Aliaksandra Herasimenia, the Belarus sprinter who once served a doping suspension but came back to make the podium in the 50 and 100 freestyle finals at London 2012, claimed three golds at Turkey's world titles selection meet...
France is to organise a series of five long-course grand prix-style events from next year to bolster its domestic race programme, Lionel Horter, Gaul's technical director, announced; aim to attract overseas entry; best Euro circuit; Paris Open climax...
Olympic chap Yannick Agnel gets touch 1:45.48 to 1:45.61 in 200m free over Jérémy Stravius on last day at French nationals in Rennes; Stravius, who had already won the 100 'fly in 52.04 before the 200Fr, was inside his best of 1:47.30...
Ryosuke Irie, the king of backstroke aesthetics, called a halt to Kosuke Hagino's gold rush in the last session of Japan nationals with a 1:55.50 to 1:56.11 victory in the 200m backstroke in Niigata today...
Katie Ledecky, inside 1:57 over 200m, on 4:05 over 400m, concluded her Mesa Grand Prix test with a season world-leading 8:20.64 in the 800m that confirmed the Olympic champion is fit for a London 2012 follow-up at Barcelona world titles...
Olympic champions from Nice Camille Muffat and Yannick Agnel set up their finales on the penultimate day of action at French nationals and world-title trials in Rennes; Muffat's 1:55.69 200 free semi tops the 2013 world ranks...
On the last day of Italian nationals in Riccione, Alex Di Giorgio took the 200m free crown in 1:48.12 as 6 break 1:49 in hunt for world relay berths; Francesco Pavone gets closer to national shiny 200 'fly mark; Luca Pizzini takes 200 breast...
Kyle Chalmers, the 14-year-old who clocked 23.17 and 50.86 in the 50 and 100m free at Aussie age champs in Adelaide, concluded his campaign with a fifth solo gold in 1:53.48 in the 200m free; Minna Atherton, 12, wins 100 back on 1:03...
Kosuke Hagino took his golden tally to five at Japan nationals in Niigata today with victories over 400m free (3:45.42) and 200IM (1:55.74), the latter axing 1.48 off the Asian record for third best ever in textile after Lochte and Phelps...
Katie Ledecky is the teen bolter who went from an 8:37 one season to take Olympic gold in 8:14 the next over 800m. Just 16, she's developing fast: at the Mesa GP, she took a 1:56.93 win 0.03sec ahead of Missy Franklin over 200m ...
We can expect Yannick Agnel to be a little more crisp in the Catalan capital this summer, not that matters today for William Meynard, of Marseilles: French 100m freestyle champion in 48.53 on the the fourth day at nationals in Rennes...
That's more like it: an Italian championship without Federica Pellegrini at the helm of the 200m free would be like an Italian lunch without the family round; in 1:56.51 she was faster than at London 2012; Turrini, 1st Italian to crack Rosolino standard...
Illness has forced Paul Biedermann, world record holder from Halle in Germany, to call a halt to his 2013 season and 2013 world titles campaign; Berlin Europeans in 2014 is the next big target after a season of rest and recovery...
Kyle Chalmers, the 14-year-old tearing up the script in Aussie (and world) age swimming with record times of 23.17 and 50.86 over 50 and 100m freestyle and 54.79 in the 100m 'fly, clocked 58.19 to win the 100BK at youth nationals today...
Kosuke Hagino rattled the best JPN 200m free mark in textile with a 1:46.28 victory in the 200FR and within half an hour at Japan nationals in Niigata returned to produce a second upset triumph, on 53.10 in the 100BK; Aya Terakawa on 58.84 100BK...
The 400m free is off Federica Pellegrini's agenda this season but the 200m is back on: the world record holder, racing for Circolo Canottieri Aniene, was out in 58.49 and home in 2:00.15 in heats at Italian nationals in Riccione this morning...
Nick Thierry, the late founder and publisher of SwimNews Magazine and SwimNews.com, was last night honoured by the Canadian Olympic Committee with a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal...
The fierce heats test at Japan nationals in Niigata continued apace on day 2 this morning, Kosuke Hagino, 400IM Asian record breaker yesterday, setting the pace for specialists in the 200m free (1:47.9) and 100m backstroke (54 flat)...
Katie Ledecky, Olympic 800m champion, leapt to second in the world rankings behind London 2012 champion Camille Muffat (FRA) with a 4:05.21 (2:00.19) victory at the USA Grand Prix in Mesa; Franklin, Adrian swift; 3 silvers for Hosszu...
Jérémy Stravius opted to fight back when a world champ who missed the Olympic backstroke cut for gaul last year; today he smashed a hole in the French 200IM record as the first from his country inside 1:59 and 1:58...