Ten Years On: How Rio 2016 Launched Emma McKeon’s Golden Era
A decade ago this summer, a 22-year-old from Wollongong dived into the Olympic pool in Rio de Janeiro for the first time.…
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The Night Three Legends Shared Silver: Rio 2016 and the 100m Butterfly Tie
Ten years on, it remains the most improbable scoreboard in Olympic swimming history. Rio de Janeiro, August 2016, the final of the…
Summer McIntosh Breaks Oldest Women’s Swimming World Record
A Record Nearly Two Decades in the Making Summer McIntosh delivered one of the defining swims of the summer on the opening…
Popovici Lowers His Own European Record in the 100m Freestyle
Chasing His Own Ghost David Popovici has spent the better part of four years chasing versions of himself, and at the U23…
World Aquatics Worlds Heads to Beijing With 10-Lane Trial
Beijing Set to Host Short-Course Worlds World Aquatics has confirmed that the 2026 World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) will take place in…
Gretchen Walsh Smashes 50m Freestyle World Record In Rome
Twenty-Three Fifty-Five American sprinter Gretchen Walsh has broken the world record in the women’s 50m freestyle, clocking 23.55 seconds at the Sette…
Heir to the Throne: Filip Nowacki and the Breaststroke Legacy of Adam Peaty
A decade after Adam Peaty exploded off the blocks in Rio to claim gold and a world record in the 100m breaststroke,…
Steenbergen Smashes Sjostrom’s 100m Freestyle World Record
A Nine-Year-Old Record Falls in Rome Marrit Steenbergen has etched her name into swimming history, breaking the women’s 100m freestyle world record…
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