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Tracy Stockwell committed to changing Australian swim team culture

The three-time Olympic gold medalist has been tasked with implementing the recommendations of a panel that was established to address accusations of toxicity and misogyny.

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Duel in the Pool between U.S. and Australia to return in Sydney

The three-day event at Sydney's Olympic Park from Aug. 19-21 will bring together 30 Olympic, Paralympic and national team swimmers from both countries.

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Leukemia survivor Rikako Ikee qualifies for next Asian Games

A winner of six gold medals in Jakarta in 2018, Ikee has qualified for the Asian Games' 50-meter butterfly and 100-meter freestyle via the nationals ...

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Ex-Olympian Mikako Kotani fights objectification of female athletes

The retired artistic swimmer has advocated strongly for laws prohibiting women in sports from being photographed in a sexualized manner during competition.

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Olympic champion Duncan Scott pulls out of worlds in blow for Britain

The swimming events start in Budapest on Saturday and run until the 25th, with Scott's absence a big blow to Team GB's relay hopes.

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Artistic swimmer Yukiko Inui wins historic first gold for Japan at worlds

The 31-year-old scored 92.8662 points to capture the women's solo technical artistic swimming final on the first day of action at the world championships in ...

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FINA votes to effectively ban transgender swimmers from women’s events

FINA's decision is the strictest by any Olympic sports body.

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Japan wins team free combination silver at worlds

Competing in their first world championships, the pair scored 86.5939 points and bettered Japan's previous best finish in the category, a bronze in 2019.

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Yukiko Inui captures second gold at swimming world championships

Inui is the first artistic swimmer from Japan to win multiple gold medals at a single world championships.

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Yu Hanaguruma earns silver in world championships debut

The 22-year-old Hanaguruma and Sweden's Erik Persson each recorded times of 2:08.38 to share the silver medal.

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Japanese divers grab silver medals on nation’s best day at worlds

Rikuto Tamai and the two-person team of Rin Kaneto and Sayaka Mikami each won silver in the men's individual 10-meter platform and women's 3-meter synchronized, ...

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‘Love triangle’ makes waves for Australia in Commonwealth Games pool

The relationships between swimmers Kyle Chalmers, Cody Simpson and Emma McKeon have become tabloid fodder at the ongoing multisport event in Birmingham.

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Australian swimmers keep focus on 2024 Paris Olympics

Australian swimmers celebrated their dominating performance at the Commonwealth Games on Thursday but only for a moment.They are keeping their eyes on the bigger prize ...

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David Popovici euphoric after setting new freestyle world record

The 17-year-old Romanian double world champion bested the previous mark, set by Brazilian Cesar Cielo at the 2009 world championships in the era of buoyant ...

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Male artistic swimmers finally get the pool to themselves

Giorgio Minisini's historic gold medal at the European championships came seven years after the discipline first allowed men to compete, only if accompanied by a ...

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Open-water races at European championships end in chaos

After a delay of several hours, organizers ruled they could not be sure exactly when racing had stopped and therefore could not determine a final ...

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Singapore swimmer Joseph Schooling apologizes for cannabis use

The swimmer, who has been performing his two years of mandatory military service, tested negative for drugs but confessed to consuming cannabis overseas in May.

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Global swimming federation FINA rebrands as World Aquatics

The organization said the move was meant to symbolize inclusivity for all aquatic disciplines, not just swimming.

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Daiya Seto makes history as three more records fall at short-course worlds

Daiya Seto became the first swimmer ever to claim six straight world titles in the same event at a short-course championships.

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Canada’s Summer McIntosh sets 400-meter medley world record

The 16-year-old had opened the meeting, Canada's selection event for July's World Championships in Fukuoka, with a world record in the 400-meter freestyle.

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Swim England updates transgender policy with ‘open’ category

The policy, which has come under criticism from transgender advocacy groups, allows athletes to self-identify in low-level recreational events.

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Leukemia survivor Rikako Ikee books worlds spot in 100m butterfly

The 22-year-old will be making her third appearance at the world championships and her first since 2017.

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Ukraine swimmers, vowing boycott, urge IOC to back ‘peace’

Kyiv says Russian forces have damaged at least 343 sporting facilities during the year-long war in Ukraine.

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Britain’s Adam Peaty will not compete at world championships due to mental...

Three-time Olympic gold medalist Adam Peaty will miss this year's world aquatics championships due to ongoing mental health issues.The 28-year-old was left off the Great ...

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Rikako Ikee targets strong performance at world championships

Rikako Ikee is determined to muscle up and impress at the world championships in July in Fukuoka as she pursues a path to the 2024 ...

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Australia’s Ariarne Titmus might hang up the goggles after Paris

Titmus, Katie Ledecky and Summer McIntosh are set to battle for the 400 freestyle title at the world championships in Fukuoka next month.

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Men make team artistic swimming debut at world championships in Fukuoka

In the preliminary round of the acrobatic routine, Yotaro Sato and seven women competed for host Japan at Marine Messe Fukuoka, as they placed fourth ...

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Japan claims acrobatic routine bronze at worlds

Japan was 17.4166 points behind winner China and picked up its fourth artistic swimming medal of this meet, following three gold medals.

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Yukiko Inui repeats two-gold performance at this year’s world championships

Host Japan has won four artistic swimming golds so far in Fukuoka.

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China takes center stage at swimming worlds with double golds

Qin Haiyang got things started with victory in the men's 100-meter breaststroke, taking advantage of dominant Olympic champion Adam Peaty's absence from the competition.

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