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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…...
American Kate Douglass crushes 50m freestyle world record in Pan-Pac heats
4+ week, 12+ 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…...
Yu Zidi: fearless swimming prodigy, 13, with Olympics in her sights
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (663+ words) her. Yu grew up in the city of Baoding, about 150km south of Beijing. She started swimming aged six and since...
Australia sweeps 400m freestyle golds at Pan Pacifics
4+ week, 23+ hour 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…...
Australia’s Kaylee McKeown vows to reclaim backstroke world records
2+ week, 1+ 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…...
Kate Douglass breaks 50m freestyle world record second time in one day
4+ week, 3+ 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…...
Popovici, Quadarella mine more gold at European Championships as Marchand flexes in butterfly
4+ week, 16+ 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…...
International Swimming League to resume with London meet in December
2+ week, 3+ day ago (372+ words) built for the 2012 London Olympics, has since hosted major international swimming events. The ISL said it...
Germany's Liebmann smashes 1500m world record
4+ week, 8+ hour ago (198+ words) Published Aug 16, 2026, 06:05 AM PARIS, Aug 15 - Germany's Johannes Liebmann smashed the world record for the men's 1500 metres at the European Aquatics Championships on Saturday, knocking almost four seconds off the previous record in a dominant display. The 19-year-old set a new…...
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…...