Swimming


MacNeil makes a splash

Canada’s Maggie MacNeil set a short course world record in the women’s 50 meters backstroke to win gold at the world championships in Abu Dhabi....

December 22, 2021, Wednesday


WADA to investigate Sun ban violations

The World Anti-Doping Agency said on Saturday that it would investigate allegations that disgraced Chinese swimming star Sun Yang had broken the terms of his ban from the sport....

December 20, 2021, Monday


Miley announces retirement

Three-time Olympian Hannah Miley of Britain retired from competitive swimming yesterday....

December 2, 2021, Thursday


Officials dismiss reports of stinky water at venue

Tokyo officials have pooh-poohed reports of a foul smell at an Olympic open-water venue, with Games organizers saying special filters will keep swimmers safe from sewage leaks....

July 23, 2021, Friday


Ye and Fu miss out on Tokyo

China named a 30-strong swimming team for the Tokyo Games yesterday but 2012 double Olympic champion Ye Shiwen misses out, with triple gold medalist Sun Yang already absent because of a doping violati...

July 7, 2021, Wednesday


Sun Yang’s 3-day retrial at CAS set for next week

The retrial in three-time Olympic champion swimmer Sun Yang’s doping case will be held over three days next week, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said on Tuesday....

May 20, 2021, Thursday


I’ve moved on from Sun feud, insists rival Horton

Olympic 400-meter champion Mack Horton yesterday insisted he has moved on from his feud with China’s Sun Yang and has more things to worry about than potentially locking horns with his rival again in...

May 14, 2021, Friday


Australia great dies

Australian swimming was in mourning yesterday after the death of Olympic gold medalist John Konrads at the age of 78....

April 27, 2021, Tuesday


Ledecky makes a splash

Katie Ledecky won the 400-meter freestyle on Saturday at the TYR Pro Swim Series in Mission Viejo, California, with the world’s fastest time this year....

April 12, 2021, Monday


Beijing’s swimmers shrug off record winter lows

TEMPERATURES in Beijing plummeted to a three-decade low overnight last week, but that didn’t stop a hardy group of retirees plunging into icy waters to indulge in their bracing hobby of outdoor swimming. ...

January 17, 2021, Sunday




 

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