The USA B team extended its lead with three gold among five medals, a success that included two 1-2 finishes, at the Pan Am Games in Guadalajara, Mexico...
The endgame looms in London but for today at the world cup in Moscow Paul Biedermann (GER) had the edge on Olympic champion Michael Phelps (USA) over 200m free; Phelps 5th in 100 'fly and winner again, 200m back; Franklin takes brace...
Fu Yuanhui edged closer to cracking the minute mark over 100m backstroke as she claimed victory in a personal best of 1:00.27 at Chinese National City Games in Nanchang; two other finals produce best times by top 2; Ye opts out of 200 free...
Nikita Lobintsev (RUS) lined himself up a challenge to former world champions Michael Phelps (USA) and Paul Biedermann (GER) in the 200m free at the Arena World Cup in Moscow; Phelps in three finals; Melissa Franklin leads way in two...
Ashton Baumann, son of medley great Alex Baumann, raced in his first major international senior final at Pan Ams yesterday as he makes his way on an amazing journey of his own...
Concern is growing at the Pan Am Games in Mexico over meat that may have been contaminated with steroids in the wake of a FIFA under-17 event in the country that saw 19 out of 24 teams produce positive tests ...
Brothers Brett and Shaune Fraser stole the limelight at Pan Am Games in Guadalajara with a 1-2 finish for the Cayman Islands over 200m freestyle; USA take the rest of the gold medals, Games marks to Sean Mahoney and women's 4x200m relay...
At the Chinese National City Games in Nanchang, Shao Yiwen clocked a swift 4:04.86 to take the 400m freestyle a finger tip away from her personal best but well up on toughest domestic rival Li Xuanxu, on 4:07.73, with Chen Shiyun third in 4:08.18...
Olympic great Michael Phelps may have had his fill of stocking up reasons to get as serious as it gets about swimming in time for his Games swansong in 2012 but today Hidemasa Sano and Chad Le Clos wrote another line on his list of deficits...
At the Moscow round of the world cup, Michael Phelps sets up 200 'fly clash with Chad Le Clos and Hidemasa Sano, while Melissa Franklin clocks 2:02.84 a league ahead of the rest over 200m backstroke...
News Round-Up: Laure Manaudou has switched managers, replacing Didier Poulmaire with an agency run by Jean-François Salessy and Hubert Montcoudio; in Fabriano Andrea Di Nino-training Russian Sergey Fesikov takes dash brace...
At the 7th National City Games in Nanchang, Ye Shiwen, of Hangzhou, and Li Xuanxu, of Changsha, continued their domestic medley battle, Ye taking the 400m crown in a swift 4:33.66 to 4:34.33 for Li...
The USA and Brazil claimed a further two gold medals each on day 3 of racing at the Pan Am Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, with Leonardo De Deus taking the 200 'fly in 1:57.92 before being DQ'd for wearing the 'wrong' cap and then reinstated...
Ian Thorpe will give the slightest of glimpses of his freestyle capability when he returns to the race pool at the Singapore round of the World Cup November 4-5: 100m medley and 100m 'fly are what he has entered; he will race 100 free in Tokyo ...
With a 47.84 Pan Am Games record over 100m free in Guadalajara, Mexico, Cesar Cielo (BRA) clawed back a little of the gap opened up by James Magnussen at world titles last July; Brazil take three titles on second day of action...
In three times of asking, the South African was pipped to the post by a different competitor before he finally claimed gold in his fourth final of the last day of action at the Arena World Cup in Stockholm...
The USA dominated the first day of action in the race pool at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, winning four gold, two silver and three bronze medals, with Claire Donahue and a relay setting meet records...
Therese Alshammar (SWE), who in July claimed the world 50m free title, was in sizzling form on the first day of action at the FINA/Arena World Cup in Stockholm, on 55.99 over 100m butterfly, and 23.80 in the 50 free ...
The 16th Pan American Games opened in Guadalajara, Mexico's second-largest city, last night against a backdrop described by the Los Angeles Times as a "5-year-old drug war that keeps setting new thresholds for shocking violence"...
The Eriksdalsbadet Swimming Centre in Stockholm is set to host the second round of the FINA/Arena World Cup this weekend, with local hero and 50m freestyle world champion Therese Alshammar among those in focus...
