2017 FINA World Cup Limiting Number of Races Per Swimmer Per Stop
FINA will be limiting the number of races each swimmer will be able to enter per stop this year. The change will have a major effect on Iron Lady Katinka Hosszu’s event schedule, after she entered nearly every race at nearly every stop last year.
Singapore Swimming Hires Aussie Stephan Widmer As National Head Coach
Joseph Schooling, Singapore’s first-ever Olympic gold medalist in swimming, will have an Aussie at the helm of his nation’s swimming program.
Beyond The Lane Lines: Michael Phelps Joins Up With Golfer Jason Day
The GOAT helps spread the word about childhood drowning, while Daiya Seto ties the knot.
Schooling Wants To Take Down 100 Fly World Record In Budapest
The 100m butterfly record is held at 49.82 by now-retired Michael Phelps, but Singapore’s Joseph Schooling has the mark on death watch.
World Champion Ning Zetao Makes Brisbane Home Under Coach Matt Brown
Ning Zetao will now train under Aussie coach Matt Brown, the former coach of Emily Seebohm.
Despite High Water Temperatures, Asian OWS Championships Marched On
By the time the 10k race was slated to kick-off in Malaysia this past weekend at the Asian Open Water Swimming Championships, the water had warmed to an alarmingly high temperature 31.9°C (89.42°F).
Guy Closes Japan Open With 51.5 100 Fly PB, Watanabe Goes 2:07.7
Great Britain’s James Guy closed out the Japan Open with a personal best 51.50 in the men’s 100 fly.
Peaty Cracks 27, Ikee Doubles Up On Day Of Japan Open
Rikako Ikee picked up two wins on the second day of the Japan Open.
Fly ‘Guy’ In The Making As Brit Matches 200 PB In Tokyo
Competing at the Japan Open today, Brit James Guy matched his 200m butterfly personal best, but this time he was untapered and unrested.
Peaty Produces In-Season Sub-59, While Ikee Fires Off Another 1:56 2fr
Sub-59 second 1breast for world recorder holder Adam Peaty right after a training camp? No problem.
Japan Open 2017 Swimmers Show Support For Tokyo 2020 Medal Projection
Tokyo 2020’s ’old metals into new medals’ initiative got a welcome boost from athletes taking part in the Japan Open 2017…
05/18/17 In Briefs Pacific Edition: Matsuda, Mariana & Phillippines
Catch up on the smaller swimming stories from around the web, including Japanese Olympic medalist Takeshi Matsuda’s appointment to the JOC Athletes Committee.
British Vs Japanese At 2017 Japan Open Kicking Off May 18th
What kind of destruction will British world record holder Adam Peaty throw down in Tokyo this week?
Ning Zetao Absent From China’s Preliminary Worlds Roster
Ning Zetao has been left off China’s preliminary World Championship roster.