You are working on Staging2

Asia

Matsumoto Moves Up To #3 In The World With 1:45.8 200 Free

Japanese swimmers continue to make a statement already in 2020, tonight with Katsuhiro Matsumoto ripping a 1:45.82 meet record 100m freestyle.

  8 Comments

Seto & Irie Happy With FINA Champions Series Races, But Looking For More

Japanese swimmers have been upping their game big-time with a home nation-hosted Olympic Games on the horizon. Daiya Seto and Ryosuke Irie are no exception.

  1 Comment

Tokyo Olympic Aquatics Center Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Slated For March

Things are coming together for the 2020 Olympic Games, as the Tokyo Aquatic Center will be having its ribbon-cutting ceremony in March.

  8 Comments

Olympic Qualifying Events in China Cancelled, Rescheduled due to Coronavirus

Cases of the disease have spread to both Shenzhen and Beijing, where last week many of the world’s best swimmers gathered for the FINA Champions Series.

  3 Comments

Top 10 Performances from the 2020 FINA Champions Series

In case you missed it, check out the top 10 swims from the 2020 FINA Champions Series, which concluded in Beijing, China on Sunday. (pictured: Daiya Seto)

  10 Comments

High-Level International Meets For February 2020

Newly-minted 200m fly Japanese national record holder Daiya Seto will have a busy month of February, most likely competing at both Konami Open and Kirara Cup.

  Comment First!

China’s Liu Xiang Breaks Own Asian Record in 50 Freestyle

World record holder in the 50 backstroke, Liu Xiang, has broken her own Asian Record in the 50 Freestyle at the 2020 FINA Champions Series meet in Beijing

  Comment First!

Olympic Update: Hydrogen To Fuel Olympic Flame, Games To Appeal For Peace

From a hydrogen-fueled Olympic Flame to an Opening Ceremony calling for peace, the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Games will be ones to remember.

  1 Comment

2020 FINA Champions Series – Beijing: Day 2 Live Recap

The final day of racing in Beijing will see many of the same matches from Shenzhen, including Vladimir Morozov and countrymate Andrei Minakov in the 100 Free

  34 Comments

Yang Junxuan Becomes First Chinese Woman Ever Under 1:55 in 200 Freestyle

Yang Junxuan has set a new Chinese Record in the 200 Freestyle at the 2020 FINA Champions Series in Beijing, becoming the first chinese woman ever to do so.

  3 Comments

2020 FINA Champions Series – Beijing: Day 1 Live Recap

Daiya Seto joins the roster for the second meet of the FINA Champions Series in Beijing, racing the 200 Fly and 200IM on Day 1.

  44 Comments

Upcoming 2020 Kosuke Kitajima Cup Gives Japanese OLY Trials Preview

IM and butterfly monster Daiya Seto is among the Japanese competitors ready to rumble in Tokyo next weekend, giving a preview of the nation’s Olympic Trials.

  Comment First!

Daiya Seto Sets New Asian Record in 200 Butterfly

Daiya Seto has set a new Asian Record in the 200 Butterfly on Day 1 of the FINA Champions Series meet in Beijing, China.

  23 Comments

Relay Lineups For Beijing Stop of FINA Champions Swim Series Announced

Dutch sprinting ace Ranomi Kromowidjojo is entered in both relays for the Beijing stop of the 2020 FINA Champions Swim Series.

  Comment First!

Insider Training: Watch Katsumi Nakamura’s Disciplined Daily Routine

Watch Japanese record holder Katsumi Nakamura do his thing both in and out of the pool to give himself the best chance of racing at a home Olympic Games.

  9 Comments