swimming – blog

Swimmer banned for transfusion he said was of mother's blood

Swimmer banned for transfusion he said was of mother’s blood

Women sue USA Swimming over sexual abuse by coaches

Verhaeren quits as Australia coach following Olympic delay

Jacco Verhaeren is standing down as head coach of Australia’s swim team and will leave Rohan Taylor to guide the Olympic squad in Tokyo next year

New dates set for world swim championships: May 13-29, 2022

The postponed-World Swimming Championships will be held in Fukuoka, Japan, on May 13-29, 2022

Olympic medalist Timmers to retire at the end of season

Pieter Timmers will retire from swimming at the end of the season

TYR Pro Swim meet in California to mimic Olympic schedule

USA Swimming will flip the competition schedule at next month’s TYR Pro Swim Series meet in Southern California to mimic the Tokyo Olympics schedule

Olympic champion Sun Yang banned for 8 years in doping case

Chinese swimmer Sun Yang has been banned for eight years for breaking anti-doping rules and will miss the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Chinese swimmer Sun Yang banned for 8 years for breaking anti-doping rules

Swimming authorities worked to protect Sun Yang from ban

Ex-Olympic swim champ blames contamination for failed test

Former Olympic swimming champion Roland Schoeman is blaming contaminated supplements for a failed doping test last year

Gold-medalist Allison Schmitt seeks 4th Olympic swim berth

Sjostrom dominates at International Swimming League finale

Sarah Sjostrom claimed season MVP honors and her Energy Standard team won the grand finale of the International Swimming League’s first season

Swimming reinvents itself with glitz and cash of pro league

Swimming is being reinvented in a darkened arena on the Las Vegas Strip

AP Interview: Dressel a reluctant superstar heading to 2020

Caeleb Dressel looks like the natural successor to Michael Phelps as the biggest star at the pool

Missy Franklin 'so grateful,' embraces life after swimming

Missy Franklin was forced to retire from swimming when her body just wouldn’t heal

Translation issues delay verdict in Sun Yang doping case

Translation issues have delayed the verdict in the doping case of Olympic swimming champion Sun Yang

Dressel, Manuel win athlete of year honors at Golden Goggles

LA Current makes first of first world swim league

WADA wants lengthy ban if swim star Sun loses doping hearing

The World Anti-Doping Agency wants China’s star swimmer Sun Yang banned for up to eight years for alleged doping rules violations

Catherine Kase to coach US Olympic open water team

USA Swimming has named Catherine Kase as open water head coach for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Canadian swimmer Brent Hayden attempts comeback at 36

Canadian swimmer Brent Hayden, 36, coming out of retirement after 7 years with a goal of competing at 2020 Olympics

Sun Yang gets Nov. 15 date for doping hearing in open court

China’s star swimmer Sun Yang will have his court hearing on Nov. 15 in a rare open trial to answer allegations he violated anti-doping rules

Olympic gold medalist Conor Dwyer gets 20-month ban

Olympic gold medalist Dwyer gets 20-month ban for using testosterone pellets

Caeleb Dressel joins new International Swimming League

Caeleb Dressel, the top American male swimmer, has joined the new International Swimming League that begins competition in October

Lochte wins 200 IM at US nationals after 14-month ban

Ryan Lochte won the 200-meter individual medley at the U.S. national championships, fresh off a 14-month ban

Ryan Lochte returns to competition with fast 200 IM

Australian swimming embarrassed after positive drug test

A positive drug test to one of its swimmers helped end the world championships on an embarrassing note for Australia.

Aussie swimmer Jack suspended by new pro swimming league

High-water mark: Dressel sets own standard with 8 medals

Caeleb Dressel backs up stellar show from last worlds with an even better performance this time

US water polo player recalls balcony accident at worlds

U.S. water polo attacker Kaleigh Gilchrist recalls balcony collapse at swimming world championships