Japanese relay teams secure berths for Tokyo Olympics
Japan qualified for both the men’s and women’s 4×100-meter medley relay swimming event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics by advancing to their respective finals at ...
View ArticleSimone Manuel becomes first U.S. woman to sweep 50-, 100-meter freestyle...
Simone Manuel completed a sweep of the 50- and 100-meter freestyles at the world swimming championships on Sunday night, becoming the first American woman to ...
View ArticleSeto captures second gold at world championships
Daiya Seto won his third career 400-meter individual medley world championship, and also secured a second spot at next summer’s Olympics in Tokyo, on the ...
View ArticleInternational Swimming League suspends Shayna Jack for failed drug test
Australian swimmer Shayna Jack has been suspended by the new International Swimming League as a result of her failed drug test that kept her out ...
View ArticleRyan Lochte returns to competition with fast 200 IM
Olympic champion Ryan Lochte made an emphatic return to competition Wednesday, swimming the fourth-fastest time by an American in the 200-meter individual medley during a ...
View ArticleJunya Koga gets reduced doping suspension
The Court of Arbitration for Sport said Friday it has reduced a suspension handed to swimmer Junya Koga for failed drug tests last year, but ...
View ArticleJapanese stars turn attention to Tokyo Games
Japan’s summer heat may be starting to ramp up, but most of the country’s elite swimmers are entering a cool-down period.The majority of Japan’s swimmers ...
View ArticleAthletes at 2020 test event concerned by temperature, quality of water
Athletes voiced concerns over water quality and temperature at a marathon swimming test event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Sunday, as officials vowed to monitor ...
View ArticleRikako Ikee honored as Japan’s swimmer of the year
The Japan Swimming Federation hosted the annual Aquatics Awards on Monday evening in Tokyo, celebrating achievements by its elite athletes in 2018.Asian Games MVP Rikako ...
View ArticleStar Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee announces leukemia diagnosis
Japanese swim queen Rikako Ikee, the poster girl for next year’s Tokyo Olympics, has been diagnosed with leukemia, the 18-year-old tweeted on Tuesday.According to Masaaki ...
View ArticleWords of support pour in for swimmer Rikako Ikee after leukemia diagnosis
Words of encouragement poured in for swimming star Rikako Ikee on Tuesday after she revealed she had been diagnosed with leukemia.Ikee, an 18-year-old Tokyo 2020 ...
View ArticleRikako Ikee expresses gratitude for outpouring of support after leukemia...
Swimming sensation Rikako Ikee expressed gratitude on Wednesday for the messages of encouragement she received following her announcement that she has been diagnosed with leukemia.“Thank ...
View ArticleSwimming star Rikako Ikee says battle against leukemia ‘harder than I thought’
Swimming sensation Rikako Ikee said Wednesday her battle against leukemia has been more difficult than she imagined.Three weeks after announcing she had been diagnosed with ...
View ArticleOlympic swim champ Kyle Chalmers has heart surgery again
Australian Olympic 100-meter freestyle champion Kyle Chalmers was recovering Thursday after a third operation to treat a long-term heart condition.The 21-year-old, who claimed silver at ...
View ArticleRikako Ikee makes first public appearance since leukemia diagnosis
Rikako Ikee, who is continuing treatment for leukemia, watched a college swim meet Friday in her first public appearance since revealing her diagnosis in February.The ...
View ArticleRyosuke Irie, Yuki Ikari win gold at World Cup in Budapest
Ryosuke Irie and Yuki Ikari each won a gold Sunday at the FINA Swimming World Cup, adding to Japan’s medal tally on the final day ...
View ArticleConor Dwyer retires after being suspended for doping
Olympic gold medalist swimmer Conor Dwyer of the United States announced his retirement Friday, shortly after receiving a 20-month doping ban for having testosterone pellets ...
View ArticleRikako Ikee rewrites national 100-meter freestyle record
Teenage sensation Rikako Ikee slashed 0.24 second from her national record in the women’s 100-meter freestyle on Sunday at the Kosuke Kitajima Cup.The 18-year-old Ikee ...
View ArticleYasuhiro Koseki establishes 100-meter breaststroke national record at short...
Yasuhiro Koseki set a new national record Wednesday as he took bronze in the men’s 100-meter breaststroke at the FINA Short Course World Swimming Championships.The ...
View ArticleYasuhiro Koseki finishes fourth in 200-meter breaststroke at short course...
Yasuhiro Koseki missed the podium and finished fourth in the men’s 200-meter breaststroke on Thursday, the third day of the FINA World Short Course Swimming ...
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