LEN agrees to participate in European Games
After attending meetings with Sports Minister Azad Rahimov and the president of the Azerbaijan Federation Khanlar Fatiyev in Baku, Azerbaijan, the host…
Hungary Sending 17 to World Championships
Hungary is sending 17 to Barcelona for the 2013 World Championships including Dániel Gyurta (pictured above), László Cseh, Risztov Éva, and Katinka Hosszú. (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, TheSwimPictures)
Lindsey Engel Verbally Commits to Stanford
Lindsey Engel from Crean Lutheran has verbally committed to swim at Stanford. (Photo Courtesy: Anne Lepesant)
Florida Adds Big International Recruit for Fall of 2013
The Florida Gators have added another swimmer from the United Kingdom to their backstroke group. (Logo edit Courtesy: Dan Wallace)
2013 Worlds Preview: Men’s 50 freestyle, Familiar Faces with New Expectations
Can Nathan Adrian go from not qualifying in 2012 to gold in 2013? (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Halls of Fame Roundup: Lundquist, and a Move to California
The International Swimming Hall of Fame got another big push westward this week. (Photo Courtesy: ISHOF)
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)
IOC Releases Evaluations of 2020 Olympic Candidate Cities
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) released their evaluation report on the three finalist cities to host the 2020 Summer Olympics…
Libby Trickett Announces Retirement After Gold-Medal Comeback
Libby Trickett, one of the most famous Australian swimmers in the modern generation, has been forced back into retirement by injury. (Photo: Michiel Jelijs).
IOC Approves Coventry for Athletes Commission; Rejects Adding Medals
Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry will be sworn in Wednesday by the IOC; and the stroke 50’s took a huge blow for their Olympic hopes. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Britain’s Bochmann Pulls Out of World University Games
British Swimming’s World University Games roster is down to 10 on Wednesday morning. (Stock Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Canada: Savard breaks national record; new para performance coach hired
Katerine Savard was the top performer at this weekend’s Canada Cup in Montreal. Savard broke the Canadian record in the…
Michigan Men to Swim 8 Meets at Home, Including Big Ten Champs, in Title Defense Season
The University of Michigan will have a tall task to replace all of the relay points they’re losing, but they’ll at least have the support of their home crowd to do it. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
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)
Russian Swimmer Suspended Two Years for Anabolic Steroids
A promising young Russian sprinter has tested positive for a historically-significant steroid. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)