Swimming's glamour German couple Paul Biedermann and his girlfriend Britta Steffen took gold and silver medals here at the European Championships on Wednesday.Biedermann, the ...
swimming24/05/2012 06:01:00 AMread moreItalian Fabio Scozzoli won the men's European 100 metres breaststroke title here on Tuesday and dedicated the victory to the previous champion the late ...
swimming23/05/2012 06:12:00 AMread moreGerman swimming star Paul Biedermann ended years of frustration by finally being crowned European 400 metres freestyle champion here on Monday.The proceedings had been ...
swimming22/05/2012 06:43:00 AMread moreA 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 moreA 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 moreA 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 moreWorld 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 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 moreOlympic 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 moreJenny 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 moreMichael 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 moreWorld 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 moreWorld 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 moreThe 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 moreAmerican 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 moreGermany'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 moreAuthorities 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 moreTwo-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 moreFormer 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 moreSouth 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 moreFormer 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 moreIrina 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 moreOlympics 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 moreAndrei 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 moreSouth 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 moreSvetlana 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 moreRussian 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 moreLeading 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 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 moreAustralian 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 moreRussia'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 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 moreJapan'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 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 moreTwo-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 moreWorld 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 moreThe 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 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 moreDoha 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 moreChinese 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 moreJapan'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 moreHigh-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 moreJapan'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 moreMichael 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 moreMichael 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 moreMichael 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 moreMissy 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 moreIan 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 moreMost 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 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 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 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 moreJames 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 moreThe 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 moreSisters 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 moreJames 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 moreThree-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 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 moreFormer 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 moreThree-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 moreJames 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 moreWorld 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 moreWorld 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 moreControversial 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 moreOlympic 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 moreTriple 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 moreWorld 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 moreFive-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 moreFive-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 moreFive-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 moreFormer 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 moreTriple 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 moreIan 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 moreOlympic 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 moreLibby 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 moreLibby 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 moreTriple 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 moreIan 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 moreIan 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 moreStephanie 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 moreDefending 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 moreAustralian 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 moreIan 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 moreIan 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 moreAustralian 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 moreMichael 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 moreMichael 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 moreMichael 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 moreAustralia 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 moreAmerican 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 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 moreAustralia'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 moreWorld 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 moreSouth 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 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 moreAustralia'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 moreRyan 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 moreA 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 moreWorld 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 moreOlympic 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 more