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.
North Carolina, South Korea Are Finalists To Host 2027 World University Games
The finalists for hosting the 2027 World University were confirmed Thursday morning to be North Carolina, USA, and Chungcheong, South Korea.
British Swimming, Canada & Netherlands Issues Worlds-Postponement Reactions
Federations have released statements in reaction to the World Championships delay, including British Swimming and the Royal Dutch Swimming Federation (KNZB).
FINA Left With No Choice But To Postpone World Championships To 2023
FINA was unable to get out of its contract with Fukuoka, and the COVID-19 restrictions requested by Japan made the event impossible to run in 2022.
Beijing Water Cube Becomes an Ice Cube for 2022 Winter Olympics (VIDEO)
China’s National Aquatics Center, known as the “Water Cube” during the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics, has turned into the “Ice Cube” for the Winter Olympics.
High-Level International Meets For February 2022
Polish swimmer Radoslaw Kawecki grabbed European Championships gold in the 200m back in 2021. Let’s see what he brings in 2022 in one of February’s meets.