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Yu Zidi: fearless swimming prodigy, 13, with Olympics in her sights
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (663+ words) China swimmer Yu Zidi during the final of the women's 200m butterfly at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore. Published Sep 11, 2026, 11:00 AM Updated Sep 11, 2026, 11:03 AM BEIJING – Yu Zidi made history in 2025 aged 12 when she became the youngest-ever medallist at the swimming…...
American Kate Douglass crushes 50m freestyle world record in Pan-Pac heats
4+ week, 17+ hour ago (188+ words) Kate Douglass clocked a record 23.49sec in the heats of the Pan Pacific Championships on Aug 15, setting up a tantalising showdown with former record-holder Gretchen Walsh. Published Aug 16, 2026, 02:42 AM LOS ANGELES - Kate Douglass shattered the women’s 50m freestyle world record on Aug…...
Australia’s Kaylee McKeown vows to reclaim backstroke world records
2+ week, 2+ day ago (333+ words) Five-time Olympic swimming champion Kaylee McKeown has been sidelined with glandular fever and a broken wrist. Published Aug 28, 2026, 03:10 PM SYDNEY – Five-time Olympic swimming champion Kaylee McKeown vowed on Aug 28 to reclaim her 50m and 100m backstroke world records, while also setting her…...
Australia sweeps 400m freestyle golds at Pan Pacifics
4+ week, 1+ day ago (356+ words) Sam Short of Australia after competing in Heat 4 in the men’s 400m freestyle on Aug 14. Published Aug 15, 2026, 12:35 PM Updated Aug 15, 2026, 03:02 PM Australians completed a freestyle sweep at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships on Aug 15 after Sam Short clocked a career-best time…...
Brandon Yap and Julian Lee break national records at S’pore National Swimming Short Course Invitational
1+ week, 6+ day ago (484+ words) Brandon Yap set a national record in the men’s 200m butterfly heats on Aug 29 with 1:55.99 to surpass the previous mark set of 1:56.42 set by Ong Jung Yi in 2021. Published Aug 30, 2026, 10:02 PM Updated Aug 30, 2026, 10:03 PM SINGAPORE – Less than a month before the…...
Popovici, Quadarella mine more gold at European Championships as Marchand flexes in butterfly
4+ week, 22+ hour ago (587+ words) David Popovici was crowned European champion in the 200m freestyle for the third consecutive time. Published Aug 15, 2026, 04:30 PM Updated Aug 15, 2026, 10:20 PM SAINT-DENIS, France – Romania’s David Popovici and Italy’s Simona Quadarella added to their gold-medal hauls at the European swimming championships on…...
Kate Douglass breaks 50m freestyle world record second time in one day
4+ week, 8+ hour ago (181+ words) American Kate Douglass knocked three-tenths of a second off the world record of 23.49sec she set hours earlier in the heats to win the 50m freestyle in 23.19sec at the Pan Pacific Championships. Published Aug 16, 2026, 11:36 AM LOS ANGELES – Kate Douglass continued her assault…...
European championships deliver further frustration for Ramsay-Peaty
4+ week, 1+ day ago (199+ words) Swimming - European Aquatics Championships - Paris Aquatic Centre, Paris, France - August 10, 2026 Great Britain's Adam Ramsay-Peaty in action during the Men's 100m Breaststroke Semifinal 2 REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes Published Aug 15, 2026, 01:50 AM PARIS, Aug 14 - Britain's world record holder Adam Ramsay-Peaty trailed home 20th in the 50m breaststroke…...
Lani Pallister takes down Katie Ledecky in Pan Pacs 800m freestyle
4+ week, 7+ hour ago (311+ words) Published Aug 16, 2026, 01:12 PM LOS ANGELES – Australian Lani Pallister dealt US great Katie Ledecky her first 800m freestyle defeat in a major international meet on Aug 15, beating her one-time idol at the Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, California. Pallister led wire-to-wire on…...
Lani Pallister holds off Katie Ledecky to win Pan Pacs 400m free title
4+ week, 1+ day ago (715+ words) (From left_ Katie Ledecky of the US, Australia’s Lani Pallister and Erika Fairweather of New Zealand with their respective silver, gold and bronze medals on Aug 14. Published Aug 15, 2026, 02:14 PM Updated Aug 15, 2026, 02:15 PM LOS ANGELES – Australian Lani Pallister attacked early and held…...