2016 Japanese Olympic Trials Day 5 Prelims Live Recap
Reigning 400IM World Champion, Daiya Seto, will try to hold off teammate Kosuke Hagino in the morning 200m IM race in Tokyo.
2016 Japanese Olympic Trials Day 4 Finals Recap: Major 200 IM Shake-ups
Teenager Runa Imai picked the right time to explode, clocking the 2nd-swiftest women’s 200m IM time tonight and punching her ticket to Rio.
Ning Zetao Scratches Final of 100 Free, Yu Wins at 2016 Chinese Trials
China’s Ning Zetao swam a 47.9 in the semi-finals of the men’s 100 free and scratched the final on Thursday in Foshan.
12 Japanese Go Sub-50 In Men’s 100 Free At Olympic Trials
The highest-positioned Japanese 100m freestyler in the world rankings is its national record holder, Katsumi Nakamura, with his time of 48.55, but he was joined by 11 fellow Japanese swimmers who dipped beneath 50 seconds in prelims of the event in Tokyo.
2016 Japanese Olympic Trials Day 4 Prelims Live Recap
31-year-old Takeshi Matsuda earned bronze in the men’s 200m butterfly in both Beijing and London. He’ll be swimming in the prelims of the event in Tokyo this morning.
China Rising to American Pinnacle in Women’s 800 Free Relay
If Allison Schmitt (second-left) and Missy Franklin (second-right) are in-form in Rio, the Americans won’t be touched. Their margin-for-error will be slimmer than it was in Kazan, however.
Ye Shiwen Rebounds to Win 200 IM at Chinese Nationals
Ye Shiwen bounced back to win the 200 IM on Wednesday at the Chinese Olympic Trials after placing just 7th in the 400 IM.
Park Tae Hwan Officially Ruled Out Of 2016 Olympic Games
The KOC is indeed applying its 3-year doping ban to Park Tae Hwan, rendering him officially out of the 2016 Olympic Games.
2016 Japanese Olympic Trials Day 3 Finals Live Recap: Hagino Smokes 200 Free
Kosuke Hagino rocked the world’s fastest 200m freestyle time while competing at the Japanese Olympic Trials tonight.
2016 Japanese Olympic Trials Day 3 Prelims Live Recap
The current women’s 200 butterfly World Champion, Natsumi Hoshi, will be in the pool today trying to claim a Japanese national title in the event in Tokyo.
Fukuoka May Submit Bid For 2026 Asian Games
The host of the 2021 FINA World Aquatics Championships, Fukuoka, Japan, is now among the possible sites in the running to host the 2026 Asian Games.
Kitajima’s Possible 5th Olympic Games Qualification Now Questionable
Kitajima qualifying for his 5th Olympics is not a sure thing.
2016 Japanese Olympic Trials Day 2 Finals Recap
15-year-old Rikako Ikee already scored a new National Record during semi-finals of the women’s 100m butterfly and followed that up with a big meet title-winning swim. Kosuke Kitajima, meanwhile, qualified for his 5th Olympic Games.
Shi Jinglin Hits World’s #4 100 Breast At Chinese Trials
Shi Jinglin rose from the second seed to win the women’s 100 breaststroke at Chinese Olympic Trials, hitting the world’s #4 time in the process.
Turning Alan Jones Into The International Mecca for Open Water
Swimmers from all over the world have flocked to Tennessee to train for Open Water competition