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U.S. coach recounts her dramatic rescue of Anita Alvarez after swimmer fainted in pool

More Sports / Swimming Jun 24, 2022

U.S. coach recounts her dramatic rescue of Anita Alvarez after swimmer fainted in pool

"It was a big scare. I had to jump in because the lifeguards weren't doing it."

Martina Navratilova calls out IOC over lack of leadership on transgender issue

More Sports Jun 23, 2022

Martina Navratilova calls out IOC over lack of leadership on transgender issue

Tennis great and gay rights trailblazer Martina Navratilova has slammed the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for its lack of leadership on the issue of the inclusion of transgender athletes in sports. The issue was brought into focus by last weekend's decision by FINA, swimming's governing ...

FINA votes to effectively ban transgender swimmers from women's events

More Sports / Swimming Jun 20, 2022

FINA votes to effectively ban transgender swimmers from women's events

FINA's decision is the strictest by any Olympic sports body.

Swimming's stars prepare for special edition of world championships

More Sports / Swimming Jun 18, 2022

Swimming's stars prepare for special edition of world championships

After three years in turbulent waters, swimming starts to regain some stability with an extra edition of its long-course world championships.

Divers facing myriad challenges in final Olympic qualifier

More Sports / Swimming May 1, 2021

Divers facing myriad challenges in final Olympic qualifier

As divers get a taste of competition during the coronavirus crisis, they will have to put aside the pandemic-related distractions that have affected their training and routines.

Tokyo Olympic qualifiers for diving and artistic swimming likely to go ahead in Japan in May

Olympics / Summer Olympics Apr 9, 2021

Tokyo Olympic qualifiers for diving and artistic swimming likely to go ahead in Japan in May

Tokyo Olympic Games qualifying events in diving and artistic swimming look likely to go ahead in Japan next month after being threatened with cancellation because of the coronavirus pandemic, sources with knowledge of the matter said Thursday. A marathon swimming qualifier slated for late next ...

Water polo test event off as Olympic qualifying cancellations mount

Summer Olympics Apr 6, 2021

Water polo test event off as Olympic qualifying cancellations mount

The decision is yet another blow for Tokyo 2020 planners following the move by swimming's global governing body FINA to call off three Olympic qualifying events.

FINA mulling cancellation of Olympic diving qualifier in Tokyo: source

Swimming Apr 2, 2021

FINA mulling cancellation of Olympic diving qualifier in Tokyo: source

Swimming's world governing body FINA is facing the possible cancellation of the Diving World Cup, which serves as a qualification competition for the Tokyo Olympics, due to coronavirus concerns, a source close to the matter said Friday. According to the source, FINA and Olympic organizers ...

Marathon swim course likely to be moved at postponed games

Olympics / Summer Olympics / Swimming Jul 15, 2020

Marathon swim course likely to be moved at postponed games

The meteorological outlook for the amended race dates shows significantly different tidal conditions around the course at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo.

Former world champion Junya Koga faces four-year doping ban

More Sports / Swimming Sep 18, 2018

Former world champion Junya Koga faces four-year doping ban

Rio Olympic relay swimmer and 2009 world champion Junya Koga is set to be issued a four-year ban by a FINA doping panel for violating anti-doping rules, sources said late Monday evening. Should the sport's ruling body announce the decision, the 31-year-old Koga, who said ...

More Sports / Swimming Jul 19, 2018

JSF chief Tsuyoshi Aoki disappointed 2020 Olympics won't showcase swimming finals in prime time

The Japan Swimming Federation conceded defeat on Thursday in its effort to have the 2020 Tokyo Olympics swimming finals aired domestically in the evening. The finals now appear to be locked into morning time slots in Tokyo. Local organizers and FINA, swimming's world governing body, ...

More Sports / Swimming Jun 21, 2017

Seto leaves for Europe ahead of world swimming championships

Daiya Seto took the next step in his quest for a third straight 400-meter individual medley world championship on Wednesday, when he departed for training in Europe ahead of July's worlds. In the buildup to the worlds in Budapest, the spotlight is focused on the ...

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