The World Anti-Doping Agency hit back on Friday at the American newspaper’s report that it had known well before the Tokyo Olympics that swimmers from China had tested positive for clenbuterol, all the way back to 2016 before the Rio Games, calling its coverage “sensationalist and inaccurate”.
Despite recent heavy rains, swimming in the River Seine is still the plan at the Paris Olympics after a $1.5 billion (€1.3 billion) investment to improve the water quality, according to a report Thursday by the Associated Press. Marathon swimmers and triathletes are scheduled to plunge into the cleaned-up waters after the Olympics open in July.
Seven-time Olympic gold medallist Caeleb Dressel brings a new perspective to the pressure-packed US Olympic swimming trials on Saturday, where he and freestyle phenomenon Katie Ledecky are set to star again in the fierce fight for Paris Games berths. Dressel and Ledecky bring formidable credentials to the nine-day meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, where only a top-two finish can secure an individual race berth in Paris.
Revitalised sprinter Cameron McEvoy is poised to make history in Paris after booking his spot in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games with an impressive 50m freestyle performance on Wednesday night. The 30-year-old will be the first male Australian swimmer to compete in four Olympics.
The Australian swimmer made a statement in Brisbanne just a month and half before the start of the Paris Summer Olympics by breaking Mollie O'Callaghan's 200m freestyle world record, which now stands at 1min 52.23 seconds.
The membership numbers in the German Swimming Association DSV have risen again. According to Deutscher Schwimmverband, the level before the corona pandemic has been reached again.
Bill May was vying to be the first man to compete in artistic swimming in this upcoming Olympic Games in Paris. After a rule change in December 2022 by World Aquatics opened the door for men to compete in the sport, allowing up to two per National Olympic Team.
The 22nd edition of the World Aquatics Championships will be held in the city-state of Singapore from 11 July to 3 August 2025, bringing all six sports represented by World Aquatics to South East Asia.
Dutch swimmer Arno Kamminga, a double Olympic medallist at Tokyo 2020, is returning to the pools in excellent form after suffering illness and burnout shortly after his success at the 2021 Olympic Games.
Distance swimmer Kensey McMahon has received a four-year ban after testing positive for the blood-boosting drug vadadustat last July. The American protested her innocence, but an independent arbitrator found her "unable to establish through concrete evidence that her violation was not intentional".
The reigning World Champions are on their way to the Olympic Games in one of the best moments of their history. They won the World Championship title and a silver medal at the European Championships in Zagreb. This makes them one of the favourites to reach the final. They also went to Beijing 2008 as champions, but finished sixth.
The Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis will be the qualifying trials venue for the Olympic Games in the United States. It will be a perfect replica of the La Défense Arena that will be used in Paris but with twice the capacity. The US trials will be held from 15 to 23 June.
Swimming Australia's head coach Rohan Taylor has confirmed that Australia will return to the World University Games in 2025 and 2027, which will be crucial for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, after missing out in Chengdu.
China's disgraced three-time Olympic gold medallist Sun Yang says he is keen to return to competitive swimming "as soon as possible". Sun's ban after a member of his entourage smashed vials of blood with a hammer during a row with drug testers ended on Tuesday.
French swimming sensation Maxime Grousset says Paris 2024 "will be the best competition of my life," ahead of the Games in Paris this summer.
When British skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean won the Olympic gold medal in ice dance at Sarajevo 1984 with 12 perfect 6.0s from every judge, for their interpretation of Maurice Ravel's Boléro, an important member of their team was singer-actor Michael Crawford. Crawford, who had played Frank Spencer in British sitcom Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em and the title role in the musical The Phantom of the Opera, had become a mentor to the pair in 1981 and went on to help them create their Olympic routine. Crawford said he “taught them how to act". He was present with their trainer Betty Callaway at the ringside at Sarajevo as they created one of the most iconic moments in Olympic history.
Reporting to and working closely with the Events Director – Technical Operations, the Head of Technical Officials is responsible for day-to-day management of the Technical Officials programmes within the Events Department, including:
Management of day-to-day technical officials operations including tournament assignments and planning;
Management and development of the professional technical officials workforce including referees, umpires, and tournament doctors;
Technical officials policy development through consultation with key stakeholder groups including commissions, panels, Continental Confederations and working groups;
Innovation initiatives within the technical officials area to enhance officiating accuracy and sport presentation; and
Technical officials pathway development including working with Continental Confederations and Member Associations on recruitment, education, training, and development initiatives.
Pierre de Coubertin once said cricket has "practically no appeal for those who are not British". While he expressed doubts about the Olympic viability of cricket, lacrosse and baseball, Philip Barker wonders how the man who helped revive the modern Games would have reacted to new sports at Los Angeles 2028.
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