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Five Homes for Sale With Dreamy Pools

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:02:00 +0200

A 1960s compound in the Berkshires, a tropical cottage in Miami, a quintessential Hamptons house, and two California retreats.

5 Beautiful Hawaiian Swimming Holes

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0200

Clear natural pools, many fed by crystalline waterfalls, give visitors to Hawaii a refreshing reason to expand their explorations beyond the beach.

The Doping Olympics Were Underwhelming

Fri, 29 May 2026 18:46:00 +0200

The company in charge of the competition seems to want a world where nobody tells it no.

Radisson Hotel Sued by Parents Who Say 11-Year-Old Daughter Was Groped in Pool

Tue, 26 May 2026 11:03:00 +0200

A man, who was not a guest at the Miami Beach hotel, was accused of assaulting the girl in the hotel’s outdoor pool.

What to Know About Lifeguards as New York City’s Beaches Open for Summer

Sat, 23 May 2026 17:27:00 +0200

City beaches are back open, though outdoor pools won’t open for another month. Here’s where things stand at the unofficial start of summer.

Manager at Trump’s N.J. Golf Club Helped Plan Reflecting Pool Repairs

Tue, 19 May 2026 19:13:00 +0200

David Schutzenhofer, a Trump Organization employee, reached out to one of the vendors the government later hired for the iconic site near the Lincoln Memorial, documents show.

Trump Gave Out a No-Bid Contract to Turn D.C.’s Reflecting Pool Blue

Sat, 09 May 2026 01:21:00 +0200

President Trump handpicked a firm he said had worked on his swimming pool to repair the iconic site near the Lincoln Memorial.

Wild Swimming and Stargazing in Madagascar’s Grand Canyon

Fri, 08 May 2026 11:00:00 +0200

A parched corner of an island often called the eighth continent rewards intrepid visitors with hidden pools, celestial wonders and extraordinary wildlife.

German Tourist Wins Lawsuit After Not Getting a Lounge Chair by the Pool

Thu, 07 May 2026 15:03:00 +0200

A tourist won a refund after a court ruled that hotel staff enforced a rule meant to stop guests reserving sun beds with towels.

Steve Clark, Olympic Swimmer Who Confronted Depression, Dies at 82

Sun, 03 May 2026 00:21:00 +0200

A three-time gold medalist in the 1960s, he was a champion when athletes were expected to be stoic and vulnerability was viewed as a sign of mental weakness.

Steve Clark, Olympic Swimmer Confronted by Depression, Dies at 82

Sun, 03 May 2026 00:21:00 +0200

A three-time gold medalist in the 1960s, he was a champion when athletes were expected to be stoic and vulnerability was viewed as a sign of mental weakness.

Steve Clark, Olympic Swimmer Shadowed by Depression, Dies at 82

Sat, 02 May 2026 19:15:00 +0200

A three-time gold medalist in the 1960s, he was a champion when athletes were expected to be stoic and vulnerability was viewed as a sign of mental weakness.

Iceland’s Pools and Hot Tubs Are Now UNESCO-Recognized. Some Locals Aren’t Thrilled.

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200

Iceland’s swimming pools and hot tubs serve as hubs of social life, a cultural distinction recently honored by UNESCO. Some Icelanders aren’t so thrilled.

La pregunta sobre el ejercicio que deberíamos responder

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 23:26:00 +0100

Probablemente nunca obtendremos buenos datos para responder a la pregunta de qué rutina de ejercicio es la mejor.

Estas investigaciones sobre el ejercicio no nos dicen nada

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 11:02:00 +0100

Probablemente nunca obtendremos buenos datos para responder a la pregunta de qué rutina de ejercicio es la mejor.

Mamdani’s Parks Dept. Aims to Offer More Recreation With Smaller Budget

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100

Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s Parks Department plans to become New York City’s “agency of affordability,” though the mayor has not increased the agency’s funding.

Honolulu on a Budget

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0100

Hawaii is expensive, but basing yourself in the capital, where local culture and nature are within easy reach, can save you money on lodgings and food, leaving funds for a few splurges.

Where to Travel This Spring Break

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 11:02:00 +0100

Need an idea for a family vacation? Here are five destinations that fit the bill, whether you’re looking for culture, adventure or a great beach.

This Exercise Research Tells Us Nothing

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 11:02:00 +0100

We will probably never get good data to answer the question of which exercise routine is best.

How Johannes Klaebo’s 6 Gold Medals Ranks Among the All-Time Olympic Performances

Sat, 21 Feb 2026 13:29:00 +0100

With his win on Saturday, the Norwegian cross-country skier completed one of the biggest medal hauls ever at a single Olympics.

New York Needs Lifeguards. Would These Teens Make the Cut?

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0100

To qualify for a job patrolling the city’s beaches and pools, candidates must swim 50 yards in 50 seconds or less.

Cómo sobrevivir cuando se quiebra el hielo y caes al agua

Sat, 07 Feb 2026 11:02:00 +0100

¿La regla fundamental? No entres en pánico. Tienes más tiempo del que crees para salir por ti mismo o esperar a que llegue la ayuda, dijo un experto.

How to Survive a Fall Through the Ice

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 17:40:00 +0100

The cardinal rule? Don’t panic. You actually have more time than you think to self-extricate or wait for help to arrive, an expert said.

Countries Have Long Tested Their Own Athletes for Doping. That Could Soon Change.

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 14:47:00 +0100

After Chinese swimmers won Olympic gold in 2021 despite having tested positive for a banned substance, the World Antidoping Agency is considering whether to have an independent body handle testing before major events.

The Best Sports for Longevity

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 17:25:00 +0100

All forms of exercise help you live longer, but some activities come with extra benefits.

La cocina italiana, el maquillaje kohl y el ‘yodel’ son reconocidos por la Unesco

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:11:00 +0100

La Unesco añadió decenas de candidatos a su lista anual del “patrimonio cultural inmaterial” del mundo, que celebra las costumbres y la cocina internacionales.

UNESCO Recognizes Italian Cooking, Kohl Makeup and Icelandic Pools

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 20:59:00 +0100

The agency added dozens of nominees to its annual list of the world’s “intangible cultural heritage,” celebrating international customs and cuisine.

Swiss Yodeling, Italian Cooking and Iceland’s Swimming Pools Get UNESCO’s Stamp

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 20:59:00 +0100

The agency added dozens of nominees to its annual list of the world’s “intangible cultural heritage,” celebrating international customs and cuisine.

After Deadly Attacks, Australia Debates: Do Shark Nets Work?

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 16:53:00 +0100

Critics say the nets harm marine life and aren’t the best way to keep swimmers safe. Recent shark attacks have complicated a plan to remove some of them.

A Question Circling Sydney’s Beaches: Do We Still Need Shark Nets?

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 06:51:00 +0100

Critics say the nets harm marine life and aren’t the best way to keep swimmers safe. Recent shark attacks have complicated a plan to remove some of them.

Penny Oleksiak Faces Two-Year Swimming Ban Over Antidoping Testing Rules

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 23:34:00 +0100

Penny Oleksiak, 25, who has won seven Olympic medals, was sanctioned under antidoping rules. Her suspension ends before the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

Penny Oleksiak, Canadian Swimmer, Faces 2-Year Ban Over Antidoping Testing Rules

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 23:34:00 +0100

Penny Oleksiak, 25, who has won seven Olympic medals, was sanctioned under antidoping rules. Her suspension ends before the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

Sports quiz of the week: prizes, punches, persistence and set-piece perfection

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 08:02:00 +0100

Have you been following the big stories in football, cricket, rugby, boxing, darts, baseball and swimming? Continue reading...

Mollie O’Callaghan breaks 200m record – again – to end stunning week at Swimming World Cup

Sat, 25 Oct 2025 06:50:00 +0200

Young gun betters her own short-course freestyle record set a week agoToronto meet is proving hugely successful for AustraliaMollie O’Callaghan has capped a brilliant week at the Swimming World Cup in Toronto, setting a new short-course world record in the 200m women’s freestyle. The 21-year-old Australian obliterated a star-studded field to touch in 1:49.36 on Friday, just seven days after setting a then new mark of 1:49.77. Continue reading...

Ariarne Titmus retires just as she swam – at the top of the sport and uniquely herself | Kieran Pender

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 02:00:00 +0200

Stepping away from swimming as current two-time world and Olympic champion at only 25 is another distinctively Titmus thing to doAriarne Titmus has always done things her own way.So it was when she first blazed to glory in 2019 – a teenager unheralded outside Australia, upstaging American swim queen Katie Ledecky on the world stage. So it was in 2022 when, as reigning world and Olympic champion, Titmus decided to skip the world titles. “I’ll definitely be asleep,” she tol

‘People’s opinions aren’t going to pay me’: Ireland’s Shane Ryan on his decision to join Enhanced Games

Thu, 16 Oct 2025 15:08:00 +0200

Swimmer who represented Ireland at three Olympics says controversial event provides chance to set up financial futureWhen Shane Ryan agreed to participate in the Enhanced Games – where performance-enhancing drugs are encouraged – he did not agonise: “I was like, you know what, let me do something for me for once. Let me make some money.”The swimmer represented Ireland at three Olympics, in 2016, 2020 and 2024, but all those years of training and sacrifice were not pa

Four-time Olympic gold medallist Ariarne Titmus announces retirement from swimming

Thu, 16 Oct 2025 00:56:00 +0200

Titmus became first Australian woman since Dawn Fraser in 1964 to win back-to-back gold medals in the same eventSwimming great steps away as the current 200m freestyle world record-holderFour-time Olympic gold medallist Ariarne Titmus has announced her shock retirement from swimming, saying the seed was sewn by her cancer scare before the Paris Games.The 25-year-old, who grew up in Tasmania, will retire as one of the greatest distance swimmers of all time. Continue reading...

Swimming Australia moves to shut down Mollie O’Callaghan ‘fake quotes’ about transgender athlete

Mon, 13 Oct 2025 03:04:00 +0200

Quote falsely attributed to star swimmer posted on Facebook and XWorld Aquatics rules bar Lia Thomas from competing in female categorySwimming Australia has moved to shut down “fake news” and “fabricated quotes” linked to swimmer Mollie O’Callaghan about transgender athlete Lia Thomas.A comment attributed to O’Callaghan but not posted from her social media account has appeared in posts on Meta platform Facebook, as well as on X, and suggested the swimming star

This club could be the future of Australian swimming – and it looks very different | Kieran Pender

Sat, 11 Oct 2025 21:00:00 +0200

The sport is falling behind when it comes to diversity. But at one pool in Melbourne’s west, people are working hard to change thatIt is 6am on a crisp Friday morning at Broadmeadows aquatic centre in Melbourne’s north-west, and members of the Western Melbourne Propulsion Swim Club are doing laps under the watchful eye of their coach. It is a scene repeated every morning at pools across Australia. But at Broadmeadows, something is different.The composition of many of Australia’

Hampstead Heath swimming ponds considering limiting transgender users’ access

Sat, 04 Oct 2025 12:54:00 +0200

Trans swimmers currently able to use a mixed pond or either of the segregated ponds for the gender they identify asA consultation has been launched on transgender swimmers’ access to Hampstead Heath ponds, which could result in them being banned from using the pools for the gender they identify as.The Kenwood Ladies’ and Highgate Men’s ponds are gender-segregated, with trans people currently able to swim in whichever they feel most appropriate, or use the heath’s mixed-ge

Swimmers Dive Into Chicago River for First Time in Nearly a Century

Mon, 22 Sep 2025 23:13:00 +0200

After decades of efforts to clean up the Chicago River from the loads of industrial and human waste that were routinely dumped in the water, hundreds of swimmers marked the occasion by swimming in the clean water.

5 Hotels With Options for Wild Swimming

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 22:33:00 +0200

These properties offer easy access to enticing natural waters, from a crystal blue Caribbean cove to bracing Scottish lochs.

‘I’m here to help people, which gives me a superpower’: one man’s challenge to swim 10 Swiss lakes

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 12:59:00 +0200

Neil Gilson is undertaking a huge mental and physical task to raise awareness of a neuropsychiatric condition that affected his son JackThe physical effort as he battles currents, coldness and wind is massive, but the mental challenge of ploughing on alone for hours on end is even more testing.Neil Gilson, a father of three from Devon, is about to set off on the next leg of his attempt to become the first person to swim the 10 largest lakes in Switzerland, a total of about 230 miles. Continue re

Ben Proud admits ‘huge financial incentive’ is behind decision to join Enhanced Games

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 14:05:00 +0200

Swimmer is first British athlete to sign up for eventProud: ‘These are opportunities I cannot pass by at 30’The Olympic silver medallist Ben Proud, the first British athlete to sign up for the Enhanced Games, has accepted he risks sullying his reputation and admitted he is chiefly motivated by earning money in the twilight of his career.He told the BBC Today programme on Thursday: “There’s a huge financial incentive with this and I would be lying if I said it didn’t

Olympic medallist Ben Proud becomes first British athlete to join Enhanced Games

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 16:15:00 +0200

Swimmer won silver for GB in Paris last summerEvent allows athletes to take performance-enhancing drugsThe Olympic silver medallist Ben Proud has become the first Briton to join the Enhanced Games, an event that allows athletes to take performance-enhancing drugs.The 30-year-old, who came second in the 50m freestyle in Paris last summer, does not believe the event undermines clean sport. “I think [the Enhanced Games] opens up the potential avenue to excel in a very different way,

USA Swimming Foundation Opens 2026 Learn-to-Swim Grant Applications

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 17:00:00 +0200

The 2026 USA Swimming Foundation Learn-to-Swim Grant applications for lesson providers are now op...

Paris Will Keep Seine River Open to Swimmers for 2 More Weeks

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 16:31:00 +0200

The city will extend its experiment with public bathing in the river until mid-September. Swimming there had been banned for a century over health risks.

Riley Gaines Finished 5th. Now She Believes Victory Is in Her Grasp.

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 11:00:00 +0200

The former college swimmer has used her race against Lia Thomas, a trans athlete, to propel her career as an influential, and unsparing, activist.

The Crawl review – madcap swimming comedy performed by synchronised duo

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 11:45:00 +0200

Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh
Alexander Burnett and Ellie Whittaker dive into multiple roles in a bubbly show with plenty of audience participationThis highly physical comedy about two competitive swimmers begins at the beginning – not with a referee’s whistle but a stand-alone aquatic opus racing through humans’ evolution from fish. In caps, goggles and bathing suits, Alexander Burnett and Ellie Whittaker recount our abiding passion for the water, from the earliest forms of life t

The Water Cure

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 12:04:00 +0200

Whether you swim furiously or float motionless, being in the water is a magical feeling.

Hurricane Erin Brings Rip Currents Closing NYC and NJ Beaches

Wed, 20 Aug 2025 01:05:00 +0200

Beaches along the New Jersey coast and in Delaware were closed Tuesday as the powerful storm churned in the Atlantic. New York City announced its beaches would close on Wednesday and Thursday.

Michael Phelps is right. USA Swimming’s failure runs deeper than medals | Bryan Armen Graham

Fri, 15 Aug 2025 11:00:00 +0200

The 23-times gold medallist warns of drift and weak leadership. Governance failures, and a troubled safeguarding record, could cost the US more than podium places at LA 2028In three years’ time, the swimming programme for the Los Angeles Olympics will unfold over nine days and nights on the grandest stage the sport has ever known. A purpose-built pool inside SoFi Stadium in Inglewood will be the centerpiece of a 38,000-capacity open-air natatorium, transforming the $5bn home of the NFL&rsq

Michael Phelps launches scathing attack on ‘failing’ USA Swimming

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 13:50:00 +0200

Olympic champion writes lengthy Instagram postAmerican says he would hesitate to let sons competeMichael Phelps has launched a scathing attack on USA Swimming’s leadership, with the 23-times Olympic gold medallist branding the body weak and demanding sweeping reforms after what he sees as years of organizational decline.“I’ve watched too many teammates struggle to compete in a sport they love without the support they need,” Phelps, who retired from competitive swimming in

I’m Old, but Not When I Swim

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 22:40:00 +0200

In water, you have achieved the impossible. You’re young and old simultaneously.

Drunken Boater Hits Swimmers in N. Carolina Lake, Killing Girl, 10, Police Say

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 00:34:00 +0200

A woman was also critically injured in the collision, which happened on Shearon Harris Reservoir, about 25 miles southwest of Raleigh, N.C., the authorities said.

Australia pipped by US at world swimming titles but Dolphins’ golden era endures | Kieran Pender

Mon, 04 Aug 2025 04:40:00 +0200

Mollie O’Callaghan and Kaylee McKeown were not the only Australians to shine in Singapore, whether individually or collectivelyAustralia’s golden generation in the pool is going nowhere. That much, at least, was clear in Singapore over the past week, as the Dolphins ended the 2025 world championships on eight gold medals, just one shy of perennial rivals the United States. With some swimmers only recently back in the water following a post-Olympics break – Ariarne Titmus partic

US women set world record in relay at swim worlds, while Summer McIntosh wins fourth gold

Sun, 03 Aug 2025 16:11:00 +0200

US break own record in last event of worldsChina’s 12-year-old prodigy Yu Zidi finishes off-podiumSummer McIntosh capped a brilliant world championships with the 400 meters individual medley (IM) title and a fourth individual gold medal, while the United States set a world record in the women’s 4x100 medley relay to win the final title in Singapore on Sunday.France’s Leon Marchand roared to victory in the men’s 400 meters IM, while the United States topped the medals tabl

How a Veteran Lifeguard Spends His Fridays

Sat, 02 Aug 2025 15:46:00 +0200

Javier Rodriguez, 64, opens up the beach, tests out new lifeguards — and always squeezes in a morning swim before work.

Ledecky wins 800m freestyle world title over Pallister and McIntosh in classic

Sat, 02 Aug 2025 14:46:00 +0200

Ledecky wins 800m freestyle in 8:05.62 CR timeMcIntosh settles for bronze behind PallisterUS star extends record with seventh world 800m titleKatie Ledecky once again proved untouchable in her signature event, holding off a star-studded field to win her seventh world title in the 800m freestyle on Saturday in Singapore, a feat no swimmer has ever achieved in a single event.The 28-year-old American delivered a championship-record 8:05.62 to edge Australia’s Lani Pallister (8:05.98) and Cana

Backstroke queen Kaylee McKeown pulls off another golden double

Sat, 02 Aug 2025 14:25:00 +0200

Australian reels in US rival Regan Smith at world championshipsCameron McEvoy storms to 50m freestyle title in SingaporeKaylee McKeown, the world record-holder, underlined her status as the undisputed queen of backstroke as she added 200m gold to her triumph in the 100m at the world championships in Singapore on Saturday.Once again it was American Regan Smith attempting to take down McKeown, only to be reeled in on the last lap as the Australian clocked 2min 03.33sec, the third-fastest of all ti

Mollie O’Callaghan denied sprint double by Marrit Steenbergen at worlds

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 15:41:00 +0200

Dutch swimmer pips Australian to 100m freestyle goldAustralia also take relay bronze in men’s 4x200m free The defending champion Marrit Steenbergen denied Australia’s Mollie O’Callaghan a sprint double at swimming’s world championships on Friday as the Dutchwoman won 100m freestyle gold in Singapore.Steenbergen held off a late charge from O’Callaghan to touch the wall in 52.55sec, forcing her Australian rival to settle for second in 52.67. The US’s Torri Huske

China’s Yu Zidi, 12, wins relay bronze at world swimming championships

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 14:50:00 +0200

Yu Zidi earns bronze in 4x200m freestyle prelimsWorld Aquatics mulls changes to age-limit rulesMcIntosh, Ledecky set up 800m title showdownChinese 12-year-old Yu Zidi has won a bronze medal at the swim world championships, an astounding feat for a girl who would be a sixth- or seventh-grade student depending on the school system.Yu earned the medal by swimming in the prelims of China’s 4x200-meter freestyle relay team. She did not swim in the final on Thursday – China placed third be

9-Year-Old Girl Dies in Wave Pool at Hersheypark in Pennsylvania

Fri, 25 Jul 2025 21:11:00 +0200

Lifeguards noticed that the girl was in distress and tried to rescue her, according to the park, which said that the pool remained closed on Friday.

3 Men Who Disappeared While Fishing in the Mississippi River Are Found Dead

Thu, 24 Jul 2025 01:44:00 +0200

The men were last seen on a sandbar south of a boat ramp in Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park, about 13 miles north of Memphis.

How to Perfect Your Dive This Summer

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 15:17:00 +0200

Next time you go to the pool this summer, here are four ways to have fun on the diving board.

5 Million Pools Are Recalled After at Least 9 Children Drown

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 00:48:00 +0200

Children have been able to climb into the aboveground pools by using a compression strap on the outside as a foothold, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said.

El placer de tirarse un clavado de un trampolín

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 11:03:00 +0200

Aquí tienes cuatro formas de divertirte para la próxima vez que vayas a la piscina esta temporada.

How to Protect Your Hair When Swimming

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 19:20:00 +0200

Expert advice from a surfer, a hairstylist and a model.

No Summer Party Is Complete Without These Supplies

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 19:41:00 +0200

Warm-weather items, including lightweight sun hats and hand-carved plates.

6 Ways to Get Your Exercise Outside This Summer

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 18:03:00 +0200

It’s the perfect time of year to try a new outdoor workout.

On a Magical Italian Island, Swimming, Stone and Sea

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0200

Favignana, off the west coast of Sicily, is known for its stone quarries, clear waters and fabled fish. A writer explores by land and by water.

Seine Reopens for Public Swimming After More Than a Century

Sat, 05 Jul 2025 22:18:00 +0200

A year after the long-polluted River Seine was cleaned for the 2024 Paris Olympics, French officials opened multiple sites for locals to go swimming.

The River Seine Reopens for Public Swimming, After a Century

Sat, 05 Jul 2025 20:14:00 +0200

First, France cleaned the polluted river so that Olympians could swim there. Now, a year later, it is opening three sites for locals to plunge in.

6 Outdoor Workouts to Try This Summer

Fri, 04 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0200

It’s the perfect time of year to exercise outside.

Penn Agrees to Limit Participation of Transgender Athletes

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 05:47:00 +0200

In a deal with the Trump administration, the University of Pennsylvania will not allow transgender women to participate in women’s sports.

How to Stay Cool While Traveling in Paris, Italy, Spain and Parts of Europe

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 23:23:00 +0200

As Europe buckles under a punishing heat wave, residents and summer travelers are struggling to find relief. Here’s how and where to look for respite.

The Most Beautiful Pools T Magazine Has Covered

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0200

We revisit swimmers’ paradises from Malibu to Tangier.

Toronto Sees Record Temperatures as Extreme Heat Settles Over Canada

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 22:58:00 +0200

Sweltering temperatures not seen in Toronto in nearly a decade have prompted health alerts, pool closures and warnings to students to expect “uncomfortable conditions.”

Swimming in New York’s Public Pools Is a Unique Pleasure

Sun, 22 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0200

There’s nothing quite like swimming with dozens of strangers — a joy that takes its purest form in New York City’s public swimming pools.

In Singapore, Grandmothers Dive Into Aging With a Splash

Thu, 19 Jun 2025 21:46:00 +0200

To tell the story of a demographic shift in Southeast Asia, one reporter visited a swimming complex where women in their 60s, 70s and 80s get competitive in the pool.

Senators Assail Antidoping Regulator for ‘Stonewalling and Intimidation’

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 00:55:00 +0200

Members of both parties criticized the World Anti-Doping Agency for its decision not to sanction Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a banned substance, including some who went on to win Olympic medals.

Las abuelas que juegan rudo un deporte de niños

Mon, 16 Jun 2025 11:03:00 +0200

Un equipo de ‘flippa ball’ de adultas mayores en Singapur es un ejemplo de cómo el país está animando a su creciente población de la tercera edad a mantenerse activa.

¿Cómo evitar que me duelan los oídos después de nadar?

Mon, 16 Jun 2025 11:02:00 +0200

Un grupo de expertos ofrece recomendaciones para evitar la otitis externa.

The Ah Ma Flippa Ball Team Is a Sign of Singapore’s Aging Population

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 10:49:00 +0200

The Ah Ma Flippa Ball team (ah ma means grandmother) is one example of how Singapore is encouraging its growing population of seniors to stay active.

How Can I Avoid Swimmer’s Ear?

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 11:00:00 +0200

This painful, itchy infection can dampen summer fun. Here’s how to avoid getting it.

The Best Rubber-Strap Watches, Starting at $195

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 18:41:00 +0200

Ahead of Father’s Day, a roundup of colorful water-resistant styles.

The Beaches Are Open in New York City. So Are the Lifeguard Chairs.

Sun, 25 May 2025 02:23:00 +0200

Beach season began Saturday with 280 lifeguards, well short of what the city needs, amid a yearslong staffing shortage. But more will come by summer’s peak.

USA Swimming, USA Swimming Foundation Announce 2025 Historically Black Colleges and Universities Grant Recipients

Wed, 14 May 2025 18:00:00 +0200

USA Swimming, the national governing body for swimming in the United States, and its fundraising ...

USA Swimming, USA Swimming Foundation Release 2025 Community Impact Grant Recipients

Wed, 07 May 2025 18:00:00 +0200

USA Swimming, the national governing body for swimming in the United States, and its philanthropi...

USA Swimming Foundation Awards $865,000 in 2025 Learn-to-Swim Grant Funding for Swim Lesson Providers

Mon, 28 Apr 2025 20:00:00 +0200

The USA Swimming Foundation, the philanthropic arm of USA Swimming and U.S. Masters Swimming, tod...

A Stunning New Pool in Central Park Helps Heal Old Wounds

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 01:39:00 +0200

The $160 million Davis Center, with upgrades to six bucolic acres and a lake, writes a new chapter for the Harlem end of the park.

Cómo saber si el agua está demasiado contaminada para nadar

Sat, 29 Mar 2025 10:04:00 +0100

Darte un chapuzón en el momento o el lugar equivocados puede enfermarte. Esto es lo que debes tener en cuenta.

Cómo saber si esa piscina es salubre

Sat, 29 Mar 2025 08:30:00 +0100

Hay lugares más peligrosos que otros.

White House Expected to Pause $175 Million for Penn Over Transgender Policy

Wed, 19 Mar 2025 18:36:00 +0100

The decision is the latest clash between a university and the administration as it pushes schools to end diversity programming and adopt stricter discipline, among other things.

$175 Million Paused for University of Pennsylvania Over Transgender Policy

Wed, 19 Mar 2025 18:09:00 +0100

The decision is the latest clash between a university and the administration as it pushes schools to end diversity programming and adopt stricter discipline, among other things.

Take This Quiz to Find the Perfect Trip for You and Your Picky Travel Buddy

Wed, 19 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0100

You like long hikes, but your travel partner prefers lounging by the pool. Fear not: There’s a vacation you can enjoy together. Let us help you find one.

U.S. Investigation Into Global Antidoping Agency Continues Under Trump

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 22:29:00 +0100

The World Anti-Doping Agency will report to its board that federal officials questioned one of its U.S. employees last month about the agency’s handling of positive tests by Chinese athletes.

Mark Thompson obituary

Tue, 25 Feb 2025 14:12:00 +0100

My friend Mark Thompson, who has died aged 69 after a fall while travelling in Sri Lanka, was a key figure at Bristol’s characterful Henleaze Swimming club, based at Henleaze lake, a flooded limestone quarry to the north of the city.Mark joined the club in 1988 and became a committee member in 1990, at a time when it was in the doldrums, dealing with a drastically depleted membership, recurrent vandalism and worrying environmental issues. Continue reading...

S9, Ep2: Ellie Simmonds, Paralympian

Tue, 25 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0100

This week on Comfort Eating, Grace is joined by five-time Paralympic gold medalist Ellie Simmonds. At 30, Ellie has hung up her goggles and retired from swimming, but instead of claiming an early pension, she has turned her hand to disability activism and documentary making – in 2024 she won a Bafta for her documentary Finding My Secret Family. She talks to Grace about the food that sustained her gruelling swim training schedule, her celebratory McDonald’s order during the Paralympic

World Anti-Doping Agency Drops Defamation and Ethics Cases Against U.S. Officials

Thu, 20 Feb 2025 23:46:00 +0100

The World Anti-Doping Agency withdrew a defamation lawsuit and an ethics case against American officials critical of its handling of failed tests by members of China’s Olympic swimming squad.

USA Swimming Foundation Gives Back to Community Ahead of Super Bowl LIX

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 23:30:00 +0100

The USA Swimming Foundation, the philanthropic arm of USA Swimming, worked alongside the American...

Iris Cummings Critchell, 104, Dies; ’36 Olympic Swimmer Turned Aviator

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 08:05:00 +0100

The last survivor of the American team that competed in Hitler’s 1936 Games in Berlin, she went on to become a wartime pilot and an aeronautics instructor.

Iris Cummings Critchell, 104, Dies; Olympic Swimmer Turned Aviator

Thu, 30 Jan 2025 00:14:00 +0100

The last survivor of the American team that competed in Hitler’s 1936 Games in Berlin, she went on to become a wartime pilot and an aeronautics instructor.

Estos son los errores más comunes que cometes al nadar

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +0100

Nunca fui un gran nadador. Tras corregir algunos errores comunes, ahora puedo hacer una sesión de entrenamiento sólida en la piscina.

Heinz Kluetmeier, Inventive Sports Photographer, Dies at 82

Sun, 19 Jan 2025 19:55:00 +0100

His work for Sports Illustrated included the renowned cover photo of the United States men’s hockey team celebrating their upset win at the 1980 Winter Olympics.

The Magic of Swimming Lessons in Middle Age

Tue, 14 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +0100

I was never a great swimmer. After correcting a few common mistakes, I can now get a solid workout in the pool.

USA Swimming Honored with International Sports Convention Fan Engagement Award for 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials – Swimming, presented by Lilly

Mon, 13 Jan 2025 18:00:00 +0100

USA Swimming has been awarded the prestigious International Sports Awards Fan Engagement Award - ...

Now Paris party is over, what does new year hold for GB’s Olympians?

Sun, 29 Dec 2024 09:00:00 +0100

Gold, silver and bronze medallists reflect on what they did as 2024 broke and how they will celebrate 12 months onToby Roberts’ last New Year’s Eve is all a bit of a blur. It’s not that he was drinking – anything but – just that he was in the thick of such a hellish stretch of specialist winter training that the days have all blended into one. His father, and coach, Tristian, eventually reminds him that they spent most of it doing a strength session on a climbing bo

The best Australian sporting and Olympics moments – in pictures

Sat, 28 Dec 2024 15:00:00 +0100

Breaking, swimming and a schoolboy superstar – here’s all the highs from the 2024 year in Australian sport. Continue reading...

Questions Emerge About Data Used by China to Defend Against Doping Allegations

Tue, 24 Dec 2024 11:01:00 +0100

China and the World Anti-Doping Agency say that positive tests for a banned drug among elite Chinese swimmers were a result of unwitting contamination. But the science behind that assertion is not so clear.

Dawn Fraser ‘not out of the woods’ after serious injuries from fall, daughter says

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 05:16:00 +0100

Daughter confirms swimming great broke four ribs and required a hip replacement after accident last weekFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDawn Fraser’s family has spoken of their fear of losing the Australian swimming great after she fell on the driveway of her home and sustained a broken hip and four broken ribs.Fraser, 87, is convalescing in hospital after the “scary” incident last week that initia

USA’s Gretchen Walsh smashes 15-year-old 50m butterfly world record

Tue, 10 Dec 2024 16:33:00 +0100

Olympic champion beats mark set during ‘shiny suit’ era21-year-old in action at Short Course World ChampionshipsUS Olympic champion Gretchen Walsh continued her sparkling year by shattering the 15-year-old world record for the 50m butterfly on Tuesday.The 21-year-old set a mark of 24.02 in the heats of the 50m butterfly on the opening morning of the Short Course World Championships in Budapest. The previous record was held by Sweden’s Therese Alshammar, whose time of 24.38 came

Antidoping Agency Froze Out Investigators Who Warned About China

Tue, 03 Dec 2024 20:55:00 +0100

The World Anti-Doping Agency’s investigative unit highlighted intelligence about Chinese athletes possibly using a banned medication, but were kept out of the loop when 23 swimmers tested positive for it.

6 Warm Winter Getaways That Will Lift Your Spirits

Tue, 03 Dec 2024 11:03:00 +0100

Looking to take a break from the cold without traveling too far or spending too much? Here are some sunny, easy-to-reach places to beat the winter blahs.

Calida Rawles and Her Subjects Find Hope in the Water

Mon, 02 Dec 2024 17:30:00 +0100

For her first solo museum show, Rawles invited residents of a historically Black neighborhood in Miami into the pool and ocean — and ultimately, the museum.

Experience: I was a lifeguard at the Olympics

Fri, 29 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0100

I don’t get starstruck, but you’d be crazy not to think it’s surreal when you’re standing next to someone like Michael PhelpsI was so excited about the London Olympics. I just wanted to be a part of it – I didn’t care if I was outside the venues dancing. A year before the Games, I thought, they’re going to need lifeguards, and Googled “London 2012 volunteers”.At the time, I was a lifeguard at the Telford and Wrekin leisure centre in Shro

Biden White House Holds Up U.S. Contribution to Anti-Doping Agency

Tue, 26 Nov 2024 00:29:00 +0100

The administration is pressing the World Anti-Doping Agency to allow an outside audit after it failed to suspend Chinese swimmers for positive tests.

Emma McKeon, Australia’s most decorated Olympian, retires from elite swimming

Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:55:00 +0100

Athlete calls time with 14 Olympic medals to her name‘Swimming has given me so much,’ 30-year-old saysEmma McKeon, Australia’s most decorated Olympian, has announced her retirement from competitive swimming, bringing to a close a glittering career during which she won 14 Olympic medals, including six golds.The 30-year-old, who revealed this year that the Paris Games would be her last Olympics, said she had given her all throughout her career and was proud of her successes in th

San Jose State Women’s Volleyball Team Finds Itself at Center of Transgender Debate

Tue, 29 Oct 2024 20:35:00 +0100

After reports that the team includes a transgender player, several schools have forfeited matches against the university out of protest.

Adam Peaty: ‘I will 100% dedicate myself to LA 2028 if 50m breaststroke is in’

Mon, 07 Oct 2024 21:00:00 +0200

The double Olympic champion on why the shorter sprint could drive him to another Games, the lack of support for his female coach and what needs to change in anti-doping“I think the 50m sprint is a great opportunity for me,” Adam Peaty says with a glint in his steely gaze as he reveals that, after winning two golds and a silver medal in the 100m breaststroke at three successive Olympic Games, he is ready to keep swimming until 2028. After a bid from World Aquatics, the sport’s g

Christian Louboutin Makes a Splash at Paris Fashion Week

Sat, 28 Sep 2024 16:43:00 +0200

Christian Louboutin enlisted the French Olympic synchronized swimming team to introduce his new Miss Z stilettos at Paris Fashion Week.

College Investigating Report of a Student Scratching a Racial Slur on Another

Sun, 22 Sep 2024 23:46:00 +0200

A family says their son, a member of the swim team at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania, was victimized when a teammate etched the slur across his chest with a box cutter.

Beaches Close in Maryland, Delaware and Virginia as Needles Wash Ashore

Mon, 16 Sep 2024 15:07:00 +0200

Beachgoers were urged to stay out of the water after dozens of hypodermic needles, as well as tampon applicators and other medical waste, were found on beaches over the weekend.

WADA Report Concludes China Broke Rules in Doping Case

Thu, 12 Sep 2024 21:59:00 +0200

An investigator hired by the global antidoping regulator found no bias toward China in a case that has outraged Olympic athletes and led to an F.B.I. investigation.

Australia’s Paralympic athletes’ final week in action in Paris – in pictures

Sat, 07 Sep 2024 04:03:00 +0200

World records and gold medals have been just part of the story during the second week of the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games. Here are some of the highlightsAustralia’s Tim Hodge calls for greater para-sport funding after winning third medal Continue reading...

Lindsay Mintenko Resigns as Managing Director of the National Team

Fri, 06 Sep 2024 21:15:00 +0200

Lindsay Mintenko, Managing Director of the National Team at USA Swimming, the national governing ...

Swimming Australia sack Olympic coach after ‘Go Korea’ comment at Paris 2024

Fri, 06 Sep 2024 02:25:00 +0200

Michael Palfrey said he hoped South Korean would win 400m freestyleAustralia’s Elijah Winnington won silver with Sam Short fourthIn the tight-knit sport of swimming, the utterance of “Go Korea” from within the Australian camp is now a sackable offence.The position of Michael Palfrey as a Swimming Australia coach was terminated on Friday following his comment in support of a South Korean swimmer before the Paris Olympics that was dubbed “un-Australian” by his boss. C

From a shark attack to Paralympic silver: Truwit’s remarkable journey

Thu, 05 Sep 2024 21:16:00 +0200

American wins medal just 16 months after losing a leg while Becky Redfern and Alice Tai win golds for Great BritainEven in the story-laden world of the Paralympics, where things are never monochrome, it is hard to trump getting your leg bitten off by a shark one year and swimming for medals in Paris the next.Yet that is the true tale behind the success of Ali Truwit, the 24-year-old former Yale competitive swimmer and now silver medallist at La Défense Arena in the S10 400m freestyle

6 European Cities Where You Can Swim in the Wild

Wed, 04 Sep 2024 11:02:00 +0200

Looking to take a dip in or near a city center? Here are some urban areas that have successfully opened up waterways for swimmers.

Australia’s Paralympics 2024 glory: week one – in pictures

Tue, 03 Sep 2024 08:30:00 +0200

Australia’s first-ever rowing gold, pool victory for mixed relay team and table tennis triumph as medals pile up in first week of Paris Paralympic Games The latest medal table | Full results Continue reading...

Britain's Sam Farrow claims women’s record for Lake Geneva crossing – video

Mon, 02 Sep 2024 12:32:00 +0200

The British endurance swimmer, Sam Farrow, is believed to have broken a world record with the fastest swim by a woman across Lake Geneva. Farrow, a 31-year-old from Wigan, swam the length of the lake from the Château de Chillon to the Bains des Pâquis – a distance of 45.2 miles (72.8km) – in 22hr and 48min. "I don’t think it’s quite sunk in yet," Farrow said. "We went out there to try and get the fastest British female record and just in hopes of finishing it.

The Lure of New York’s Secret Swimming Holes

Mon, 02 Sep 2024 09:00:00 +0200

Tucked into forests and often unmarked on maps, swimming holes offer relief from increasingly hot summers but also pose risks for adventure seekers.

British swimmer claims women’s record for fastest Lake Geneva crossing

Sun, 01 Sep 2024 17:42:00 +0200

Sam Farrow, from Wigan, says she is in ‘complete shock’ after swimming 45.2-mile length of lake in 22h 48mA British endurance swimmer is believed to have broken a world record for the fastest swim across Lake Geneva.Sam Farrow, 31, from Wigan, swam the length of the lake from the Château de Chillon to the Bains des Pâquis – a distance of 45.2 miles (72.8km) – in 22 hours and 48 minutes. Continue reading...

ParalympicsGB enjoy Super Saturday in pool as Clegg, Ellard and Tai win gold

Sat, 31 Aug 2024 19:17:00 +0200

Trio of swimmers take gold in flurry at La Défense ArenaMaskill adds a silver and Fiddes bronze in medal delugeParalympicsGB swimmers enjoyed a Super Saturday in Paris, collecting five medals – including three golds – in a 40-minute flurry at La Défense Arena, and breaking two world records in the process.The deluge helped solidify Great Britain’s spot in second place in the medal table – China having disappeared over the horizon at the top – on a day

Athlete Accused of Abuse Had Harassed Other Paralympians, Lawsuit Claims

Sat, 31 Aug 2024 17:40:00 +0200

A para swimmer who sued the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee in 2022 now says it knew that the teammate he accused of rape was a threat.

Maisie Summers-Newton overcomes nerves to retain Paralympic medley title

Fri, 30 Aug 2024 19:46:00 +0200

Briton destroys field in SM6 200m individual medley‘I have a lot of self-doubt, no matter how hard I train’Maisie Summers-Newton says she had to overcome “a lot of self doubt” on making her return to the Paralympic pool in Paris. Watching on you would not have known it, however, as the 22-year-old destroyed the field to retain her Paralympic title in the women’s SM6 200m individual medley on Friday night.A breakout British star of the Tokyo Games, where she won two

Poppy Maskill earns ParalympicsGB’s first Paris gold with world-record swim

Thu, 29 Aug 2024 23:32:00 +0200

Teenager wins ‘unreal’ S14 100m women’s butterflyTully Kearney adds second gold in S5 200m freestyleBritain’s first gold medal of the Paralympic Games went to a teenager, and in world record time, as Poppy Maskill cleared the field in the pool to win the S14 100m women’s butterfly, a moment she described as “unreal”.The 19-year-old from Middlewich, competing in her first Paralympics, led from the front and held off the challenge of Hong Kong’s Yui

‘We lived one day at a time’: how Ukraine’s Paralympians kept their dream alive

Mon, 26 Aug 2024 13:08:00 +0200

Displaced from their homes and bombed-out training facilities, Ukraine’s Paralympic swimmers have somehow still made it to ParisAt the near end of the pool hangs a banner depicting a soldier, standing in a field of golden corn underneath a rich blue sky. A column of tanks stretches behind him and overhead flies a national flag that the scene’s essential elements are designed to replicate. “I believe in the armed forces, glory to Ukraine!” reads the accompanying slogan. Be

Three things with Michael Klim: ‘If times get really tough, I can always sell my Olympic medals’

Sun, 25 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +0200

In Guardian Australia’s weekly interview about objects, the athlete turned author shares why he doesn’t keep his trophies at home – and the object he can’t live withoutRead more Three Things interviewsGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailLike many of us, Michael Klim spent much of the past month tuning into the Paris Olympics. Unlike most viewers, however, the two-time gold medallist could relate to how the athletes on screen were feeling.“There’s some g

Michigan Doctor Accused of Recording Nude Images in Hospitals and Changing Rooms

Fri, 23 Aug 2024 00:28:00 +0200

Dr. Oumair Aejaz recorded women and children in a swimming school’s changing room, the police said. The authorities also say he filmed patients in hospitals.

The Trials of a Paralympian Whose Disability Doesn’t Always Show

Thu, 22 Aug 2024 09:00:00 +0200

Christie Raleigh Crossley has trained for most of her life to be an Olympic swimmer. After surviving two car crashes and a brain tumor, she is finally going for gold.

Former Investigator Assails World Anti-Doping Agency

Tue, 20 Aug 2024 01:01:00 +0200

The agency, which has faced intense criticism for its handling of positive tests among Chinese swimmers, should be replaced by a “truly independent” organization, its former chief investigative officer said.

Frank Chalmers obituary

Mon, 19 Aug 2024 18:54:00 +0200

My father, Frank Chalmers, was a journalist and political activist who also achieved a degree of fame as a wild swimmer.Always keen to take to the open water, Frank never missed the New Year’s Day “dook” in the River Tay near Dundee, where he was born, and in his 40s embarked on a series of intrepid swimming feats. Continue reading...

China’s Extreme Fan Culture Makes Olympic Gold a Mixed Blessing

Wed, 14 Aug 2024 08:25:00 +0200

Fans have mobbed athletes in public and staked out their homes. State media outlets denounced their “visibly aggressive” behavior.

Paris Olympics 2024: Guardian photographers at the Games – picture essay

Tue, 13 Aug 2024 21:00:00 +0200

Among 1,578 accredited photographers in the French capital were three covering the Games for the Guardian and ObserverAfter the Covid-affected Olympics in Tokyo, Paris 2024 welcomed the return of packed stadiums, venues and also photographer enclosures. Among the 1,578 accredited photographers were three covering the Games for the Guardian and Observer.A multiple exposure shot of Alice D’Amato performing on the vault during the final of the women’s gymnastics team all-around where th

Less is more: LA Olympic Games do not need every sport so let’s cut your favourite | Jonathan Liew

Mon, 12 Aug 2024 21:00:00 +0200

With five extra sports at LA 2028, events that feel peripheral, repetitive or involve horses should face the chopBehold the giant feast. Courses upon courses. Over the past 17 days this has been a city engorged, its every nook and crevice stuffed with sport, to the point where they had to parcel some of it off to the outskirts and even wrap some of it up in a doggy bag and send it to Tahiti.Are we not sated? As we stagger down the boulevards with a toothpick and a smug burp, trying not to think

Highs, lows and Snoop Dogg: the Guardian’s most memorable Paris Olympic moments

Mon, 12 Aug 2024 13:00:00 +0200

Léon Marchand and Antoine Dupont led the way as home athletes put on a show, but it was the city itself that proved the ultimate star of a wonderful GamesBest moment Julien Alfred winning the women’s 100m, St Lucia’s first medal in any Olympic Games. Followed instantly by panic at how to write 900 coherent words on this in the next 20 minutes. Continue reading...

‘Sometimes you really have to let go’: can Olympians embrace retirement?

Sun, 11 Aug 2024 09:00:00 +0200

Alice Dearing, the first Black swimmer to represent Team GB, ended her career in April – and has some advice for those retiring after the Paris OlympicsAlice Dearing knew she would retire if she failed to qualify for the Paris Olympics. So when things began to go “catastrophically wrong” for the 27-year-old Team GB swimmer in the middle of a qualifying event earlier this year, she was forced to confront not only the demise of her dream of Paris, but the end of her career.Dearin

From Biles to Yee and Bol: 10 great moments at the Paris Olympics

Sun, 11 Aug 2024 09:00:00 +0200

Abiding memories of the Games included Marchand’s dominance, Ngamba’s bronze and 100m and 1500m thrillersThree years after Simone Biles was forced to withdraw from all but one of her Olympic finals due to the twisties, she returned to produce one of the great Games comebacks. Across nine days of excellence that yielded three gold medals and a silver, Biles most notably held off a brilliant challenge from Rebeca Andrade to become the oldest ever all-around champion

Georgia Bell leads rush of medals as Team GB enjoy super Saturday

Sat, 10 Aug 2024 23:32:00 +0200

The runner, who has set a new British record, only took up sport again to stay fit during pandemicGeorgia Bell, an occasional runner during lockdown who made it to the Olympic final of the women’s 1500m, set a new British record to take bronze as a rush of success including silvers in artistic swimming and taekwondo took Britain’s rivalry with France in the medal table into the last day.At the age of 30, this was Bell’s first Olympic appearance but in a lightning quick race in

Fish out of water: why Léon Marchand is right to snub French chatshow | Jonathan Liew

Sat, 10 Aug 2024 09:00:00 +0200

Despite being the most famous man in France, the winner of four swimming golds already senses that Olympic champions are legends for a lifetime, stars for only a fortnightDid Léon Marchand deliver a humiliating snub to Quels Jeux!? Let’s delve into the story that has scandalised the whole of France, if by “scandalised” you mean “mildly diverted” and by “whole” you mean the sort of people who frequent the gossip columns of downmarket newspapers and

Lazar Dukic Dies in Texas During CrossFit Swimming Competition

Fri, 09 Aug 2024 18:53:00 +0200

Search-and-rescue teams were called after a participant in the event had not been seen in the water for some time.

Lazar Dukic Dies in Texas During a CrossFit Swimming Competition

Fri, 09 Aug 2024 18:32:00 +0200

Search-and-rescue teams were called after a participant in the event had not been seen in the water for some time.

CrossFit Athlete Lazar Dukic Dies in Texas During Swimming Competition

Fri, 09 Aug 2024 18:32:00 +0200

Search-and-rescue teams were called after a participant in the event had not been seen in the water for some time.

Lazar Dukic, atleta serbio, muere en los CrossFit Games en Texas

Fri, 09 Aug 2024 17:41:00 +0200

Aún no se ha determinado la causa ni la forma de la muerte de Dukic, de 28 años, uno de los mejores atletas de CrossFit de Serbia.

Paris Olympics 2024: hoops and loops on day 14 – in pictures

Fri, 09 Aug 2024 16:22:00 +0200

The best images from day 14, with rhythmic gymnastics, wrestling, climbing, and sprint relay all in focus Continue reading...

Man Dies in Texas Lake During CrossFit Games Swimming Competition

Thu, 08 Aug 2024 23:47:00 +0200

Search-and-rescue teams were called after a participant in the event had not been seen in the water for some time.

Por qué la selección holandesa no da la mano en los Juegos Olímpicos

Thu, 08 Aug 2024 21:39:00 +0200

Después de dos Juegos Olímpicos perturbados por la pandemia, la mayoría de los equipos en París no han pensado en el coronavirus. El de Países Bajos es la excepción.

Competitor at CrossFit Games in Texas dies during swimming event

Thu, 08 Aug 2024 21:18:00 +0200

CrossFit CEO Don Faul ‘deeply saddened’ by deathAthlete who died named as Lazar Dukic from SerbiaA competitor in the CrossFit Games has died while competing in a swimming event on Thursday morning at a Texas lake.CrossFit CEO Don Faul said during a news conference that the organization was “deeply saddened” by the death of one of their athletes, and they were working with authorities on the investigation into the death. Continue reading...

Athlete Dies in Texas Lake During CrossFit Games Swimming Competition

Thu, 08 Aug 2024 20:42:00 +0200

Search-and-rescue teams were called after a participant in the event had not been seen in the water for some time.

Australia’s Moesha Johnson slogs to silver medal in Paris Olympics 10km marathon swim

Thu, 08 Aug 2024 10:43:00 +0200

Australian led majority of race but beaten in final metresPowerful currents in River Seine play havoc with athletesDutch iron-woman Sharon van Rouwendaal claimed her second Olympic women’s 10km marathon swimming gold medal on Thursday by snatching the lead late from Australia’s silver medallist Moesha Johnson in the long slog through the river Seine.Van Rouwendaal celebrated her second Olympic triumph, eight years after topping the podium at Rio 2016. She bided her time before striki

‘Smiling so you can’t see the pain’: why artistic swimming is so tough

Thu, 08 Aug 2024 09:00:00 +0200

Kate Shortman and Izzy Thorpe on hard work, fake smiles and their real determination to reach the Olympic podiumGreat Britain has never won an Olympic medal in artistic swimming – the sport previously known as synchronised swimming. But Kate Shortman, 22, and Izzy Thorpe, 23, are intent on making history – and defying glib misconceptions – in Paris.This year they won Britain’s first world championship medals in the sport. And while artistic swimming may seem graceful and

Why the Dutch Field Hockey Team Isn’t Shaking Hands at the Olympics

Thu, 08 Aug 2024 06:07:00 +0200

After two pandemic-disrupted Olympics, most teams haven’t given Covid a second thought in Paris. The one from the Netherlands is the exception.

At the Olympics, Artistic Swimmers Flip, Twist and Push for Respect

Wed, 07 Aug 2024 23:35:00 +0200

Artistic swimming is a crowd-pleaser and much harder than it used to be, but it has had to make the case that it is even a sport at all.

The Sport Flipping, Twisting and Pushing for Respect, Smiling All the Way

Wed, 07 Aug 2024 19:07:00 +0200

Artistic swimming is a crowd-pleaser and much harder than it used to be, but it has had to make the case that it is even a sport at all.

Capturing the Split Seconds Between Victory and Defeat

Wed, 07 Aug 2024 09:00:00 +0200

Faced with the challenge of quickly recapping Olympic events, The Times creates its own animated versions of competitions. The internet loves them.

How Phelps’ coach turned Marchand into an Olympic swimming legend

Tue, 06 Aug 2024 13:33:00 +0200

Bob Bowman guided Michael Phelps to glory and was in tears after Léon Marchand delivered on his promise in ParisAs the unstoppable Léon Marchand swam to his fourth individual gold medal in six days, the 59-year-old American coach behind the face of the Paris Olympics was moved to tears on the pool deck. The 22-year-old from Toulouse had just swept the gold medals in all four events he entered, winning the 400m individual medley, then the 200m butterfly and 200m breaststroke on the

World records quiz: which athletes went highest, fastest and strongest?

Tue, 06 Aug 2024 09:00:00 +0200

Do you know the discus from the javelin? The mile run from the medley? And the 100m sprint from the 110m hurdles? Continue reading...

‘Three years of going flat stick’: Australia’s swimmers need break before 2028 Olympics | Kieran Pender

Tue, 06 Aug 2024 06:10:00 +0200

After winning seven gold medals in Paris, Australia’s swimming team plan to rest then reset for Los Angeles in 2028… but they don’t plan to rest on their laurelsIt has been a busy three years for the Australian swim team. The pandemic-induced delay to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, ultimately held in mid-2021, compressed a finely-tuned four-year cycle into three. And it’s unlikely there will be any respite, with thoughts already turning to how to maintain the momentum from the

As Ukraine Collects Medals in Paris, Its Sports Pipeline Is in Tatters

Tue, 06 Aug 2024 06:05:00 +0200

Facilities have been battered. Coaches are in short supply. Children have moved abroad. Ukraine faces a long hard road toward rebuilding its athletic programs.

‘One and done’: Michael Phelps says dopers should be given lifetime ban

Mon, 05 Aug 2024 18:56:00 +0200

Comments come in wake of Chinese doping scandalPhelps says he was happy to be tested for dopingMichael Phelps has doubled down on his support for tougher sanctions for doping – including a lifetime ban for anyone who tests positive for a banned substance.“If you test positive, you should never be allowed to come back and compete again, cut and dry,” Phelps said. “I believe one and done.”
The World Anti-Doping Agency and World Aquatics have acknowledged that 23 Chine

Belgian Triathlon Team Drops Out After Athlete Falls Sick

Mon, 05 Aug 2024 11:39:00 +0200

The athlete, Claire Michel, who swam in the Seine River during the women’s triathlon last week, was taken to a clinic in the Olympic Village on Sunday for treatment.

With 14 Medals, Ledecky Stands Alone as the Most Decorated U.S. Female Olympian

Sun, 04 Aug 2024 18:45:00 +0200

Katie Ledecky won four more medals at the Paris Games, bringing her total up to 14 and breaking the record for U.S. women across Olympic sports.

A Doping Scandal

Sun, 04 Aug 2024 13:17:00 +0200

How the Olympic drug testing system is supposed to function — and why it may not be working.

China’s Olympic Swimming’s Haul: More Medals, More Questions

Sun, 04 Aug 2024 09:00:00 +0200

A meet overshadowed by questions about doping produced more medals, but fewer golds, than China’s swimmers won at the Tokyo Games.

St. Lucia and Dominica Win First-Ever Olympic Medals

Sun, 04 Aug 2024 02:20:00 +0200

Gold medals in track and field brought St. Lucia and Dominica into an exclusive club of nations. But for 66 other countries and territories, the wait for an Olympic medal goes on, and on, and on.

Watch the Biggest Little Swims from Paris 2024

Sat, 03 Aug 2024 17:18:00 +0200

Miniature swimming visualizations highlight the greatest performances in the pool at the 2024 Olympics.

How Katie Ledecky Won the Most Medals of Any U.S. Female Olympian

Sat, 03 Aug 2024 01:41:00 +0200

Katie Ledecky now stands alone as the most decorated female American Olympian, in any sport, with 13 medals. And she still has one more race to swim in France. Jenny Vrentas, a New York Times reporter covering sports, explains how Ledecky reached this milestone.

Los Juegos Olímpicos tienen un inesperado bocadillo de moda

Fri, 02 Aug 2024 23:57:00 +0200

Con la misión de abastecerse de miles de calorías al día, el nadador noruego Henrik Christiansen encontró en los “muffins” de chocolate un manjar que decidió compartir con el mundo.

It’s official: Léon Marchand owns the pool after winning his fourth gold medal.

Fri, 02 Aug 2024 23:46:00 +0200

After winning the 200 individual medley, Marchand joins Michael Phelps and Mark Spitz as the only male swimmers to win four gold medals at a single Olympics.

It’s official: Léon Marchand owns the pool in France after winning his fourth gold medal.

Fri, 02 Aug 2024 23:08:00 +0200

After winning the 200 individual medley, Marchand joins Michael Phelps and Mark Spitz as the only male swimmers to win four gold medals at a single Olympics.

Katie Ledecky’s 13th Olympic medal is a silver, but one for the record books.

Thu, 01 Aug 2024 23:39:00 +0200

No female American Olympian has won more medals than Ledecky, who swam the third leg for the Americans’ 4x200 freestyle relay team that finished second behind Australia.

13th Medal Makes Ledecky the Most Decorated U.S. Female Olympian

Thu, 01 Aug 2024 23:13:00 +0200

Katie Ledecky won silver in the 4x200 freestyle relay, bringing her medal count up to 13, breaking the record for U.S. women across Olympic sports.

This Chinese Swimmer Had a Positive Doping Test in 2022

Thu, 01 Aug 2024 11:05:00 +0200

Two elite Chinese swimmers, including one named to her country’s team in the Paris Olympics, tested positive in 2022 for a banned drug but were secretly cleared of doping late last year by Chinese authorities. Tariq Panja, a global sports correspondent for The New York Times, explains.

12 Medals and Counting: Ledecky Ties for Most Decorated U.S. Female Olympian

Thu, 01 Aug 2024 01:53:00 +0200

Katie Ledecky won gold in the 1,500 freestyle final, bringing her medal count up to 12, matching the record for U.S. women across Olympic sports.

See the Moment Katie Ledecky Won Gold in the 1500-Meter Freestyle

Thu, 01 Aug 2024 01:44:00 +0200

Katie Ledecky comfortably won the 1,500-meter freestyle, beating her winning time from the Tokyo Games by more than seven seconds.

Photos: Katie Ledecky Wins Gold in 1,500-Meter Freestyle, Lapping Competition Again

Wed, 31 Jul 2024 22:17:00 +0200

Katie Ledecky comfortably won the 1,500-meter freestyle, beating her winning time from the Tokyo Games by more than seven seconds.

To the surprise of no one, Katie Ledecky once again laps the competition.

Wed, 31 Jul 2024 22:03:00 +0200

Katie Ledecky comfortably won the 1,500-meter freestyle, beating her winning time from the Tokyo Games by more than seven seconds.

How Henrik Christiansen Made Chocolate Muffins a Hit at the Olympics

Wed, 31 Jul 2024 20:38:00 +0200

On a quest to fuel himself with thousands of calories a day, an Olympic swimmer found an unexpected delight and shared it with the world.

At 17, She’s Already Conquered Some of the World’s Big Swims

Wed, 31 Jul 2024 00:14:00 +0200

While attention has been on the Paris Olympics, Maya Merhige, a high school senior, swam from England to France, completing the triple crown in open-water swimming.

China justifica a dos de sus nadadores que dieron positivo al dopaje

Tue, 30 Jul 2024 23:03:00 +0200

El país dice esta vez que fueron hamburguesas contaminadas. Una de los atletas forma parte del equipo olímpico en París.

Se pospone triatlón olímpico masculino por contaminación del Sena

Tue, 30 Jul 2024 17:40:00 +0200

Las pruebas de calidad del agua realizadas a primera hora del martes mostraron que el río que atraviesa París no era apto para nadar, según los organizadores.

By the smallest of margins, Torri Huske won gold and healed an old heartbreak.

Tue, 30 Jul 2024 16:43:00 +0200

Torri Huske beat Gretchen Walsh by less than a tenth of a second to win gold.

Olympic Men’s Triathlon Postponed Because of Pollution in the Seine

Tue, 30 Jul 2024 06:18:00 +0200

Water-quality tests early Tuesday showed that the river running through Paris was unsafe for swimming, organizers said.

In the 1,500, There’s Katie Ledecky and Then There’s Everyone Else

Tue, 30 Jul 2024 06:01:00 +0200

Ledecky has not lost a 1,500-meter freestyle race in 14 years. Even her rivals admit they hit the water knowing they’re racing for second.

China Cleared Swimmers in Doping Dispute, Citing Tainted Burgers

Tue, 30 Jul 2024 06:00:00 +0200

Two Chinese athletes, one of whom was named to the Olympic team in Paris, tested positive in 2022 for a banned steroid. China blamed contaminated food, as it had after previous positive tests.

Is the Seine Clean Enough? Olympic Triathletes Wait on Testers.

Mon, 29 Jul 2024 21:45:00 +0200

Water-quality results recorded before dawn on Tuesday will determine if the men’s triathlon race will take place hours later.

Science Goes to the Olympics

Mon, 29 Jul 2024 16:32:00 +0200

Six Olympic athletes described the delicate mechanics behind their chosen event. Here’s how they do what they do.

Why Some Olympic Swimmers Think About Math in the Pool

Mon, 29 Jul 2024 06:01:00 +0200

In a sport where gold and silver can be separated by a fraction of a second, many of the world’s top swimmers now scour data for even the smallest edge.

By the smallest of margins, Torri Huske beat her U.S. teammate and managed to heal an old heartbreak at the same time.

Sun, 28 Jul 2024 22:18:00 +0200

In third place at the turn, Huske powered to gold, edging her teammate — and world-record holder — Gretchen Walsh at the end by touching just ahead of her.

Behind a French Roar, Léon Marchand leaves the world’s best swimmers in his wake.

Sun, 28 Jul 2024 21:58:00 +0200

Marchand, who has been dubbed the “French Michael Phelps,” set the Olympic record in the men’s 400-meter individual medley final.

Léon Marchand of France leaves the world’s best swimmers in his wake.

Sun, 28 Jul 2024 21:39:00 +0200

Marchand, who has been dubbed the “French Michael Phelps,” set the Olympic record in the men’s 400-meter individual medley final.

How Katie Ledecky Won Bronze in the 400-meter Freestyle

Sun, 28 Jul 2024 00:39:00 +0200

Ledecky won her 11th Olympic medal, but was outpaced by Ariarne Titmus of Australia.

Katie Ledecky’s relentless march toward history begins with a bronze in Paris.

Sat, 27 Jul 2024 22:29:00 +0200

Ledecky won her 11th Olympic medal, but was outpaced by Ariarne Titmus of Australia.

Chinese Swimmer Zhang Yufei Makes First Comments on Doping Case

Sat, 27 Jul 2024 13:03:00 +0200

Zhang Yufei, one of 23 athletes who tested positive for a banned substance before the last Olympics, said China did not allow doping, and offered a window into the stress the accusations have caused.

Chinese Swimmer Denies Cheating in First Public Response to Doping Case

Sat, 27 Jul 2024 13:01:00 +0200

Zhang Yufei, one of 23 athletes who tested positive for a banned substance before the last Olympics, said China did not allow doping, and offered a window into the stress the accusations have caused.

Léon Marchand: The French Swimmer Who Is Carrying His Country on His Back

Sat, 27 Jul 2024 06:01:00 +0200

Léon Marchand, who has the potential to win medals in four individual events, bears much of the weight of France’s expectations. He is ready, he says, but adds, “it does feel weird.”

Anger Lingers Over Positive Doping Tests for Chinese Swimmers

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 20:34:00 +0200

In Paris, Chinese swimmers have been under extra scrutiny by doping watchdogs, but that hasn’t satisfied competitors like American star Caeleb Dressel.

Fall in Love With Horse Dancing

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 11:05:00 +0200

And other Olympic sports you didn’t know were a thing.

Sequías en Italia, España, Grecia y Portugal: ¿turismo o agricultura?

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 00:20:00 +0200

Algunas zonas del sur de Italia y otros países de la región están sufriendo una de sus peores sequías en décadas. Las autoridades dicen estar trabajando para salvar, al menos, el turismo.

Read These Children’s Books About the Olympic Games and Sports

Wed, 24 Jul 2024 11:01:00 +0200

Colorful primers, inspirational biographies and books by former champions will get kids excited for the Paris Games — and teach valuable lessons along the way.

Mediterranean Drought Forces a Hard Choice: Who Gets the Water?

Wed, 24 Jul 2024 06:02:00 +0200

Parts of Southern Italy and other countries in the region are experiencing one of their worst droughts in decades. The authorities say they are working to at least save tourism.

Inside the Olympic medal factories: how Team GB are shaping up in key sports

Mon, 22 Jul 2024 13:00:00 +0200

Big names eye gold in athletics and swimming while Britain hope to improve on their rowing showing from TokyoStar name: Keely Hodgkinson (women’s 800m) Continue reading...

24 for Paris 2024: must-watch Olympians who will light up the Games

Mon, 22 Jul 2024 09:00:00 +0200

Six GB athletes, six Australians, six Americans and six from around the world who have stories well worth following27 | Artistic gymnastics | All-around, uneven bars, beam, floor, team Continue reading...

‘A perfect storm in Paris’: Australian swimmer Sam Short eyes Olympic treble | Kieran Pender

Mon, 22 Jul 2024 04:00:00 +0200

The 20-year-old has to juggle a law degree with his sport but is a real chance of winning medals over three distances at the 2024 GamesAustralian swimmer Sam Short will go for Olympic gold in the men’s 400m, 800m and 1,500m freestyle later this month with a very real chance of standing on the podium for all three events. That potential feat is all the more remarkable given just three years ago, the 20-year-old came close to quitting the sport.Rewind to Swimming Australia’s trials for

Red Speedo review – moral dilemmas and personal fears surface in doping drama

Mon, 22 Jul 2024 01:01:00 +0200

Orange Tree theatre, London
Finn Cole plays swimmer Ray, whose life enters choppy waters when performance-enhancing drugs are discovered at his clubA pair of swimming briefs is quite the costume for a professional stage debut, which can feel exposing enough for actors. But appearing on the hottest day of the year, Peaky Blinders’ Finn Cole may well have been relieved to be sporting just the titular trunks of Lucas Hnath’s 2013 play. The mini pool in Anna Fleischle’s striking se

‘I felt the water tremble’: Ukraine’s Olympic swimmers train as bombs fall

Sun, 21 Jul 2024 19:00:00 +0200

Daily air raid sirens cannot deter the fighting spirit of Dnipro’s young athletes determined to give their all in ParisOleksandr Zheltyakov gazes across the pool and points towards the hundreds of yellow seats that run along its flank. He has cast his mind back to December 2019, when he was 14 and won his first Ukrainian championship in front of a delighted home town crowd at Dnipro’s Meteor facility.“Just thinking about it fires me up,” he says. “It was before the

Adam Peaty finds peace in church and therapy before Olympic challenge

Sat, 20 Jul 2024 17:51:00 +0200

British swimmer is targeting third gold in a row in ParisPeaty now accepts success is ‘not going to solve’ problemsAdam Peaty says he has had to drastically change his relationship with winning, no longer tying his results to his general happiness, in order to recover from the most difficult period of his career and pursue a potential third consecutive gold medal in the 100m breaststroke at the Paris Olympics.“My relationship with a gold medal now is I know that it won’t

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Fri, 19 Jul 2024 11:01:00 +0200

For some travelers, the big draw in a destination is not a hot new restaurant or high-end hotel. It’s the grocery store, swimming pool or kitchenware shop, where they can dip into the stream of local life.

Paris Mayor Swims in Beautified Seine Ahead of Olympic Games

Wed, 17 Jul 2024 18:20:00 +0200

Anne Hidalgo swam in the cleaned-up waters of the capital’s river, fulfilling a promise that has become a symbol of the Olympic Games that start this month.

Paris Mayor Swims in the Seine to Show It Is Clean Before the Olympics

Wed, 17 Jul 2024 18:19:00 +0200

Mayor Anne Hidalgo took a plunge in the Seine in an effort to show the river was clean enough to host several swimming events during the Paris Olympics.

Paris mayor swims in Seine to show river is clean enough for Olympics – video

Wed, 17 Jul 2024 12:13:00 +0200

The Paris mayor, Anne Hidalgo, swam in the long-polluted Seine, fulfilling a promise to show the river was clean enough to host open swimming competitions during the 2024 Olympics. The opening ceremony kicks off in nine daysParis mayor swims in Seine as river is cleaned up just in time for Olympics Continue reading...

Not just Chariots of Fire: the forgotten heroes of 1924 Paris Olympics

Wed, 17 Jul 2024 09:00:00 +0200

Swimmer Lucy Morton overcame a car crash and boxer Harry Mallin’s golden double was unmatched for 92 years14 July 1924. Paris. Lucy Morton sat up on the pavement with a start. All around her was a cacophony of shouting. In French. The taxi she’d been travelling in seconds earlier was halfway up the kerb and another taxi appeared to be parked in the side of it. As her senses began to return, she reasoned that the impact of the crash must have thrown her clear of the open-air cab and k

What to Know About Hotel Day Passes

Tue, 16 Jul 2024 11:01:00 +0200

Hotels are increasingly making some of their most enviable amenities available to day pass holders.

Hope, hopelessness and heroism: why theatre is making a splash with sport

Mon, 15 Jul 2024 17:15:00 +0200

From the Gareth Southgate play Dear England to Red Speedo, about a swimmer caught doping, dramatists are using sport to examine class, race, morality – and life in Britain todayWill no one think of the playwrights? Defeat in Sunday’s Euros final stole the perfect ending from James Graham, who is currently updating his footballing hit Dear England for its return to the stage next year. Still, at least Gareth Southgate’s men didn’t go out in their quarter-final shootout aga

Angry Birds Take on Drones at New York City Beach

Sat, 13 Jul 2024 15:30:00 +0200

American Oystercatchers are attacking drones that have been deployed to scan for sharks and swimmers in distress.

Kyle Chalmers: ‘I love being part of those high pressure moments’ | Nicole Jeffery

Fri, 12 Jul 2024 04:00:00 +0200

The Australian swimming star has overcome more adversity than most but could now claim a unique Olympic honour in ParisEmblazoned in German across Kyle Chalmers’ chest are the words: “nur die starken überleben”, which translates as “only the strong survive”. But the Australian is much more than a survivor in the world of swimming. He has a competitive record that few can match, with Olympic gold and silver in the blue riband 100m freestyle, and is intent on ext

WADA Clears Itself in Chinese Doping Case

Tue, 09 Jul 2024 22:39:00 +0200

A special prosecutor said the decision not to pursue punishments against a group of Olympic swimmers was “indisputably reasonable,” even though agency scientists had expressed doubts.

US anti-doping chief sceptical of investigation into Chinese swimmers

Mon, 08 Jul 2024 21:54:00 +0200

Swimmers were cleared of doping after positive testsWada has received criticism for handling of caseTravis Tygart, the head of the United States Anti-Doping Agency (Usada), said on Monday he has doubts about the effectiveness of an investigation into positive drug tests by 23 Chinese swimmers.The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has faced mounting pressure to explain how Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned substance weeks before the Tokyo Olympics but escaped punishment, with some going

After Teen Sisters Drown at Coney Island, New Yorkers Still Crowd the Beach

Sun, 07 Jul 2024 20:44:00 +0200

Visitors were mostly unaffected by the third and fourth drownings at New York City beaches this season, matching the total number of swimming deaths last summer.

Coney Island Drownings Fail to Deter New Yorkers as City Swelters

Sun, 07 Jul 2024 01:13:00 +0200

Visitors were mostly unaffected by the third and fourth drownings at New York City beaches this season, matching the total number of swimming deaths last summer.

Justice Department Opens Criminal Investigation in Chinese Doping Case

Thu, 04 Jul 2024 19:54:00 +0200

The move escalates a fight with China and world antidoping officials, and will cast a shadow of criminality over the Paris Olympics.

A Masterpiece of Fiction Inspires the Urge to Submerge in a Gallery Crawl

Thu, 04 Jul 2024 11:03:00 +0200

In New York’s art show of the summer, paint and prose meet in “The Swimmer,” a psychoanalysis of John Cheever’s suburban nightmare of 1964.

An Uproar Over a Chinese Doping Case, Except in China

Wed, 03 Jul 2024 06:01:00 +0200

Chinese state news and social media has been virtually silent about 23 swimmers secretly testing positive in 2021, even as the issue is being debated widely abroad, including in Congress.

The History of Synchronized Swimming Is More Than Esther Williams

Sat, 29 Jun 2024 11:02:00 +0200

In “Swimming Pretty,” Vicki Valosik connects the evolution of an unlikely sport with the century-long struggle of women to be taken seriously in the water.

Australia poke US bear to ramp up swimming rivalry for Olympic Games | Nicole Jeffery

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 17:00:00 +0200

Old comments have been recycled to fire up the American team before the two nations vie for supremacy in the Paris poolCowbells. Australia’s Olympic swimmers could be hearing them in their sleep, and definitely will be hearing them in their waking hours at the Paris Olympic pool, after the US-Australian rivalry ignited this week.Comments that Australia’s former sprint queen Cate Campbell made last year about the sweetness of beating the US team and their “infernal cowbell&rdquo

The Doping Scandal Rocking the Upcoming Olympics

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0200

Allegations in the world of competitive swimming raise questions about fairness in the sport.

Michael Phelps urges 'lifetime ban' for athletes caught doping – video

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 17:54:00 +0200

Michael Phelps called for a lifetime ban on athletes caught doping because he does not want children growing up 'thinking that it's only doping and cheating' that will result in success. The 23-time Olympic gold-winning swimmer made the comments during testimony before a House of Representatives subcommittee, following revelations that 23 Chinese swimmers had tested positive for a banned heart medication ahead of the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 but were allowed by the World Anti-Doping Agency to comp

Michael Phelps says US athletes losing faith in Wada before Paris Olympics

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 13:35:00 +0200

23-time Olympic champion testified before CongressWada criticized over handling of Chinese swimming caseUS Olympic athletes have lost faith in the World Anti-Doping Agency to rid their sports of cheaters before next month’s summer Games in Paris, two former gold medalists told a House subcommittee on Tuesday night.
The testimony by Michael Phelps and Allison Schmitt followed revelations this spring that 23 Chinese swimmers had tested positive for a banned heart medication before the Tokyo

‘It’s been a long and wild ride’: Australia’s Olympic swim star Cate Campbell retires

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:37:00 +0200

Four-time gold medallist had missed out on selection for Paris‘I am entering my cheerleading era,’ says 32-year-oldCate Campbell has officially announced her retirement after falling short in her bid to become the first Australian swimmer to race at five Olympics. The four-time Olympic gold medallist missed out on selection for the Paris Games in the 100m and 50m freestyle events at the recent trials in Brisbane.The 32-year-old made her retirement official on Wednesday in an emotiona

Michael Phelps and Allison Schmitt Testify on Antidoping Measures Ahead of Olympics

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 03:11:00 +0200

Michael Phelps and Allison Schmitt testified to a House subcommittee following reports that Chinese swimmers were allowed to compete in the 2021 Games after testing positive for a banned drug.

Michael Phelps and Allison Schmitt Will Testify on Antidoping Measures Ahead of Olympics

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 20:43:00 +0200

Michael Phelps and Allison Schmitt are set to testify to a House subcommittee after reports that Chinese swimmers were allowed to compete in the 2021 Games after testing positive for a banned drug.

U.S. Swimming Stars Assail Antidoping Agency Ahead of Olympics

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 20:13:00 +0200

Michael Phelps and Allison Schmitt are set to testify to a House subcommittee after reports that Chinese swimmers were allowed to compete in the 2021 Games after testing positive for a banned drug.

Woman Tried to Drown 3-Year-Old Girl After Making Racist Comments, Police Say

Sun, 23 Jun 2024 21:35:00 +0200

A Texas woman tried to drown the child in the pool of an apartment complex last month, the police said. The child’s mother said her family was Palestinian and Muslim.

Dressel and Ledecky win again at US Olympic swim trials, Kate Douglass too

Sun, 23 Jun 2024 04:49:00 +0200

Dressel victorious in 100 butterfly at US Olympic trialsLedecky wins 800 free in fourth victory of competitionDouglass locks up third individual event of Paris GamesCaeleb Dressel locked up his second individual race in Paris, giving him another chance to shine after his stellar performance at the last Olympics.Keep an eye on Kate Douglass, too. She could be one of the the biggest American stars at the pool. Continue reading...

Consider the Beach

Sat, 22 Jun 2024 12:10:00 +0200

With much of the U.S. experiencing a heat wave, let us consider the beach and all its promises and pitfalls.

Swimming at SoFi, softball in Oklahoma: LA 2028 Olympics reveal venue changes

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 19:54:00 +0200

LA 2028 announce cost-saving changes to venue planSwimming will be held before 38,000 at SoFi StadiumSoftball and canoe slalom to be held in Oklahoma CityThe 2028 Los Angeles Olympics on Friday announced changes to its venue plan that it says will create an estimated $156m in combined savings and revenue increases.Swimming will be held at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, with its 38,000 seats creating the largest swimming venue in Olympic history; basketball will be played at Intuit Dome in Inglewood;

2028 LA Olympics: Swimming Moves to an NFL Stadium

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 18:32:00 +0200

Organizers of the Los Angeles Olympic Games hope that a huge venue for swimming, a marquee event, will draw crowds and generate much-needed revenue.

Sports quiz of the week: Euro 2024, Rory McIlroy and Copa América

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 14:49:00 +0200

Have you been following the big stories in football, golf, rugby union, tennis, swimming, cycling and horse racing? Continue reading...

Nude swimmers brave cold for Hobart’s Dark Mofo dip – in pictures

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 04:59:00 +0200

A record 3,000 people join the annual naked winter solstice swim, part of Hobart’s Dark Mofo festival, facing temperatures of about 6C outside the water and about 12C in the River Derwent at the crack of dawn on Friday‘Push through the painful bit’: record 3,000 people take nude Dark Mofo swim in DerwentOn winter solstice the oranges on my tree reach their peak – but I always leave one fruit hanging, past its prime Continue reading...

Lilly King nabs Paris spot, then gets engaged, at US Olympic swim trials

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 04:46:00 +0200

Murphy, Smith, Douglass and King all shine at US trialsKing’s boyfriend proposes on pool deck following raceKatie Douglass won the 200m breaststroke final at the US Olympic trials in Indianapolis on Thursday but second place finisher Lilly King got the ring when her boyfriend proposed on the pool deck immediately after the race.Douglass, winner of the women’s 100m freestyle on Wednesday, added the 200m breaststroke to her Paris program, getting to wall first in two minutes, 19.46 sec

Caeleb Dressel, Simone Manuel settle for relay spots at US Olympic swim trials

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 04:54:00 +0200

US swimming stars qualify for Paris but on relay teamsDressel and Manuel can still qualify in individual racesLedecky adds 1,500 free to 200 and 400 free victoriesComing back from long layoffs, American swimming stars Caeleb Dressel and Simone Manuel had to settle for relay spots at the Olympics on Wednesday night.Dressel, the winner of five gold medals at the Tokyo Games, won’t get a chance to defend his 100-meter freestyle title in Paris after a third-place finish at the US trials behind

Most New York City Pools Are Still Closed as Temperatures Soar

Wed, 19 Jun 2024 15:45:00 +0200

New Yorkers are sweating through an early heat wave, but the city’s outdoor public pools won’t open until June 27.

French swimmer books Olympics spot then dislocates shoulder celebrating

Wed, 19 Jun 2024 11:29:00 +0200

Rafael Fente-Damers hurt shoulder after slapping waterMaxime Grousset: ‘He’s a bit crazy, that’s why he’s good’Rafael Fente-Damers booked his ticket to the Paris Olympics with a second-placed finish in the 100m freestyle final at the French Olympic trials on Tuesday but the teenager’s exuberant celebrations came at a cost as he injured a shoulder.Fente-Damers, who also earned a spot on France’s 4x100m relay team after finishing behind Maxime Grousset in

USA’s Regan Smith sets world record in 100m backstroke at Olympic trials

Wed, 19 Jun 2024 04:54:00 +0200

Smith, 22, surpasses record held by Australia’s McKeownBobby Finke earns right to defend 800 free title in TokyoThis world record was five years in the making for Regan Smith.What an up-and-down journey it’s been. Continue reading...

Tiny Love Stories: ‘To Die with Perfect Abs’

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 21:29:00 +0200

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.

Ledecky wins 200m freestyle at US Olympic trials with best events to come

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 13:29:00 +0200

Ryan Murphy and Lilly King book places at Paris 2024Ledecky still has 800m and 1500 freestyle to comeIt was a night for familiar names at the US Olympic swimming trials. Backstroke star Ryan Murphy is headed to his third Olympics. So is breaststroke queen Lilly King. And the most prominent name of all, Katie Ledecky, locked up a second individual race in Paris. Then there is Katie Grimes, who will swim indoors and outdoors at this year’s Summer Games.In a hectic session featuring five fina

Playing fields sold off, swimming pools closed down – state-school children don’t have a sporting chance | Robert Verkaik

Mon, 17 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0200

A Guardian report has revealed the huge areas of outdoor space owned by UK private schools. It’s time for this inequality to end• Revealed: students at top private schools have 10 times more green space than state pupilsIt was during the worst months of Covid that the playing fields of Eton and the vast grounds owned by hundreds of other private schools first became a matter of serious public concern. Social-distancing rules meant many children attending state schools were corralled i

Olympics Dreams Die in June With Caitlin Clark and Others Not Qualifying

Sun, 16 Jun 2024 11:03:00 +0200

There will be no shortage of drama when the Paris Olympics begin in July, but most hearts will be broken in the cutthroat qualifying trials this month.

Katie Ledecky makes fourth Olympics as Gretchen Walsh breaks world record

Sun, 16 Jun 2024 07:30:00 +0200

Ledecky wins 400m free to punch Paris ticketWalsh, 21, sets world record in 100m butterflyKatie Ledecky is heading to her fourth Olympics, an accomplishment that seemed unimaginable when she was a 15-year-old kid in London.These days, it wouldn’t seem like a Summer Games without her. Continue reading...

Tears and cheers as Australia locks in 41-strong swim team for 2024 Paris Olympics | Nicole Jeffery

Sun, 16 Jun 2024 01:59:00 +0200

The final night of Olympic trials was full of emotion as Australia confirmed a squad of 22 rookies aiming to better the historic high of the Tokyo GamesThe final night of the Olympic trials – last chance saloon for swimmers who had yet to qualify for the Paris Games - and the atmosphere was thick with emotion.It started with tears. Everyone went to water after the Australian team’s long-time spiritual leader Cate Campbell fell short of qualifying for her fifth Olympic team in the 50m

Cate Campbell and Cody Simpson miss out on Paris Olympics swim spots

Sat, 15 Jun 2024 16:37:00 +0200

Forty-one-strong Dolphins team named for the Games Campbell: ‘I can leave the pool with peace and with love’Cate Campbell wished for the fairytale ending, but says her illustrious Olympic career finishes in peace and with love. The four-time gold medallist has failed in her bid to become the first Australian to swim at five Olympics. “By God, I gave it a really good crack,” Campbell said.On a Saturday night when pop star turned swimmer Cody Simpson also missed selection f

Chinese Swimmers Had Previous Positive Tests for Banned Drug

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 20:23:00 +0200

Three athletes who failed drug tests before the 2021 Olympics had tested positive for a powerful steroid several years earlier. They were not suspended in either incident.

Mollie O’Callaghan beats nerves to win 100m freestyle showdown for the ages

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 15:07:00 +0200

World champion pips decorated field to seal Olympic slotAustralia’s greatest Olympian Emma McKeon misses outSmoke on the water, Fire in the sky. When the smoke cleared over the Brisbane Aquatic Centre on Friday night, there was wreckage everywhere.The women’s 100m freestyle final at the Australian Olympic trials was always going to be a combustible mix of pride, dreams and desperation, with both joy and devastation in its wake. There were too many champions fighting for too few Olymp

Why a 3-Legged Lion and His Brother Swam Across a Crocodile-Filled River

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 11:01:00 +0200

Researchers say the nearly mile-long swim was the longest by big cats ever recorded.

Kaylee McKeown just misses out on new 200m backstroke world record

Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:23:00 +0200

Queenslander falls 0.16 seconds short at Olympic trialsShe will go head-to-head with USA’s Regan Smith in ParisKaylee McKeown said she was just pleased to be performing well after narrowly missing another world record at Australia’s Olympic swimming trials.McKeown was within 0.16 seconds of her own 200m backstroke world record in Brisbane on Thursday night, when Kyle Chalmers secured selection for a third Olympics by winning the men’s 100m freestyle. Continue reading...

Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas out of Olympics after losing legal battle

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 18:00:00 +0200

Athlete said rules were ‘invalid and unlawful’World Aquatics: ‘Major step to protect women’s sport’The US swimmer Lia Thomas, who rose to global prominence after becoming the first transgender athlete to win a NCAA college title in March 2022, has lost a legal case against World Aquatics at the court of arbitration for sport – and wth it any hopes of making next month’s Paris Olympics.
The 25-year-old also remains barred from swimming in the female categ

Ariarne Titmus breaks 200m freestyle world record in ominous Olympics warning

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 11:52:00 +0200

Australian edges Mollie O’Callaghan at trials in BrisbaneTime of 1:52.23 betters O’Callaghan’s previous benchmarkAriarne Titmus has broken the 200m freestyle world record at Australia’s Olympic swimming selection trials in Brisbane.Titmus clocked one minute 52.23 seconds in Wednesday night’s final, bettering compatriot Mollie O’Callaghan’s previous benchmark of 1:52.85 from last year’s world championships. Continue reading...

How Do You Use Water to Stay Cool at Home During the Summer? We Want to Know.

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 11:05:00 +0200

Sprinklers? Kiddie pools? What’s your creative solution to find respite from sweltering heat?

Mollie O’Callaghan and Ariarne Titmus aim to get it just right in 200m freestyle showdown | Kieran Pender

Tue, 11 Jun 2024 17:00:00 +0200

They’re good friends and training partners, but there can only be one winner at the Australian Olympic trials The 200m freestyle discipline holds a distinct, curious place on the swimming roster. Swimmers with pure speed focus on the one-lap 50m dash, or the two-lap 100m race. Middle distance swimmers prefer the 400m, the 800m or even the endurance epic, the 1500m. The 200m is too long for unbridled sprinting, and too short for a more measured show of stamina.In other words, it is the gold

Mollie O’Callaghan and Ariarne Titmus aim to get it just right in 200m freestyle showdown

Tue, 11 Jun 2024 17:00:00 +0200

Kaylee McKeown sends warning to Olympic rivals with second fastest 100m backstroke ever

Tue, 11 Jun 2024 12:37:00 +0200

Australian finishes in 57.41 at swim trials to qualify for Paris GamesO’Callaghan second in Brisbane to book ticket ahead of AndersonSuch is Kaylee McKeown’s dominance in the women’s 100m backstroke that the Australian holds every single one of the top five times in history, and all but one of the top 10. The 22-year-old won gold at the Tokyo Olympics in the two-lap race; gold at last year’s world championships in Fukuoka; and gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. In the 1

Quiet confidence as Australia’s swimmers bid to make history at Olympics

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 17:00:00 +0200

The Dolphins came close to beating the Americans in Tokyo and belief is building that they can one better in ParisThere is a quiet excitement on the pool deck at the Brisbane Aquatic Centre this week as Australia’s best swimmers race for their tickets to Paris at the Olympic trials.Australia’s swimmers are by and large a modest bunch – they prefer to let their swimming do the talking. Certainly, few are prepared to offer brash predictions about what might come at the Centre Aqu

USA Swimming Partners with Yahoo Sports to Distribute Swimming Content Ahead of Olympic Trials and Olympic Games

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 16:00:00 +0200

USA Swimming, the national governing body (NGB) for the sport of swimming in the United States, t...

Ariarne Titmus gears up for Olympics with second fastest 400m freestyle in history

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 12:29:00 +0200

Australian clocks 3.55.44 at trials in Brisbane to qualify for Paris Games‘I’m excited to see what I can do now in Paris,’ says 23-year-oldFreestyle queen Ariarne Titmus delivered an ominous message to her rivals at the Australian Olympic trials on Monday night, swimming the second fastest women’s 400m freestyle in history to qualify for the Paris Games.Titmus was ahead of her own world record mark until the dying metres, finishing in 3.55.44 – just six one-hundredt

Swimmer Trying to Make Olympic History Is Left Off the U.S. Team

Sat, 08 Jun 2024 23:47:00 +0200

When the sport of artistic swimming, formerly synchronized swimming, announced it would allow men to compete in the Paris Games, Bill May saw his chance. But the U.S. team chose only women.

Katie Ledecky’s Gold Medal Mind-Set

Sat, 08 Jun 2024 14:19:00 +0200

As she prepares for the Paris Games, the seven-time Olympic gold medalist talks about the doping accusations against her competitors and how she stays focused while swimming 1,900 miles a year.

Do I Tell the Woman With a Medical Condition She Can’t Swim With Us?

Fri, 07 Jun 2024 18:56:00 +0200

The magazine’s ethicist columnist on what to do when forced to play lifeguard.

At 45, He Vies With Women Half His Age, Seeking an Olympic First

Thu, 06 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0200

If Bill May makes the U.S. Olympic team, he will become the first man ever to compete in artistic swimming, formerly known as synchronized swimming, at the Games.

USA Swimming Announces Procter & Gamble Sponsorship

Tue, 04 Jun 2024 18:09:00 +0200

USA Swimming, the national governing body (NGB) for the sport of The USA Swimming Foundat...

Buoyant Adam Peaty secures Paris Olympics spot after ‘three years of hell’

Wed, 03 Apr 2024 01:08:00 +0200

Peaty clocks fastest time this year at British ChampionshipsOlympic champion has battled depression and alcohol problemsAdam Peaty said a new relaxed mindset can serve him well after securing passage to this summer’s Paris Olympics by finishing first in his signature 100m breaststroke event on the first day of the British Championships in London.The 29-year-old touched the wall in 57.94 seconds in the evening’s final – the fastest men’s 100m breaststroke time in the world

Adam Peaty ‘finding peace in the water’ after securing Paris Olympics spot

Wed, 03 Apr 2024 01:08:00 +0200

6 Hotel Pools Perfect for Swimmers

Tue, 02 Apr 2024 14:36:00 +0200

Many hotel pools are built with children and sun-seekers in mind: too short, too warm and too crowded. These, in cities across the U.S., let you get your laps in, in style.

5 Hotel Pools Perfect for Swimmers

Tue, 02 Apr 2024 11:00:00 +0200

Many hotel pools are built with children and sun-seekers in mind: too short, too warm and too crowded. These, in cities across the U.S., let you get your laps in, in style.

Duncan Scott: ‘The Olympics are more gruelling mentally than physically’

Mon, 01 Apr 2024 14:00:00 +0200

Scottish athlete is targeting success at Paris Olympics this summer after a record-breaking return of four medals in TokyoDuncan Scott is a hard man to catch, in the pool and out. During the Tokyo Olympics the British press spent a lot of time trying, and failing, to get a word with him as he peeled off nine races in eight days. There were three rounds in the 200m freestyle, three more in the 200m medley, two in the men’s 4x100m medley relay, and another in the 4x200m freestyle relay. By t

The big picture: underwater with Team USA’s artistic swimmers

Sun, 31 Mar 2024 08:00:00 +0200

James Rokop’s photography reveals the extreme athleticism of a sport that has struggled for recognitionIn 2017, the Olympic event that had long been known as synchronised swimming had an imposed rebrand, when the international governing body of aquatic sport decided it should now be called “artistic swimming”. The name change generated uproar. Kris Harley-Jesson, who had coached national teams in Europe and North America, launched a petition that quickly collected more than 11,

The Sunday Read: ‘My Goldendoodle Spent a Week at Some Luxury Dog ‘Hotels.’ I Tagged Along.’

Sun, 24 Mar 2024 11:00:00 +0100

How exactly did dogs take over our world? This writer journeys into the bespoke pet care industry to find out.

Adam Peaty: ‘It takes huge wisdom to feel grateful for what we have’

Sun, 24 Mar 2024 09:00:00 +0100

Britain’s greatest male swimmer is going for gold at the Paris Olympics after drink and burnout threatened to curb his careerAdam Peaty looks like a lonely gladiator on the block as, seeing me arrive at his training camp in Tenerife just after seven on a Wednesday morning, he raises his right arm in silent greeting. Work has already begun in the watery sunshine and another four hours will pass before Peaty opens up about coming back from a breakdown just over a year ago.Peaty wears his gog

‘Sink or swim’ isn’t the only way for elite sport | Letters

Wed, 20 Mar 2024 19:40:00 +0100

Andrew P Hill on the myth that extraordinary achievement requires extreme levels of sacrifice, and Colin Thunhurst on being forced out of his laneCath Bishop provides a stirring call for the recent review of Swim England’s toxic culture not to be “just another culture review” in sport (Swim England’s toxic culture must go – it is time for sport to prioritise joy, 14 March). Unfortunately, it most likely will be. The belief that extraordinary achievement requires ext

‘I’ve got tears in my eyes’: how the ‘world’s most beautiful pool’ became a multimillion-dollar hole in the ground

Sat, 16 Mar 2024 20:00:00 +0100

When the North Sydney Olympic Pool closed for an upgrade, locals expected to be back swimming the following year. Three years and tens of millions of dollars later, they are still waitingGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastIt was one of Australia’s most idiosyncratic swimming pools: nine 50-metre saltwater lanes tucked under the base of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, framed by the waterfront on one side and the art deco kitsch of Luna Park on another. North

Swim England’s toxic culture must go – it is time for sport to prioritise joy | Cath Bishop

Thu, 14 Mar 2024 09:00:00 +0100

A myopic focus on medals and medals alone is no match for the advantage derived from fun and compassionHere we go again: another report revealing toxic behaviours and “cultures of fear”. It’s tempting to scroll on and simply wonder which sport will be next. But the report last week on swimming in England goes to the heart of the role of sport in our lives, asks questions about the experiences we want to create for the next generation through sport, and the sort of&nbs

Swim England sorry after independent report hits out at ‘toxic’ culture in clubs

Tue, 05 Mar 2024 13:02:00 +0100

Bullying going unchecked and parents fearful of complainingWarnings of ‘excessive demands’ of ‘performance-first’ system
Swim England has apologised after a landmark report criticised the “toxic” culture in some clubs, with bullying going unchecked and parents fearful of complaining to the governing body due a perceived risk of retaliation.The independent report, which was based on 3,500 responses from competitors, parents and coaches, also warns of the &ldquo

‘No stunt doubles for me,’ says actor who braved Channel to recreate epic swim

Sat, 02 Mar 2024 17:00:00 +0100

Kirsten Callaghan tells how she had to deal with rain, rough seas and mackerel for a film about Mercedes Gleitze’s pioneering 1927 featA Brighton actor is to restore the reputation of one of the city’s forgotten international stars this week with the release of the film Vindication Swim, about an extraordinary feat of endurance. Almost a century ago, Mercedes Gleitze was the first British woman to swim the Channel, although her reputation was briefly tarnished when her record was cha

Cirkul Announced as Official Hydration Partner of USA Swimming

Fri, 01 Mar 2024 17:00:00 +0100

USA Swimming, the national governing body for swimming in the United States, today announced Cirkul ...

USA Swimming and USANA Announce Renewal of Deal Through 2026

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 19:05:00 +0100

USA Swimming announced today that its partnership with USANA, the Cellular Nutrition Company, is ext...

OneAmerica Financial and Indiana University Health Named as First Centennial Partners of USA Swimming

Wed, 28 Feb 2024 00:22:00 +0100

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Swimming, the national governing body (NGB) for...

Visiting Nude Saunas in Austria and Germany Without Feeling Awkward

Mon, 26 Feb 2024 11:05:00 +0100

Austria and Germany abound with popular resorts called thermen where getting the full sauna experience typically means having to take it all off.

Three University of Wyoming swimmers killed in highway crash in Colorado

Fri, 23 Feb 2024 18:59:00 +0100

Three Wyoming athletes killed in single-vehicle wreckCrash happened on Thursday afternoon on US 287Three members of the University of Wyoming swimming and diving team were killed in a highway crash in northern Colorado.The crash happened Thursday afternoon on US 287 about 10 miles (16km) south of the Wyoming-Colorado line between Laramie and Fort Collins, Colorado. Continue reading...

Variety: Acrostic

Fri, 23 Feb 2024 04:02:00 +0100

David Balton and Jane Stewart throw us into cold water with their latest puzzle.

Making a splash: World Aquatics Championships 2024 – in pictures

Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:00:00 +0100

The biennial event is second only to the Olympics in terms of importance in the world of aquatic sports. More than 2,600 athletes representing 201 countries and the World Aquatic Refugee Team were in Doha competing. We bring you some of our favourite images from the 21st edition of the event Continue reading...

Israeli swimmer Gorbenko booed at world championships as GB’s Colbert wins gold

Sun, 18 Feb 2024 22:05:00 +0100

20-year-old won silver in 400m individual medleyJeers were partially drowned out by cheers and applauseIsraeli swimmer Anastasia Gorbenko was jeered by some of the crowd after finishing second in the women’s 400m medley on the closing day of the World Aquatics Championships in Qatar on Sunday.The 20-year-old Gorbenko was being interviewed after the race when the jeers rang out at the Aspire Dome in Doha. She smiled and then sighed when she was booed again, this time as she mounted the podi

Cameron McEvoy pipped by barest of margins in 50m freestyle world title defence

Sat, 17 Feb 2024 23:19:00 +0100

Defending champion beaten by 0.01 seconds by Vladyslav Bukhov Jaclyn Barclay claims silver in women’s 200m backstroke in DohaCameron McEvoy has been beaten in the most agonising of near-misses in his 50m freestyle world title defence, edged for gold by just one-hundredth of a second in one of the shocks of the championships in Doha.But while the veteran speedster was putting on a brave face after his sensational loss to Ukraine’s Vladyslav Bukhov on Saturday, an Australian star of th

Shayna Jack claims fourth medal in Doha as Cameron McEvoy surges into 50m freestyle final

Sat, 17 Feb 2024 02:02:00 +0100

Resurgent swimmer finishes with bronze in women’s 100m freestyleMcEvoy out to defend title at World Aquatics ChampionshipsShayna Jack has been left celebrating her second individual world championships medal, splashing to bronze in the blue riband 100m freestyle in Doha.The resilient 25-year-old Australian, who’s bounced back following mental health struggles while battling to clear her name after testing positive for a banned substance, added the medal on Friday to the 50m freestyle

Shayna Jack claims fourth medal as Cameron McEvoy surges into world championships final

Sat, 17 Feb 2024 02:02:00 +0100

Shayna Jack claims bronze as Cameron McEvoy surges into world championships freestyle final

Sat, 17 Feb 2024 02:02:00 +0100

Resurgent swimmer finishes third in women’s 100m freestyle finalMcEvoy out to defend title at World Aquatics ChampionshipsShayna Jack has been left celebrating her second individual world championships medal, splashing to bronze in the blue riband 100m freestyle in Doha.The resilient 25-year-old Australian, who’s bounced back following mental health struggles while battling to clear her name after testing positive for a banned substance, added the medal on Friday to the 50m freestyle

‘Not an easy race’: Adam Peaty finishes third in world championship final

Mon, 12 Feb 2024 18:17:00 +0100

Olympic champion took mental health break last year‘Great to race the best in the world and get used to heats’The three-time Olympic champion Adam Peaty finished third on his return to the World Aquatic Championships 100m breaststroke final in Doha.Peaty was sidelined from the 2022 event due to a foot injury, and he missed out last year after stepping away from the sport to prioritise his mental health. Continue reading...

Adam Peaty ‘at peace’ with prospect of not returning to his best for Paris 2024

Sun, 11 Feb 2024 21:30:00 +0100

Breaststroke star eases to world championships final in DohaBriton is targeting a third Olympic gold medal this summerAdam Peaty is uncertain whether he will be back to top form for his 100m breaststroke defence at the Paris Olympics but is at peace with the prospect of not being favourite in an event he has dominated.On the comeback trail after taking a mental health break last year, the British world record-holder topped qualifying on Sunday for the 100m final in Doha with a time of 58.60 seco

Cameron McEvoy targets Brisbane Olympics armed with revolutionary training regime

Sat, 10 Feb 2024 05:36:00 +0100

50m freestyle world champion is aiming to defend title in DohaAustralian swimmer reduced his training load as he approaches 30Reborn world champion Cameron McEvoy has rewritten the book on short-distance swimming, and it’s going so well he’s planning a tilt at the 2032 Olympic Games in Brisbane as a 38-year-old.McEvoy became the oldest Australian to win a swimming world championship when taking out the 50m freestyle last year in Japan. Continue reading...

Lance Larson, Who Lost a Disputed Olympic Swim Race, Dies at 83

Fri, 09 Feb 2024 20:03:00 +0100

He had the fastest time in the 100-meter freestyle final. But after a corps of judges couldn’t choose a winner, the chief judge declared one. It wasn’t Larson.

Summer McIntosh ends Katie Ledecky’s 13-year win streak in 800m freestyle

Fri, 09 Feb 2024 02:39:00 +0100

Canadian teen beats Ledecky by six seconds at Orlando meetLedecky suffers first defeat in 800m freestyle since 2010Canadian teenager Summer McIntosh defeated Katie Ledecky in the 800m freestyle at an event in Florida on Thursday night, ending the American star’s 13-year unbeaten streak at the distance.The 17-year-old McIntosh touched the wall in a national record time of 8:11.39, beating Ledecky’s time of 8:17.12 at the Southern Zone South Sectional Championships meet in Orlando. The

Australian swimmer James Magnussen says he’ll ‘juice to the gills’ to win $1.5m prize in Enhanced Games

Fri, 09 Feb 2024 00:34:00 +0100

Retired Australian swimmer James Magnussen is the first person to publicly express interest in competing at an Olympic-styled event with no drug testingFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastOrganisers of an Olympic-style event for drug-taking athletes say they will pay retired Australian swimmer James Magnussen $1.5m if he can break the 50 metres freestyle record.Magnussen is the first athlete in the world t

Australia claim world championship gold after dramatic open water swimming finish

Thu, 08 Feb 2024 23:17:00 +0100

Johnson, Gubecka, Sloman and Lee win 4x1500m mixed relayAustralia pip Italy by two-tenths of a second in DohaAustralia have claimed their first swimming gold medal at the aquatic world championships in Doha, clinching a nail-biting win in the 4x1500m mixed open-water event.The team of Moesha Johnson, Chelsea Gubecka, Nicholas Sloman and Kyle Lee held off a fast-finishing Italy to win by two-tenths of a second in the Qatari capital. Continue reading...

Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas taking legal action against World Aquatics

Thu, 25 Jan 2024 23:03:00 +0100

Thomas has not raced since 2022 rule change by governing bodyRules render anyone who has undergone male puberty ineligibleThe US swimmer Lia Thomas, who rose to global prominence by becoming the first transgender athlete to win a NCAA college title, is taking legal action in a bid to compete again in elite female sport – including the Olympics.Thomas has not swum since World Aquatics introduced new rules in 2022, which prohibit anyone who has undergone “any part of male puberty&rdquo

Canadian swimmer breaks three world records at 99 years old – video

Wed, 24 Jan 2024 13:08:00 +0100

Betty Brussel, 99, has broken three world records in the 100 to 104-year-old age class. The Canadian broke the existing world record in the 400-metre freestyle, knocking nearly four minutes off the previous time and repeated her record-breaking performances in the 50-metre backstroke and the 50-metre breaststroke that same day. Even though she’s not yet 100, swimming uses the competitors’ birth year to determine the age category and so Brussel will compete in the 100 to 104 category

‘I just count the laps’: Canadian swimmer, 99, breaks three world records

Tue, 23 Jan 2024 17:15:00 +0100

Betty Brussel sets records in the 100- to 104- year-old age class in Saanich, while inspiring members of local swim clubBy the time an exhausted Betty Brussel finally swims to the finish and pulls herself from the pool, an Olympic athlete could have covered the same distance at least three times. But the 99-year-old Canadian’s quiet determination has led her to shatter world records and transformed her into an unlikely celebrity within the amateur swim community.At a weekend swim meet in t

El secreto de República Dominicana son sus ríos y manantiales

Fri, 19 Jan 2024 20:45:00 +0100

Si las playas arenosas del Caribe son el rostro de República Dominicana, sus arroyos, ríos y cenotes son sus venas, arterias y corazón.

Steve Genter is selling his Olympic medals. But their real value is how he won them

Thu, 18 Jan 2024 09:00:00 +0100

Second fiddle to Mark Spitz and swimming with a collapsed lung, the American’s Munich story eclipses the medals’ worthThe press release came through last week, publicising Thursday’s sale of Olympic memorabilia at the RR auction house in Boston, USA. There’s an Olympic torch from Berlin 1936, a postcard signed by Jesse Owens, a wooden clog from Amsterdam ’28, a media pass from Tokyo ’64, and, among them all, one complete set of medals.A bronze, a silver and a

Swim Lessons for N.Y.C. Children Were at Risk. A Billionaire Helped Out.

Mon, 15 Jan 2024 19:22:00 +0100

During a period of painful budget cuts, New York City lawmakers secured private funding to pay for free swim lessons for 2,000 second graders starting in June.

Swimming in the Rivers and Springs of the Dominican Republic

Mon, 15 Jan 2024 11:00:00 +0100

A world away from the country’s luxury all-inclusive beach resorts, cool, aquamarine natural pools tempt travelers to jump in and feel the tingle.

Australia’s greatest sporting moment poll

Sun, 14 Jan 2024 15:00:00 +0100

We’ve whittled down hundreds of reader nominations and tapped into our best sporting minds to compile this shortlist of 50 moments. Vote on your favourite this week before we move on to the final round of 10What makes a great sporting moment?Australia is a sport-mad country. Obviously not everyone is a fan but, even if you don’t exactly love sport, sometimes the emotion and drama of a moment can sweep you up without you even realising.But what makes a moment great? And is there one t

Katie Ledecky kicks off Olympic year with 52-second win in 1500m freestyle

Thu, 11 Jan 2024 05:40:00 +0100

Ledecky wins 1500 free at Pro Swim series meet in KnoxvilleAmerican now holds 17 fastest times in history at distanceKatie Ledecky launched the Olympic year with another dominant victory in the women’s 1500m freestyle on Wednesday at the Pro Swim series meeting in Knoxville, Tennessee.Ledecky’s time of 15min 38.81sec is the 17th-fastest in history. She owns all of the 16 faster times with the second-fastest performer ever, Denmark’s Lotte Friis, now holding the 18th-fastest tim

Floating East River Pool May Open to Public Next Year Under Hochul Plan

Sat, 06 Jan 2024 09:00:00 +0100

The state and city will provide financing for the project, known as + POOL, as part of a broader initiative meant to encourage New Yorkers to swim.

How does Luke Littler rank among other teen sporting sensations?

Wed, 03 Jan 2024 16:09:00 +0100

From Pelé to Ronnie O’Sullivan to Emma Raducanu, the 16-year-old darts whizz is in exalted companyThe rise and rise of 16-year-old Luke Littler at the PDC darts world championship in London will be one of the sporting stories of the year. He may already be a good bet to lift the BBC sports personality of the year award in December. As a teenage sporting sensation, he is in exalted company. Continue reading...

Australia’s best sporting moments of 2023 – in pictures

Tue, 26 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0100

Matildas fever sweeps the country, a cricket controversy and retiring greats are all part of Australia’s best sporting moments for 2023 Continue reading...

Cody Simpson makes Olympic statement swim while Emma McKeon suffers setback

Mon, 11 Dec 2023 23:17:00 +0100

Former pop star wins 100m butterfly at state championshipsMcKeon forced out of Brisbane event with torn muscleCody Simpson has fuelled his Olympics ambition with a statement swim to win the Queensland 100m butterfly title in Brisbane.The former pop star took 0.11 seconds off his personal best to win in 51.67 on Monday night, equalling the Paris Olympic qualification time in the process. Continue reading...

Australian swimmer Ariarne Titmus reveals why she went public on surgery

Sun, 10 Dec 2023 22:48:00 +0100

Olympian says she was asked for photos while in hospitalTitmus wanted to spread message about women’s healthAriarne Titmus has revealed she went public with her abdominal surgery because she was concerned someone else might leak the information.The Australian swimming champion has returned to competition for the first time since July ahead of the Paris Olympics, finishing second to Mollie O’Callaghan in Sunday night’s final of the 200m freestyle at the Queensland championships.

USA Swimming Foundation Announces Results of Board of Directors Elections

Tue, 05 Dec 2023 22:27:00 +0100

The USA Swimming Foundation, the philanthropic arm of USA Swimming, today announced the addition ...

USA Swimming Announces Results of Board of Directors Officer Elections

Mon, 20 Nov 2023 20:19:00 +0100

USA Swimming, the national governing body for swimming in the United States, today announced the ...

Nadar daba paz a chicos israelíes y palestinos. Hasta el 7 de octubre

Sat, 18 Nov 2023 06:02:00 +0100

Los adolescentes del club de natación de Gran Jerusalén no se centraban en sus diferencias. Eso cambió con la guerra.

Palestinian and Israeli Teens Swam in the Same Pool. Then Came Oct. 7.

Wed, 15 Nov 2023 20:51:00 +0100

The teenagers in the Greater Jerusalem swim club made a point of not focusing on their differences. That changed with the war.

Artificial Lagoons Offer an Alternative for Waterfront Living

Fri, 03 Nov 2023 10:01:00 +0100

Similar to giant swimming pools, these bodies of water are attractive to prospective home buyers who may prefer them to oceanfront.

Synchronized swimming prepares for its newest addition: men

Tue, 31 Oct 2023 09:00:00 +0100

The sport now known as artistic swimming has always been a female-only sport at the Olympics. That will change at Paris 2024It is common for an athlete’s journey to the Olympics to be long, uncertain, and littered with obstacles. And yet, even within the Games’ tradition of underdog tales, Bill May’s story stands out. This is because May, who is now 44, spent most of his life unsure whether he would ever be eligible for the Olympics.May is a male artistic swimmer, something tha

Nyad review – Annette Bening pulls out all the stops in engaging swimming drama

Tue, 24 Oct 2023 15:00:00 +0200

Bening gives it her all as Diana Nyad, who set out aged 60 to swim from Cuba to Florida, but the film skims over Nyad’s backstoryLoneliness isn’t exactly the issue for the long-distance swimmer in this earnestly acted real-life motivational drama. It’s about Diana Nyad, a retired American swim champ turned sportscaster who, at 60 years old, set out to front-crawl her way uninterrupted from Cuba to Florida – 103 miles or five English Channels – facing down the sharks

Swimming Queensland expresses concerns about control of sport in Australia

Mon, 23 Oct 2023 09:30:00 +0200

State was only member to vote against constitutional reformCurrent situation ‘can work brilliantly', says SQ CEOSwimming Queensland has cited concerns around centralisation of control were behind its lone dissenting vote against a change to Swimming Australia’s constitution, after a threat of expulsion from World Aquatics forced the sport to rush through reform in a matter of weeks.In a special general meeting on Friday, Swimming Australia’s membership – comprising mostly

Swimming officials ‘concerned’ by Victorian plan to rip up Commonwealth Games pools

Mon, 23 Oct 2023 09:02:00 +0200

Inquiry into event’s cancellation hears of plan to build two new 50-metre pools near Geelong only to remove them after eventGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastSwimming Victoria was only made aware of a plan to build two pools for the 2026 Commonwealth Games – only to rip them out afterwards – just months before the government cancelled the event.Jason Hellwig, the chief executive of Swimming Victoria, has told an upper house inquiry into th

Swimming Australia avoids expulsion from World Aquatics after members vote for reform

Fri, 20 Oct 2023 10:43:00 +0200

Member associations endorse new constitution 8-1 at special meetingRevised constitution meets AQUA governance requirementsSwimming Australia has averted a governance crisis after its member associations voted to accept constitutional reform at a special general meeting on Friday.Swimming Australia’s voting members polled 8-1 in favour of adopting a new constitution, which meets the governance requirements of World Aquatics (AQUA) and the Australian Sports Commission (ASC), and had the supp

Making a movie about 64-year-old Diana Nyad’s 110-mile swim: ‘She wasn’t bothered about sharks. The box jellyfish we didn’t know about’

Thu, 19 Oct 2023 18:00:00 +0200

A new drama charts the endurance athlete’s attempts to swim from Havana to Florida, accompanied by former girlfriend Bonnie Stoll and assorted marine predators. It’s a story of friendship, survival – and sharp elbowsIn 1978, Diana Nyad, then 29, decided to swim from Havana to Key West, Florida. Like everything else this endurance athlete does, she made the challenge seem like no biggie: a natural progression, even, for someone whose surname is derived from the word “naiad

USA Swimming Foundation Opens 2024 Learn-to-Swim Grant Applications

Thu, 19 Oct 2023 15:30:00 +0200

The 2024 USA Swimming Foundation Learn-to-Swim Grant applications for lesson providers are now op...

Anthony Nesty, the First Black U.S. Olympic Swim Team Coach, on How the Sport Has Changed

Sat, 07 Oct 2023 15:00:00 +0200

The first Black head coach of a U.S. Olympic swimming team talks to us about diversity in the sport and coaching in the Instagram era.

Swimming World Cup category for transgender athletes cancelled after no entries received

Tue, 03 Oct 2023 15:52:00 +0200

‘Open’ category on hold after no entrants in BerlinWorld Aquatics says it will try inclusive initiative againWorld Aquatics’ plans to debut a new open category for transgender athletes at this week’s swimming World Cup in Berlin have been cancelled after no entries were received.Swimming’s governing body, which last year voted to ban transgender women from the elite female category, had promised to stage the “pioneering pilot project” to promote its &ldq

Muhammad, Prindle Elected to USA Swimming Board of Directors

Sat, 23 Sep 2023 22:30:00 +0200

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Swimming, the national governing body (NGB...

Swimming Australia silent on Indigenous voice after other sports declare support

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 17:00:00 +0200

National swimming organisation says it is unable to speak on behalf of its state members as referendum nearsVoice referendum explainer; latest voice poll results; help us monitor ads and misinformationGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastWith three weeks to go before the referendum on an Indigenous voice to parliament, Swimming Australia remains the most prominent sporting organisation not to explicitly give its support, claiming it is unable to speak on behal

Boston College Swimming and Diving Teams Suspended Over Hazing

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 23:47:00 +0200

The indefinite suspension was announced on Wednesday, days before the teams were to begin their seasons.

Olympic swimming champion Ariarne Titmus shares relief after benign tumours removed from ovary

Fri, 15 Sep 2023 11:27:00 +0200

Swimming great describes ‘scary time’ after chance discovery during MRI scan for hip injuryGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralian swimming champion Ariarne Titmus has had surgery to remove benign tumours from an ovary.The women’s 400 metres freestyle world record holder discovered the tumours by chance when having an MRI scan on a sore hip.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your da

This Could Be the Jets’ Year, Fireman Ed Says

Mon, 11 Sep 2023 09:13:00 +0200

A superfan, he thinks Aaron Rodgers will give the team momentum. He’ll be in the stands, leading cheers.

USA Swimming Announces Open Water Team for 2023 Pan American Games

Fri, 08 Sep 2023 04:49:00 +0200

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Man Arrested for Using Drone to Drop Dye in Pools

Tue, 05 Sep 2023 20:47:00 +0200

The suspect used damaging chemicals to turn multiple pools in New Jersey yellow and green over the course of the summer, according to the police, who said he was likely “pranking people.”

Man Arrested for Using Drone to Drop Dye in New Jersey Pools

Tue, 05 Sep 2023 20:45:00 +0200

The suspect used damaging chemicals to turn multiple pools yellow and green over the course of the summer, according to the police, who said he was likely “pranking people.”

Adam Peaty left with facial injuries after clash with GB teammate Greenbank

Tue, 05 Sep 2023 13:44:00 +0200

British Swimming issues statement after bust-upIncident sparked by Peaty comment to colleague Three-time Olympic gold medallist Adam Peaty sustained a facial injury in a scuffle with fellow Team GB athlete Luke Greenbank.Peaty, 28, got involved in a fracas with Greenbank at the British Swimming training centre in Loughborough last Friday. The incident, according to reports in the Sun, is understood to have occurred following a comment Peaty made to Greenbank. Continue reading...

Russian and Belarusian swimmers given green light to compete as neutrals

Tue, 05 Sep 2023 02:14:00 +0200

Athletes have been banned since Russia invaded UkraineLimited number of athletes per event under strict criteriaRussian and Belarusian swimmers and divers will be allowed to compete as neutrals in World Aquatics events, the sport’s governing body said on Monday.Competitors from both countries were banned from international tournaments following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, which Moscow describes as a “special military operation”. Belarus has been a key s

Parisian Pools, Up Close and Personal

Sun, 03 Sep 2023 11:00:00 +0200

Swimming in Paris is a full-on cultural experience, offering intimate views into the French psyche, which is on near-naked display in the swimming lanes, locker rooms and (mostly coed) showers.

Australian sport could look to philanthropy as athletes report financial stress

Tue, 29 Aug 2023 17:00:00 +0200

Survey shows elite athletes struggling with cost of livingSport philanthropy should match that of arts, non-profit saysAustralia risks losing elite athletes before the 2032 Brisbane Olympics unless philanthropic funding can help fill a funding shortfall, according to one of the country’s leading sporting non-profits. New research from the Australian Sports Foundation (ASF) shows cost-of-living pressures are increasing for elite athletes, along with challenges for their mental health.The su

Amputating Alice review – a surprisingly jaunty look at an extremely likable Paralympian

Fri, 25 Aug 2023 00:35:00 +0200

Puns and dry humour abound in this inspiring documentary about Paralympic gold medallist Alice Tai – and her journey from elective leg surgery to the 2022 Commonwealth GamesA couple of years ago, the swimmer and Paralympic gold medallist Alice Tai was talking to The Last Leg presenter Adam Hills about her recent decision to have her right leg amputated to improve her quality of life. Hills had a question for her: why wasn’t anybody filming her story? The result is Amputating Alice, a

A Late Summer Heat Wave Bakes Italy, France and Spain

Thu, 24 Aug 2023 15:57:00 +0200

In France, Spain and Italy, residents and tourists did their best to avoid scorching temperatures — again.

USA Swimming Foundation Awards Additional $157,745 in 2023 Learn-to-Swim Grant Funding

Mon, 21 Aug 2023 16:00:00 +0200

The USA Swimming Foundation, the philanthropic arm of USA Swimming, today announced $157,745 has bee...

A Statue That Survived Hiroshima Stands in Manhattan

Mon, 21 Aug 2023 06:09:00 +0200

The statue of a Buddhist monk, on Riverside Drive, used to be in Japan, about a mile from where the bomb that is the focus of “Oppenheimer” hit.

Buoys Used to Protect Brooklyn’s Swimmers From Jet Skiers

Sat, 19 Aug 2023 09:00:00 +0200

Despite a state law, boats and Jet Skis were coming dangerously close to shore at Coney Island and Brighton Beach. A swimmer took matters into her own hands.

John Devitt, Champion Swimmer With a Tarnished Gold Medal, Dies at 86

Fri, 18 Aug 2023 20:01:00 +0200

He won two Olympic gold medals for Australia, but the second was awarded after a disputed finish — one of the more freakish moments in sports history.

Swimming Australia looks to appease World Aquatics after threat of expulsion

Thu, 17 Aug 2023 07:27:00 +0200

World governing body calls for bigger say for athletesCountry’s standing ‘in jeopardy’ without governance changesSwimming Australia has rushed to arrange a special general meeting in order to address complaints raised by World Aquatics which had threatened its expulsion.The meeting will be held on 20 October after a stern letter from the world governing body which called for changes to the constitution within 90 days “to make it more representative and inclusive of its at

In France, Some Public Pools Are Victims of Budget Woes

Wed, 16 Aug 2023 06:01:00 +0200

As temperatures rise, a vast but aging system is feeling the strains of rising energy costs, increasing water scarcity and mounting pressure on public budgets.

The Secret to Unshakable Confidence

Tue, 15 Aug 2023 11:00:00 +0200

Face your fears and take the plunge. You’ll feel freshly confident after you do.

After Queens Shark Bite, Drones Buzz Over Unfazed Beachgoers

Sun, 13 Aug 2023 09:00:00 +0200

The city has stepped up shark-monitoring efforts after a rare attack at Rockaway Beach, but many swimmers and surfers are undeterred.

‘These Old Guys?’ Short on Lifeguards, New York City Finds New Recruits

Sat, 12 Aug 2023 18:14:00 +0200

Among the rookie recruits monitoring New York’s pools, at least four were born in the Eisenhower administration. But they all passed the notorious lifeguard test, and the city needs them.

‘These Old Guys?’ Short on Lifeguards, the City’s Oldest Swimmers Step Up

Sat, 12 Aug 2023 09:00:00 +0200

Among the rookie recruits monitoring New York’s pools, at least four were born in the Eisenhower administration. But they all passed the notorious lifeguard test, and the city needs them.

Summer by the Pool Should Be a Right, Not a Privilege

Fri, 11 Aug 2023 11:00:00 +0200

Mara Gay wants you to go swimming. Safely.

Cómo ejercitarte en el agua

Sun, 06 Aug 2023 12:00:00 +0200

Ejercitarte en el agua puede traerte beneficios similares a hacerlo en tierra. Y es una alternativa más suave para tus articulaciones.

Paris cancels test event for Olympic swimming on Seine due to water quality

Sun, 06 Aug 2023 11:06:00 +0200

Open-water event pulled to ‘safeguard swimmers’ health’Organisers insist new infrastructure will be deliveredHeavy rain in Paris has led to the cancellation of a swimming event on the River Seine that was to be a test for the Olympic Games next year, but organisers insist the waterway will be better prepared in 2024.The Open Water Swimming World Cup event was aborted because “the water quality in the Seine has remained below acceptable standards for safeguarding swimmers&

Paris cancels test event for Olympic swimming in Seine due to water quality

Sun, 06 Aug 2023 11:06:00 +0200

Open-water event pulled to ‘safeguard swimmers’ health’Organisers insist new infrastructure will be deliveredHeavy rain in Paris has led to the cancellation of a swimming event in the River Seine that was to be a test for next year’s Olympic Games, but organisers insist the waterway will be better prepared in 2024.The Open Water Swimming World Cup event was aborted because “the water quality in the Seine has remained below acceptable standards for safeguarding swimm

An Israeli City Where Compromise and Division Swim Side by Side

Sat, 05 Aug 2023 11:01:00 +0200

At a time when Israeli Jews can seem irreconcilably divided, an unusual swimming center in the city of Rehovot illustrates the compromises that many Israelis make daily.

Does It Matter What Trump Really Believes?

Fri, 04 Aug 2023 18:00:00 +0200

Readers discuss the latest indictment of the former president. Also: Anti-Trump Republicans; racial disparities in the pool; multitasking; dog behavior.

World Sports Photography awards 2023 – in pictures

Fri, 04 Aug 2023 17:00:00 +0200

More than 700 photographers from over 70 countries around the world entered the 2023 World Sports Photography awards which is the only global competition for sport photography, with golfing in the clouds capturing the judges eye to be named the overall competition winner Continue reading...

World championship triathletes cannot train in sea due to pollution

Wed, 02 Aug 2023 16:39:00 +0200

Great Britain’s team forced to practice in pool ahead of competition in Spain amid high sewage levelsoff coast of Lancashire British triathletes preparing for next month’s world championships have been forced to abandon open water swim training because of sewage in the sea off the coast of Lancashire.Adam Diver, along with his teammates Richard Addison and Paul Bamber, will represent Great Britain at the World Triathlon Championship finals in Pontevedra, Spain, on 22-24 September. Co

Britain’s world championship triathletes cannot train in Irish Sea due to pollution

Wed, 02 Aug 2023 16:39:00 +0200

Team forced to practice in indoor pool ahead of competition in Spain amid high sewage levels off coast of LancashireBritish triathletes preparing for next month’s world championships have been forced to abandon open water swim training because of sewage in the sea off the coast of Lancashire.Adam Diver, along with his teammates Richard Addison and Paul Bamber, will represent Great Britain at the World Triathlon Championship finals in Pontevedra, Spain, on 22-24 September. Continue reading.

Open Water Swimming: What to Know About the Aquatic Workout

Wed, 02 Aug 2023 11:00:00 +0200

Swimming in a lake or the ocean is an exhilarating alternative to your usual pool routine. Here’s how to get started.

Mattea Sokolow, Sean Green Named Phillips 66 Hometown Heroes

Tue, 01 Aug 2023 19:13:00 +0200

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Mattea Sokolow and Sean Green are recognized as the Phil...

What Makes a Long-Distance Swimmer Tick?

Mon, 31 Jul 2023 08:00:00 +0200

Lewis Pugh loves the Hudson River so much that he plans to swim all 315 miles of it, from the Adirondacks to New York City.

Australia bemused after US crowned best team despite winning fewer gold medals at swimming world championships

Mon, 31 Jul 2023 02:47:00 +0200

Dolphins win 13 golds at world swimming championshipsUS team win seven golds but more medals overall in FukuokaAustralia won the most gold medals, boasted the swimmer with the most individual golds and the female swimmer of the world championships. Yet the United States have been presented with the award for the best team of the world championships in Japan.Australia captured 13 gold, seven silver and five bronze medals in Fukuoka – the total of 25 is the nation’s record at a single

Australia to end world championships as No 1 swimming nation after another record

Sun, 30 Jul 2023 01:24:00 +0200

Three more golds take Dolphins to top of medal in FukuokaAustralia are eight golds clear of China, with seven finals to comeAustralian swimmers have set another world record while harvesting three more gold medals to equal the nation’s largest haul at a world championships.Australia’s world record in the mixed 4x100 metres freestyle relay followed Cameron McEvoy becoming the nation’s oldest world champion and Kaylee McKeown completing a rare golden backstroke sweep. Continue re

Katie Ledecky passes Michael Phelps’ mark for most individual golds at worlds

Sat, 29 Jul 2023 17:38:00 +0200

Ledecky wins 800 freestyle world title for record sixth timeAmerican breaks tie with Phelps for most golds at worldsAustralia’s McKeown takes gold in women’s 200 backstrokeHere’s why Katie Ledecky is one of the greatest freestyle swimmers in the history of the sport. She’s never quite satisfied.The 26-year-old American won the 800 freestyle on Saturday at the world aquatics championships to become the first swimmer to win six golds in the same event at the worlds. It was

Prevent Drownings. Make Public Pools a National Priority.

Sat, 29 Jul 2023 17:14:00 +0200

The biggest reason so many Americans can’t swim is that they have too few places to learn how.

When It Comes to Water Safety, ‘Why Have Americans Been Left on Their Own?’

Sat, 29 Jul 2023 17:01:00 +0200

The biggest reason so many Americans can’t swim is that they have too few places to learn how.

Dean Boxall: the obsessive, eccentric and world-beating Australian swim coach | Kieran Pender

Sat, 29 Jul 2023 02:00:00 +0200

With a squad boasting record-holders Ariarne Titmus and Mollie O’Callaghan the trainer is being hailed as a masterful mentorAustralian swim coach Dean Boxall has enjoyed more than a few special moments at this year’s world championships being held in Fukuoka, Japan. On the opening night of the meet, his star swimmer Ariarne Titmus cemented her status as the dominant force in women’s swimming with an unexpectedly emphatic victory (and world record) in the women’s 400m free

Puppy Paw Balm. An Extra Shirt. New Yorkers Cope With Hazardous Heat.

Sat, 29 Jul 2023 00:15:00 +0200

The heat index stayed below 100 on Friday, an unexpected salve for New York City residents who nonetheless prepared in advance.

Is That Water Safe to Swim in? What to Know About Beach Contamination

Fri, 28 Jul 2023 11:01:00 +0200

Taking a dip at the wrong time or place can make you sick — here’s what to look out for.

Kyle Chalmers’ 100m freestyle win caps another golden night for Australia’s swimmers

Thu, 27 Jul 2023 16:21:00 +0200

Women’s 4x200m team smash their own world record Kaylee McKeown completes team triple in 50m backstrokeAustralia’s swimmers have continued their golden run at the world championships in Japan with Kyle Chalmers claiming the blue riband 100m freestyle, Kaylee McKeown the 50m backstroke, and the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay team setting a world record.Australia’s gold medal tally rose to nine after their heroics in Fukuoka on Thursday night – the nation’s best

More Public Pools Could Save Thousands of Lives

Thu, 27 Jul 2023 11:01:00 +0200

The biggest reason so many Americans can’t swim is that they have too few places to learn how.

Mollie O’Callaghan breaks 200m freestyle swimming world record

Wed, 26 Jul 2023 17:23:00 +0200

Australian claims gold ahead of compatriot Ariarne TitmusO’Callaghan: ‘I’m absolutely excited. I wasn’t expecting that’Australia’s Mollie O’Callaghan finished with a flourish to break the longest-standing world record in women’s swimming, claiming the 200 metres freestyle title in a time of 1min 52.85sec at the World Aquatics Championships on Wednesday.The 19-year-old broke the performance-enhancing bodysuit era mark of 1:52.98 set by the Italian F

Ferguson Named in Sports Business Journal’s Game Changers Class of 2023

Tue, 25 Jul 2023 19:34:00 +0200

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Shana Ferguson, Chief Commercial Officer for USA Sw...

Katie Ledecky takes 1500m freestyle title to win her 20th world swimming gold

Tue, 25 Jul 2023 16:44:00 +0200

American recovers from disappointment in 400m freestyleGreat Britain land gold and silver in men’s 200m freestyleKatie Ledecky eased to her 20th gold medal overall at the World Aquatics Championships, powering to a fifth women’s 1500m freestyle title after Matthew Richards led a British 1-2 in the men’s 200m freestyle on Tuesday.Ledecky, who is also a seven-time Olympic champion, went into the race as the firm favorite, going more than 13 seconds quicker than Italy’s Simo

Titmus reigns over Ledecky and McIntosh in swimming’s ‘Race of the Century’

Sun, 23 Jul 2023 16:25:00 +0200

Australian sets 400m freestyle world record to take goldWorld swimming championships treated to elite raceIn lane three, the world record holder. In lane four, the world champion. In lane five, the Olympic champion.The women’s 400m freestyle final at the swimming world championships, which began in Fukuoka, Japan on Sunday, had been described as the Race of the Century. That was a label last given to a famous 200m freestyle duel 19 years ago, at the Athens Olympics, featuring swimming lege

Titmus breaks world record to reign over Ledecky and McIntosh in swimming’s ‘Race of the Century’

Sun, 23 Jul 2023 16:25:00 +0200

Australian sets 400m freestyle record to take goldWorld swimming championships treated to elite raceIn lane three, the world record holder. In lane four, the world champion. In lane five, the Olympic champion.The women’s 400m freestyle final at the swimming world championships, which began in Fukuoka, Japan on Sunday, had been described as the Race of the Century. That was a label last given to a famous 200m freestyle duel 19 years ago, at the Athens Olympics, featuring swimming legends Ia

In Philadelphia, City Pools Bring Relief as Closed Ones Stir Frustration

Sun, 23 Jul 2023 15:00:00 +0200

The continuing shortage of lifeguards has hindered the city’s efforts to open facilities, leaving some neighborhoods feeling neglected.

USA Swimming, USA Swimming Foundation Expand Community Impact Grant Program

Thu, 20 Jul 2023 23:03:00 +0200

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Swimming, the national governing body for swimm...

Swimming the Lordly Hudson, All 315 Miles of It

Wed, 19 Jul 2023 06:01:00 +0200

Lewis Pugh, a British endurance swimmer, sees the river as the prime example of how a toxic waterway can be revived.

Tours for the Swimming-Obsessed

Sat, 15 Jul 2023 11:00:00 +0200

Swimming island to island in the Adriatic, gliding over coral reefs in the Caribbean, dipping into Iceland’s freezing waters and steamy hot springs: Travel companies are building entire tours around organized swims.

Barton Springs Pool, an Oasis Amid a Scorching Texas Summer

Sat, 15 Jul 2023 01:39:00 +0200

Barton Springs, whose cool, natural waters have created summer memories for generations in Austin, Texas, has become an important refuge during the current heat wave.

A 25-minute Full Body Workout Pool Routine for the Summer Months

Wed, 12 Jul 2023 17:00:00 +0200

This 20-minute aquatic exercise routine is easy on the joints and provides a fun alternative to the gym, especially in summer.

La causa principal de muerte de niños pequeños en EE. UU. es el ahogamiento

Wed, 12 Jul 2023 11:00:00 +0200

Cada año fallecen cientos de niños en todo el país por este motivo. La disminución de muertes se ha estancado tras décadas de avances, afectando a los niños negros, latinos y de hogares desfavorecidos.

Climate Change Demands We Clean Up Our Rivers for Swimming

Mon, 10 Jul 2023 11:00:00 +0200

Munich has done its residents a great service by purifying the Isar River.

Drowning Is No. 1 Killer of Young Children. U.S. Efforts to Fix It Are Lagging.

Sat, 08 Jul 2023 09:00:00 +0200

Thirty years of progress in decreasing drowning deaths in the United States appears to have plateaued, and disparities in deaths among some racial groups have worsened.

Now more than ever, cis female athletes must show solidarity with trans athletes | Johanna Mellis

Fri, 07 Jul 2023 13:00:00 +0200

Anti-trans activists want us to believe that transgender female athletes pose the gravest danger to cis girls’ and women’s bodies, success and scholarships. They couldn’t be more wrongKathryn Bromwich argued that the main threat to us cisgender women comes from cisgender men, and not trans women. It is the same in sport: historically and currently, the common perpetrators of sexual assault, abuse and harassment in sport are cisgender men. They also tend to be heterosexual and w

Now more than ever, cis female athletes must show solidarity with trans athletes

Fri, 07 Jul 2023 13:00:00 +0200

Transgender Athletes in Women’s Sports

Wed, 05 Jul 2023 17:00:00 +0200

Readers respond to a column by David French. Also: Banning nuclear weapons; premature book reviews; walking in the city.

Ellie Simmonds on finding her birth mother: ‘During this journey I cried so much’

Mon, 03 Jul 2023 06:00:00 +0200

After retiring from swimming, the Paralympian began researching her origins. This led her to her birth family – and to uncover the shocking difficulties facing other disabled childrenAs a child, Ellie Simmonds would fantasise about what her birth mother might be like. In her wildest visions, maybe her birth mother was a rock star, or famous, or extraordinary in some other way. “You never think as a seven-, eight-year-old, that you’re actually going to meet your birth mum,&rdquo

Olympic hero Caeleb Dressel fails to qualify for world championships

Sun, 02 Jul 2023 14:04:00 +0200

Olympic champion fails to qualify for world championship teamDressel pulled out of last year’s worlds with mental health issueSeven-time Olympic gold medalist Caeleb Dressel failed to qualify for this month’s World Aquatics Championships in Japan after more disappointing results at the US National Championships in Indianapolis on Saturday.In his final chance to make the US team, Dressel finished tied for 22nd in the preliminaries of the 50m freestyle, 1.07 seconds behind the leader.

After a Mental Health Break, Caeleb Dressel Returns to the Pool

Sun, 02 Jul 2023 11:01:00 +0200

Caeleb Dressel, the seven-time Olympic champion, swam in the nationals after taking a break for mental health reasons. He didn’t win, but he loved everything about being back, even the chlorine.

11 Have Died in Rip Currents Along the Gulf Coast. Here’s How to Escape One.

Fri, 30 Jun 2023 12:00:00 +0200

Experts advise swimmers to pay attention to warning flags and beach forecasts and to not panic if they find themselves in a rip current.

Australian swimming champion Ariarne Titmus ponders future after Paris 2024

Wed, 14 Jun 2023 01:14:00 +0200

Olympic champion cannot think beyond next year’s GamesTitmus wins 400m freestyle at Australian world champs trialsAriarne Titmus concedes she does not know what the future holds beyond the Paris Olympics as the Australian swimming star attempts to make the most of her time at the top.The Olympic champion whipped through Tuesday night’s 400m freestyle final in 3:58.47 in the Australian trials at Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre ahead of next month’s meet in Japan. Continue re

Annual Awards Presented at USA Swimming Workshop presented by LiveBarn

Thu, 08 Jun 2023 17:45:00 +0200

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – As part of its annual Workshop presented by LiveBar...

Book Review: ‘Swimmers,’ by Larry Sultan

Fri, 02 Jun 2023 11:01:00 +0200

A new book of photographs by Larry Sultan captures recreational swimmers at public pools in 1970s and ‘80s California.

Ex-soldier becomes first person to swim from UK to Isle of Man

Thu, 01 Jun 2023 15:23:00 +0200

Adam Diver’s crossing turned into a gruelling 46-mile journey as he navigated tricky tides and jellyfishA former army captain has become the first person on record to swim between the UK mainland and the Isle of Man, in a gruelling 46-mile (74km) challenge navigating tricky tides and the near-constant attention of jellyfish.It was something of a “suffer fest”, said Adam Diver, 46, as he emerged shattered but smiling from the Irish Sea on Wednesday afternoon. Continue reading...

Swimming now has a wave of diversity to drown out Little Mermaid protests | Michael Gunning

Thu, 01 Jun 2023 09:00:00 +0200

As a gay man and a person of colour, I faced horrible stereotyping but new film is helping pave a different wayDisney has always been at the heart of breaking down barriers in society and swims against the tide in its diverse casting and smashes the patriarchal system out of the water. As Disney celebrates its 100th year, I can’t help but reflect on what Disney has taught me; that anything is possible.Disney might be fiction, but our youth of today look up to the characters as role models

Swimming now has a wave of diversity to drown out Little Mermaid protests

Thu, 01 Jun 2023 09:00:00 +0200

Getting Screened Early for Breast Cancer

Mon, 29 May 2023 14:48:00 +0200

Readers respond to the new breast cancer screening guidelines. Also: Outdoor dining in New York; employee “belonging”; swimmable urban waters.

Why New York City’s Lifeguard Shortage Is Worse Than Ever

Sat, 27 May 2023 18:59:00 +0200

Despite pay increases and efforts to simplify the notoriously difficult swim test, New York’s lifeguard shortage is dire. The city says the lifeguard unions are partly to blame.

Adam Peaty targets rare ‘three-peat’ as his priorities change for Paris Olympics

Fri, 26 May 2023 17:41:00 +0200

Peaty returning after taking break due to mental health issues‘I swim for more reasons now … I do it for family and pride’Adam Peaty says he has reset his priorities as an athlete following the mental health issues that caused him to take a break from swimming, but has warned his Olympic rivals that “it’s always about the three-peat” as he begins to count down to Paris.This year, the 100m breaststroke world record holder revealed he had been “on a self-

Olympic Swimming in the Seine? How Paris Is Remaking a River.

Fri, 12 May 2023 08:00:00 +0200

Organizers of the 2024 Summer Games promised a waterway clean enough for Olympic swimmers and then Parisians to swim in. The job was bigger than anyone knew.

An Unexpected Open Water Challenge: 40 Miles Across Arizona

Wed, 10 May 2023 21:42:00 +0200

Bone-chilling temperatures, dramatic scenery and road trip interludes make the SCAR Swim a fan favorite in the niche sport of open water swimming.

Swimming at Stuyvesant, and the Debate Over Religion in Schools

Wed, 26 Apr 2023 06:02:00 +0200

Some Muslim girls at the prestigious high school have objected to coed swimming classes and argue that the school should accommodate their beliefs.

Adam Peaty on his mental health: ‘I’ve been on a self-destructive spiral’

Mon, 24 Apr 2023 09:52:00 +0200

Swimmer pulled out of the British ChampionshipsPeaty opens up on depression and alcohol problems Adam Peaty admits he has been in a “self-destructive spiral” but hopes he is coming out the other side as he chases more Olympic success.The 28-year-old has been in a class of his own in sprint breaststroke events for nearly a decade but pulled out of the British Championships earlier this month citing mental health issues. Continue reading...

End of All-Girls Swim Class Causes Controversy at Stuyvesant High School

Sat, 22 Apr 2023 11:00:00 +0200

Swimming is required to graduate with full honors from the elite Manhattan public school. Some Muslim girls worried the shift to co-ed classes would pit their academic goals against their religion.

Dara Torres Joins USA Swimming Foundation Ambassador Program

Thu, 20 Apr 2023 23:46:00 +0200

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The USA Swimming Foundation announced on Friday tha...

Titmus v Ledecky v McIntosh looms as swimming’s latest mouthwatering rivalry | Kieran Pender

Thu, 20 Apr 2023 03:04:00 +0200

Ariarne Titmus’s slow time at the Australian championships adds a degree of mystery to the three-way match-up at this year’s worldsTwo years ago in Tokyo, the duel in the pool between Australian prodigy Ariarne Titmus and American legend Katie Ledecky was the most anticipated rivalry of the Olympics. Titmus narrowly came away with the upper hand: the Australian won the 200m and 400m freestyle gold medals, while Ledecky conquered the 800m freestyle (and the 1500m, which Titmus did not

Robert Trotman, 82, Dies; Opened Swimming Lanes to Minority Children

Mon, 17 Apr 2023 21:15:00 +0200

The club he started as a coach has helped young Black and Hispanic youths learn to swim and compete in the sport in urban areas not known as oases for it.

Swimming Australia CEO Eugenie Buckley resigns with immediate effect

Fri, 14 Apr 2023 08:49:00 +0200

SA on search for third chief executive in less than two yearsNational championships start on Monday on the Gold CoastSwimming Australia is searching for another new chief executive after the shock resignation of Eugenie Buckley with immediate effect on Friday.With less than 18 months to go to the Paris Olympics and the national championships starting on Monday on the Gold Coast, Buckley has left “to take up opportunities outside of the sport”, after taking over the top job in swimmin

TYR Partnered as Exclusive Outfitter of the USA Swimming National Team Through the 2024 Olympics

Thu, 13 Apr 2023 19:00:00 +0200

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Swimming, the National Governing Body for the s...

Adam Peaty left out of Britain’s world aquatics championships team

Thu, 13 Apr 2023 00:14:00 +0200

The 29-strong British team will compete in Japan in JulyPeaty said last month he needs to focus on his mental healthThe triple Olympic champion, Adam Peaty, was the most notable absentee on Wednesday when Britain announced a 29-strong team for the world aquatics championships in Fukuoka, Japan in July.The 28-year-old said on social media last month, when he announced he was skipping the British championships, that he wanted to focus on his mental health ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics. Continue

Exploiting Children in the Workplace

Mon, 10 Apr 2023 18:12:00 +0200

Readers respond to a guest essay about child labor. Also: Political scandals; “unconvictable” Trump; at a pool in Paris; A.I. as an aid for blind people.

Swim England announces transgender policy with ‘open’ and ‘female’ categories

Mon, 03 Apr 2023 15:14:00 +0200

Policy contains provision for self-ID at lower-level eventsTwo-tier approach a change from World Swimming policySwim England has announced a new transgender policy with “open” and “female” categories for all its licensed events – after arguing that “fair competition” must be the backbone of its approach.From September athletes with a birth sex of male, or who are transgender or non-binary, must compete in the new “open” category for all Swim

I Am Not 80 Yet, but Among These 80-Year-Olds Is Where I Like to Be

Sat, 01 Apr 2023 15:00:00 +0200

In this locker room, the arc of fitness is long.

Peaty to miss British championships due to mental health struggles

Thu, 30 Mar 2023 00:10:00 +0200

Triple Olympic gold winner says he is ‘not enjoying the sport’28-year-old says decision taken with Paris Olympics in mindThe triple Olympic gold medallist, Adam Peaty, has withdrawn from the British Swimming Championships, citing mental health reasons.The 28-year-old said he is “not enjoying the sport” and will not compete in next month’s championships in Sheffield. Continue reading...

Adam Peaty to miss British swimming championships due to mental health

Thu, 30 Mar 2023 00:10:00 +0200

Triple Olympic gold winner says he is ‘not enjoying the sport’28-year-old says decision taken with Paris Olympics in mindThe triple Olympic gold medallist, Adam Peaty, has withdrawn from the British swimming championships, citing mental health reasons.The 28-year-old said he is “not enjoying the sport” and will not compete in next month’s championships in Sheffield. Continue reading...

Adam Peaty to miss British championships due to mental health

Thu, 30 Mar 2023 00:10:00 +0200

Head Coaches Selected For 2023 World Junior Championships Teams

Wed, 29 Mar 2023 22:00:00 +0200

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Head coaches of the U.S. swimming teams for the 202...

USA Swimming Foundation Awards $647,522 in 2023 Learn-to-Swim Grant Funding

Tue, 28 Mar 2023 23:03:00 +0200

The USA Swimming Foundation, the philanthropic arm of USA Swimming, today announced $647,522 is awar...

USA Swimming and Speedo Continue Partnership Through 2024

Thu, 23 Mar 2023 17:00:00 +0100

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Swimming announced on Thursday that its partner...

2023 Make a Splash Tour Dates, Cities Announced

Tue, 21 Mar 2023 23:00:00 +0100

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – On Tuesday, USA Swimming and longtime partner Phill...

The Guardian view on swimming pools: a public good for everyone | Editorial

Tue, 14 Mar 2023 20:17:00 +0100

Temporary funding for leisure centres is a step forward, but the government needs to do far more to safeguard their futurePublic goods for all, or private luxury for some? There is perhaps no greater symbol of these opposing visions than Rishi Sunak’s new private swimming pool. The prime minister’s heated pool consumes so much energy that he apparently paid for the local electricity network to be upgraded to meet its power demands. Meanwhile, many council-run swimming pools are under

USA Swimming Announces Relay Incentive Program

Tue, 14 Mar 2023 17:00:00 +0100

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – It was announced on Tuesday that USA Swimming, the ...

USA Swimming Set to Compete at 2023 LEN European U23 Championships

Mon, 13 Mar 2023 21:00:00 +0100

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Swimming, the National Governing Body for swimm...

England has lost almost 400 swimming pools since 2010

Sun, 12 Mar 2023 13:15:00 +0100

Analysis shows parts of country with greatest health-related deprivation have lost out the most‘A huge loss’: readers on UK leisure centre closuresEngland has lost almost 400 swimming pools since 2010, with parts of the country that have the greatest health needs losing out the most.The national body for swimming said there was “an urgent need to invest” in England’s pools, after new figures revealed that the pandemic had accelerated a decade of decline in aquatic f

The closure of swimming pools is a travesty | Letter

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 18:47:00 +0100

Leisure centres need more support to deal with the energy crisis, writes the Olympic gold medallist Duncan Goodhew The fact that 29 pools, leisure centres and gyms have closed in the past year due to the energy crisis is heartbreaking. Sean Ingle (Cold swimming pools and youth clubs closing – tale of two sporting Britains shames us all, 27 February) says the closures are a national tragedy and I agree. He is right that exercise hubs are as fundamental to mental and physical health as GP su

Katie Ledecky’s nine-year domestic win streak ended by Summer McIntosh

Sat, 04 Mar 2023 02:04:00 +0100

McIntosh ends Ledecky’s home pool streak at Pro Series meetLedecky remains mum on 200m plans for 2024 Paris OlympicsSummer McIntosh ended Katie Ledecky’s nine-year home pool winning streak on Friday when the Canadian teenager touched first in the 200m freestyle at a Pro Series swim meet in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.McIntosh clocked a winning time of 1min 54.13sec, lowering her world junior record set at last year’s world championships, coming home 0.83sec clear of Ledecky. Conti

Greta Andersen, Champion Marathon Swimmer, Dies at 95

Fri, 03 Mar 2023 00:29:00 +0100

As a long-distance, open-water swimmer, she braved waves, sharks and darkness to break 18 world records and become the first American to swim across the English Channel.

USA Swimming, arena Partnership Extended Through 2024

Tue, 21 Feb 2023 20:00:00 +0100

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Announced by USA Swimming on Tuesday, arena’s...

‘A heightened euphoria’: the Australian swimmer taking on the ice mile

Fri, 17 Feb 2023 20:00:00 +0100

Peta Bradley won bronze at the ice swimming world championships after training in a NSW country damSign up for the Rural Network email newsletterJoin the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the communityCovid lockdowns and the closure of the local pool forced a swim team in Armidale, New South Wales, to get creative – and now one of them has broken the Australian record for ice swimming and won bronze at the world championships.Peta Bradley, 27, placed third in her age group for

Think Cold Plunges Seem Drastic? Try Doing It Every Day.

Fri, 10 Feb 2023 23:31:00 +0100

For some, completing the ritual on a regular basis has become one way — “that not too many people actually enjoy” — to weather winter.

Coaches Named for National Junior Team Camp

Thu, 09 Feb 2023 19:00:00 +0100

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Coaching staffs for the 2023 National Junior Team C...

USA Swimming Announces Further Updates to 2023 National Events Calendar

Wed, 08 Feb 2023 18:00:00 +0100

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Swimming today announced additional locations h...

A Teenage Poet, Onstage at Town Hall

Wed, 08 Feb 2023 06:02:00 +0100

A poetry slam will feature Cameron Dada, one of the winners of a Black History Month poetry competition.

A swim with orcas: top ice diver joins Arctic predators – in pictures

Thu, 02 Feb 2023 08:00:00 +0100

Record-breaking French freediver Arthur Guérin-Boëri holds five world championship titles. Here, he dives into Kvaenangen Fjord, Norway, to swim with killer whales Continue reading...

RACING HISTORY: 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming Tickets On Sale

Wed, 01 Feb 2023 16:00:00 +0100

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Indianapolis will serve as host city for the 2024 U...

U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming 2024 Event Order Announced

Wed, 25 Jan 2023 17:21:00 +0100

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – On Wednesday, USA Swimming announced the event orde...

Head Coaches Selected For 2023 World Championships Teams

Fri, 20 Jan 2023 18:15:00 +0100

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Head coaches of the U.S. swimming teams for the 202...

UK sports facilities face closure without government help, warn leading bodies

Wed, 18 Jan 2023 12:12:00 +0100

Government urged to change decision on energy discount‘This will impact millions of people, of all ages and backgrounds’The government must reverse its decision to exclude swimming pools from its energy discount scheme or face nationwide closures this year, a group of leading bodies has warned.Eight organisations, including UK Active and the Youth Sport Trust, alongside the Local Government Association, have issued an urgent plea for change, after the government kept leisure services

UK sports facilities face closure without government help, leading bodies warn

Wed, 18 Jan 2023 12:12:00 +0100

Cómo evitar el dolor de hombros

Sun, 15 Jan 2023 09:00:00 +0100

Este malestar dificulta la vida diaria y el sueño. Ponlo a raya con estos hábitos de ejercicio inteligente.

Brooklyn’s Lifeguard Factory Is Open Again

Sat, 14 Jan 2023 11:00:00 +0100

A high school in Bushwick is coaxing teenagers into a long-neglected pool, turning nonswimmers into competitors — and possibly a summer job in a lifeguard chair.

Demonstrators protest NCAA’s transgender athlete inclusion

Fri, 13 Jan 2023 01:17:00 +0100

Protesters convene outside NCAA convention in San AntonioAbout two dozen demonstrators protest trans athlete inclusionFormer Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines and about two dozen demonstrators outside the NCAA convention Thursday protested the inclusion of transgender athletes in women’s sports and threatened the association with legal action if it doesn’t change its policies.Gaines competed in last year’s NCAA swimming and diving championships against Penn’s Lia Thomas, who

Soy un atleta trans. Prefiero competir como yo mismo que ganar

Sun, 08 Jan 2023 13:00:00 +0100

Vivir en la autenticidad me hace un mejor hombre.

I Chose to Compete as My True, Trans Self. I Win Less, but I Live More.

Fri, 06 Jan 2023 16:05:00 +0100

White Men Charged in Attack on Black Teenagers at Pool in South Africa

Thu, 29 Dec 2022 23:09:00 +0100

Two youths who tried to use a pool at a resort on Christmas Day said they were told it was for “white people only.” The violent encounter led to a charge of attempted murder and a call by the president to battle racism.

How to Prevent Shoulder Injury

Thu, 29 Dec 2022 18:17:00 +0100

Shoulder pain can make your days more challenging and keep you up at night. Ward it off with a few smart exercise habits.

Kyle Chalmers shines in world record relay swim as Australia finish second on medal table

Sun, 18 Dec 2022 23:48:00 +0100

Australia win national record 13 golds at Melbourne worldsKaylee McKeown makes history with 200m backstroke winKyle Chalmers has given Australia a stunning finish to swimming’s world short course championships, anchoring the 4x100m men’s medley relay team to a dead-heat world record.After outstanding swims from his teammates on Sunday night in Melbourne, Chalmers started the last leg with a deficit of 1.3 seconds and was still behind at the last turn. But “King Kyle” agai

Australian denied gold at world short course swimming after bizarre re-run of final following technical error

Sat, 17 Dec 2022 01:30:00 +0100

Isaac Cooper swam initial 50m backstroke in junior world recordUS’s Ryan Murphy took gold in re-run in slower timeA shattered Isaac Cooper fought back tears after he was cruelly denied a backstroke world short course swimming gold medal in bizarre circumstances after the final had to be re-run.Cooper was first home in the 50m final in Melbourne on Friday night but less than half the field completed the race after an alarm sounded due to a “technical error”. Continue reading...

USA Swimming Announces New Open Water National Team and National Junior Team, presented by Toyota

Fri, 16 Dec 2022 20:31:00 +0100

TikTok's Oddly Satisfying Pool-Cleaning Videos

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 13:00:00 +0200
Clips of swimming pools being cleaned have racked up millions of views on TikTok. Researchers have some ideas as to why.

Deportistas alzan la voz sobre el derecho al aborto

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 17:33:00 +0200
Con una sentencia del Tribunal Supremo en juego, una medallista olímpica se unió a un grupo de más de 500 atletas que apoyan los derechos reproductivos.

¿Por qué tantas deportistas han alzado la voz por el derecho al aborto?

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 14:00:00 +0200
Con una sentencia del Tribunal Supremo en juego, una medallista olímpica se unió a un grupo de más de 500 atletas que apoyan los derechos reproductivos.

Klete Keller, a 3-Time Olympian, Pleads Guilty in Capitol Riot Case

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 00:42:00 +0200
Keller, 39, faces a prison sentence of up to 20 years, but the first Capitol rioter to plead guilty to the same charge was sentenced to eight months.

Dressel, Hoppenrath Earn Awards at USA Swimming Annual Business Meeting

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 17:49:00 +0200
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Swimming, the National Governing Body for the s...

USA Swimming Elects Three New Members of The Board of Directors

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 21:22:00 +0200
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Swimming, the national governing body for the s...

Why Scores of Female Athletes Are Speaking Out on Abortion Rights

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 06:01:00 +0200
With a Supreme Court ruling in the balance, an Olympic medalist joined a group of more than 500 athletes supporting reproductive rights.

USA Swimming Announces 2020-21 Scholastic All America Team

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 18:31:00 +0200

Maddie Groves takes aim at Swimming Australia’s Kieren Perkins over denial of cultural problems

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 05:56:00 +0200
SA boss Perkins denied there is an endemic issue in the sportSwimmer says his claims are ‘shocking’ and ‘irresponsible’Maddie Groves has accused Swimming Australia’s president Kieren Perkins of a “shocking” and “irresponsible” denial of cultural problems in the sport following comments made by Perkins in August this year.Groves withdrew from Australia’s selection trials for the recent Tokyo Olympics, citing a misogynistic culture in swi

Photographer and Cinematographer Capture Black Surfers

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 18:15:00 +0200
A photographer and a water cinematographer combined their talents to document skills, thrills and a sense of solidarity.

Ellie Simmonds ready to end career in Paralympics after freestyle fifth place

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 12:25:00 +0200
Simmonds reinstated to fifth after initial disqualificationSwimmer Bethany Firth wins gold again in S14 100m backstrokeThe five-time gold medallist Ellie Simmonds expects Tokyo 2020 to be her final Paralympics.Great Britain’s opening ceremony flagbearer failed to win a medal in the Japanese capital after she was reinstated into fifth after an initial disqualification in Thursday’s S6 400m freestyle final. Her position was restored after an appeal by Paralympics GB was upheld. Continu

Every one of us should care about the climate crisis. Together we can make a big difference | Bronte Campbell, Pat Cummins and Daisy Pearce

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 19:30:00 +0200
Three of Australia’s biggest sports stars have joined over 350 other athletes in a new climate campaign. Here’s why they are calling for urgent actionSport was the first thing that helped me feel Australian. As a shy girl from Malawi who didn’t like wearing shoes and had second-hand clothes, sport brought me forward and told me I belonged. Twenty years later, sport has given me everything I dreamed of and more. And it’s given me a platform. A chance to join my voice with

ParalympicsGB roundup: Reece Dunn powers to third gold of Games

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 12:48:00 +0200
Firth picks up silver, with bronzes for Fiddes, Clegg and RussellReid and Hewitt into men’s wheelchair tennis doubles finalParalympicsGB’s Reece Dunn grabbed his third gold of the Games with a world-record-breaking swim in the men’s SM14 200m individual medley in Tokyo.Dunn, with golds in the 200m freestyle and 4x100m freestyle relay already in the bag, along with a silver in the 200m butterfly, held off Brazil’s Gabriel Bandeira by over a second to win in 2min 08.02sec.

'This is a story of triumph': Ellie Robinson on the pain of her Paralympic journey – video

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 15:28:00 +0200
ParalympicsGB swimmer Ellie Robinson finished fifth in the women’s S6 50m butterfly on Monday, and then gave an emotional interview with Channel 4. Robinson revealed that Perthes disease in her hip had caused her agony over the last year and meant she could not swim butterfly between November and May.The double Rio gold medallist, who appears likely to retire after the Tokyo Games, sent a powerful message of determination that is likely to be remembered as one of the moments of these

‘This is a triumph, not a defeat’: Ellie Robinson sends powerful message

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 12:38:00 +0200
British swimmer reveals Perthes’ disease has left her in agony‘What threatens to weaken you will not overcome you’ParalympicsGB’s Ellie Robinson finished fifth in the women’s S6 50m butterfly but the real story came shortly afterwards. In an impassioned interview with Channel Four the British swimmer, who celebrates her 20th birthday on Monday, delivered a powerful message of determination that is likely to be remembered as one of the moments of these Games.Robinson

Ellie Robinson hints at retirement but insists ‘this is a triumph, not a defeat’

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 12:38:00 +0200
British swimmer reveals Perthes’ disease has left her in agony20-year-old Robinson looks set to end swimming career Ellie Robinson, the British Paralympic swimmer, has revealed the struggles she endured just to get to Tokyo as she battled a chronic condition in her right hip that looks set to end her swimming career on the day she turned 20.In her own words it is a “story of triumph, not a story of defeat” after Robinson made it to the final of the women’s S6 50m butterfl

Paralympics: Morgan Stickney's Race Against the Clock

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 11:00:00 +0200
Stickney, who endured first one amputation and then another, has put off surgery to chase a world record. After years of pain, she is closer to it than ever.

Morgan Stickney’s Race Against the Clock

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 11:00:00 +0200
Stickney, who endured first one amputation and then another, has put off surgery to chase a world record. After years of pain, she is closer to it than ever.

Maisie Summers-Newton takes second gold as ParalympicsGB excel in the pool

Sat, 28 Aug 2021 15:51:00 +0200
Swimmer breaks Paralympic record in 100m breaststroke finalParalympicsGB dominate 4x100m mixed freestyle to take goldMore British gold medals came with a tinge of poignancy in the pool on Saturday as one generation of Paralympic heroes gave way to another. Maisie Summers-Newton won her second gold of the Games in the SB6 100m breaststroke, setting a Paralympic record time of 1:32.34. She also claimed her second emphatic victory in a week over Ellie Simmonds, a woman Summers-Newton describes as &

Reece Dunn and Hannah Russell give ParalympicsGB golden double in pool

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 10:53:00 +0200
Dunn and Russell take golds in 100m backstroke and 200m freeFirth wins silver, bronzes for Clegg and ApplegateHannah Russell and Reece Dunn gave ParalympicsGB a golden double in the pool on Friday, both winning their events by the narrowest of margins.Russell led from the start in the women’s S12 100m backstroke and held off the Russian Olympic Committee’s Daria Pikalova to win by 0.32sec. Related: Tokyo Paralympics: China surge to top of medal table, Russell and Dunn claim gold in p

Anastasia Pagonis cheers USA – and her 2m TikTok followers – with Paralympic gold

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 14:20:00 +0200
Teenager wins 400m freestyle S11 in world record timeLong Island native has huge social media followingSeventeen-year-old Anastasia Pagonis cheered Team USA – and her millions of fans on social media – after winning her country’s first gold of the Tokyo Paralympics.The teenager was racing in the first major international competition of her career but, if she was nervous, she didn’t show it. She finished more than 10 seconds ahead of the field to win gold in the 400m frees

Kearney and Summers-Newton smash world records to claim Paralympic golds

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 10:58:00 +0200
Kearney adds gold to silver won on first day of competitionSummers-Newton beats hero Simmonds in 200m medleyGreat Britain won their first swimming golds of the Tokyo Paralympics after both Maisie Summers-Newton and Tully Kearney set new world records in winning their events at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.The 19-year-old Summers-Newton came from behind after the first two legs of the SM6 women’s 200m individual medley, taking the lead on the breaststroke leg and clinging on in the freestyle f

Kearney and Summers-Newton smash world records to claim Paralympic gold

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 10:58:00 +0200
Kearney adds gold to silver won on first day of competitionSummers-Newton beats hero Simmonds in 200m medleyGreat Britain won their first swimming gold medals of the Tokyo Paralympics after both Maisie Summers-Newton and Tully Kearney set world records in winning their events at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. Related: Tokyo Paralympics day two: GB golds in pool and track cycling – live!Continue reading...

A Swimmer’s Journey From Afghanistan to Refugee Camps to the Paralympics

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 23:25:00 +0200
Abbas Karimi, who was born without arms, eventually made it to the U.S. and realized his dream of competing internationally.

Freedom to Swim: Afghan Refugee Competes in Tokyo Paralympics

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 17:53:00 +0200
Abbas Karimi, who was born without arms, has gone from living in camps in Turkey to realizing his dream of competing internationally.

Kearney and Dunn take swimming silver as ParalympicsGB go close in pool

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 14:13:00 +0200
Tully Kearney beaten in final strokes of 200m freestyle S5Toni Shaw picks up bronze in women’s 400m freestyle S9Tully Kearney and Reece Dunn led the way for ParalympicsGB on the first day in the pool in Tokyo, winning silver medals in the women’s 200m freestyle S5 and men’s 100m butterfly S14 respectively, after 18-year-old Toni Shaw had earlier taken bronze in the women’s 400m freestyle S9.Both Kearney and Dunn were the fastest qualifiers for their finals and Kearney, th

Tokyo Paralympics 2020: day one – in pictures

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 13:31:00 +0200
The best images from the first day’s action in Tokyo, including cycling, fencing, swimming, table tennis and wheelchair rugby Continue reading...

USA Swimming and Frito-Lay Announce Partnership

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 18:05:00 +0200
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Ellie Simmonds: ‘I’ve found the expectations harder as I’ve got older’ | Paul MacInnes

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 13:00:00 +0200
The five-time Paralympic gold medal winner on coping with pressure, life away from the pool and her hopes in Tokyo“I think when you’re in that massive bubble, when you’re in the village, sometimes you don’t look at people’s disabilities. You just look at them as human beings and who they are. You forget they have a disability and it’s not until you take a step back and you talk to them … that you realise the stories they have. That’s one thing tha

Ellie Simmonds: ‘I’ve found the expectations harder as I’ve got older’

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 13:00:00 +0200
The five-times Paralympic gold medal winner on coping with pressure, life away from the pool and her hopes in Tokyo “I think when you’re in that massive bubble, when you’re in the village, sometimes you don’t look at people’s disabilities. You just look at them as human beings and who they are. You forget they have a disability and it’s not until you take a step back and you talk to them … that you realise the stories they have. That’s one thing t

Swimming superstar Ellie Cole on diversity, accessibility and bringing people joy

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 00:01:00 +0200
The six-time gold medallist is campaigning for WeThe15 – a global human rights movement that will feature at the Tokyo 2020 ParalympicsEllie Cole is a bonafide Australian sporting champion. Yet as other women athletes, or sportspeople of colour, or other minorities can attest, success is no shield sometimes.“You know, six years ago, I was working at a place and I was told that I was a ‘diversity hire,’” she tells Guardian Australia from a training camp in Cairns. Re

A Champion Swimmer Found a New Life On the Rocks

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 11:00:00 +0200
He was a champion swimmer, maybe a future Olympian. Then he disappeared. Where did Vinny Marciano go?

USA Swimming Foundation Partners with Toyota and YMCA of the North to Support Mobile Learn to Swim Initiative in Twin Cities

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 18:00:00 +0200
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Swimming Foundation, the philanthropic arm of U...

USA Swimming Signs Multi-Year Partnership with Hyperice

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 18:00:00 +0200
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Swimming, the national governing body for the s...

A shift of mindset will let us take more from Olympics of the future | Cath Bishop

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 09:00:00 +0200
It’s time to ditch the old cliches and to change the way we think about Olympic athletes, who are humans rather than robotsChris Boardman signalled the shift when he summed up British Cycling’s performance at the Tokyo Olympics: “Fewer medals but a better story.” What could he mean? We all know sporting performance pushes forward. Innovation never stops as athletes look deeper and search further to raise their game. The new territory this time is fresh vocabulary, human s

Highs, lows and burritos: the Guardian’s standout Tokyo moments

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 21:00:00 +0200
Elaine Thompson-Herah was a star, the new sports shone and the hosts were friendly, despite not being able to attendBest moment of the GamesRelated: Tokyo 2020 Olympics briefing: your moments of the GamesRelated: Team GB chiefs applaud joyous Tokyo 2020 and promise more to comeRelated: Tokyo says goodbye to the Games with grace and sense of relief | Barney RonayRelated: Training for Tokyo: how athletes prepared and how they did – in picturesRelated: Tokyo 2020 played out in empty arenas bu

Australia’s swimmers target Paris after record-breaking Tokyo medal haul | Kieran Pender

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 19:30:00 +0200
Individually and in relay teams the Dolphins were dominant in Tokyo and with time on their side, the future is brightIn February, Australia’s swim team gathered on the Gold Coast for a pre-Olympic camp. Midway through the week, Australia’s best swimmers arrived at the pool expecting a typical training session. But head coach Rohan Taylor was waiting with a surprise. Related: Swimming Australia boss Alex Baumann quits after three months in the jobRelated: Australia’s swimmers le

Swimming Australia boss Alex Baumann quits after three months in the job

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 09:03:00 +0200
Baumann stands down citing health reasonsResignation follows Australia’s huge Olympic medal haul in the poolSwimming Australia’s chief executive, Alex Baumann, has resigned on health grounds, just three months after taking the job and in the immediate aftermath of Australia’s most successful Olympic swimming campaign.Baumann, a Canadian, took the top position at the national governing body in May this year but said recent health issues had forced him to make the decision to sta

Pro-Beijing Clubs Will Help Pick Hong Kong's Next Leader

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 11:00:00 +0200
Beijing is making it nearly impossible for the pro-democracy camp to win city elections. One tool: “grass roots” groups loyal to the government.

Top 10 moments of the Tokyo Games

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 21:17:00 +0200
From shared golds to mixed medley success for Team GB, here is a selection ofmemorable events from the OlympicsThe success of Matty Lee and Tom Daley was part of a Magic Monday with gold medals also won by Adam Peaty in the 100m breaststroke and Tom Pidcock in the cross-country mountain bike race. Peaty was part of another story though, as British swimming enjoyed its best ever medal haul. The successes ranged from Peaty’s supreme title defence to Tom Dean, whose preparation was ravaged by

The Unsettling Music That Drives Artistic Swimming

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 19:57:00 +0200
At the Tokyo Games, the music selected by artistic swimming teams often was better suited to a horror movie than to a symphony matinee.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: day 15 – in pictures

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 15:41:00 +0200
The best images from the penultimate day of action in Tokyo, including athletics, cycling, diving and baseball Continue reading...

The Most Notable “Firsts” From the Olympics

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 13:49:00 +0200
As the Tokyo Games wind down, we look back on some memorable debuts and victories.

Can Tokyo Olympic Champions Beat Past Olympic Champions?

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 13:23:00 +0200
See how the fastest swimmers and runners from Tokyo 2020 compare with past champions, plus watch visualizations of more than 40 Olympic races.

Dressel vs. Phelps. McLaughlin vs. Muhammad. Visualizing Olympic Champions, Present vs. Past

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 11:00:00 +0200
See how the fastest swimmers and runners from Tokyo 2020 compare with past champions, plus watch visualizations of more than 40 Olympic races.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Reflections – in pictures

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 01:22:00 +0200
Show a photographer a reflective surface – be it water, glass, a screen or a visor – and they’ll show you a striking image Continue reading...

What Exactly Is Modern Pentathlon?

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 23:55:00 +0200
The women's modern pentathlon took place Friday. Here's what you need to know

Can the Olympics Take the Heat?

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 20:19:00 +0200
Plus: squirrel acrobats, gecko navigators, hair thieves and other natural overachievers in the Friday edition of Science Times.

U.S. Medal Count at Tokyo Olympics Is Relatively Low

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 17:47:00 +0200
The Americans dominated the podium in 2012 and 2016 but took a step back after a long, hard year.

Simone Manuel: interviews just after poor Olympic performances should stop

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 17:41:00 +0200
‘Our life is public but not all our emotions have to be’Mental health of elite athletes has been under scrutinyTwo-time Olympic champion Simone Manuel has called for a halt to interviews immediately after athletes have suffered disappointing performances.The American swimmer made the remarks on Twitter on Friday evening.Please stop interviewing athletes right after a disappointing performance before they have any time to process anything. Trust me. They gave it their all. Nothing els

How About Renting My Pool for an Hour or Two?

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 14:00:00 +0200
As people look for ways to spend time with friends outdoors, some homeowners are sharing their private outdoor spaces — for a price.

El problema de la natación artística: las conmociones cerebrales

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 11:00:00 +0200
Las nadadoras artísticas se esfuerzan por parecer elegantes, pero este deporte conlleva importantes riesgos, como nuestra autora sabe por experiencia.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: day 13 – in pictures

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 14:38:00 +0200
The best images from the 13th day of action in Tokyo, including hockey, skateboarding, athletics, track cyclingand open-water swimming Continue reading...

Marathon Swimmers Battle Heat and Bacteria in Tokyo

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 06:28:00 +0200
The swimmers knife a ragged line through the murky water and occasionally get hit by fish, until the end, when they thrash furiously to the finish.

Sailing and showjumping golds propel Team GB up Tokyo medal table

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 19:57:00 +0200
Hannah Mills becomes most successful female Olympic sailor as Ben Maher triumphs in day 12 jump-offSuccess in sailing and showjumping enabled Team GB to shoot up the medal table on day 12 of the Tokyo Olympics but there was disappointment on the track as star heptathlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson was forced to pull out with injury.It was another satisfying day on the water, with Eilidh McIntyre and reigning champion Hannah Mills clinching the final sailing gold of the Games in the women’s

Sailing and equestrian golds propel Team GB up Tokyo medal table

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 19:57:00 +0200
Hannah Mills becomes most successful female Olympic sailor as Ben Maher triumphs in jump-offSuccess in sailing and showjumping enabled Team GB to shoot up the medal table on day 12 of the Tokyo Olympics but there was disappointment on the track as star heptathlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson was forced to pull out with injury.It was another satisfying day on the water, with Eilidh McIntyre and reigning champion Hannah Mills clinching the final sailing gold of the Games in the women’s 470. Mi

Alice Dearing makes history but Team GB’s first female black swimmer leaves ‘broken’

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 06:30:00 +0200
Dearing finishes 19th in women’s 10km marathon swim‘I know I can do better,’ says devastated 24-year-oldBy diving out into the toasty waters of the handsome Odaiba Bay early on a humid Wednesday morning in Tokyo, Alice Dearing had already made history. She is and will always be the first black female swimmer to represent Great Britain at an Olympic Games. But two hours later she left the water in despair following a frustrating early morning that had rendered her maiden Olympic

Alice Dearing makes history but Team GB’s first black swimmer leaves ‘broken’

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 06:30:00 +0200
Dearing finishes 19th in women’s 10km marathon swim‘I know I can do better,’ says devastated 24-year-oldBy diving out into the toasty waters of the handsome Odaiba Bay early on a humid Wednesday morning in Tokyo, Alice Dearing had already made history. She is and will always be the first black swimmer to represent Great Britain at an Olympic Games. But two hours later she left the water in despair following a frustrating early morning that had rendered her maiden Olympic experi

Water like hot soup and 3.45am alarms: just another day for the marathon swimmers

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 04:46:00 +0200
Ana Marcela Cunha won gold for Brazil in the 10km swim but every swimmer had to give it their all just to get around the courseBefore she swam 10 kilometres in under two hours in hot-as-soup Tokyo Bay, USA’s Haley Anderson had another time in mind: 3.45am.That was when her clock buzzed, early, so early, on Wednesday morning. Two hours and forty-five minutes later she dived into the open water aiming for her second Olympic medal in marathon swimming. “That was not fun, to set that ala

Shapeshifting at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games – in pictures

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 00:52:00 +0200
The Olympics are an ideal place to showcase photographic techniques such as a slow shutter-speed or in-camera multiple exposures to give viewers a sense of motion and can produce an image that is far removed from what would be seen with the naked eye Continue reading...

Third Milestone Achieved in USA Swimming’s Safe Sport Club Recognition LSC Incentive

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 16:54:00 +0200
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Swimming announced today that three Local Swimm...

Upgrading Your Outdoor Space for More Fun and Profit

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 12:00:00 +0200
Want outdoor projects with the best return on investment? Try water, fire and the occasional homemade pizza.

From Suni Lee to archery blues: Team USA’s Olympic highs and lows so far

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 11:00:00 +0200
The US had its ups and downs in the pool, logged a first in fencing and downright disappointed in soccer and rugby sevensCaeleb Dressel Continue reading...

Team GB swimmers come home after most successful Olympics

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 21:07:00 +0200
Brits return from Tokyo with haul of four golds after finishing third in swimming medal tableBritish swimming Olympians have landed back in the UK from Tokyo after returning from their most successful Games.Team GB finished third in the swimming medal table behind the US and Australia. They won eight medals this past week. The squad returned with a haul of four golds, beating the UK’s previous best performance, in the 1908 Games in London. Related: ‘We are upset to come second’

Australia’s swimmers lead pack closing gap on US in Tokyo

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 19:30:00 +0200
Relatively poor performance by US in the Olympic pool can only partly be explained by Michael Phelps’ retirement“You want to be first?” said Australia’s head coach, Rohan Taylor, at the end of the Tokyo 2020 swimming program. “Well usually you have to beat an American. They’re normally the people that get in the way.”In nine days of action at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, that remained the case. But only just. The United States’ medal tally stood at 1

Synchronized Swimming Has a Concussion Problem

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 11:00:00 +0200
Artistic swimmers strive to look graceful, but the sport comes with significant risks. A survey of competitors found that at least a quarter had sustained concussions in training.

Here's What Happened in Tokyo Olympics on Sunday

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 23:26:00 +0200
It was a big day for gymnastics, track, golf, tennis, swimming and more.

Magnificent McKeon headlines historic day for Australia in Tokyo | Kieran Pender

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 19:30:00 +0200
Super Sunday’s four gold medals have Australia closing in on its highest ever Olympic haul in AthensSunday will be remembered in history as the most successful day ever for the Australian Olympic team. Four gold medals – two in the pool, one in BMX freestyle and one in the sailing – surpassed the previous best daily haul. On five previous occasions, Australian athletes have nabbed three gold medals in a single day – in 1956, 2000, 2004, 2008 and last Wednesday. But Austra

Certain countries 'should not be here', says US swimmer Lilly King – video

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 15:55:00 +0200
The ongoing doping war of words has continued after Lilly King said that 'a lot of people here that should not be here'. King made her statements seated next to Ryan Murphy, another US swimmer who appeared to take aim this week at Russia, who have run afoul of doping rules. King later added: 'I wasn't racing anyone from a country who should have been banned and instead got a slap on the wrist and rebranding of their national flag.' Continue reading...

‘We are upset to come second’: how culture change lifted GB swimming | Andy Bull

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 15:40:00 +0200
In 2012 British swimmers were happy to come fifth or sixth but we are now third in the medal table with eight medalsJames Guy leant back against the wall, too tired to think, too tired to talk. Guy swam seven races in the past five days, the last of them, the butterfly leg of the men’s 4x100m medley relay, just an hour earlier. It had been one of the hardest, and most intense races of his life, and they had lost it to the USA. Now the media wanted to ask him and his teammates all those fam

‘We are upset to come second’: How culture change lifted GB swimming

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 15:40:00 +0200
In 2012 British swimmers were happy to come fifth or sixth but we are now third in the medal table with eight medalsJames Guy leant back against the wall, too tired to think, too tired to talk. Guy swam seven races in the last five days, the last of them, the butterfly leg of the men’s 4x100m medley relay, just an hour earlier. It had been one of the hardest, and most intense races of his life, and they had lost it to the USA. Now the media wanted to ask him and his teammates all those fam

Lilly King implies Russians ‘should not be here’ in Tokyo because of doping

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 15:09:00 +0200
Ryan Murphy appeared to complain about doping at GamesRussians cannot compete under own flag after state dopingAmerican swimmer Lilly King doubled down on criticism of Russian athletes hours after the president of the Russian Olympic Committee said his teams’ medals are the “best answer” to critics who questioned why the country is allowed to compete following doping scandals.“There are a lot of people here that should not be here,” said King, who won a silver and a

‘It’s not really hit me’: Duncan Scott struggles to grasp winning four medals

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 11:00:00 +0200
Scottish swimmer first Briton to win four medals at one Games 4x100m medley relay makes it three silvers and one goldIf you had not just seen Duncan Scott do it, you could never have guessed what he had achieved. His silver in the men’s 4x100m medley relay made him the first British athlete ever to win four medals at one Olympic Games, and the most successful British swimmer in Olympic history, on the most successful British swimming team in Olympic history. He and the team have broken rec

Bobby Finke's Big Finish in the Olympics Surprises Himself, and His Rivals

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 08:47:00 +0200
An American grinds out a gold in the 1,500-meter freestyle by saving a little extra for the finish.

Olympic mixed team events bring the fun – and the golds – back to Britain

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 06:45:00 +0200
GB triumphs in triathlon and swimming throw spotlight on IOC moves towards gender parity with introduction of more mixed team sports in TokyoHaving just secured his third gold medal of Tokyo, British swimmer Adam Peaty said: “It’s a fun event and that’s what sport needs. It needs to be fun.”He had been part of the first British mixed relay swimming team to compete in the Olympic Games, smashing the world record in the 4x100m relay in the process of becoming its first cham

Swimming Highlights: Dressel, McKeon and Men's Relay Team Win Gold

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 05:51:00 +0200
McKeon picked up two more golds, giving her a record-tying seven medals in Tokyo, and Dressel swam away with his fourth and fifth golds.

Who is the Most Decorated Olympic Swimmer in Tokyo? Emma McKeon of Australia.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 05:46:00 +0200
McKeon’s haul ties her for the record by any female Olympian, set in 1952 by gymnast Maria Gorokhovskaya of the Soviet Union.

Great Britain beaten to Olympic men’s 4x100m medley gold by USA world record

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 05:15:00 +0200
Eighth medal means best-ever Olympic swimming result for GBUSA’s Caeleb Dressel wins his fifth gold of Tokyo 2020Duncan Scott became the first British athlete to win four medals at a single Olympics as Team GB celebrated their best swimming haul at a Games.Luke Greenbank, Adam Peaty, James Guy and Scott took silver in the men’s 4x100 metres medley relay final, finishing 0.73 seconds behind the United States, who claimed gold in a world record time of three minutes and 26.78 seconds.

The U.S. men keep an unbeaten streak alive, and Emma McKeon ties a medal record, in swimming’s finale.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 05:10:00 +0200
McKeon picked up two more golds, giving her a record-tying seven medals in Tokyo, and Dressel swam away with his fourth and fifth golds.

Emma McKeon Wins Seventh Olympic Medal

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 04:59:00 +0200
McKeon’s haul ties her for the record by any female Olympian, set in 1952 by gymnast Maria Gorokhovskaya of the Soviet Union.

USA’s Caeleb Dressel wins fourth gold of Olympics with victory in 50m freestyle

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 04:27:00 +0200
Dressel cruises to 50 free win in Olympic-record 21.07 secondsIn pictures: the best images from day eight in TokyoSecuring his place as one of the biggest stars of the Tokyo Olympics, Caeleb Dressel won his fourth gold medal with a victory in the 50m freestyle Sunday.Dressel cruised to a relatively easy win in the frenetic dash from one end of the pool to the other, touching in an Olympic record of 21.07 seconds. Continue reading...

Imperious Dressel wins fifth Tokyo gold to cap historic Olympic performance

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 04:27:00 +0200
Dressel cruises to 50 free win in Olympic-record 21.07 secondsIn pictures: the best images from day eight in TokyoAmerican Caeleb Dressel has won his fifth gold medal of the Tokyo Games, finishing off one of the great performances in Olympic history.Dressel swam the butterfly leg as the Americans set a world record in the 4x100-meter medley relay with a time of 3 minutes, 26.78 seconds. That eclipses the mark of 3:27.28 they set at the 2009 Rome world championships in rubberized suits. Continue

High five! Superb Dressel takes fifth gold to cap historic Olympic performance

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 04:27:00 +0200
Dressel cruises to 50 free win in Olympic-record 21.07 secondsAustralia’s Emma McKeon completed her own freestyle sweepIn pictures: the best images from day eight in TokyoAmerican Caeleb Dressel has won his fifth gold medal of the Tokyo Games, finishing off one of the great performances in Olympic history. Related:Tokyo 2020 Olympics: McKeon wins another gold, men’s golf, athletics, boxing and more – live!Continue reading...

Emma McKeon seals seventh Olympic medal as Australian women win 4x100m medley

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 03:51:00 +0200
McKeon brings Tokyo medal tally to four golds and three bronzeBecomes most successful Australian Olympian at a single GamesAustralia’s medal-winning consistency has continued at the pool on the final day of the Olympic swim meet, with Emma McKeon adding individual and relay gold medals to the nation’s tally on Sunday. McKeon’s success in the women’s 50m freestyle and as part of the women’s 4x100m medley relay lift Australia’s overall gold medal haul at the poo

Emma McKeon seals seventh Olympic gold as Australian women win 4x100m medley

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 03:51:00 +0200
McKeon brings Tokyo medal tally to four golds and three bronzeBecomes most successful Australian Olympian at a single GamesAustralia’s medal-winning consistency has continued at the pool on the final day of the Olympic swim meet, with Emma McKeon adding individual and relay gold medals to the nation’s tally on Sunday. McKeon’s success in the women’s 50m freestyle and as part of the women’s 4x100m medley relay lift Australia’s overall gold medal haul at the poo

Emma McKeon makes Australian Olympic history with women’s 50m freestyle gold

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 03:51:00 +0200
McKeon brings Tokyo medal tally to three golds and three bronzeBecomes most successful Australian Olympian at a single GamesAustralia’s gold medal-winning consistency continued at the pool on the final day of the Olympic swim meet, with Emma McKeon winning the women’s 50m freestyle on Sunday morning. It is the eighth Tokyo 2020 gold medal for the Australian swim team, who have claimed one gold per day since the finals began last weekend.McKeon’s latest medal – adding to t

Tokyo Games Day 9: Swimming's Last Day as Track Heats Up

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 00:09:00 +0200
Men’s golf heads into the final round, while the last medals are awarded in swimming. Men’s tennis holds its final as well.

Conservatives accused of cutting local sport funding by nearly half since 2010

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 23:30:00 +0200
Labour says 47% less spent on grassroots facilities, wastingchance to build on success of 2012 London OlympicsLabour has accused the Conservatives of squandering the London 2012 Olympic legacy by slashing grassroots sport funding by nearly half since coming to power.The party said that during the final year when Labour was in government, it spent more than £1bn on sport and recreation facilities during the financial year ending in 2010. Related: The Guardian view on grassroots sport: kick

Praise and pain in another day of drama for Team GB’s young squad

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 19:37:00 +0200
Triathlete Jonny Brownlee finally wins gold as Britain’s biggest track and field star Dina Asher-Smith reveals injury heartacheAs the sun began to rise on a blistering Tokyo morning, one of Britain’s most popular athletes, Jonny Brownlee, stood on the podium cradling his first gold medal like a newborn after finally ending his Olympic jinx. As it set, Team GB’s biggest track and field star Dina Asher-Smith broke down after revealing her secret injury heartache. In between, anot

Tokyo Olympics 2020: day eight – in pictures

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 17:01:00 +0200
The best images from the eighth day’s action in Tokyo, including swimming,judo, athletics and tennis Continue reading...

Mixed-Gender Relays Make Their Olympic Debut

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 16:11:00 +0200
In Tokyo, men and women are teaming up in a series of mixed-gender events that are making their Olympic debuts.

US anti-doping chief dismisses Russian Olympic ban as a ‘farce’

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 15:10:00 +0200
Russian athletes can compete as neutrals if cleanROC dismissed ‘English-language propaganda’ over banThe CEO of the US Anti-Doping Agency, Travis Tygart, has dismissed the punishment handed down for Russia’s state sponsored doping program as a “farce”.The World Anti-Doping Agency has banned official Russian teams from Tokyo 2020, the 2022 Winter Olympics and the 2022 World Cup as a punishment for covering up a massive state-sponsored doping programme. The country&rs

'I couldn't believe it': Anna Hopkin and Kathleen Dawson on mixed medley relay gold win – video

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 14:14:00 +0200
Great Britain won gold in the swimming mixed medley relay on Saturday after the quartet of Kathleen Dawson, Adam Peaty, James Guy and Anna Hopkin set a new world record time of 3min 37.58sec."I couldn't believe it when we finished," Hopkin said, adding she did not realise at the time that it was a new world record.Team GB smash world record to win Tokyo 4x100m mixed medley relay gold Continue reading...

No Pool? Here’s How to Make a Splash in the Yard Anyway.

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 11:00:00 +0200
With the right tools and a little imagination, anyone can turn an outdoor space into a makeshift water park.

Swimming: More US gold after Dressel’s busy night and Ledecky’s threepeat

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 09:00:00 +0200
World record for Dressel, sixth individual gold for LedeckyKatie Grimes, 15, finishes in fourth place in 800m freestyleSimone Manuel finishes joint-sixth in 50m free semi-finalCaeleb Dressel did not even have time to walk to the practice pool. The American star’s schedule was so tight that he warmed up for his third race of the morning by gently swimming laps of the diving pool while Advance Australia Fair played during a medal ceremony at the other end of the arena to honour Kaylee McKeow

For Katie Ledecky, the Longer the Race the Better

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 08:28:00 +0200
How Katie Ledecky’s competitors are closing the gap on her dominance in the pool.

Tokyo Olympics: Great Britain win 4x100m mixed medley relay gold

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 05:43:00 +0200
British quartet smash world record for fourth swimming gold Seventh medal in total for Team GB in the Tokyo poolAnother day, and, pinch yourself, yet another gold for Great Britain at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. This time it was the quartet of Kathleen Dawson, Adam Peaty, James Guy and Anna Hopkin, who broke the world record in the 4x100m mixed medley relay with a time of 3min 37.58sec. China took silver, and Australia the bronze, but it wasn’t close. It was Great Britain’s seventh sw

Team GB smash world record to win Tokyo 4x100m mixed medley relay gold

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 05:43:00 +0200
Kathleen Dawson, Adam Peaty, James Guy and Anna Hopkin winFourth gold and seventh medal for GB in Tokyo Olympic poolAnother day and, incredible to say, another gold for Great Britain in the Olympic swimming pool. This one in the mixed 4x100m relay, which the quartet of Kathleen Dawson, Adam Peaty, James Guy and Anna Hopkin won in a new world record time of 3min 37.58sec. It was Britain’s fourth swimming gold medal of the week, which is as many as the team won at the Olympics between 1988 a

Katie Ledecky Has 10 Olympic Medals, Including 7 Golds

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 05:26:00 +0200
Ledecky added to her medal haul — she has 10 total across three Olympics, including seven golds.

Kaylee McKeown leads Australian charge as Olympic swimmers win four more medals

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 04:59:00 +0200
McKeown wins 200m backstroke gold; Emily Seebohm bronzeAriarne Titmus adds a silver and relay team another bronzeAustralia’s medal rush at the Tokyo 2020 continued on Saturday with the Dolphins adding gold, silver and two bronze medals to their already-sizeable haul at the pool. Kaylee McKeown won her second individual gold of the Olympics with victory in the women’s 200m backstroke, while two-time gold medallist Ariarne Titmus added a silver to her tally in the women’s 800m fr

Mixed Relays in Swimming and Track Debut at the Olympics

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 04:24:00 +0200
Track will have a 4x400 mixed relay and swimming a 4x100 freestyle relay.

Kaylee McKeown leads Australian charge as Olympic swimming medal haul swells

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 04:21:00 +0200
McKeown wins 200m backstroke gold; Emily Seebohm bronzeAriarne Titmus adds 800m silver behind Katie Ledecky Australia’s medal rush at the Tokyo 2020 continued on Saturday with the Dolphins adding gold, silver and bronze to their already-sizeable haul at the pool. Kaylee McKeown won her second individual gold of the Olympics with victory in the women’s 200m backstroke, while two-time gold medallist Ariarne Titmus added a silver to her tally in the women’s 800m freestyle.Australi

Kaylee McKeown adds another gold to swell Australian Olympic swimming medal haul

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 03:56:00 +0200
McKeown adds 200m backstroke to 100m Tokyo titleEmily Seebohm wins bronze, Canada’s Kyle Masse silverKaylee McKeown has continued Australia’s medal rush at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, adding a second individual gold medal to her haul in the women’s 200m backstroke. Australian swimming veteran Emily Seebohm finished third, meaning she has now won a medal at four Olympics.Twenty-year-old McKeown had demonstrated her backstroke dominance earlier in the week to win gold in the 100m ev

Olympic Swimming Preview for Saturday Races in Tokyo

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 03:11:00 +0200
Katie Ledecky and Caeleb Dressel are among the swimmers who are chasing gold on Saturday.

How to Watch Tonight's Olympic Swimming

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 02:14:00 +0200
The races will air live on NBC in primetime in the United States.

Ryan Murphy Casts Doubt on Whether His Loss to R.O.C. Swimmer Was Clean

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 00:18:00 +0200
The American lost the men’s 200-meter backstroke and then, at a news conference, mentioned Russia’s problems with doping.

Mixed Relays in Swimming and Track at the Olympics Debut at Tokyo Olympics

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 00:18:00 +0200
Track will have a 4x400 mixed relay and swimming a 4x100 freestyle relay.

How to Watch the Mixed Relays in Swimming and Track at the Olympics

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 00:18:00 +0200
Track will have a 4x400 mixed relay and swimming a 4x100 freestyle relay.

Australian swimming’s ‘relay project’ that is paying off at Tokyo Olympics | Kieran Pender

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 22:00:00 +0200
The country has thrown time, money and research at the tactically complex, high-pressure relay formatLast Thursday, before Australia’s swimmers had swum any competitive laps in Tokyo, head coach Rohan Taylor outlined a key ambition. “There are seven relays that we compete in; there’s seven opportunities,” he said. At the Beijing Olympics in 2008, Australia had won a medal in all six relays. In Tokyo, continued Taylor, he wanted his swimmers to match that standard: “

Team GB swimmer Alice Dearing : ‘At certain times, I have really struggled’

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 19:00:00 +0200
Dearing will become the first black woman to swim in the Olympics for Britain in the marathon event on WednesdayAlice Dearing did not relish her first open water race. For pool swimmers, the experience is often unnerving: choppy water, no lanes, competitors frequently colliding, difficulty in judging where your rivals are and, above all, there is the cold.Dearing remembers those 2014 trials in Portugal for the British junior team with a shudder. “I was blissfully unaware how hard it was. T

Tokyo Olympics 2020: day seven – in pictures

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 16:16:00 +0200
The best images from the seventh day’s action in Tokyo, including swimming, trampolining, judo and athletics Continue reading...

BMX double helps power Team GB to six more Olympic medals

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 16:15:00 +0200
Total rises to 26 with gold and silver for cyclists, two swimming medals, and trampoline and rowing bronzesA stunning medal double on the BMX track added to Great Britain’s Tokyo Olympics haul on a day of frenetic activity in which the squad won six medals to take Team GB’s overall tally to 26.Great Britain also progressed to the semi-finals of the women’s rugby sevens on Friday but there was heartache in the football as the women lost 4-3 to Australia in an extra-time thriller

USA swimmer Ryan Murphy sparks war of words over doping after Olympic final

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 11:15:00 +0200
Murphy says 200m backstroke final ‘probably not clean’ Winner Rylov of ROC: ‘Ryan didn’t accuse me of anything’A storm broke out at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre on Friday morning when Ryan Murphy, the USA’s silver medallist in the 200m backstroke, spoke out against the sport’s doping problem and said he was “swimming in a race that’s probably not clean”. Almost any other time, this would have been an admirably honest thing to do, but the p

Duncan Scott wins silver in 200m medley as China’s Wang Shun grabs Olympic gold

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 05:17:00 +0200
Briton makes late surge but cannot take Olympic titleLuke Greenbank wins bronze in 200m backstrokeDuncan Scott won Great Britain’s sixth swimming medal of the Games, and the fifth of his own Olympic career, when he finished second behind China’s Wang Shun in the 200m individual medley. It means Scott, 24, is now Britain’s most successful Olympic swimmer since the Edwardian era, and he still has two relay events to go. A few minutes before Scott’s final, his great friend L

Duncan Scott takes 200m medley silver – and can add to third Tokyo medal

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 05:17:00 +0200
Scott second again as China’s Wung Shan takes Olympic goldLuke Greenbank wins bronze in 200m backstrokeThree events, three finals, three medals. On Friday morning Duncan Scott won a silver in the men’s 200m individual medley, to go with the silver in the 200m freestyle and the gold in the 4x200m freestyle relay he won earlier this week. Add in the two silvers he won in the relays in 2016, and he is now the most successful British Olympic swimmer since the Edwardian era. One more and

Emma McKeon grabs gold as Australia enjoy more Olympic swimming success

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 04:20:00 +0200
McKeon breaks women’s 100m freestyle Olympic recordCate Campbell adds bronze to Australia’s growing medal haulAustralia’s Emma McKeon added a second gold medal to her 2020 Olympics haul with a memorable swim in the women’s 100m freestyle final at the Tokyo Games, as compatriot Cate Campbell won bronze to add to her substantial career tally.This race has a special place in Australia’s Olympic folklore. It was won on three consecutive occasions by the legendary Dawn F

Tatjana Schoenmaker Breaks a World Swimming Record, U.S. Wins Three More Medals

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 04:15:00 +0200
The South African swimmer Tatjana Schoenmaker lived up to expectations, topping Lilly King of the United States.

Why Do Swimmers Wear Two Caps? And Splash Themselves?

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 03:40:00 +0200
Here are all the answers to questions about swimming that you need ahead of Friday’s four gold medal races.

Why Do Swimmers Wear Two Caps? And Bite Their Medals? Questions and Answers

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 03:40:00 +0200
Here are all the answers to questions about swimming that you need ahead of Friday’s four gold medal races.

Why Do Swimmers Wear Two Caps? And Bite Their Medals?

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 03:25:00 +0200
Here are all the answers to questions about swimming that you need ahead of Friday’s four gold medal races.

The U.S. and Australia Are Leading Way in Swimming Medals

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 03:25:00 +0200
Friday morning’s finals include opportunities for a few more American medals.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics: China top medal table, Covid worries build – as it happened

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 01:03:00 +0200
Thursday’s stars included the American gymnast Sunisa Lee, Australian canoeist Jess Fox and Caleb Dressel in the pool 12.03am BST Bong! Big Ben strikes midnight and with that this liveblog will be put out of its misery. A new one will grow in its place, and it will grow here: Related: Tokyo 2020 Olympics: athletics blasts off, swimming and more – live!11.58pm BST Rowing: Togo’s Claire Ayivon is going to win the women’s F final by a huge margin. Sudan’s Esraa Khogali

Today in Tokyo: Track and Field Starts and U.S. Women Face Netherlands in Soccer

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 00:16:00 +0200
The men’s 10,000-meter track final is set for Friday night. There will be four finals in swimming, and the U.S. women’s team plays the Netherlands in soccer.

Track and Field Starts and U.S. Women Face Netherlands in Soccer

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 00:03:00 +0200
The men’s 10,000-meter track final is set for Friday night. There will be four finals in swimming, and the U.S. women’s team plays the Netherlands in soccer.

Kaylee McKeown’s gold Olympics continues with late father by her side | Kieran Pender

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 19:30:00 +0200
The Australian returns to the Tokyo pool on Friday as firm favourite in the women’s 200m backstrokeAustralian swimmer Kaylee McKeown has a tattoo on her foot. It reads: “I’ll always be with you.” The 20-year-old had the ink added after her father, Sholto McKeown, lost his battle with brain cancer last August. True to the tattoo, at Tokyo 2020 McKeown’s father has been by her side.“He was with me that entire race,” McKeown said after winning the women&rsq

Tokyo 2020 Olympics: China top medal table, Covid worries build – live!

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 16:13:00 +0200
Games schedule | Results | Medal table | Full coverageSunisa Lee steps up in Biles’s absence to take gymnastics glorySign up for the Guardian’s daily Olympic briefingEmail Adam, tweet @collinsadam or comment BTL 3.13pm BST Remember when I was going on about the brilliant table tennis commentator during the women’s final? I’m not surprised to learn that we have a Adam Bobrow feature on the site from 2019. What a guy. More importantly, what a fantastic ambassador for his sp

Team GB: Duncan Scott stays calm to qualify for 200m individual medley final

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 14:31:00 +0200
Scott has already won gold and silver in Tokyo for Team GBLuke Greenbank second-fastest in 200m backstroke semisIt was the morning after the morning before for Duncan Scott, who produced a composed swim to qualify for the men’s 200m individual medley final, winning his semi-final 24 hours after the emotional rush of anchoring Great Britain’s 4x200m freestyle team to gold.The Glasgow-born 24-year-old, an individual silver medallist in the 200m freestyle on Tuesday, could have been for

Duncan Scott stays calm to qualify for Olympic 200m individual medley final

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 14:31:00 +0200
Scott has already won gold and silver in Tokyo for Team GBLuke Greenbank second-fastest in 200m backstroke semisIt was the morning after the morning before for Duncan Scott, who produced a composed swim to qualify for the men’s 200m individual medley final, winning his semi-final 24 hours after the emotional rush of anchoring Great Britain’s 4x200m freestyle team to gold.The Glasgow-born 24-year-old, an individual silver medallist in the 200m freestyle on Tuesday, could have been for

Tokyo 2020 Olympics: tennis, gymnastics, hockey and more – live!

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 13:42:00 +0200
Games schedule | Results | Medal table | Full coverageWomen’s gymnastics individual all-around – live!Sign up for the Guardian’s daily Olympic briefingEmail Daniel, tweet @unitedrewind or comment BTL 12.42pm BST Tennis: In the last eight of the men’s singles, Zverev leads Chardy 5-3, while in the last four of the women’s, Vondrousova leads Svitolina 6-3 5-1; the honeymoon from heaven isn’t quite going to happen.12.40pm BST Tennis: Barty and Peers have seen off

Tokyo 2020 Olympics: tennis, rugby sevens, gymnastics and more – live!

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 11:20:00 +0200
Games schedule | Results | Medal table | Full coverageAustralia’s Fox wins canoe slalom with silver for FranklinSign up for the Guardian’s daily Olympic briefingEmail Daniel, tweet @unitedrewind or comment BTL 10.20am BST Badminton: Goodness me, these lads are hot, Antonsen in particular – you can see your face in his shirt. But he won game 1 21-10 and Plenty has it all to do. As I type that, our commentators note their surprise that Antonsen didn’t change at change of en

Caeleb Dressel Sets Olympic Record [Photos]

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 10:32:00 +0200
Dressel set an Olympic record in 47.02 seconds.

‘Bittersweet’: Kyle Chalmers falls achingly short at his brilliant best | Kieran Pender

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 09:57:00 +0200
Every time the Rio 2016 champion thought he was back to his best something else went wrongKyle Chalmers has been to hell and back. Standing in the bowels of the Tokyo Aquatics Centre on Thursday, he listed the agony his body had been through since he won gold in the men’s 100m freestyle at the 2016 Rio Olympics.“I had shoulder surgery seven months ago,” he said. “I’ve had 12 cortisone injections in my left shoulder just to get to this point. I’ve had PRP [plat

Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Jess Fox pips GB’s Franklin to canoeing gold – live!

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 09:30:00 +0200
Games schedule | Results | Medal table | Full coverageGallery: Tokyo 2020 day five in picturesSign up for the Guardian’s daily Olympic briefingEmail Daniel, tweet @unitedrewind or comment BTL 8.30am BST Canoeing: A little mistake at gate 16 loses her a second or so, but at 20 she’s more than four seconds inside Franklin! This is an absolute jazzer of a performance! 8.30am BST Canoeing: Here comes Fox and she’s flying, absolutely taking the first half off the set! She’s 2.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics day six: Australian athletics team given all clear, golf, rugby sevens and more – live!

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 09:10:00 +0200
Games schedule | Results | Medal table | Full coverageGallery: Tokyo 2020 Day Five in picturesSign up for the Guardian’s daily Olympic briefingEmail Daniel, tweet @unitedrewind or comment BTL 8.09am BST Canoeing: Franklin, the 2016 world champ, is ready to go... 8.09am BST Tennis: We’re at the business end now. In the first women’s semi, Bencic is serving for a first-set breaker against Rybakina; in the first men’s quarter, Khachanov is doing likewise against Humbert. The

Tokyo 2020 Olympics day six: Australian athletics given all clear, golf, rugby sevens and more – live!

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 08:52:00 +0200
Games schedule | Results | Medal table | Full coverageGallery: Tokyo 2020 Day Five in picturesSign up for the Guardian’s daily Olympic briefingEmail Emma with your thoughts, tweet or comment below 7.52am BST Here is the full statement from the Australian Olympic Committee:Members of the Australian track and field team in the Tokyo Olympic Village have been cleared to return to their regular routines after earlier isolating in their rooms as a precautionary measure. 7.48am BST Let’s j

Caeleb Dressel fills US swimming’s post-Phelps void with 100m freestyle gold

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 08:27:00 +0200
Face of US men’s swimming wins first solo Olympic goldBobby Finke wins first men’s 800 freestyle with late rallyOlympics day six: Golf, rugby sevens and more – live!Caeleb Dressel tossed his medal to a teammate after winning the 4x100m freestyle relay earlier in the week. He’ll want to hold on to this one.The figurehead of US men’s swimming won the first individual Olympic gold of his career in Tokyo on Thursday, setting a new Olympic record in the 100m freestyle. R

Tokyo 2020 Olympics day six: Australian athletics team in isolation, golf, rugby sevens and more – live!

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 07:03:00 +0200
Games schedule | Results | Medal table | Full coverageGallery: Tokyo 2020 Day Five in picturesSign up for the Guardian’s daily Olympic briefingEmail Emma with your thoughts, tweet or comment below 5.58am BST “Members of Australia’s track and field team at the Tokyo Olympic Games are isolating in their rooms as a precautionary measure following news of a Covid positive finding with a member of the US track and field Team.
“Members of the Australian track and field team are

Caeleb Dressel Wins Gold and Sets an Olympic Record in 100M Freestyle

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 06:08:00 +0200
Dressel set an Olympic record in 47.02 seconds.

Caeleb Dressel Sets an Olympic Record, Wins His First Individual Medal

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 06:08:00 +0200
Dressel set an Olympic record in 47.02 seconds.

Caeleb Dressel Wins Gold and Sets an Olympic Record

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 05:35:00 +0200
Dressel set an Olympic record in 47.02 seconds.

Caeleb Dressel Wins First Individual Medal, Sets an Olympic Record in the 100 Free

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 05:07:00 +0200
Dressel set an Olympic record in 47.02 seconds.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics day six: swimming, men’s golf and women’s rugby sevens begin and more – live!

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 05:00:00 +0200
Games schedule | Results | Medal table | Full coverageGallery: Tokyo 2020 Day Five in picturesSign up for the Guardian’s daily Olympic briefingEmail Emma with your thoughts, tweet or comment below 4.00am BST Chalmers had this to say to the Seven Network.“It’s half a second faster than I was in Rio. If it [the Games] went ahead last year I wouldn’t have been here swimming. So to be back swimming, and back swimming fast, the shoulder’s feeling good. 3.53am BST The leg

Zhang Yufei Wins 200 Butterfly and Sets an Olympic Record

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 04:56:00 +0200
Her time of 2 minutes 3.86 seconds was the third-fastest time ever. Americans finished second and third.

Caeleb Dressel Wins His First Individual Medal and the 100M Freestyle

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 04:56:00 +0200
Dressel set an Olympic record in 47.02 seconds.

Zhang Yufei Wins 200 Butterfly

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 04:45:00 +0200
Her time of 2 minutes 3.86 seconds was the third-fastest time ever. Americans finished second and third.

Zac Stubblety-Cook Wins Gold and Sets Olympic Record in 200 Breaststroke

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 04:18:00 +0200
Arno Kamminga of the Netherlands earned the silver medal, followed by Matti Mattsson of Finland.

Australian Zac Stubblety-Cook Wins Gold and Sets Olympic Record

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 04:18:00 +0200
Arno Kamminga of the Netherlands earned the silver medal, followed by Matti Mattsson of Finland.

Australian Zac Stubblety-Cook Wins 200-M Breaststroke in Record Time

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 04:18:00 +0200
Arno Kamminga of the Netherlands earned the silver medal, followed by Matti Mattsson of Finland.

Bobby Finke Wins the First Men’s 800 Freestyle at the Olympics

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 04:14:00 +0200
Finke came from behind in the last lap to beat Italy’s Gregorio Paltrinieri.

How Deep is the Olympic Pool? Temperature, Length and Lanes

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 04:13:00 +0200
The Tokyo Aquatics Center was built just for the 2020 Olympics. Yes, it has lifeguards, and it’s a lot warmer than you think it is.

How Deep is the Olympic Pool?

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 04:13:00 +0200
The Tokyo Aquatics Center was built just for the 2020 Olympics. Yes, it has lifeguards, and it’s a lot warmer than you think it is.

Bobby Finke Wins the Men's 800-M Freestyle, the First at the Olympics

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 04:05:00 +0200
Finke came from behind in the last lap to beat Italy’s Gregorio Paltrinieri.

Zac Stubblety-Cook wins swimming gold for Australia after stunning last lap

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 04:04:00 +0200
22-year-old breaks Olympic record in 200m breaststroke finalArno Kamminga takes silver after being gradually reeled in He was the youngest, but he was also the fastest. On Thursday, 22-year-old Zac Stubblety-Cook won the first gold medal for Australia’s men at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, beating home a more experienced field to break the Olympic record in the 200m breaststroke final.Stubblety-Cook started slowly, touching the wall in sixth at the first turn. But the Australian gradually ree

Zac Stubblety-Cook Wins 200-M Breaststroke in Olympic Record Time

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 03:58:00 +0200
Arno Kamminga of the Netherlands earned the silver medal, followed by Matti Mattsson of Finland.

Robert Finke Wins the Men's 800-M Freestyle, the First at the Olympics

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 03:54:00 +0200
Finke came from behind in the last lap to beat Italy’s Gregorio Paltrinieri.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics day six: swimming, golf, rowing gold for Ireland and more – live!

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 03:45:00 +0200
Games schedule | Results | Medal table | Full coverageGallery: Tokyo 2020 Day Five in picturesSign up for the Guardian’s daily Olympic briefingEmail Emma with your thoughts, tweet or comment below 2.45am BST Tremendous race management from Finke. He sat back, he waited. He was in fourth until the final 50m, then it was go time. His arms are in the air in ecstasy, and so they should be. 2.43am BST 1 Bobby Finke
2 Gregorio Paltrinieri
3 Mykhailo Romanchuk 2.41am BST McLoughlin has fallen bac

Ledecky and Titmus Meet Again. This Time in the 4x200-M Swimming Free Relay.

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 03:30:00 +0200
Ledecky may add another medal, but Titmus and the Australians are big favorites.

Ledecky and Titmus Meet Again. This Time in the 4x200 Free Relay.

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 03:30:00 +0200
Ledecky may add another medal, but Titmus and the Australians are big favorites.

Katie Ledecky and Ariarne Titmus Compete Again. This Time in the 4x200-M Free Relay

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 03:30:00 +0200
Ledecky may add another medal, but Titmus and the Australians are big favorites.

What is the Temperature of the Olympics Pool?

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 03:19:00 +0200
The Tokyo Aquatics Center was built just for the 2020 Olympics. Yes, it has lifeguards, and it’s a lot warmer than you think it is.

The Olympic Pool Explained: Length, Temperature and the Airhorns

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 03:19:00 +0200
The Tokyo Aquatics Center was built just for the 2020 Olympics. Yes, it has lifeguards, and it’s a lot warmer than you think it is.

How Cool is the Olympic Pool? Length, Temperature and Airhorns

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 03:19:00 +0200
The Tokyo Aquatics Center was built just for the 2020 Olympics. Yes, it has lifeguards, and it’s a lot warmer than you think it is.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics day six: golf, swimming, rowing gold for Ireland and more – live!

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 03:15:00 +0200
Games schedule | Results | Medal table | Full coverageGallery: Tokyo 2020 Day Five in picturesSign up for the Guardian’s daily Olympic briefingEmail Emma with your thoughts, tweet or comment below 2.15am BST Quite some way, in fact, Dutch pair Marieke Keijser and Ilse Paulis lead. Italy now second and the British and French fighting for thirs. 2.14am BST Relatively even race this one, though the US and Romania have fallen back. The Netherlands are moving now. 2.13am BST Brits Emily Craig a

Caeleb Dressel Will Swim Tonight for His First Individual Gold Medal

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 01:14:00 +0200
Dressel has three Olympic golds in relay races.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics day six: golf, swimming, rowing and more – live!

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 01:00:00 +0200
Games schedule | Results | Medal table | Full coverageGallery: Tokyo 2020 Day Five in picturesSign up for the Guardian’s daily Olympic briefingEmail Tom with your thoughts, tweet or comment below 12.00am BST Hello! Another day, another opportunity to watch people doing sport good. Here’s my colleague Martin Belam with what’s in store today:The BMX racing cycling gets under way Thursday, as does the golf. It feels like a slightly quieter programme before the athletics starts on

Tick, Tick, Tick: Athletes’ Grueling Wait for an Olympic Moment

Wed, 28 Jul 2021 20:56:00 +0200
The Olympics are a harsh taskmaster, subjecting athletes to years of anticipation and then offering them a fleeting moment to shine — or not.

Olympic Reality: Years of Anticipation, a Moment to Shine

Wed, 28 Jul 2021 20:56:00 +0200
The Olympics are a harsh taskmaster, subjecting athletes to years of anticipation and then offering them a fleeting moment to shine — or not.

Wait. Wait. Not Yet. Wait. OK, Dazzle Me Right Now.

Wed, 28 Jul 2021 20:27:00 +0200
The Olympics are a harsh taskmaster, subjecting athletes to years of anticipation and then offering them a fleeting moment to shine — or not.

The Olympics Place Harsh Demands on Athletes to Perform

Wed, 28 Jul 2021 20:27:00 +0200
The Olympics are a harsh taskmaster, subjecting athletes to years of anticipation and then offering them a fleeting moment to shine — or not.

Australia’s men take centre stage in bid to match women in Olympic swimming pool | Kieran Pender

Wed, 28 Jul 2021 19:30:00 +0200
The Dolphins coach predicts big things when Kyle Chalmers leads the charge in Thursday’s finals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic GamesAustralia at the Olympics on day 6: schedule of who and when to watch in Tokyo on ThursdayAustralia’s swimmers have won four gold medals at Tokyo 2020 to date, one a day over the first four days of finals. All have been won by women – two to new freestyle queen Ariarne Titmus, one to backstroke prodigy Kaylee McKeown and a relay gold in the 4x100m frees

Australia’s men take centre stage in bid to match women in Olympic pool | Kieran Pender

Wed, 28 Jul 2021 19:30:00 +0200
The Dolphins coach predicts big things when Kyle Chalmers leads the charge in Thursday’s finalsAustralia’s swimmers have won four gold medals at Tokyo 2020 to date, one a day over the first four days of finals. All have been won by women – two to new freestyle queen Ariarne Titmus, one to backstroke prodigy Kaylee McKeown and a relay gold in the 4x100m freestyle. Australia’s male swimmers have hardly had a bad meet – three bronze medals and one silver. But at Tokyo

Simone Biles and the Perils of Greatness

Wed, 28 Jul 2021 19:12:00 +0200
“Simone Biles is a treasure, but if we want to show her the support she needs and deserves, it’s time to recognize that she is a human being and start treating her like one.”

Medals On, Masks Off at Tokyo Olympics During Coronavirus Pandemic

Wed, 28 Jul 2021 18:59:00 +0200
The pandemic has changed the way Olympians receive their medals. But in the rush of elation, coronavirus rules and social distancing policies are routinely forgotten.

Examining What Separates the Best Olympians From the Pack

Wed, 28 Jul 2021 18:46:00 +0200
Over two dozen journalists worked on a series of articles exploring the extraordinary techniques of four athletes.

At Tokyo Olympics, Medals Go On and Masks Come Off

Wed, 28 Jul 2021 18:00:00 +0200
The pandemic has changed the way Olympians receive their medals. But in the rush of elation, coronavirus rules and social distancing policies are routinely forgotten.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: day five – in pictures

Wed, 28 Jul 2021 16:25:00 +0200
The best images from the fifth day of action in Tokyo, including swimming, hockey, fencing and watermelons Continue reading...

Katie Ledecky finally strikes Tokyo gold in first Olympic women’s 1500m free

Wed, 28 Jul 2021 09:13:00 +0200
Ledecky and Sullivan finish 1-2 in women’s 1500 freestyleFifth individual gold for Ledecky is second only to Phelps (13)Australia’s Titmus wins 200 free and sets Olympic recordGreat Britain cruise to gold medal in 4x200m freestyle relaySo outlandish is it that a swimmer could battle for medals in both a sprint and a slog that the scheduling in the 200m and 1500m freestyle did Katie Ledecky no favours. There was little more than an hour between the two finals.But few athletes have suc

Team GB men strike Olympic gold in pool again with stunning relay win

Wed, 28 Jul 2021 06:08:00 +0200
Second gold in 24 hours for Tom Dean and Duncan ScottFirst time Britain have won threeswimming golds since 1908Team GB’s week in the swimming pool just keeps getting better. Their men’s 4x200m relay didn’t just win the event, they dominated it, and set a new European record. The quartet of Tom Dean, James Guy, Matthew Richards, and Duncan Scott won the gold in a time of 6min 58.8sec, which was just three-hundredths off the world record set by Michael Phelps’ USA team back

Ariarne Titmus wins women's 200m freestyle final to secure her second gold of Tokyo 2020 – video

Wed, 28 Jul 2021 05:54:00 +0200
Australia's Ariarne Titmus has taken home her second gold medal at Tokyo 2020, winning the women's 200m freestyle final. Her triumph comes two days after victory in the women's 400m freestyle and marks two successful triumphs of American swimming champion Katie Ledecky• Ariarne Titmus wins another Olympic gold for Australia as Katie Ledecky fades Continue reading...

Ariarne Titmus wins another Olympic gold for Australia as Katie Ledecky fades

Wed, 28 Jul 2021 04:09:00 +0200
Australian breaks Olympic record in 200m freestyle finalTitmus times swim perfectly as American Ledecky finishes fifthA new queen of the pool has been crowned. Twenty-year-old Australian prodigy Ariarne Titmus emphatically took the women’s swimming crown from American Katie Ledecky at Tokyo 2020 on Wednesday. Having conquered the five-time Olympic gold medallist in the marquee women’s 400m freestyle on Monday, Titmus was again too fast in the 200m freestyle final.The Tasmanian’

Ariarne Titmus assumes swimming crown after another Olympic gold for Australia

Wed, 28 Jul 2021 04:09:00 +0200
Australian breaks Olympic record in 200m freestyle finalTitmus times swim perfectly as Katie Ledecky finishes fifthA new queen of the pool has been crowned. Twenty-year-old Australian prodigy Ariarne Titmus emphatically took the women’s swimming crown from American Katie Ledecky at the Tokyo Games on Wednesday. Having conquered the five-time Olympic gold medallist in the marquee women’s 400m freestyle on Monday, Titmus was again too fast in the 200m freestyle final.The Tasmanian&rsqu

Team GB make best start to an Olympic Games in modern times

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 21:16:00 +0200
Four golds in four days plus further successes in the pool, gym, taekwondo, triathlon and dressage take overall medal tally to 13Team GB have now made their greatest start to an Olympic Games in modern times after winning a fourth gold medal in four days in Tokyo. Further success in the pool, gym, taekwondo, triathlon and dressage on Tuesday pushed their tally to 13 overall – although fans were advised not to get carried away with thoughts of leaping beyond the 67 medals won at Rio 2016 qu

Prevail again and Ariarne Titmus can lay claim to Katie Ledecky’s crown | Kieran Pender

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 19:30:00 +0200
It is unheard of for the American queen of the Olympic pool to swim well twice, and be beaten twiceAriarne Titmus won her first international swimming medal when she was 16, at the 2017 swimming world championships in Hungary. Her coach, newly famous Dean Boxall, remembers it well. “When she went up, she’d never got a medal [before],” he recalled. “In Budapest, you’re on the top of the grandstand looking down, it was huge for her. There were so many Hungarians screa

Japan is also swimming against the tide on same-sex marriage | Brief letters

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 18:30:00 +0200
LGBTQ+ rights in Japan | Literary incorrectness | PMQs | A marital palindrome | Cross wordsMany congratulations to Tom Daley on his magnificent win with Matty Lee. Probably worth pointing out, though, that while your article is correct in saying that same-sex marriage is not legal in either Russia or China ,(Tom Daley ‘incredibly proud to say I am gay and an Olympic champion’, 26 July) the same state of affairs is sadly true in the host country, Japan.Graham Courtney Tokyo, Japan&bul

Team GB’s Magic Monday brought my Super Saturday memories flooding back | Greg Rutherford

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 14:43:00 +0200
The Olympic journeys of Adam Peaty, Tom Daley and Matty Lee, and Matt Pidcock will inspire so many people back homeThis might sound a touch bizarre but I don’t think I quite understood the emotions that millions went through on Super Saturday until I was poolside on Magic Monday. You know that feeling when there is alchemy in the air, and in a blink of an eye one British gold suddenly turns into three. It was a bit like London 2012 when people thought Jessica Ennis-Hill would win, hoped th

Garden party: Tom Dean's family go wild as swimmer wins Olympic gold – video

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 11:15:00 +0200
Six months ago, swimmer Tom Dean wasn't sure if he was going to be able to compete after being hit hard by coronavirus – now he is an Olympic champion. Back home in Maidenhead, his family and friends cheered him on all the way, screaming and hugging in sheer disbelief as he pipped British teammate Duncan Scott to gold – the first British Olympic one-two in the pool since 1908Britain’s Tom Dean and Duncan Scott take Olympic gold and silver in men’s 200m free Continue readi

‘It’s unheard of’: How Katie Ledecky excels as both an endurance and speed swimmer

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 11:00:00 +0200
The American swimmer is extraordinary over short distances but she has also mastered skills that make her almost unbeatable over 1500mAfter Katie Ledecky versus Ariarne Titmus, prepare for Ledecky against herself.That’s how it seems, anyway, when the American swims the 1500m freestyle: she is so superior to her rivals that only a major – and highly unlikely – technical or tactical breakdown could deny her victory. Related: Round one to Ariarne Titmus but duel in the pool with K

Lydia Jacoby Upsets Lilly King in 100-Meter Breaststroke

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 06:54:00 +0200
Jacoby became the first Alaskan to win a swimming medal after dethroning King, the reigning champion in the event.

Alaskan gold: Lydia Jacoby topples King for Olympic 100m breaststroke title

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 06:50:00 +0200
17-year-old Jacoby, shocks compatriot and favourite Lilly KingMurphy earns bronze in 100m back behind Rylov, KolesnikovAlaska’s first Olympic swimmer is also its first Olympic champion.If the hints had been there, given Lydia Jacoby’s blossoming reputation and strong performances in the US trials and Olympic heats, few saw this coming. Judging from her gasp when she looked up at the giant video screen and realised she had won the 100m breaststroke in Tokyo, the teenager was pretty su

Alaskan gold: Lydia Jacoby topples King for 100m breast title in Olympic stunner

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 06:50:00 +0200
Jacoby, 17, defeats compatriot Lilly King in 100m breaststrokeMurphy earns bronze in 100m back behind Rylov, KolesnikovAlaska’s first Olympic swimmer is also its first Olympic champion.If the hints had been there, given Lydia Jacoby’s blossoming reputation and strong performances in the US trials and Olympic heats, few saw this coming. Judging from her gasp when she looked up at the giant video screen and realised she had won the 100m breaststroke in Tokyo, the teenager was pretty su

Kaylee McKeown drops f-bomb in live TV interview after 100m backstroke gold medal swim – video

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 06:39:00 +0200
Australian swimmer Kaylee McKeown breaks Olympic record to win gold in women's 100m backstroke final at the Tokyo Games. McKeown has said she was swimming the race for her father, who died of brain cancer last year. When asked if she had a message for her Mum and sister back home, she said, 'Fuck yeah – oops'. Speaking from Queensland, her mother said shortly after, 'I'll have a word to her later' about swearing on TV► Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTubeKaylee McKeown sec

Kaylee McKeown secures another gold for Australia as Olympic swimming tally rises

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 04:15:00 +0200
McKeown sets new Olympic benchmark in 100m backstrokeCanada’s Kylie Masse takes silver, Regan Smith of the US bronzeDuring the qualifying for the women’s 100m backstroke final at Tokyo 2020, the Olympic record fell four times. First it was broken in the heats by Canada’s Kylie Masse, then American Regan Smith, then Australian prodigy Kaylee McKeown, before Smith took it back in the semi-final. In Tuesday morning’s final, only one of these rivals could emerge with the gold

Britain’s Tom Dean and Duncan Scott take Olympic one-two in 200m free

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 04:14:00 +0200
Dean wins Britain’s second swimming gold of Tokyo 2020First British Olympic one-two in the pool since 1908Six months ago Tom Dean wasn’t sure whether he would even make it to these Olympics. Covid has affected every athlete’s preparations for the Games, but it hit Dean’s more than most. He caught it once, last September, then again in the new year, which he thinks made him the first British Olympian to have it twice. The second time was the worst, too, he was ill for 10 d

Britain’s Tom Dean and Duncan Scott take Olympic gold and silver in men’s 200m free

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 04:14:00 +0200
Dean wins Britain’s second swimming gold of Tokyo 2020First British Olympic one-two in the pool since 1908Adam Peaty said he hoped his gold medal in the 100m breaststroke would start a gold rush, and it has. In the Tokyo Aquatics Centre on Tuesday morning his two British teammates, Tom Dean and Duncan Scott, took gold and silver in the men’s 200m freestyle.Dean, 21, won the race in a new national record of 1min 44.22sec. Scott, 24, was a finger-tip behind him, and won silver in 1min

Who Is Ariarne Titmus, the Australian Who Beat Katie Ledecky?

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 00:41:00 +0200
The 20-year-old Australian swimmer called her victory in the women’s 400-meter freestyle “surreal.”

Who is Ariarne Titmus, the Australian Nicknamed the Terminator?

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 00:41:00 +0200
The 20-year-old Australian swimmer called her victory in the women’s 400-meter freestyle “surreal.”

Tokyo Olympics 2020: day three – in pictures

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 19:47:00 +0200
The best images from the third day’s action in Tokyo including mountain biking, basketball, diving and hockey Continue reading...

Silver linings as Jack McLoughlin swaps retirement for Olympic podium

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 19:30:00 +0200
When the Games were postponed last year the Australian almost walked away from swimmingJack McLoughlin does not have good eyesight. “I normally wear glasses,” he explained on Sunday when asked if he could see his rivals in the pool. “To be honest, I couldn’t really see all the way over. I could see some splashes.” McLoughlin may be short-sighted, but he has shown 20/20 foresight to stick with swimming.“Last year I was pretty close to quitting,” McLoughli

Meet Dean Boxall, the ‘rock star’ swim coach whose Olympics celebration went viral

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 19:30:00 +0200
Ariarne Titmus was unaware of her coach’s internet stardom following her gold, but she was unsurprised, saying, ‘that’s just the way Dean is’Ariarne Titmus uninstalled her social media apps before arriving at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. So when the Australian swimmer arrived for the press conference after winning the women’s 400m freestyle on Monday, she had not seen the entirety of her coach Dean Boxall’s wild celebration. But Titmus was unsurprised that Boxall

Adam Peaty’s Olympic gold prompts pride and pool party in Uttoxeter

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 17:26:00 +0200
So confident were organisers that Peaty would win that they sent out invitations for party several days agoNo Olympian is ever guaranteed victory, but Britain’s swimming authorities were so confident that Adam Peaty would win gold on Monday that they sent out invitations for a celebratory pool party several days before he dived into the Tokyo pool for the 100m breaststroke final.Their faith was rewarded just after 3am UK time when Peaty touched the side half a second faster than his neares

'Go into another gear': Adam Peaty urges UK to switch mindset after Tokyo gold – video

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 12:17:00 +0200
Double Olympic gold medallist Adam Peaty has urged the UK to 'switch the mindset' after winning the 100m breaststroke final at the Tokyo Olympics. Peaty said he hoped his victory would give some hope, joy and inspiration to his team, and to his country. 'That’s why we are all here, because sport has an amazing power to inspire people, and hopefully this is going to be an amazing motivation for people,' he saidAdam Peaty urges UK after Tokyo gold: ‘Now we’ve got to switch mindse

What Happened in Katie Ledecky's First Olympic Loss

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 11:59:00 +0200
In the 400-meter freestyle she was something of an underdog. But she had never lost at the Olympics until Monday.

Round one to Ariarne Titmus but duel in the pool with Katie Ledecky continues | Kieran Pender

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 09:57:00 +0200
The Australian drew first blood but there is plenty more water to be covered in the box office Olympic series with her US rivalAfter losing to Australia’s Ariarne Titmus in the women’s 400m freestyle, American Katie Ledecky departed the press conference tent at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre with a message: “See you in a few hours.” The five-time Olympic gold medallist was speaking to the gathered media, but she might as well have been talking to Titmus. This isn’t over

Katie Ledecky Feels the Sting of a First Olympic Loss

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 09:32:00 +0200
In the 400-meter freestyle she was something of an underdog. But she had never lost at the Olympics until Monday.

Adam Peaty urges UK after Tokyo gold: ‘Now we’ve got to switch our mindset’

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 09:30:00 +0200
Swimmer tells of challenges he faced to win breaststroke gold ‘Hopefully this is going to be an amazing motivation for people’After winning Great Britain’s first gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics, Adam Peaty said he hoped his victory would give some hope, joy and inspiration to his team, and to his country. “That’s why we are all here, because sport has an amazing power to inspire people, and hopefully this is going to be an amazing motivation for people,” Peat

How Katie Ledecky’s Lead Evaporated in the 400-Meter Freestyle Final.

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 08:50:00 +0200
Ariarne Titmus of Australia reeled in the Olympic champion over the second half of their race at the Tokyo Games.

How Ariarne Titmus Beat Katie Ledecky in the 400 Free

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 08:50:00 +0200
Ariarne Titmus of Australia reeled in the Olympic champion over the second half of their race at the Tokyo Games.

Adam Peaty wins GB’s first Tokyo 2020 gold and makes Olympic history

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 08:15:00 +0200
Peaty wins second Olympic gold of career in 100m breaststrokeTwenty-six-year old first GB swimmer to retain Olympic titleAdam Peaty fulfilled his destiny at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre on Monday, when he won Team GB’s first gold medal of the Games in the 100m breaststroke. It made him the first British swimmer ever to defend an Olympic title, yet another extraordinary achievement in a list of records, deeds, and titles which at this point takes about as long to read as he does to swim the di

Australian swimming coach Dean Boxall’s wild celebration goes viral after Ariarne Titmus wins gold

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 07:52:00 +0200
The coach pumped the air, ripped off his mask and hip-thrusted a railing to become an instant meme among Tokyo Olympics viewersThere are ways to celebrate and then there is Dean Boxall’s way to celebrate.From his position above the pool, penned in behind a railing, the swimming coach of newly-crowned Australian Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus set the internet alight on Monday with a frenzied celebration in Tokyo.Ariarne’s coach Dean Boxall sums it up perfectly! #TokyoTogether pic.twi

Ariarne Titmus ends Katie Ledecky’s reign in Olympic 400m freestyle thriller

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 04:42:00 +0200
Australian wins gold ahead of American rivalTitmus comes within quarter of a second of world recordThe reign of American swim queen Katie Ledecky is over – at least for now. The five-time Olympic gold medallist was beaten by Australian 20-year-old Ariarne Titmus in the much-anticipated women’s 400m freestyle final at Tokyo 2020, with Games debutant Titmus outlasting her more experienced rival to come within a quarter of a second of a new world record.When Titmus set the previously-se

Adam Peaty wins GB’s first gold at Tokyo 2020 and makes Olympic history

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 04:28:00 +0200
Peaty wins second Olympic gold of career in 100m breaststrokeTwenty-six-year old first GB swimmer to retain Olympic titleAdam Peaty fulfilled his destiny at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre on Monday, when he won Great Britain’s first gold medal of the Games in the 100m breaststroke. It made him the first British swimmer ever to defend an Olympic title, yet another extraordinary achievement in a list of records, deeds, and titles which at this point takes about as long to read as he does to swim

Emma McKeon adds butterfly bronze to Australian relay gold at Olympics

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 03:54:00 +0200
Canada’s Maggie MacNeil wins women’s 100m butterfly final McKeon touches home just behind China’s Yufei ZhangAustralia’s Emma McKeon has added an individual 100m butterfly bronze to her Olympic medal haul, touching home third in a thrilling final on Monday morning in Tokyo. Canada’s Maggie MacNeil was the unexpected champion, hitting the wall five hundredths of a second ahead of China’s Yufei Zhang. The stage was set for a blistering final after McKeon –

Katie Ledecky is Swimming Tonight. Here's How to Watch Team U.S.A.

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 03:03:00 +0200
Swimming dominates the first week of the games. Expect some familiar faces and some new ones, many of them Americans including Katie Ledecky, on the medals stand.

How Australia Won Their Third Gold Medal in 4x100 Freestyle

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 00:35:00 +0200
Australia won the 4x100 freestyle by more than 3 seconds over the United States. Here’s the meter-by-meter analysis of how they did it.

What to Watch for in Swimming at the Olympics

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 21:40:00 +0200
Swimming dominates the first week of the games. Expect some familiar faces and some new ones, many of them Americans including Katie Ledecky, on the medals stand.

Olympic Swimming: How to Watch Katie Ledecky, Simone Manuel and Team USA

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 21:40:00 +0200
Swimming dominates the first week of the games. Expect some familiar faces and some new ones, many of them Americans including Katie Ledecky, on the medals stand.

Australia Dominates Again in the Women’s 4x100 Freestyle Relay

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 19:38:00 +0200
Australia won the 4x100 freestyle by more than 3 seconds over the United States. Here’s the meter-by-meter analysis of how they did it.

Ariarne Titmus and Katie Ledecky set for showdown in 400m freestyle final

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 18:37:00 +0200
As swimmers battle with morning heats, US star was fastest qualifier, but Australian says she has ‘a bit more left in the tank’The Tokyo 2020 Olympic swim meet poses interesting tactical dilemmas for competitors. Like any major competition, athletes need to swim through their heat, and sometimes a semi-final, ahead of the medal swim. It is a delicate dance – swimmers must leave enough in the pool to ensure they qualify for the final, preferably earning a central lane, without b

Tokyo Olympics 2020: day two – in pictures

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 18:07:00 +0200
The best images from the second day’s action in Tokyo including volleyball, surfing, gymnastics and skateboarding Continue reading...

¿Por qué algunos atletas olímpicos restringen su flujo sanguíneo?

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 14:00:00 +0200
Una técnica desarrollada por un veterano levantador de pesas japonés promete potenciar los efectos del entrenamiento y estimular la recuperación.

Shock as Ahmed Hafnaoui of Tunisia powers to gold in 400m freestyle

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 13:53:00 +0200
Teenager insists he ‘just worked hard’ to improve performanceOverhauls Australian and American rivals in thrilling last 50mTunisian teenager Ahmed Hafnaoui caused one of the biggest stirs of the Tokyo Olympics so far with a stunning 400m freestyle gold medal – but insisted his massive personal best was purely down to “hard work”.The 18-year-old summoned a thrilling last 50m to come home in 3min 43.36sec to overhaul the Australian Jack McLoughlin, who took silver, an

Chase Kalisz and Jay Litherland Win Gold and Silver in the 400-M IM

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 13:04:00 +0200
Kalisz and Jay Litherland went 1-2 in the 400-meter individual medley.

Is Tokyo the Olympics where USA’s swimming empire crumbles?

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 11:00:00 +0200
The retirement of big stars have some speculating whether the American era is over. But Katie Ledecky and Caeleb Dressel are still powerhousesSuccess at Olympic trials is an invitation to look ahead, but the new star of American men’s swimming sounded nostalgic when he confirmed his trip to Tokyo.Caeleb Dressel may well win gold in three individual events in Japan, but he reflected on what the US team has lost as well as what the coming days may bring. Related: US butterfly prodigy Claire

Simone Manuel Led the U.S. Women's 100-Meter Freestyle Team to Bronze

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 10:51:00 +0200
Manuel swam the anchor leg for the United States in the relay.

Australia Dominates Again in the Women’s 4x100 Freestyle

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 06:31:00 +0200
Australia won the gold medal in the women’s 4x100 freestyle relay. The United States, with Simone Manuel swimming the anchor leg, claimed the bronze.

Women’s relay team smash own world record for Australia’s first Tokyo 2020 Olympics gold

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 05:18:00 +0200
Smith third in men’s 400m IM behind Kalisz, LitherlandMcLoughlin settles for 400m silver after Hafnaoui upsetAustralia’s swimmers have smashed their own world record to win the nation’s first gold medal of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, with Bronte Campbell, Meg Harris, Emma McKeon and Cate Campbell dominating the women’s 4x100m freestyle relay on Sunday morning.The Australians have long reigned supreme in the discipline. They won gold and set a new world record at the Rio 2016

Olympics Swimming: When to Watch Katie Ledecky, Simone Manuel and Team U.S.A.

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 05:05:00 +0200
Katie Ledecky of the U.S. faces a real challenge from the Australian swimmer Ariarne Titmus, Caeleb Dressel could win a lot of gold and Simone Manuel is back.

Australian swimming team makes strong Tokyo 2020 start as Brendon Smith wins bronze

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 03:54:00 +0200
It is the first time in almost four decades that an Australian man has earned a medal in an individual medley.Australia’s swim team has made a strong start to its Olympic medal campaign, with 21-year-old Brendon Smith winning bronze in the opening final of the Tokyo 2020 meet on Sunday morning. It is the first time in almost four decades that an Australian man has earned a medal in an individual medley.Heading into the meet, Smith was seen as only an outside medal prospect – his qual

Australian swim team makes strong Tokyo 2020 start as Smith wins bronze, McLoughlin silver

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 03:54:00 +0200
Smith third in men’s 400m IM behind Chase Kalisz, Jay LitherlandMcLoughlin settles for 400m freestyle silver after Hafnaoui upsetAustralia’s swim team has made a strong start to its Olympic medal campaign, with 21-year-old Brendon Smith winning bronze in the men’s 400m individual medley and Jack McLoughlin claiming silver in the men’s 400m freestyle in the opening finals of the Tokyo 2020 meet on Sunday morning.Heading into the meet, Smith was seen as only an outside meda

Olympics 2021: Day 2 Schedule and How to Watch

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 00:34:00 +0200
Simone Biles is set to compete in four events and skateboarding makes its Olympics debut in Tokyo.

Swimmer sacrifices Olympics dream in stand against Myanmar’s junta | Kieran Pender

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 22:00:00 +0200
Melbourne swimmer Win Htet Oo says pulling out was an ‘easy decision to make’ and a small price to payThere are almost 1,000 athletes here for the swimming competition, which began on Saturday. Win Htet Oo is not among them. Having qualified for the 50m freestyle, Oo was ready to make his Olympic debut as Myanmar’s lone swimmer. No longer.Oo is absent, in lockdown 8,000 kilometres away in Melbourne, after the military seized power in a coup in February. With the junta committin

Emma McKeon and Brendon Smith lead Australian charge in Olympic swimming

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 17:20:00 +0200
McKeon qualifies joint-fastest for 100m butterfly semi-finalsSmith tops times in qualifying for 400m individual medleyThe Australians are ready. That was the message on the opening night in the pool at Tokyo 2020, as Australia’s swimmers put themselves in pole position for medals on Sunday morning and beyond. “I couldn’t be more ready,” said Emma McKeon after moving into the semi-final of the 100m butterfly with the joint-fastest time of 55.82sec. “I’ve had an

Tokyo Olympics feel ‘weird’ says Adam Peaty after eighth-fastest time in history

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 15:25:00 +0200
Swimmer eases into 100m breaststroke semi-finalsPeaty: ‘I’m glad the cobwebs are out now’Adam Peaty admitted that the Tokyo 2020 Games feels “weird” and very different to a normal Olympics as he set the eighth fastest time in history to move into the 100m breaststroke semi-finals.Peaty promised there was plenty more in the tank after winning his heat in 57.56sec – nearly a quarter of a second clear of his closest rival Arno Kamminga of the Netherlands –