Istanbul, World Short-Course Championships, Day 2 finals: Daiya Seto, 18, gave Japan its first gold of the meet in 3:59.15; fifth man ever inside 4mins in textile and the first this year; Cseh and Verraszto take minor spoils for Hungary...
Istanbul, World Short-Course Championships, Day 2 semi-finals: Florent Manaudou (FRA) clocks 20.92 to set the pace and claim lane 4 for the final of the freestyle dash; Vladimir Morozov (RUS) replies on 20.95; thrilling clash in prospect...
Ian Thorpe says he was "happy" when he heard of the downfall of US cyclist Lance Armstrong and backs USADA and the need for the fight against cheating to extend deeper and wider...
Istanbul, World S/C Championships, day 2 heats: the first surprise of the day was Olympic 100m breaststroke champion Ruta Meilutyte (LTU) waking up the sprint freestyle crew with a 53.54; the she went through to 100IM semis in 2nd...
Istanbul, world s/c championships, day 1 finals: just as the American men did in the 4x100m relay, Megan Romano (1:56.03), Chelsea Chenault (1:54.78), Shannon Vreeland (1:55.43) and Allison Schmitt (1:53.01) delivered gold after 4th in 2010...
Istanbul, world s/c championships, day 1 finals: The USA quartet of Anthony Ervin (47.28), Ryan Lochte (45.64 for a second crown), James Feigen (47.25) and Matt Grevers (46.23), took the crown in 3:06.40 to make up for 4th place back in 2010...
Istanbul, world s/c championships, day 1 finals: Hannah Miley (GBR), 4th in 2010, set a world textile record and championship mark with a 4:23.14 to resist a late and stunning recovery by Ye Shiwen (CHN), the title win 4:23.14 to 4:23.33...
Istanbul, world s/c championships, day 1 finals: Just 0.08sec split Katinka Hosszu (HUN) and Olympic champ Jiao Liuyang (CHN) as the Hungarian set a world textile best of 2:02.20; Jemma Lowe (GBR) takes bronze in 2:03.19 ...
Istanbul, world s/c championships, day 1 finals: World long-course champion Ryan Lochte (USA) became the second man ever to retain the crown when he held off world-record holder Paul Biedermann (GER) for a 1:41.92 to 1:42.07 victory...
Istanbul, world s/c championships, day 1 semis: Olympic 100m champion Ruta Meilutyte, the England-based Lithuanian, set her second championships mark of the day with a 29.51 in the second line-up...
World S/C Championships, Istanbul, Day 1 heats: Olympic champion Ruta Meilutyte (LTU) sets 29.56 champs record in 50m breaststroke; Ryan Lochte (USA) leads 200 free and 100 'fly; Katinka Hosszu (HUN) leads 200 'fly and 2nd through in 400IM...
Phelps slayer Chad Le Clos (RSA) and Chinese Olympic champions Ye Shiwen and Jiao Liuyang will head their national teams at the inaugural BHP Billiton Aquatic Super Series in Perth against Australia on January 18-19...
Michael Phelps, retired and out there playing golf, is gone but not forgotten at the world s/c champs in Turkey, his image lording over proceedings; the greatest Olympian of all time is also in line for annual awards at TIME, Laureus and SI...
Organisers of the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona next July launch their ticket sales campaign today, with prices starting at just 9 euros...
Nine solo Olympic champions, five men, three women, made it from London to Istanbul 2012 world s/c champs, those eight alone worth turning up for as the Year of the Teenage Bolter and Trauma on the Comeback Trail draws to a close...
The inaugural European Games were approved today by the continents Olympic committees, Baku the host in June 2015, right before world titles, in the middle of the Mare Nostrum Tour, British Trials, Paris Open and all the rest...
Luis Villanueva, the Technical Director of the Spanish Swimming Federation, will take up the role of High Performance Director in New Zealand...
Britain is to switch to later trials, moving from a spring date to one a month out from the major international event of the year, in keeping with the US model recommended in a review of London 2012 performances; GB Open to be held March...
Rebecca Adlington has held talks with the British federation after criticising the board over its handling of a post-Games review; federation to meet athlete leadership group next month...
Two USA NAG records still stand from 36 years ago, the oldest in the USA. Why - asks guest writer Chuck Warner...
