Olympic silver medallists in the marathon at Beijing 2008, Keri-Anne Payne and David Davies pulled out at half-way of a LEN open water cup 10km in Eilat today - just as they had planned to do; wins for Bolshakov (RUS) and Risztov (HUN)...
The CEO of Swimming New Zealand Mike Byrne is reported to have cleared out his office in readiness for quitting after an independent review of the sport in his country recommended that the entire board resign and CEO role overhauled...
Jason Dunford, a pioneer of African swimming, has moved back to Europe and the ADN Swim Project after completing a masters degree in Earth Systems at Stanford - and a masters in life courtesy of coach Skip Kenney...
News Round-Up: coach Skip Kenney, 69, is waving goodbye to Stanford after 33 successful years; those avoiding Heathrow Airport; Neethling and Le Clos behind Virgin's SWIM; a tale of two Yannicks; Kitajima tops bill at Seven Hills meet in Rome...
South Korea's Australia-based Park Tae-Hwan and 10 Aussie Olympic teamsters, including champions Leisel Jones and Stephanie Rice will join Canadian Brent Hayden and 9 other Canadian teamsters at the Mel Zajac Jr meet May 25-27...
"You need to be the ruthless one - you need to get in and you need to do it and if that means swimming through jellyfish and swimming past dead animals and things ... everyone has their 'Jaws moment' - Keri-Anne Payne, world 10km champion...
The latest edition of SwimNews Magazine is now available: the changing face of NCAAs; the life and times of Sarah Sjostrom, James Magnussen and Jessica Hardy; Julia Wilkinson's Olympic diary, where goggles came from - and more...
News Round-Up: Germany's top team and Federica Pellegrini (ITA) are among those who will race at Europeans but there'll be no Yannick Agnel and Camille Muffat (FRA) ; Poland's London 2012 squad takes shape; US fights the fat...
