Sports / Swimming

Swimming: Franklin, Lochte shine at trials in the US 28 Jun 2013 - 01:08 am

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana: Olympic stars Missy Franklin and Ryan Lochte shared the spotlight last night, both claiming a pair of titles at the US...

US nationals thrive without Phelps 27 Jun 2013 - 02:56 am

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana: The US National Swimming Championships opened here yesterday, the first for the sport without the legendary Michael Phelps since 1998. Phelps,...

Lochte back in pool after reality check 26 Jun 2013 - 01:35 am

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana: Johnny Weissmuller came back from the 1924 Olympics in Paris with a chest full of medals, put on a loin cloth...

Swim Australia loses sponsor after scandal 06 Jun 2013 - 01:14 am

SYDNEY: Swimming Australia revealed yesterday that it had lost a major sponsor just days after its president quit over inappropriate remarks to a...

No comeback plans, says retired Phelps 06 Jun 2013 - 01:13 am

BERLIN: Olympic swimming great Michael Phelps said Tuesday he was enjoying his retirement from the sport and had no future plans for a...

Australian swim boss stands down 02 Jun 2013 - 12:53 am

SYDNEY: Swimming Australia has stood down its president Barclay Nettlefold over claims of inappropriate behaviour towards a female team consultant, an official said...

Swimming: Magnussen wins 100m freestyle at Aussie trials 01 May 2013 - 12:36 am

ADELAIDE, Australia: Reigning world champion James Magnussen (pictured) produced the year’s fastest time to win the men’s 100-metres freestyle at Australia’s world championship...

Thorpe to miss Australia’s world trials 20 Apr 2013 - 04:41 am

SYDNEY: Five-time Olympic gold medallist Ian Thorpe (pictured) will not compete at Australia’s world championship selection trials this month, Swimming Australia said yesterday....

Mellouli back in pool, eyes worlds 28 Mar 2013 - 09:09 am

Olympic champion Oussama Mellouli swims during a training session in the northern Tunis suburb of La Marsa on March 22. Double Olympic champion...

Phelps rules out Rio return 13 Mar 2013 - 12:12 am

RIO DE JANEIRO: US swimming legend Michael Phelps said Monday there was no chance of him coming out of retirement to compete in...

Fina event, convention in Doha 06 Mar 2013 - 10:14 pm

Khaleel Al Jabir, President, Qatar Swimming Association, and Fina Executive Director Cornel Marculescu during a press conference in Doha yesterday. Fina, the global...

Kitajima engaged to Japanese pop star 02 Jan 2013 - 12:25 am

TOKYO: Japan’s four-time Olympic swimming champion Kosuke Kitajima (pictured) has announced his engagement to a 27-year-old pop singer. Kitajima, 30, said in a...

Thorpe reveals family regret on depression 13 Dec 2012 - 08:47 am

Retired Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe talks during a chat session on the final day of the three-day Doha Goals Forum at Aspire Zone...

Spitz says calendar switch not possible 13 Dec 2012 - 08:46 am

Doha: Swimming legend Mark Spitz has shot down former French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s suggestion of moving FIFA World Cup and Olympic calendars, calling...

SOP: Swimming test for boys 08 Dec 2012 - 01:06 am

DOHA: The swimming tests for boys primary schools in the sixth edition of the Schools Olympic Programme (SOP) were held at the swimming...

Cash-strapped Greece to miss European championships 22 Nov 2012 - 12:35 am

ATHENS: Greece will not compete in the European short-course swimming championships starting this week for the first time in 16 years due to...

QSA wins praise at Fina convention in Moscow 03 Nov 2012 - 06:03 am

DOHA: The Qatar Swimming Association (QSA) received praise from organisations and federations at the Fina convention in Moscow, after successfully hosting the Fina/Arena...

I am no stereotype: Thorpe 01 Nov 2012 - 05:50 am

SYDNEY: Swimming legend Ian Thorpe admits he is a nerdy bookworm who hardly fits the stereotype of an Australian sportsman, but says rumours...