Sports / Swimming

Hungary's London Olympics hero Daniel Gyurta retires 27 Mar 2018 - 03:55 pm

Budapest: Hungarian Olympic swimming champion Daniel Gyurta, who won gold in the 200 metres breaststroke at the London Games in 2012, announced his...

Pool chat sees swimmer Simmonds in unlikely Twitter storm 13 Mar 2018 - 02:19 pm

London: A casual conversation while training in her local pool led to Lizzie Simmonds facing an unlikely Twitter attack after the British swimmer...

Phelps has 'no desire' to return to swimming 20 Sep 2017 - 10:11 pm

Michael Phelps wondered if watching others compete at the world championships would pique his desire for another comeback. Nope. Phelps said Tuesday he...

SEA Games: Schooling grabs second gold 23 Aug 2017 - 12:26 am

Kuala Lumpur: Olympic swimming champion Joseph Schooling grabbed his second gold medal of the Southeast Games yesterday as hosts Malaysia brushed off royal...

Seven-star Dressel matches idol Phelps 01 Aug 2017 - 01:33 am

Budapest: With Michael Phelps back in retirement, Caeleb Dressel stepped out of his idol’s shadow to match the US legend’s tally of seven...

King breaks women’s 50m breaststroke world record 31 Jul 2017 - 01:07 am

Budapest: Lilly King of the United States claimed her second world record this week in winning the women’s 50m breaststroke gold at the...

Pellegrini in seventh heaven, Peaty completes double 28 Jul 2017 - 01:50 am

Budapest: Italy’s Federica Pellegrini became the first swimmer to win seven medals in a single event at the FINA World Championships after a...

Records continue to fall in Budapest 26 Jul 2017 - 11:55 pm

Budapest: World records continued to tumble at the world championships as the United States quartet in the mixed 4x100 metres medley relay lowered...

Masse ‘in shock’ after 100m backstroke gold 26 Jul 2017 - 11:55 pm

Budapest: Kylie Masse of Canada stormed to women’s 100m backstroke gold in a new world-record time at the world aquatics championships on Tuesday...

The ‘Iron Lady’ makes a huge splash – in and out of the pool 26 Jul 2017 - 12:25 am

Budapest: Katinka Hosszu has a case full of medals. She wants so much more. From marketing marvel to ambitious businesswoman to fledgling union...

Peaty enters semis with world record 26 Jul 2017 - 12:25 am

Budapest: Adam Peaty blasted his way into the men’s 50m breaststroke semi-finals yesterday by lowering his own world-record to shake up the morning...

Sun avenges Rio rival Horton as Ledecky wins historic gold 24 Jul 2017 - 01:28 am

Budapest: China’s Sun Yang won the men’s 400m freestyle final in emphatic style at the world aquatic championships Sunday, as his bitter Rio...

Swimming body FINA re-elects officials to top 2 positions 22 Jul 2017 - 10:09 pm

Budapest: Julio Maglione has been re-elected for a third term as president of swimming’s governing body FINA, while Husain al-Musallam was confirmed for...

‘Phelps vs shark’ race has US team glued to TV screens 22 Jul 2017 - 12:50 am

Budapest: Michael Phelps’ eagerly-anticipated race against a great white shark will keep the USA’s swimmers glued to their television screens at the world...

Olympic swim champion Adolph Kiefer dies at 98 06 May 2017 - 03:49 pm

Adolph Kiefer, the 100-meter backstroke winner at the 1936 Berlin Games who was America's oldest living Olympic gold medalist in any sport, has...

Hosszu, Park pile up medals as US women set world record 08 Dec 2016 - 09:17 pm

Montreal: Katinka Hosszu and Park Tae-Hwan piled up more individual gold at the Short Course Swimming World Championships on Wednesday as US women...

British swimmer to brave sharks, storms in Atlantic crossing 13 Nov 2016 - 03:02 pm

DAKAR: A 38-year-old British man set out on Sunday on a 2,000 mile (3,200 km) swim from Senegal to Brazil, seeking to become...

Qatar relishes moment to shine at opening ceremony 07 Aug 2016 - 12:42 am

Qatar swimmer Nada Arakji takes a selfie with Qatar Swimming Federation President Khaleel Al Jabir during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games...