Category: Competition
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Carson Foster, the young US swimmer who broke Michael Phelps’ record | Heroes of the Future
Carson Foster is one the world’s fastest young swimmers. At the age of 10, he broke one of his idols records: Michael Phelps.
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The Point: Sunday Times report on Chinese swimmer Sun Yang has ‘gone haywire’
Chinese three-time Olympic swimming champion Sun Yang is reserving the right to sue British newspaper the Sunday Times for defamation. What is the full story?
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Michael Phelps’ 1st Olympic Gold Medal | Throwback Thursday
At the Olympic Games 2004 in Athens, Michael Phelps claimed his first Olympic Gold Medal. In the 400-meter individual medley, Phelps easily won with a world record time of 4:08.41!
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Chinese swimmer Sun Yang rejects claims in British newspaper
The Chinese Olympic swimming champion Sun Yang is threatening legal action against a British newspaper over claims he may face a life-time ban. An article in the Sunday Times alleges that Sun clashed with anti-doping testers after missing an out-of-competition doping test in September. But Sun’s lawyer says the testers failed to show proper authorization…
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Sun Yang threatens to sue Sunday Times over defamation
Chinese Olympic champion Sun Yang is considering to file a lawsuit against British newspaper the Sunday Times over a report claiming the swimmer violated anti-doping rules. In a statement sent to Xinhua by Sun’s lawyer Zhang Qihuai on Sunday, Zhang said the newspaper reported the incident with “a malign intention” which “severely damaged Sun Yang’s…
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Olympic swimming champion Sun Yang faces life-time ban after alleged abuse of anti-drug testers, reports
Olympic gold medallist Sun Yang faces a lifetime ban from swimming after a bizarre clash with anti-doping testers ended in the destruction of a sealed vial containing a blood sample. According to The Times, the Chinese swimmer had a run-in with testers from IDTM (organisation responsible for conducting out-of-competition dope tests around the world), which resulted…
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Top 10 Tips (With Bonus) for Shooting Swimming with SI’s Peter Read Miller
Have you ever wanted to photograph swimming? Peter Read Miller offers invaluable tips on shooting the sport, from showing up to the individual breast, free, back and butterfly strokes. He’ll cover what to bring to where to stand, who to talk to and how to plan
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Idaho Swim and Dive Senior feature
Senior weekend for the Idaho swim and dive team. Great story on they seniors, by Micah Hamilton and Emily Bruneel.
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