International Swimming News

Olympic Trials: A Day To Day Blog - Richmond's Charlotte Brackett

Equipped with an old laptop that somehow only has a battery life of an hour, an iPod touch, homework that I know I won’t do and 7 hours of time to waste, my plane took off from Charlo

...Read More! March 12th, 2012 by MrUtopia

British Swimming Names 38 Swimmers To The London Olympic Team

The Olympic trials concluded Saturday night with 38 swimmers having been selected to represent team Great Britain at the 2012 Games.

...Read More! March 11th, 2012 by MrUtopia

Brett Hawke Named Head Coach for Bahama Olympic Team

Hawke reported earlier this morning via Twitter that he has been named the Head Coach for the Bahama Olympic Swim Team

...Read More! February 9th, 2012 by MrUtopia

Police Sent To The Home of Grant Hackett

News.com.au reports that on October 30th, police units were called to the Melbourne, Australia home of Olympic legend Grant Hackett.

...Read More! October 31st, 2011 by MrUtopia

George Bovell Injured In Car Accident

George Bovell , a 2004 Olympic bronze medalist, was injured yesterday in a car accident.

...Read More! August 20th, 2011 by MrUtopia

Keri-Anne Payne Punches Ticket To London

British swimmer Keri-Anne Payne became the first swimmer to qualify for the 2012 Olympics by winning the 10k open water event at the FINA World Championships in Shanghai.

...Read More! July 19th, 2011 by MrUtopia

The University of British Columbia Hires Steve Price

The University of British Columbia recently announced the hiring of Steve Price as the Head Coach for both the UBC Thunderbirds varsity team and Pacific Dolphins swim club.

...Read More! July 18th, 2011 by MrUtopia

Cesar Cielo Given Warning After Testing Positive For Banned Diuretic

The Brazilian Swimming Federation announced yesterday that swimming superstar Cesar Cielo tested positive for the banned diuretic furosemide

...Read More! July 2nd, 2011 by MrUtopia

British Swimming Announces World Championship Team

British Swimming recently announced the roster for next month’s FINA World Championships.

...Read More! June 20th, 2011 by MrUtopia

Ksenia Atamanskaya Given Two Year Suspension

FINA reports that Kazakhstan’s Ksenia Atamanskaya has been given a two year suspension after testing posisitive for Fenoterol.

...Read More! May 25th, 2011 by MrUtopia

Commonwealth Games Bids Announced For 2018

Andoveradvertiser.co.uk reports that the Gold Coast and Hambantota have lodged bids to host the 2018 Games.

...Read More! May 11th, 2011 by MrUtopia

Olympic Swimmer Comes Close To Being Buried Alive

According to the Associated Press Online a member of the Austrian Olympic swim team was buried in sand up to his neck for two hours on Sunday evening.

...Read More! May 9th, 2011 by MrUtopia

Fran Crippen: Six Months Later

April 23rd will mark six months since Fran Crippen's tragic death during an open water swimming event. <

...Read More! April 13th, 2011 by marleemar

Emily Seebohm Collapses At Australian Swimming Championships

Dailytelegraph.com.au reports that Emily Seebohm collapsed last night at the World Championships Trials.

...Read More! April 3rd, 2011 by MrUtopia

Lubos Krizko Banned For Doping

Ctpost.com reports that two-time Olympic swimmer Lubos Krizko has been banned from competition for two years after having tested positive for tamoxifen

...Read More! March 26th, 2011 by MrUtopia

Ian Thorpe's Expected Return: Months Of Speculation Soon To Be Ended

TheAustralian.com.au reports that months of speculation, in regards to Ian Thorpe’s return to swimming, may soon come to an end.

...Read More! February 1st, 2011 by MrUtopia