Katie Grimes Wins National 10km Title To Book Worlds Spot
Grimes put the hammer down on the final lap to successfully defend her national title and qualify for the 2023 World Championships.
Evgeny Rylov Hits Fastest 200 Back Since Tokyo (1:55.50) To Close Russian Championships
The reigning Olympic champion in the 200 back, Rylov moves into #2 in the world this season and is now the fastest swimmer in the 2023 calendar year.
Former Australian Private School Swim Coach Charged With Child Grooming
An ex-coach at Brisbane’s Anglican Church Grammar School has received has been charged with child sex offenses.
SwimSwam Pulse: 58.5% Believe Federations Should Stop Using Their Own Qualifying Times
British Swimming’s stringent qualifying standards resulted in them switching their selection policy midway through their World Trials meet earlier this month.
arena Swim of the Week: Kaylee McKeown Turns Heads With 2:24.18 200 Breast
“It is just a real fun event for me and it was all about having no nerves and just coming out and giving it a real red hot crack,” McKeown said post-race.
Katie Grimes Headlines U.S. Open Water Nationals In Sarasota
The winners of the men’s and women’s 10km will earn a spot on the World Championship team in both the 5km and 10km events.
Ilya Borodin Moves To #3 In The World With 4:09.12 400 IM On Day 5 of Russian Champs
The 2021 European champion, Borodin produced the second-fastest swim of his career to win the men’s 400 IM by more than five seconds on Thursday.
Futures Qualifier Blythe Holloway (2024) Announces Commitment To UNCW
A breaststroke specialist, Holloway will join the reigning CAA champions in the fall of 2024.
Chikunova Moves To #7 All-Time With 1:04.92 100 Breast, Kostin Now #5 In 50 Fly (22.62)
Two Russian Records fell while four swimmers moved into #1 in the 2022-23 world rankings on Day 4 of the Russian Championships in Kazan.
Cate Campbell Opens Up On Decision To Come Back, Put Full Focus On Paris 2024
Campbell won’t compete at the 2023 World Championships regardless of how she fares at the Australian Trials in June.
Two-Time Bahamian Olympian Joanna Evans Receives Two-Year Doping Ban
After testing positive for Clostebol in December 2021, Evans will be ineligible to compete through February 2024.
USA Artistic Swimming Announces Transgender Policy With No Restrictions
Athletes of all gender identities will have the choice to participate in the category which they feel most closely aligns with their gender identity.
Cate Campbell Reveals “Scary” Rape Threat Received In Late-Night Phone Call
The anonymous call came shortly after Campbell published a column describing her experiences with abuse as a female athlete.
Peter Richardson, Jacy Dyer Named U.S. Head Coaches For 2023 World University Games
Richardson and Dyer will lead the American team this summer in Chengdu, with swimmers currently being actively recruited to wear the Stars and Stripes.
Stepanov, Surkova Set Russian Records, Chikunova Moves To World #1 On Day 3 In Kazan
Evgeniia Chikunova set a lifetime best of 1:05.67 in the women’s 100 breaststroke on Day 3 of the Russian Championships to take over #1 in the world rankings.