A member of FINA's Technical Open Water Swimming Committee and one-time coach to the Swiss national team who once guided Flavia Rigamonti, Flavio Bomio is accused of sexual misconduct with 20 alleged victims ...
Mireia Belmonte and Aschwin Wildeboer were declared swimmers of the meet as the Spanish s/c Championships drew to a close today in Madrid. They won 9 gold medals each; Sabadell best club in Spain...
The USA trounce Europe select 181.5 to 80.5 points at the Duel in Atlanta; Lotte Friis (DEN) clocks 8:04.77 in the 800m free, Jessica Hardy (USA) on 1:03.33 in 100 breast; 2:04.91 200IM for Caitlin Leverenz (USA); more records in relay ...
Mireia Belmonte (CN Sabadell) picked up a brace of Spanish s/c titles in Madrid this morning, a dominant 2:05.04 victory in the 200m butterfly followed by a 4:31.99 win in the 400m medley; she added relay gold and Spanish record for Sabadell...
Milorad Cavic (SRB) on 52.10 in 100 'fly at Italian nationals; Sebastiaan Verschuren (NED) takes 200 free ahead of Filippo Magnini 1:48.20 to 1:48.68; Ian Thorpe starts second career with a 1:51.51 for 10th place (file updated with evening session)...
World short-course records: six textile marks are now the best ever, 36 to go before the poly era is confined to history; Melissa Franklin, with a WR, all suits, in the 200m back, is joined on textile-best list by Allison Schmitt and Chad Le Clos...
The USA medley quartet of Natalie Coughlin, Rebecca Soni, Dana Vollmer and Missy Franklin took down the 4x100m s/c WR in 3:45.56 at the Duel in the Pool; Franklin pressed close to WR in 200 back as Simmonds sets European record; Lochte doubles...
At Italian winter nationals, being held long-course, Federica Pellegrini, Olympic and world champion, clocked 1:56.79 (28.29; 57.45; 1:27.09) to win the 200m freestyle; Magnini relay split a 47.59 as he awaits the solo 100m with Ian Thorpe...
News Round-Up: the 2011 CCTV Sports Personality of the Year shortlist in China includes four names from the pool - Sun, Jiao, Wu and the national diving squad; Cielo clocks 48.51 100 free in Rio; lawsuits linked to swimming in US...
At Spanish short-course nationals in Madrid, Mireia Belmonte wins 100 medley 0.3sec outside national record a week after winning four golds at Euro s/c titles; in evening session, Melanie Costa clocks 1:54.37 for 200 free crown (file updated)...
News round-up: swimmers have been snubbed in a year that saw them race for world titles, non making it to the shortlist for Laureus; Kromowidjojo is Dutch sportswoman of the year; Thorpe set for l/c comeback; big names at Salnikov Cup ...
Germany has lost the senior coach at the helm of its London 2012 plans just seven months before the Olympic Games in the British capital next July; Dirk Lange leaves by mutual agreement after split over direction of national team ...
Obituary: Denmark's Ragnhild Hveger, with 44 world records but a career lost to WWII, has died just shy of her 91st birthday; banned by Denmark after teaching Germans at a naval college, she came back to race at the 1952 Games aged 32...
Double Olympic medley champion Stephanie Rice skipped Queensland State titles this week because she underwent more shoulder surgery on Tuesday; hopes to be back in water before Christmas; medley ace makes post-pool plans ...
The British Olympic Association has filed a formal appeal with the CAS challenging a WADA decision to declare non-compliant the BOA selection policy than denies cheats access to the Great Britain team for the Olympic Games...
World champion James Magnussen (AUS) stamped his authority on the 100m free on the third evening of action at the Queensland State Champs in Brisbane, 48.63 the time on the clock; Cate Campbell on 53.82, 0.03sec ahead of Mel Schlanger...
Ian Armiger, Director of Swimming at Loughborough University, Britain's premier intensive training centre, is to leave his post and the UK after the London 2012 Olympic Games for a new life as Technical Director for Swimming in the Cayman Islands...
Emily Seebohm claimed a brace on day two at the Queensland State Championships in Brisbane, clocking 59.37 in the 100m backstroke, followed by 2:13.37 in the 200m medley...
Mireia Belmonte (ESP) went one gold beyond her three-title tally at the world s/c champs a year ago when she claimed the 400m medley Euro s/c crown ahead of Hannah Miley, , as the championships came to a close in Poland...
Gold Coast 17-year-old Cameron McEvoy got the better of James Magnussen in the 200m freestyle in a lifetime best of 1:48.08 on the opening night at the 2011 Queensland State Championships in Brisbane...
