Cameron van der Burgh announced his retirement at the 14th FINA World Swimming Championships 2018 in Hangzhou. Besides his two Olympic Medals from London 2012 and Rio 2016, the 30-year-old finishes his career with 10 long course and 6 short course medals – and we bring you ALL of them! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_W9t1539U5o
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On the first day of the FINA World Swimming Championships 2018, Japan’s Daiya Seto already broke a world record. In the men’s 200m fly he set a new global mark of 1:48.24. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV5qLgY426M
Ryosuke Irie changed his training base to the US where his more concentrated on the mental and physical condition. The Japanese’s first aim is a gold medal at the Gwangju Championships next year. https://youtu.be/qbew3JViF78
A look back at the USA Swimming National Select Camp for girls that took place in October at the Olympic Training Center. https://youtu.be/tPaTD7QpfAg
The FINA Bureau approved today the organisation of a new and additional swimming event format, to debut in 2019: the “FINA Champions Swim Seriesâ€. It will consist of a three-leg competition, between March and May, aimed at Olympic and World medallists, in an innovative format aimed at creating a world-class platform for elite swimming and to develop a fresh focus on the highest-level athletes in FINA events. The Series will be an exceptional showcase for the sport and its top swimmers, that combines pure competition, together with innovative sports presentation and entertainment. It will comprise events of 50m, 100m and…
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Dean Boles from Canada has decided to leave his job as national coach at the end of 2018. The successful Nordic championships in short course this weekend has been Dean Boles’ last task wearing the Danish national team colours as he has decided to leave his job as national coach for the Danish Swimming Federation. The national coach took the difficult decision primarily because of the distance to his family and because of a unique job opportunity in Canadian swimming sport. – I took the decision to leave Danish swimming sport and return to Canada with very mixed feelings. It…
Swimmer superstar Michael Andrew comes in first in the men’s 50-meter free at the 2018 Phillips 66 National Swimming Championships. https://youtu.be/FmQ5H0SVsV8
Pre-event favourite American Carolyn Wood almost drowned in the 100m butterfly Swimming final at the Olympic Summer Games 1960 in Rome when she inadvertently swallowed a mouthful of water. https://youtu.be/vTWogNoI4tQ
The 2019 edition of the LEN European Short Course Championships will be arriving in Glasgow in less than a year – register your interest today: https://www.britishswimming.org/news/… #EuroSwim2019 https://youtu.be/wn-Oadpd-co