The artistic swimming competition at the Paris Olympic Games promises to be more thrilling than ever before: with a new scoring system and the absence of Russia making waves before the first swimmer has even dove into the pool. For the first time in a long time, the Olympic gold is virtually anyone's for the taking.
The 38-year-old, who made her debut two decades ago at Athens 2004, has been invited to Paris 2024 and will become only the fifth swimmer in history to compete in half a dozen Games.
WADA “disappointed” by the American Department of Justice’s investigation of the 2021 contamination case of 23 athletes from China, again cites concerns over the Rodchenkov Act and the latest subpoena of executive director Brent Nowicki.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved and invited four Russian and Belarusian swimmers to compete in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games as neutral athletes according to a list published on 3 July by Olympics.com.
Swimmers battling for gold at this month's Paris Olympics are banking on the latest cutting-edge swimsuits to be their secret weapon in the pool. Competitors believe innovation can be the difference in a sport where medals are sometimes decided by a mere fingertip, although the evidence is not so sure.
In an interview with AFP, Anti-doping expert April Henning calls out WADA for mishandling the 23 positive tests that led to the New York Times report and subsequent accusations of a cover-up by the international policing body from American officials and politicians.
The Chinese Anti-Doping Agency warned that it would “never” share its information regarding the athletes that tested positive in recent Olympic Games after US Congress demanded details of the probe be made public. Tensions between American officials, the Asian country and WADA keep mounting.
After amassing a slew of medals in four Olympic Games yet failing to qualify for Paris 2024 at the Australian trials, the swimming legend decided to end her stellar career at 32 years old.
In a US Congress hearing on Tuesday in which they questioned the World Anti-Doping Agency’s handling of the 2021 Chinese swimming drugs scandal, the two great American swimming legends asked for significant reform at the global body’s core.
Endurance athlete Ross Edgley has announced he has completed a record-breaking continuous river swim: completing 510km without stopping, sleeping or touching land for over 62 hours in the freezing waters of the Yukon River in Canada. Edgely began the challenge in Whitehorse on Lake Laberge on Sunday 16th June, and finished in Dawson City on 19th June.
The resurgence of Caeleb Dressel and Regan Smith, and the omnipresence of Katie Ledecky, herald a fierce battle for medals with the formidable Australian team that dominated the 2023 World Championships in Japan. China, Canada, Great Britain and hosts France will all be looking to spring a surprise.
The nine days of competition in Indianapolis ended with a triumph for Simone Manuel, who will be seeking redemption in the 50m freestyle after winning gold in Rio 2016 and missing out on Tokyo 2020, and Bobby Finke defending his titles in the 800m and 1,500m.
Neither swimmer faltered at the US Olympic Trials. Dressel repeated Friday's success in the 50m freestyle, while Ledecky lived up to her predictions. She is aiming to become the only woman to win four consecutive gold medals in the same event this summer. The first was at London 2012 at the age of 15.
The American swimmer booked his place at Paris 2024 in one of the five events in which he is an Olympic champion after winning the US Olympic trials on Friday. After missing out on the 100m freestyle, he didn't falter in the 50m. He stopped the clock in 21.41, the fourth-best time of the year.
Three years on from the devastating loss of form and confidence that turned Simone Manuel's Tokyo Olympic dream into a nightmare, the US swim star has found "healing" at the US Olympic swimming trials. It's not a venue known for promoting peace of mind —a meeting where only the top two finishers in each final can secure the longed-for Olympic berth and some of the best swimmers in the world are destined to be disappointed.
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.
BWF Chief Operating Officer (COO)
In connection with Olympic/Paralympic Games the COO is responsible for the planning related to institutional meetings and hospitality activities.
As a member of the Management Team, the COO supports the functions of the Secretary General, especially in areas of governance and annual planning, holistic and connected strategic planning, policy development and staff management. The COO is responsible for coordination of all BWF insurance activities.
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.
Should cricket be an Olympic sport?
Vote on this poll
