Hosszu Not Defending 100 Back & Other Gold Medals Up For Grabs
Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu will not be swimming the 100m backstroke in Tokyo, which leaves yet another golden opportunity open for another swimmer.
Siphiwe Baleka Takes Olympic Appeal to Court of Arbitration for Sport
Siphiwe Baleka, the 50 year old who is attempting to represent Guinea-Bissau at the Olympics, has taken his appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Kregor Zirk and Eneli Jefimova To Make Olympic Debuts For Estonia In Tokyo
Zirk and Jefimova will be swimming at their first-ever Olympic Games while teammate Martin Allikvee will make his second appearance for Estonia.
Shymanovich, Shkurdai, And Zmushka Set To Race For Belarus At Tokyo 2020
Ilya Shymanovich will be fighting to reach the 100 breast podium in Tokyo as he attempts to become Belarus’ second-ever Olympic swimming medalist.
From Idol To Teammates: McIntosh Watched Oleksiak In 2016, Joins Her In 2021
Summer McIntosh got a picture with Penny Oleksiak at the 2016 Olympic Trials. Five years later, the two are Canadian Olympic teammates.
World Champion Simona Quadarella Delays Trip to Tokyo Due to Gastroenteritis
World Champion Simona Quadarella did not travel to Tokyo with the Italian National Team due to a diagnosis with Gastroenteritis.
Merve Tuncel Leads Turkish Olympic Entries With 400/800/1500 Freestyle Triple
Tuncel will lead the country into the Games fresh off a triple gold medal haul at the 2021 European Junior Swimming Championships.
Pollution Concerns Arise Around Tokyo Site for Triathlon & Open Water Swimming
While the worst of the heat fears seem to be waning for open water swimmers, triathletes, and other outdoor athletes, the issue of water quality persists.
Sebastian, Pigniatiello, Bardach, And Grassi Make Up 2020 Argentine OLY Squad
Sebastien, Bardach, and Grassi will be repping Argentine at their second straight debut while Pignatiello will make her Olympic debut.
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Belmonte To Swim 400 IM, 800/1500 Free In Tokyo, Won’t Defend 200 Fly Title
The Spanish Olympic Champion won’t race the 200 butterfly in Tokyo which is the event that she won gold in back in 2016.
Nepal announces Two Swimmer Roster for Tokyo Games
Gaurika Singh will represent Nepal in her second straight Olympic Games and Alex Shah will compete in his first. Both received FINA Universality invitations.
The Last Time Tokyo Hosted The Games: 1964 Olympic Retrospective
The 1964 Olympics were the first Games ever held in Asia, and also marked the first time worldwide satellite broadcasts were used.
CAS Opens Legal and Anti-Doping Field Offices in Tokyo For 2020 Olympic Games
The Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) anti-doping office played a huge role at the 2016 Olympics where multiple swimmers had recent positive test results.
19 Swimmers Set To Compete For Canada At Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
Aurélie Rivard, Canada’s flag bearer at the 2016 Closing Ceremony, leads the way for the team coming off of three gold and one silver medal in Rio.