felix Auboeck Heading To Loughborough University
This fall, Austrian Olympian Felix Auboeck will be joining the Loughborough University training group and studying at the school in England.
European Junior Champion Matt Richards Making The Move To Bath
British freestyler Matt Richards, the 100m free gold medalist at last year’s European Junior Championships, is moving to Bath.
Felix Auboeck Primed For Relay-Less Austrian Championships
Felix Auboeck broke through with a big-time 200m free personal best last weekend in Budapest. He’ll be competing in his home nation of Austria this weekend.
SwimSwam Podcast: Milo Cavic on How Aaron Peirsol Pushed Him to go for Gold
As Cavic walks to the ready room, he sees his childhood friend, Aaron Peirsol, who won a gold medal in the 100 back earlier in the meet…
15,000 Seat Temporary Venue for Paris Olympics Falls in Line With Past Games
The Paris Olympic swimming venue will be one-third the size of the cavernous (but temporary) arena used to host in Rio in 2016 (above).
Open Water Olympic Medalist Marc-Antoine Olivier Looking Ahead to Tokyo
Arena Elite Athlete Marc-Antoine Olivier has been France’s top open water swimmer since winning bronze the 10km in Rio. Now he’s looking towards Tokyo 2021.