Part 1: "... they'll come out of this better athletes for it and more confident, and that's what we're going to need going into LA[2028] ... the level of the meet here is obscene in some events ... this is world-championship level swimming." Steve Tigg on his GBR charges
TIMELINE - January - April- The SOS Daily Trawl of official World long-course records (plus all pre 1954 standards, all pools and metrics) set this day throughout history.
It took the fastest third-place finish ever to claim bronze in three quarters of all finals at the 38th edition of the continental showcase in Paris; and 14 events featured a clean sweep of fastest win, podium, and last-place finish in the final ever simultaneously
An argument that ought never to have started is, effectively, won, yet women still find themselves having to fight to see fair play, safe play and sex-based rights back where they should be: as the three pillars holding up the two gateways to sport
Before the Commonwealth Games, Swim England was embroiled in controversy related to the reasons why Olympians had called for resignations of leadership figures. With the Games behind us, we now return to the governance saga and issues of transparency raised by the most recent developments
A $250 million lawsuit against Nancy Hogshead, Champion Women, and Deb DiMatteo has been dismissed - Federal Court Declares Women's Sports Advocates Have First Amendment Right to Warn of the Risks of Sexually Abusive Coaches
The China Open was striking for four reasons: McEvoy's master-class 20.88; money magnets that drew foreign stars to a charm offensive that doubled as domestic championships; the speed of Zhang as he beat Märtens in the 200, 400 & 800 free; and the very young age of many Chinese finalists
