Mizunuma Becomes First Japanese Man Ever Under 51 Seconds In 100 Fly
While competing at the Selection Meet, Naoki Mizunuma became the first-ever man from Japan to dip under the 51-second barrier in the 100m butterfly.
Japanese 200 Fly Prowess: Honda Clocks 1:54.04, Hayashi Rips 2:06.41
Tomoru Honda continues to be one of the most consistent men’s 200m butterflies on the plant, approaching his silver medal-winning time from Tokyo.
Japanese Icon Ryosuke Irie Dips Under 53 Seconds In 100 Back For 27th Time
Ageless wonder Ryosuke Irie continues to be the dominant male backstroker in his native Japan, busting out yet another sub-53 second performance.
15-Yr-Old Mio Narita Of Japan Rips 4:36.71 400 IM WJR*
So this happened….15-year-old Mio Narita of Japan just ripped a massive 4:36.71 unofficial World Junior Record at the nation’s Selection Trials.
Reona Aoki Continues Tear, Clocks 30.27 50 Breast Asian Record
Japan’s Reona Aoki is putting up some super quick breaststroke times at her domestic Trials meet, including a 30.27 Asian Record in the 50m distance.
Russian, Belarusian Athletes Banned From Competing In Beijing 2022 Paralympics
Shortly after announcing that Russian and Belarusians could compete as neutrals, the IPC changed course and will now deny their entry into the Games.
Ohashi Becomes Japan’s First-Ever Female Professional Swimmer
The nation of Japan has made two major strides on the women-making-an-impact-in-swimming front with both Yui Ohashi and Sakiko Shimizu making some waves.
Miyu Namba Hits 4:05 400 Free, Honda Tops Seto In 400 IM In Tokyo
200m fly silver medalist from the 2020 Olympic Games, Tomoru Honda, got the better of Daiya Seto in the men’s 400m Im in Tokyo tonight.
Reona Aoki Blasts 1:05.19 LCM 100 Breast Asian Record, Bound For Budapest
Japanese swimmers are vying for 2022 Budapest roster spots this week in Tokyo already highlighted by a monster swim by Reona Aoki.
High-Level International Meets For March 2022
Multi-Olympic medalist Duncan Scott is entered in the Edinburgh International Swim Meet slated for March. See what other meets are on the agenda.
Daiya Seto Logs 4:15.86 400 IM In Post-COVID Racing Debut
Daiya Seto was down with COVID last month, relegated to training in isolation in his hotel room. Flash forward to today and he appears to be on the mend.
2022 FINA World Championships Will Award At Least $5.72 Million in Prize Money
FINA has announced a prize pool of $5.72 million, plus a $50,000-per-World-Record bonus, for the ad hoc 2022 World Aquatics Championships…
FINA Announces Qualifying Standards, Procedures for 2022 World Championships
FINA has revealed the qualification procedures for the newly inserted 2022 World Aquatics Championships set for Budapest.
What is Trimetazidine?
Russian figure skating star Kamila Valieva tested positive for trimetazidine. This is same drug that Chinese swimmer Sun Yang tested positive for in 2014.
Japan Revises Qualification Meet Schedule For Budapest World Championships
The Japanese Swimming Federation (JASF) revealed changes to its qualification meet schedule now that there are Budapest World Championships.