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Swimmers hit world body FINA with Californian antitrust case

Three Olympic and world champion swimmers have filed an anti-trust suit in California challenging governing body FINA’s control of organizing competitions

World champion swimmer has 2-year doping ban cut to 6 months

World champion swimmer Madisyn Cox has been cleared to compete again after her two-year doping ban was cut to six months

Japanese teenager Ikee wins 5th gold medal at Asian Games

Teenager Rikako Ikee helped Japan win the women’s 4×100-meter medley relay to collected her fifth gold and seventh medal over all at the Asian Games.

Ex-US head coach Schubert now working with China's swimmers

Ex-US swim team head coach Mark Schubert is now working with China’s swimmers

Testing time for Sri Lanka swimmer Peiris at Asian Games

It has been a testing time indeed for Sri Lanka’s swimmer-student Akalanka Peiris

Liu breaks 50-meter backstroke world record at Asian Games

Homeward-bound Schooling set for next phase at Asian Games

Singapore’s Olympic gold medalist Joseph Schooling is about to discover how challenging the lap coming home can be

Sun, Ikee compete for attention in Asian Games swimming pool

Sun Yang will have to compete for attention at the Asian Games after all

Sun rises, flags fall on opening night of swimming finals

US Olympian Katie Ledecky gives swim tips to Tokyo students

U.S. gold medalist swimmer Katie Ledecky has given swimming tips to Japanese elementary and junior high school students in Tokyo

Ledecky to tackle all 4 distances in Tokyo _ 200 to 1,500

Katie Ledecky says she plans to swim all four individual races in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics _ 200 through the 1,500.

Cate Campbell atones for failure in Rio de Janeiro Olympics

Australian swimmer Cate Campbell atones for failure at Rio de Janeiro Olympics by winning 100 freestyle at Pan Pacs

Ruck wins 200 at Pan Pacific, Ledecky gets 3rd

Peaty world record corrected to 57.10 after timing error

Adam Peaty’s world record in the 100-meter breaststroke at the European Championships has been corrected to 57.10 seconds

Peaty shaves 0.13 off of own 100m breaststroke world record

British swimmer Adam Peaty improved his own world record in the 100-meter breaststroke to 57 seconds at the European Championships on Saturday

Between Rio and Tokyo, Paltrinieri looks for Olympic feeling

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) Taking place between the Rio and Tokyo Games, Italian swimmer Gregorio Paltrinieri is hoping for some Olympic feeling at a new European multi-sport event.

Kathleen Baker cruises to easy win in 200 IM at US nationals

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) Simone Manuel won the 50-meter freestyle, completing a sprint sweep at the U.S. national championships Sunday night. swimming

Ledecky dominates 400 freestyle in 3rd US nationals win

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) Katie Ledecky dominated the 400-meter freestyle, leading all the way to win by 3.12 seconds at the U.S. national swimming championships.

Dressel wins for 1st time in 3 events at US swim nationals

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) Caeleb Dressel won for the first time in three events at the U.S. national championships, taking the 100-meter butterfly to earn a berth on the U.S. team for the Pan Pacific championships.

Ledecky wins 200 free at US Nationals, Schmitt takes 2nd

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) Katie Ledecky led all the way to win the 200-meter freestyle at the U.S. national championships, earning a second event to swim in Japan next month.

Ledecky cruises to easy win in 800 free at US Nationals

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) Katie Ledecky cruised to a nearly 11-second victory in the 800-meter freestyle Wednesday on the opening night of the U.S. national championships.

US swim nationals set to go on without banned Lochte

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) Two years to the day the Tokyo Olympics open, Katie Ledecky is swimming as fast as ever, Caeleb Dressel is heralded as a potential Michael Phelps and Missy Franklin is attempting a comeback.

Katie Ledecky swims fastest 200 free of year in California

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) Katie Ledecky won the 200-meter freestyle at an outdoor meet in Northern California on Saturday with the world’s fastest time this year.

Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky signs 1st deal since going pro

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) Five-time Olympic champion Katie Ledecky has signed with swimwear company TYR in her first endorsement deal since turning pro.

Report: Ex-swimming world champion Magnini faces doping ban

ROME (AP) Two-time swimming world champion Filippo Magnini reportedly is facing a ban of up to eight years for doping.

Japanese swimmer Junya Koga denies doping charges

TOKYO (AP) An OIympic swimmer from Japan has denied taking a banned substance following an announcement that he failed a doping test.

Australian women break 4×100 freestyle relay world record

GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) Australia’s 4×100-meter women’s freestyle relay team has done it again, breaking its own world record on the opening night of the swim program at the Commonwealth Games.

Katie Ledecky turning pro, will keep training at Stanford

Katie Ledecky is turning pro.

Swimmer Mike Alexandrov accepts 1-year doping ban

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) Mike Alexandrov, a former Bulgarian Olympian and U.S. national team member, has accepted a one-year doping ban.

Top USA Swimming official quits over failure to disclose

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) A top official for USA Swimming who was part of an investigation of a coach for sexual misconduct has resigned for not disclosing that she once kissed the coach.