Pan Pacific Swimming Championships pushed back from 2022 to 2026
The 2022 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships will be "deferred" to 2026 to accommodate changes in the international calendar due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Canada, one of four Pan Pac charter nations ...
Joseph Schooling seeks national service delay after Olympics moved
Olympic swimming champion Joseph Schooling is seeking to further delay his national service in Singapore so he can compete in the postponed Tokyo Games, officials said Wednesday. The city-state requires all ...
WADA wants answers after banned Sun Yang's 'Olympic training call-up'
The World Anti-Doping Agency demanded answers Friday after reports that Chinese swimming star Sun Yang was called up for national training for the Tokyo Olympics in an apparent breach of ...
Swimming star Daiya Seto forcing himself to look past Olympic postponement
The four-time gold medal winner at the world championships admits he has 'not (been) able to move on completely' following the decision to reschedule the Tokyo Games for 2021.
Ambition deferred, Rio champion Kyle Chalmers eyes greatness at 'biggest' Olympic Games
Kyle Chalmers stunned the swimming world when he stormed to gold in the 100-meter freestyle at the Rio Olympics, and the Australian believes greatness awaits if he can retain his title in Tokyo next year. The 21-year-old said he took a while to digest the ...
World champion swimmer Adam Peaty adjusts to life with no pool
Cyclists and rowers can stay in top shape in their personal gyms even during the coronavirus shutdown, but Olympic swimming champion Adam Peaty has to make do with no pool. Britain's Peaty, an eight-time world champion, would have been preparing for the Tokyo Games had ...
Rikako Ikee marks one year of leukemia diagnosis with hope for future
Swimmer Rikako Ikee took to social media on Saturday to express her positive outlook one year after revealing she had been diagnosed with leukemia. In an Instagram post, Ikee wrote, "I had a real sensation of how much my muscles had atrophied. I am now ...
Olympic champion Kosuke Hagino admits he was swimming “slower than the women” during a rut after the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, but has backed himself to win gold at this year’s Tokyo Ggames. The 25-year-old swept to the Olympic title in the 400-meter individual ...
Daiya Seto breaks 11-year-old Japan 200-meter butterfly record
Daiya Seto sped to a Japan-record 1 minute, 52.53 seconds to win the men's 200-meter butterfly on Saturday in the Champions Swim Series 2020 in Beijing. Despite saying he was not in good form, Seto broke the national mark set at the 2008 Beijing Olympics ...
Daiya Seto, Caeleb Dressel set world records in final meet of International Swimming League season
Daiya Seto and Caeleb Dressel clocked short-course world records Friday as the International Swimming League brought its high-octane brand to Las Vegas for the season one series finale. Seto, who figures to be a star of the Tokyo Olympics next year, made a splashy ISL ...
Leukemia-stricken swimmer Rikako Ikee discharged from hospital
Swimming star Rikako Ikee, who was diagnosed with leukemia earlier this year, said Tuesday she has been discharged from hospital and hopes to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The 19-year-old was considered a medal favorite for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics but was forced to ...
Swimming World honors Daiya Seto for achievements this year
Daiya Seto, one of Japan's elite swimmers of the 21st century, was recently recognized for his top accomplishments this year. Swimming World magazine this month named the 25-year-old Seto its Male Pacific Rim Swimmer of the Year. The magazine's annual awards also include male and female ...
