The Re-Emergence of Philippe Lucas
French coach Philippe Lucas is at the top of his game, with two of his athletes (Marc-Antoine Olivier and Aurélie Muller) winning the first two swimming gold medals in Budapest for the men’s 5km and women’s 10km, respectively.
2016 Italian Spring Nationals and Olympic Trials: Day 2 Finals
2016 Italian Assoluti National Championships and Olympic Trials Dates: Tuesday, April 19 – Saturday, April 23, 2016 Times: prelims 9:00…
Top Swimmers Gather For Competition In Lamezia Terme
On November 9th and 10th several notable swimmers including Russian 2012 Olympic medalists Evegeny Korothinskin (silver 100 butterfly) and Anastasia…
Cielo, Manaudou, Magnussen to Square Off at French Open
Cesar Cielo is part of a very impressive men’s sprint field at the 2012 French Open. (Photo: Satiro Sodre/SSPress)
Italy Sending Sizable 29-Swimmer Roster to World Championships
The Italian Federation is one of the last major programs to announce their 2013 World Championships roster. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Matteo Rivolta Breaks Italian National Record in 100 Fly on Day 2 at Spring Championship
Italy’s Matteo Rivolta now leads the world in 2013 in the 100 fly in long course. (Stock Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Lochte Tops 400 IM as Phelps Misses Podium; China’s Ye Breaks WR
Lochte broke the grill out as he accepted the first gold medal of the 2012 Olympic swim meet. (Photo Courtesy: US Presswire)
Italy Announces Individual Entrants to Olympics; No Magnini in 100 Free
Filippo Magnini will be relegated to relay-only duty in London.
Kromo Breaks Meet Record at Sette Colli
Ranomi cracked a Meet Record on Friday in Rome (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Spain’s Costa-Schmid Swims Personal Best at Mare Nostrum
(Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Steffen, Hosszu, Cseh Add Wins on Final Day in Europe
Hungary’s Laszlo Cseh took a third gold medal of these championships on the last day. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Pellegrini Wins Fourth Title, Youth Rules on Final Day in Italy
A great Italian Spring Nationals meet came to a bit of an anti-climactic close on the final day, with only…
Pellegrini Posts Top-10 Time in 200 Free, Italian Sprinters Continue to Shine on Day 4
Federica Pellegrini has gotten more notoriety for her 400 free battle with Rebecca Adlington in recent weeks. But the 200…
As Filippi Waltzes Back to Pool, Polieri and Pizzetti Take Torch for Italians on Day 3
The Italian women put two more on the team for Shanghai in their first crack of the day: the 400…
Scozzoli Takes Ill in Italy, Pesce Steps Up On Day 2
After a rocking day 1 at Italian trials that saw a ton of Shanghai A-times, things got off to a…