Limbless Frenchman swims from PNG to Indonesia
A Frenchman who lost his limbs in an accident braved strong winds and currents to swim from Papua New Guinea to Indonesia Thursday, in ...
swimming17/05/2012 06:32:00 PMread moreRefine List
-
By Sports
All Sport
-
By Type
Limbless Frenchman begins epic world swim
A limbless Frenchman planning to make four challenging swims around the world finally got his epic journey under way Thursday after sorting out paperwork ...
swimming17/05/2012 09:08:00 AMread morePNG delay for limbless Frenchman's epic world swim
A limbless Frenchman planning to make four challenging swims around the world was delayed from starting his epic journey in Papua New Guinea on ...
swimming14/05/2012 05:48:00 PMread moreLochte salvages meet with 200IM win
World record holder Ryan Lochte beat runner-up Conor Dwyer to win the 200 metre individual medley at the Charlotte Grand Prix swim meet on ...
swimming14/05/2012 12:13:00 PMread moreChina's Wu beats Phelps in 200 fly
China's Wu Peng used an impressive finishing kick to beat Michael Phelps in the 200-meter butterfly on Saturday at the Charlotte UltraSwim Grand Prix ...
swimming13/05/2012 11:57:00 AMread moreRelieved Steffen books London berth at trials
Olympic 50m and 100m freestyle champion Britta Steffen admitted she was relieved to book her place at the London Games with victory in the ...
swimming13/05/2012 08:17:00 AMread moreMensing lowers her German backstroke record
Jenny Mensing broke her own 200m national backstroke record here on Saturday at the German trials, which double as the Olympic trials, as she ...
swimming12/05/2012 10:23:00 PMread morePhelps, Lochte fall to hometown hero
Michael Phelps outraced Ryan Lochte in the 200-meter freestyle at the Charlotte UltraSwim on Friday but both US favorites for the London Olympics lost ...
swimming12/05/2012 11:29:00 AMread moreBiedermann, Lippok book London berths
World 200m freestyle record-holder Paul Biedermann and European short-course champion Silke Lippok secured their places at the Olympic Games with victory at the German ...
swimming12/05/2012 04:06:00 AMread moreBiedermann struggles, Steffen hits form at trials
World 200m freestyle record-holder Paul Biedermann fell short of the Olympic qualifying mark on Friday at the German trials, while Olympic 100m freestyle champion ...
swimming11/05/2012 10:26:00 PMread moreAustralia to host 2014 PanPacs
The 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships featuring many of the world's top swimmers will be staged in Australia, Swimming Australia said on Friday.The northern ...
swimming11/05/2012 12:11:00 PMread moreSutton shines at Charlotte UltraSwim
American Chloe Sutton won the women's 1,500m freestyle Thursday ahead of training partner Ashley Twichell as the Charlotte UltraSwim kicked off with two distance ...
swimming11/05/2012 08:48:00 AMread moreBiedermann aiming for 'race of his life' in London
Germany's double world-record holder Paul Biedermann is hoping to produce the race of his career at the London Olympic Games as he looks to ...
swimming06/05/2012 10:30:00 PMread moreCause of Dale Oen death still unknown
Authorities are still probing the cause of world champion swimmer Alexander Dale Oen's death after an initial autopsy was inconclusive, authorities in Flagstaff, Arizona ...
swimming04/05/2012 04:38:00 AMread moreKitajima mourns Dale Oen's death
Two-time double Olympic gold medallist Kosuke Kitajima has said the death of world champion Alexander Dale Oen has left a "big hole" in his ...
swimming02/05/2012 05:56:00 PMread moreSouth African team get royal boost
Former Olympic swimmer Princess Charlene of Monaco is helping the South African team prepare for the 2012 London Games.A Swimming South Africa official told ...
swimming23/04/2012 11:34:00 PMread moreHerman, Trott make South Africa Olympic team
South African freestyle swimmers Heerden Herman and Wendy Trott qualified for the Olympics Sunday during the final session of the national championships.Herman won the ...
swimming23/04/2012 05:07:00 AMread moreTownsend, Schoeman secure Olympics places
Former Olympic swimming gold medalists Darian Townsend and Roland Schoeman secured places Saturday in the South African team for the 2012 London Games.Townsend had ...
swimming22/04/2012 07:45:00 AMread moreBespalova leads the way at Russian championships
Irina Bespalova of Saint Petersburg led the way at Russia's national swimming championships here on Saturday by triumphing in the women's 100m butterfly.Bespalova produced ...
swimming22/04/2012 01:00:00 AMread moreOlympic medal hope Le Clos betters another mark
Olympics medal hopeful Chad le Clos continued to star at the South African national swimming championships Friday by bettering another 2012 London Games qualifying ...
swimming21/04/2012 07:10:00 AMread moreGrechin sprints to Olympic berth
Andrei Grechin booked his ticket to the 2012 Olympics after winning the men's 50m freestyle at the Russian national swimming championships here on Friday.The ...
swimming21/04/2012 12:50:00 AMread moreLe Clos betters another Olympic mark
South African swimming star Chad le Clos secured a place at a second 2012 Olympic Games event when he won the 200 metres butterfly ...
swimming20/04/2012 06:00:00 AMread moreFedulova gets Olympic berth after freestyle win
Svetlana Fedulova of Saint Petersburg took gold in the women's 50-metre freestyle on the third day at the Russian swimming championships here Thursday.With a ...
swimming20/04/2012 01:12:00 AMread moreKorotyshkin and Skvortsov book London places
Russian swimming team skipper Yevgeny Korotyshkin clinched the national title in the men's 100-metre butterfly on the second day of the country's championships here ...
swimming19/04/2012 01:09:00 AMread moreSA star Van der Burgh books Olympics place
Leading South African swimmer Cameron van der Burgh clinched a place at the 2012 London Olympics by winning the 100 metres breaststroke at the ...
swimming18/04/2012 07:25:00 AMread moreVeteran Sludnov leads the way at Russian nationals
Veteran three-time world champion Roman Sludnov lead the way at the Russian national swimming championships here on Tuesday by finishing first in the men's ...
swimming18/04/2012 01:01:00 AMread moreTributes flow for Aussie great Murray Rose
Australian four-time Olympic gold medallist Murray Rose was hailed Monday as one of the greatest swimmers of all-time following his death from leukaemia.British-born Rose, ...
swimming16/04/2012 03:58:00 PMread moreRussian swimmers out to banish Olympic nightmare
Russia's swimmers go into their national championships here on Tuesday with not only Olympic places at stake but also a determination to go on ...
swimming15/04/2012 10:35:00 PMread moreAustralian great Murray Rose dies
Australian swimming great and four-time Olympic gold medallist Murray Rose died in Sydney on Sunday aged 73 after a battle with leukaemia, Swimming Australia ...
swimming15/04/2012 08:10:00 PMread moreKitajima ready for Olympics pressure
Japan's two-time double Olympic swimming champion Kosuke Kitajima said Monday he was ready to take on the pressure when he bids for a third ...
swimming09/04/2012 09:31:00 PMread moreZhang's Olympic bid sinking
Zhang Lin's London Olympics bid hangs by a thread after the 800 metre freestyle world record holder's poor performances at China's national championships, state ...
swimming09/04/2012 03:58:00 PMread moreKitajima eases to Japan title
Two-time double Olympic gold medallist Kosuke Kitajima was in imperious form as he took the men's 200m breaststroke title at Japan's national championships on ...
swimming06/04/2012 10:37:00 PMread moreJapan trio qualify for London
World 50-metre bronze medallist Aya Terakawa set a new Japanese record to win the women's 100m backstroke and qualify for the London Olympics on ...
swimming06/04/2012 01:13:00 AMread moreAsthma could cost Zhang ticket to London
The coach of Chinese 800 metre freestyle world record holder Zhang Lin has blamed asthma for a disappointing national championships performance that could cost ...
swimming05/04/2012 06:12:00 PMread moreJapan's Irie books place at Olympics
Japan's Ryosuke Irie earned his place in the London Olympics by winning the men's 100-metre backstroke at the national swimming championships in Tokyo on ...
swimming04/04/2012 11:07:00 PMread moreQatar to host world short-course champs in 2014
Doha will host the short-course world swimming championships in December 2014, the sport's governing body, FINA, announced on Wednesday.It is the latest sporting event ...
swimming04/04/2012 10:22:00 PMread moreSun shines after Aussie stint
Chinese swimming star Sun Yang said training in Australia was proving the perfect preparation for the London Olympics after he cruised to 400m victory ...
swimming04/04/2012 04:27:00 PMread moreKitajima, Tateishi, Kato qualify for Olympics
Japan's two-time double Olympic champion Kosuke Kitajima on Tuesday secured his fourth appearance in the Games, winning his qualifying race at the national swimming ...
swimming03/04/2012 10:42:00 PMread moreSchool boy breaks Japan record
High-school student Kosuke Hagino set a new national record as he clinched his place in the London Olympics at Japan's swimming championships on Monday.The ...
swimming03/04/2012 12:01:00 AMread moreKitajima eyes home rivals in Olympics bid
Japan's four-time Olympic swimming champion Kosuke Kitajima thinks the challenge from his compatriots is tougher than ever, as he bids to qualify for the ...
swimming01/04/2012 03:01:00 PMread morePhelps delivers blistering 200m medley win
Michael Phelps roared to victory in the 200m medley in 1min 56.32sec at the Indianapolis Grand Prix Saturday, almost two seconds faster than the ...
swimming01/04/2012 12:50:00 PMread morePhelps impresses in 400m medley
Michael Phelps notched the third-fastest 400m medley time of the year at the Indianapolis Grand Prix on Friday -- raising the prospect he could ...
swimming31/03/2012 01:24:00 PMread moreAs London looms Phelps eyes life after swimming
Michael Phelps is counting the days to retirement, but the legendary swimmer, who owns 16 Olympic medals, insists he still has goals, plans and ...
swimming30/03/2012 08:46:00 AMread moreFor teen star Franklin it's prom first, then Olympics
Missy Franklin will likely be one of America's top medal hopes at the London Olympics, but first the swimming superstar needs to find a ...
swimming30/03/2012 08:35:00 AMread moreThorpe focuses on heavy training
Ian Thorpe has returned to the pool and said Thursday he was looking for a heavy block of training laps as he contemplates his ...
swimming29/03/2012 02:58:00 PMread moreAussie team unhappy with Olympic suits
Most of the Australian swimming team are not happy with the official swimsuit they are expected to compete in at this year's London Olympics, ...
swimming29/03/2012 12:58:00 PMread moreFrance's Manaudou stressed over missed drugs tests
France's former Olympic champion swimmer Laure Manaudou said in a newspaper interview published on Monday that she is living with the threat of suspension ...
swimming26/03/2012 11:01:00 PMread moreAustralia could win '15 medals' in London
Australia is on target to win over a dozen medals in the pool at the London Olympics, head coach Leigh Nugent said on Thursday ...
swimming23/03/2012 02:22:00 AMread moreAustralia name 44-strong team for London
Australia unveiled a team of 44 swimmers for the London Olympics on the final night of the selection trials in Adelaide on Thursday.Half the ...
swimming22/03/2012 10:52:00 PMread more'Missile' Magnussen hurtling to London Games
James Magnussen backed up his boasts with a freestyle sprint double in the year's fastest times to be the standout performer at Australia's Olympic ...
swimming22/03/2012 10:25:00 PMread moreAustralian Olympic swim team
The Australian swimming team for the London Olympics after the national trials here Thursday:Men50m freestyle: James Magnussen, Eamon Sullivan100m freestyle: James Magnussen, James Roberts200m ...
swimming22/03/2012 10:00:00 PMread moreFirst siblings in 40 years in Aussie Games team
Sisters Cate and Bronte Campbell became the first siblings in 40 years to be selected in Australia's Olympic swimming team with a one-two finish ...
swimming22/03/2012 09:47:00 PMread moreMagnussen lands sprint double
James Magnussen ended an extraordinary week by claiming the sprint double at the Australian Olympic trials with his third consecutive personal best time in ...
swimming21/03/2012 10:28:00 PMread moreTrickett chases 50m freestyle spot at Games
Three-time Olympic champion Libby Trickett boosted her hopes of an individual spot at the London Olympics with the second-fastest time in the 50-metres freestyle ...
swimming21/03/2012 12:40:00 PMread moreA list of French swimmers qualified for Olympics
A list of the French swimmers so far qualified for the 2012 London Olympics after the third day of the national championships Tuesday:MenHugues Duboscq ...
swimming21/03/2012 08:38:00 AMread moreManaudou qualifies for Olympics backstroke
Former Olympic champion Laure Manaudou secured her ticket for the 2012 London Games Tuesday after claiming the French title in the 100 metres backstroke.Manaudou, ...
swimming21/03/2012 08:04:00 AMread moreTrickett grabs relay berth at London Games
Three-time Olympic champion Libby Trickett squeezed into Australia's sprint relay team at the London Games with a fifth place finish in Tuesday's 100-metre freestyle ...
swimming20/03/2012 09:58:00 PMread moreMagnussen fastest in 50m freestyle heats
James Magnussen was the fastest qualifier in the heats of the 50-metres freestyle at the Australian Olympic trials on Tuesday but he only had ...
swimming20/03/2012 12:25:00 PMread moreMagnussen 'brace yourself' warning to rivals
World champion James Magnussen warned his rivals to "brace yourselves" after clocking the year's fastest time in the 100 metres freestyle final at the ...
swimming19/03/2012 11:08:00 PMread moreMagnussen sets year's fastest 100m free time
World champion James Magnussen warned his rivals to "brace yourselves" after clocking the year's fastest time when he won the 100 metres freestyle final ...
swimming19/03/2012 10:07:00 PMread moreAussie support 'would be great' - D'Arcy
Controversial swimmer Nick D'Arcy said Monday he would love to have the Australian public behind him after qualifying for the London Olympics but accepts ...
swimming19/03/2012 02:52:00 PMread moreTrickett confident despite Thorpe flop
Olympic champion Libby Trickett said Monday Ian Thorpe crashing out at the Australian trials would not affect her own comeback as she bids for ...
swimming19/03/2012 02:09:00 PMread moreRice takes medley double at Aussie trials
Triple Olympic champion Stephanie Rice overhauled Alicia Coutts for the medley double with the year's fastest time in the 200-metre event at Australia's Olympic ...
swimming18/03/2012 10:26:00 PMread moreSick Magnussen still better than rivals
World champion James Magnussen shrugged off illness to storm into the 100-metre freestyle semi-finals, leaving Ian Thorpe in his wake, at the Australian Olympic ...
swimming18/03/2012 02:12:00 PMread moreThorpe fails to qualify for London Games
Five-time Olympic swimming champion Ian Thorpe failed to qualify for the London Games Sunday but said he had no regrets about returning to the ...
swimming18/03/2012 02:01:00 PMread moreThorpe's Olympic dreams come to an end
Five-time Olympic champion Ian Thorpe missed his last chance of qualifying for the London Games when he failed to make the semi-finals of the ...
swimming18/03/2012 11:16:00 AMread moreThorpe misses last chance of qualifying for London
Five-time Olympic champion Ian Thorpe missed his last chance of making the London Games when he failed to qualify for the semi-finals of the ...
swimming18/03/2012 10:58:00 AMread moreAustralia's Leisel Jones off to fourth Olympics
Former breaststroke queen Leisel Jones will compete at her fourth Olympics in London this year after finishing second in the 100-metres event at Australia's ...
swimming17/03/2012 10:39:00 PMread moreRice's double workload at Olympic trials
Triple Beijing Olympic champion Stephanie Rice was ninth fastest into the semi-finals of the 200m medley behind Alicia Coutts at the Australian Olympic trials ...
swimming17/03/2012 01:21:00 PMread moreShattered Thorpe vows to swim on
Ian Thorpe vowed to press on with his comeback despite his dream of swimming in the 200 metres freestyle at the London Olympics turning ...
swimming17/03/2012 12:26:00 PMread moreLondon setbacks for Thorpe, Trickett at trials
Olympic greats Ian Thorpe and Libby Trickett suffered major setbacks in their bids to make the Australian team for the London Olympics at the ...
swimming16/03/2012 11:42:00 PMread moreTrickett loses chance to defend Olympic title
Libby Trickett missed out on a chance of defending her Olympic title with a third placing in the 100 metres butterfly at the Australian ...
swimming16/03/2012 09:39:00 PMread moreDefending Olympic champ Trickett misses out
Libby Trickett missed out on a chance of defending her Olympic title with a third placing in the 100 metres butterfly at the Australian ...
swimming16/03/2012 08:35:00 PMread moreRice back in gold medal medley frame
Triple Olympic champion Stephanie Rice says she has no doubt she will be competitive as she defends her 400-metre individual medley title in London ...
swimming16/03/2012 02:56:00 PMread moreThorpe steps it up to reach 200m semis at trials
Ian Thorpe showed flashes of his best to reach the semi-finals of the 200 metres freestyle at the Australian trials Friday, clearing the first ...
swimming16/03/2012 02:38:00 PMread moreThorpe into 200m semis
Ian Thorpe reached the semi-finals of the 200 metres freestyle with the equal fifth-fastest time in his first swim at the Australian Olympic trials ...
swimming16/03/2012 11:49:00 AMread moreAustralia's Rice qualifies for Olympics
Stephanie Rice will defend her Olympic 400-metre individual medley title in London after setting the year's second-best time to win the event at the ...
swimming15/03/2012 10:09:00 PMread moreRice, Trickett face early test at trials
Defending Olympic champion Stephanie Rice was fourth fastest into the final of the 400-metres individual medley at the Australian Olympic selection trials in Adelaide ...
swimming15/03/2012 02:45:00 PMread moreTrickett says surreal to be back
Australian triple Olympic gold medallist Libby Trickett said Wednesday it felt surreal attempting to qualify for another Games -- more than two years after ...
swimming14/03/2012 04:44:00 PMread moreThorpe denies deliberately slow times
Ian Thorpe Wednesday denied he has been deliberately swimming slow times since his comeback to keep the pressure off ahead of Australia's Olympic trials ...
swimming14/03/2012 02:09:00 PMread moreThorpe faces Olympic trial showdown
Ian Thorpe's bid to swim at his third Olympics faces its moment of truth at the Australian selection trials starting in Adelaide on Thursday.The ...
swimming13/03/2012 03:23:00 PMread moreCoach defends Thorpe funding
Australian swimming head coach Leigh Nugent Monday defended the financial support given to comeback stars like Ian Thorpe after rumblings within the team about ...
swimming12/03/2012 02:58:00 PMread morePhelps caps meet with speedy 100m free
Michael Phelps clocked the second-fastest 100m freestyle time in the world this year Sunday to cap a productive three days at USA Swimming's Columbus ...
swimming12/03/2012 12:35:00 PMread morePhelps posts year's fastest 200m fly
Michael Phelps delivered a blistering 200m butterfly time of 1:55.32 on Saturday, clocking the fastest time in the world this year to win the ...
swimming11/03/2012 01:51:00 PMread moreTraining pays as Phelps wins 200m free
Michael Phelps posted the second-fastest 200m freestyle time in the world this year Friday, signalling that his preparations for the London Olympics are on ...
swimming10/03/2012 01:57:00 PMread moreCoach backs Thorpe to qualify for Olympics
Australia head coach Leigh Nugent predicted on Friday that multiple Olympic champion Ian Thorpe would stun the swimming world by qualifying for the London ...
swimming09/03/2012 03:52:00 PMread morePhelps continues pre-Olympic work
American swimming legend and 14-time Olympic champion Michael Phelps continues his preparations for the London Olympics at the Columbus Grand Prix meet that opens ...
swimming07/03/2012 06:31:00 AMread moreSingapore to host inaugural regional event
Singapore said Thursday it will host an inaugural Southeast Asia swimming championships event this year involving 10 countries.The SEA Swimming Championships, to be ...
swimming01/03/2012 07:29:00 PMread moreD'Arcy cleared to try for London Olympics
Australia's leading butterfly swimmer Nick D'Arcy was cleared on Tuesday to try out for this year's London Olympics after officials declared the controversial swimmer ...
swimming21/02/2012 08:21:00 PMread moreThorpe may make relay team - Magnussen
World champion James Magnussen says Ian Thorpe has an outside chance of sneaking a spot in Australia's relay team as the swimming great struggles ...
swimming17/02/2012 01:28:00 PMread moreOlympic champ Park eyes academic future
South Korean swimming star Park Tae-Hwan graduated from university Monday and is heading to graduate school to follow his dream of becoming a professor ...
swimming13/02/2012 05:55:00 PMread moreCanadians, Brazilians romp at US meet
Canadians collected their fifth and sixth podium sweeps of the Missouri Grand Prix swim meet on Sunday while Brazil stars Cesar Cielo and Thiago ...
swimming13/02/2012 12:56:00 PMread moreMagnussen plans Olympic trials 'message'
Australia's world champion James Magnussen says he wants to send a strong message to his rivals ahead of the London Games with a sizzling ...
swimming13/02/2012 11:44:00 AMread moreCanadians, Brazilians roll at US meet
Ryan Cochrane and Tianna Rissling led Canadian podium sweeps while Cesar Cielo and Joanna Maranhao collected titles for Brazil at USA Swimming's Missouri Grand ...
swimming12/02/2012 05:27:00 PMread moreCanadians rule pool at Missouri Grand Prix
A strong Canadian contingent dominated the action on Friday on the first night of USA Swimming's Missouri Grand Prix.Prepping for the Canadian Olympic trials ...
swimming11/02/2012 04:23:00 PMread moreWins for Magnusson, Park at NSW champs
World champion James Magnussen took his winning streak to 14 in the 100m freestyle as South Korea's Olympic champion Park Tae-Hwan posted the year's ...
swimming10/02/2012 09:40:00 PMread morePhelps regains passion as London looms
Olympic swimming great Michael Phelps has regained his passion for the sport he dominated in dazzling style at Beijing, and said Wednesday in an ...
swimming09/02/2012 12:50:00 PMread morePhelps dominates 400IM at Austin meet
Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian in history with 16 medals, cruised to his second win in as many days by capturing the 400-meter ...
swimming15/01/2012 02:54:00 PMread moreOptimism as Thorpe 5th in 200m final
Ian Thorpe finished fifth in the final of the 200m freestyle at the Victorian state swimming championships in Australia Saturday, taking a step forward ...
swimming14/01/2012 08:37:00 PMread moreEvergreen Evans qualifies for Olympic trials
Janet Evans, a four-time Olympic gold medallist mounting a comeback at the age of 40, qualified on Friday for the US Olympic swimming trials, ...
swimming14/01/2012 01:56:00 PMread more
Advertisement