Le Clos shines as records fall in Doha
Chad Le Clos took his fourth gold medal in Doha on Sunday and became the first male swimmer to win all three butterfly distances in a single world short-course swimming championships. On a day when...
View ArticlePhelps enters guilty plea for DUI
Olympic gold medal swimmer Michael Phelps pleaded guilty to drunken driving on Friday, almost three months after he was arrested after leaving a Baltimore casino. Phelps, 29, was arrested on Sept. 30....
View ArticleSwimmer Tomita denies stealing camera in Korean court
Swimmer Naoya Tomita, who was summarily indicted last September for allegedly stealing a camera at the Incheon Asian Games before later claiming his innocence, strongly denied the crime as the trial...
View ArticleBudapest named replacement host for 2017 FINA World Championships
Budapest will replace Guadalajara, Mexico, as the host of the 2017 FINA World Aquatics Championships, governing body FINA said on Wednesday. Guadalajara pulled out last month citing financial problems....
View ArticleBanned swimmer Park apologizes
A tearful former Olympic swimming champion, Park Tae-hwan of South Korea, offered an impassioned public apology Friday, four days after receiving an 18-month ban for failing a doping test. Park, who...
View ArticleSwimmer Hackett makes comeback
Grant Hackett on Thursday said making the Australian team for the world championships would be like winning Olympic gold as he prepares to make his competitive return after seven years out of the pool....
View ArticleHagino claims third straight 400-meter freestyle title at nationals
Swimmer Kosuke Hagino booked his berth in this summer’s FINA World Aquatics Championships after winning his third consecutive men’s 400-meter freestyle title at the national championships in Tokyo on...
View ArticleKitajima fails to qualify for worlds in 100
Japan’s two-time double Olympic champion Kosuke Kitajima failed to qualify for this summer’s world championships in the 100-meter breaststroke after finishing third at the national championships on...
View Article14-year-old swimmer Ikee qualifies for worlds
Rikako Ikee on Thursday became the first Japanese middle school student to qualify for the FINA World Aquatics Championships since 2001. By finishing third in the women’s 200-meter freestyle in 1...
View ArticleWatanabe breaks own national record in women’s 200 IM
Kanako Watanabe rewrote her Japanese record in the women’s 200-meter individual medley on Friday, the fourth day of the National Swimming Championships. Winner of the 50 and 100 breaststroke titles...
View ArticleVeteran Hackett makes worlds team
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Grant Hackett qualified for his sixth world championship team when he was among 38 Australian swimmers named for the July event in Kazan, Russia. James Magnussen, Cate...
View ArticleKoseki takes national 200 breaststroke title
Yasuhiro Koseki blew away the field to win the men’s 200-meter breaststroke at the national swimming championships on Saturday. Koseki touched the wall at Tatsumi International Swimming Center in 2...
View ArticleHagino earns fourth title at nationals
Kosuke Hagino won the men’s 400-meter individual medley to capture his fourth crown at the National Swimming Championships on Sunday. Hagino defended his title at Tatsumi International Swimming Center...
View ArticlePhelps confirms he’s aiming for fifth Olympics at Rio 2016
Michael Phelps is aiming to compete in a fifth Olympics next year in Rio, although the 18-time Olympic champion won’t swim in the world championships this summer. Phelps confirmed his intention to make...
View ArticlePhelps victorious in return to pool
Michael Phelps won the 100-meter butterfly at his first meet in eight months Thursday night, beginning his push to compete at a fifth Olympics next year. The 18-time Olympic gold medalist led at the...
View ArticlePhelps doesn’t qualify for final
Michael Phelps failed to qualify for the 400-meter freestyle final on Friday, finishing 17th overall in his first meet since serving a six-month suspension. Swimming in a far outside lane, the 18-time...
View ArticlePhelps stages huge rally to win 100-meter freestyle in Arizona
Michael Phelps felt something coming off the wall in the 100-meter freestyle, a sensation he hadn’t experienced since resuming training four months ago. It was like a switch flipped in the 18-time...
View ArticleBowman named ASU swim coach
Bob Bowman, the longtime coach of 18-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps, is taking charge of Arizona State’s men’s and women’s swimming programs. He returns to the college ranks for the first...
View ArticlePhelps joining Bowman in Arizona
Olympic legend Michael Phelps says he will stick with his long-term coach Bob Bowman, who last week was named Arizona State swimming coach. The 18-time Olympic gold medalist, who previously worked with...
View ArticleShields steals show from Phelps, Lochte
Former NCAA champion Tom Shields won the Charlotte Grand Prix 100-meter butterfly final on Friday, overshadowing the head-to-head matchup between Olympic gold medalists Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte....
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