German ace Florian Wellbrock adds a second gold on day 2 in open water at the Paris 2026 Europeans, 5km triumph mirroring his course to four golds at Worlds in Singapore last year. It's silver for David Betlehem (HUN) bronze for Gregorio Paltrinieri (ITA)
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.
Australia gave the rest of the Commonwealth a thumping in Glasgow, though reports of "the greatest" Dolphin school ever are inaccurate (eg., see 1998); what does it means for GBR two years out from LA2028; and what do we make of the generous $1m in rewards for Aussies from Gina Rinehart?
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
