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At the Paris Open, Camille Muffat fired another shot across the bows of her Olympic rivals with an 8:23 in the 800m, swum 4:18 then 4:04 plus, followed five minutes later with a 1:56 200m - 3 weeks out from London 2012 ...
Obituary: Ann Curtis Cuneo, an Olympic swimming champion from San Francisco, one of the names of the 1948 London Games and founder of her own swim club died on Tuesday this week at home in San Rafael, California. She was 86...
News Round-Up: Organisers of the FINA World Championships in Spain are seeking private sponsorship in exchange for state tax breaks; Wallace's against-the-odds campaign; Detti win; Vollmer's kindness; men want Olympic synchro...
News Round-Up: Australia's ban on sleeping pills after Grant Hackett said he had become dependant will cost the Green and Gold medals at London 2012, says athletes; USA farewell set for July 12; Romania selects 4 for London 2012...
Andrew Gemmell, in 14:52.19, and Connor Jaeger, on 14:52.51, pass Chad La Tourette with 200m to go to claim places on US London 2012 squad as US Trials comes to a close...
Hardy adds second sprint title, Kara Lynn Joyce in second. 45 year-old Dara Torres in fourth...
Michael Phelps has dropped the 200m freestyle from his London 2012 programme, leaving him with seven events to go for. Ricky Berens steps up to swim alongside Ryan Lochte; Bob Bowman explains thinking behind the move...
Paper exercises will count for nothing when the gun goes off in London but the facts and figures from the Century Link Convention Center on the way to July 28, the first day of racing at the Olympic Games, stack up well for the US...
Australian swimmers have received a boost on the eve of leaving for the London 2012 Olympic Games: win a gold medal and get an Aus$35,000 bonus, while a relay gold will see $60,000 shared by any who race in heats or finals...
"I think we have to talk about the program," he said. "I wanted him to get through tonight so we could see how it went, and we'll decide what he should do." - Bob Bowman...
US Olympic Trials, Omaha, Day 7 finals: Olympic and world champion Cesar Cielo, on a cracking 21.38 this year, is under attack: Cullen Jones stopped the clock on 21.59, 0.01sec ahead of Anthony Ervin ...
US Olympic Trials, Omaha, Day 7: in 51.14 in his last Olympic qualification race ever Phelps extended his lead at the helm of the world rankings in the 100 'fly to complete an eight-event sued that matches the golden bonanza of 2008...
US Olympic Trials, Omaha, Day 7: Miss(y) Phelps is what they called her in Berlin last year and it all seems more real as 20-0m back victory in 2:06.12 takes to seven the number of events she will tackle in London later this month...
US Olympic Trials, Omaha, Day 7 Finals:Katie (from Kathleen) Ledecky clocked 8:19.78 after racing out ahead of 1500m world record holder and former world champion Kate Ziegler, on 8:21.87 for the second berth in the 800m free ...
A word, a gesture, an encouragement in the right place today is a lifetime of meaning tomorrow...
The last morning of prelims at US Olympic trials in Omaha saw two men go inside 15 mins over 1500m freestyle: Andrew Gemmel on 14:57.29, and Connor Jaeger on 14:59.97; Jessica hardy leads dash field...
Both Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte may race up to 3,300m and clash directly in 2,000m of those when they get to London a month from now; there has never been a head-to-head of that magnitude in the history of swimming...
US Olympic Trials, Omaha, Day 6 Finals: Lochte takes 200 back 1:54.54, Tyler Clary on 1:54.88; then Phelps hits back with a "no-way" win in the 200IM 1:54.84 to 1:54.93; Phelps on 51.35 to lead way into 100 'fly final; Lochte through too ...
US Olympic Trials, Omaha, Day 6, finals: The defence of the Olympic crown is on: Rebecca Soni, coached by Dave Salo at Trojan, extended her lead at the helm of the 200m breaststroke ranks; Micah Lawrence on 2:23.03...
US Olympic Trials, Omaha, Day 6 finals: Jessica Hardy, on 53.96 for 100 free victory and an Olympic debut four years after having been denied in troubling circumstances, makes the Games; Missy Franklin takes second berth...
