Mark Spitz reckons that - just as he had by the time he hit the comeback trail in the early 1990s aged 41 - Ian Thorpe, Janet Evans et al have lost their edge and won't be able to find it; but tell that to Torres and Boomer - and Quick up in pool heaven...
World 100m freestyle swimming champion James Magnussen says he sent alarm bells ringing in his rivals' ears with an untapered 48.05sec in Adelaide last month - and will aim to peel once more at NSW state titles in Sydney this week. ...
News Round-Up: 1500 legend says his twins will swim but he may not make 5am starts; on this day in 1956, East and West Germany agreed to send a joint team to the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne; what we can learn from fish...
News Round-Up: in Uppsala, Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) goes 54.17 in the 100m frees, 1:56.57 in then 200m and 57.91 in the 100m butterfly; in Montpellier, Camille Muffat (FRA) strikes a pose on 1:56.57 over 200m and a PB 4:03.21 over 400m free...
17-year-old Alice Mizzau, coached by Pellegrini's original mentor, Max Di Mito, clocks 1:58.94 to Pellegrini's 1:58.05 over 200m free at the Trofeo Citta di Milano; the pair go 55.83 and 56.49 in the 100m; Gianniotis & Fabian win 10km cup races...
Double Olympic medley champion Stephanie Rice may return to racing for the first time since shoulder surgery next week at New South Wales state titles; meet to feature top line up, including Olympic champ Leisel Jones and world champ James Magnussen...
USA Swimming, which hosts its Olympic trials in Omaha from June 25, is to supply FINA with a list of likely team members for London 2012 in time for a June 18 qualification deadline set by the international federation to get the job done ...
News Round-Up: Dirk Lange left his role in Germany by mutual consent at the end of 2011 and will now help Mexico raise its game in time for a home FINA world titles in 2017; Mass walkout at Spanish club; Perkins urges Thorpe to slow up ...
NADA, Germany's national anti-doping agency says 28 athletes are implicated in a scandal involving Dr Andreas Franke, who worked at Thuringia's Olympic training facility and is said to have treated blood then reinjected it...
News Round-Up: Markus Diebler (GER) clocked 50.08sec to win the 100m free at the Luxembourg Euro international ahead of Ian Thorpe (AUS), on 50.76; Thorpe on 1:51.51 over 200m; Gianniotis wins FINA 10KM in Santos...
Sarah Sjoestrom, with junior Swedish marks in the 200m medley (2:08.17) and 100m free (52.15) in the bag, added two more youth records to her tally at nationals in Valby with a 56.70 (26.91) win in the 100m butterfly and a 23.82 victory in the 50m free...
Matthew Targett powered to a best time of 21.98sec to deliver a knockout blow in a bout with world-champion 4x100m free teammates Matt Abood and James Magnussen as the action wrapped up at South Australia State titles in Adelaide...
Sarah Sjoestrom, the Swedish 'fly and free ace who took two weeks off at Christmas in the face of convention as world-class swimmers approach Olympic season, set a Swedish short-course record of 52.15 in the 100m free at junior nationals in Valby...
At the Miami Swimming Club's Miami Super Challenge today, Sun Yang clocked times of 49.50, 1:46.84 and 3:42.89 over 100m, 200m and 400m freestyle; Hao Yun, 16, made his world ranks debut on 1:48.74 and 3:45.49 - and 54.11 100 'fly...
A day after a 4:36 400m IM at SA State Titles in Adelaide, Blair Evans clocked 4:08.36 and 1:58.23 respectively in 400m and 200m freestyle finals and earned plaudits from her Perth coach - who said she would be much faster come OG trials...
A speech by the monster Caliban from William Shakespeare's 400-year-old play will form the basis for the £27 million Olympic ceremony at London 2012, Danny Boyle, the producer, has revealed...
James "the missile’ Magnussen, world 100m free champion and the swiftest man ever in a textile suit, gave South Australia swim fans a thrill with a 48.05 blast at state titles in Adelaide; Blair Evans on 4:36 400IM...
Dr Gary Hall Snr is directing an effort on behalf of United States Olympians and Paralympians and National Team members and alumni of all Olympic sports "to reverse the alarming trend of childhood obesity in America" ...
Round-Up: Aussie 'fly ace Geoff Huegill had to abandon a training camp last weekend, according to media reports Down Under - to get back home to Sydney, where his wife Sara had given birth to their first child; Ajulu-Bushell quits...
A reconnaissance mission is how Perth coach Matt Magee sees Blair Evans's trip across the country to the South Australia state titles that run for three days from Friday; the venue is key - the Adelaide pool will host Olympic trials in March...
