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The Vortex, May 2025: World Ranks Assault Ahoy As Eagles & Dolphins Target Trials

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by Craig Lord
The Vortex, May 2025: World Ranks Assault Ahoy As Eagles & Dolphins Target Trials
Bobby Finke, Olympic 1500m free champion.of 2020ne and 2024, and World record holder - by Patrick B. Kraemer
In the May Vortex:
  • On The eve of U.S. Championships...
  • Rio 23016 Breaststroke Queen Lilly King To Retire By Close of 2025
  • Who really wants to swim in the Seine?
  • Brisbane Braced For Big Bidding Round Ahead of 2032 Olympics
  • Rio 23016 Breaststroke Queen Lilly King To Retire By Close of 2025
  • ASCA Joins Chorus of Enhanced Games Condemnation
  • Singapore Hires Japan Olympic Coach Masataka Ishimatsu For LA'28 Campaign
  • Ruta Meilutytė & Danas Rapsys Head Lithuania Squad For Singapore Worlds
  • Andi Manley Named England Head Coach For 2026 Commonwealths
  • Injuries for Sam Williamson and Iona Anderson A Double Blow For Australia at Singapore Worlds
  • Witold & Yang, WADA Top Two, Voted Back In After 2024 China Crisis
  • Euro Open Water Titles For Gregorio Paltrinieri, Ginerva Taddeucci, Kristof Rasovszky & Viktória Mihályvári-Farkas
  • Ariarne Titmus' Toes Back At The Water's Edge On Slow-Burn Build To Fast Goals At LA'28
  • Andrew Jeffcoat Bounces Back After Olympic Setback
  • The Kiwi team for World Titles & Other Internationals
  • The Pong In The Ping Pong That Calls Into Question Integrity Of Qatari Officials
  • Anna Elendt & Maxime Grousset Top The Bill As Mare Nostrum Tour Reaches Canet Climax
  • Chris Fydler Named President Of Swimming Australia
  • Léon Marchand Saddened By Geared-Up Doping Games
  • Paige Madden The Latest International Taking a Break Without Ruling Out A Return For LA2028Dashing Start To AP Race As Ben Proud Goes 21.69
  • Lauren Cox Delivers 27.15 British Record on Back
  • Pan Zhanle & Li Bingie Make It Four Freestyle Titles Apiece At China Nationals
  • WADA & Its Athlete Council Blast ‘Dangerous, Irresponsible’ Doping-Friendly Enhanced Games
  • Qin Haiyang Makes It A Title Sweep With 2:07.5 Win in 200 Breast
  • Yu Zidi - Aged 12 - 2:06.83 In 200 'Fly: The Faster Pre-Teen All-Rounder In History
  • Daniel Wiffen Tops 800 As Mare Nostrum Picks Up In Barcelona
  • Third Victory In Career Best For Li Bingjie - 1:55.5 In 200 Free
  • Pan Zhanle Leads China's 4x200 Construction Company In 1:45.45
  • Ryan Murphy To Take Break From Racing This Summer
  • Andrii Govorov Waves Farewell
  • Qin Haiyang Clocks First Two Sub-59s Of 2025
  • Yu Yiting, 19, & Yu Zidi, 12, on 2:08 and Extraordinary 2:10 in the 200IM
  • Apostolos Siskos Cracks Greek 200 Back Mark As First Under 1:55 in 2025
  • Third Para World Record In As Many Days For Aussie Alexa Leary
  • Doubles for Anastasia Gorbenko & Ilya Shymanovich at Monaco Mare Nostrum
  • Li Bingjie The First Asian Women's Sub-Minute 400 Free in 3:59.99
  • 100-200 Double for Siobhan Haughey At Mare Nostrum Opening
  • Léon Marchand's Next 'Merci France!' - 2:08 Best 200 Breast Outside Title Tests
  • Alexa Leary Makes It A Brace Of World Para Records in Sydney
  • Léon Marchand Returns The FFN Favour - 4:07.11, His Fastest 400IM Beyond Major Title Chases
  • Léon Marchand Gets French Champs Fly Past - Responds With 4:12 Cut For Singapore Worlds Ticket In Heats At Texan Trial
  • Cameron McEvoy Mastery of Consistent Dash Speed Continues Apace: 21.5 & 21.7 at Sydney Open
  • Pan Vs Sun* Confined To Home Pool As China Makes Its First Olympic Swim Champion Ineligible
  • Simone Manuel On Growing up In Swimming: "I didn't feel like I fit in"
  • Sexual Assault Charge Added To Rape Allegation In Yannick Agnel Trial
  • Irish Olympic Heroes Daniel Wiffen & Mona McSharry Lead Team Of 12 To Singapore Worlds
  • Paraguayan Swimmer Expelled From Paris 2024 Hints At Comeback
  • McIntosh's Endless Summer
  • Dawn Fraser Talks Of Brush With Death In TV Interview
  • Mary-Sophie Harvey High Five Includes Fourth Career Best At Giant Paris Open
  • Ronan Wantenaar's Breakthrough
  • Underpinning Parental Pride In Sean McCann's Progress in the Pool
  • Marrit Steenbergen Sails Under 53 For Tenth Time For Giant Win In Paris
  • Cameron McEvoy Sets Sights Cielo's 20.9 WR & Sees "No Reason" To Rule Out Brisbane 2032 At 39
  • Mary-Sophie Harvey & Marrit Steenbergen At The Double in Paris
  • Scotland's Never Too Late campaign sees 152% increase in adult swimming programmes
  • Coach Matteo Giunta Defends Federica Pellegrini On "Zero Tolerance" Stance In Sinner Doping Case
  • Great Britain Selects 20 For European U23 Championships 
  • ASU Boss Says College Sports Revenue-Share Announcement Close
  • Jordan Crooks Takes A Break From Racing
  • Gary Hall Jr's Medals Back From The Flames
  • Jon Rudd's Time In Ireland Is Done As He Heads Off To Lead Saudi Performance Program
  • Lukas Märtens Makes It 200-400 Double With 1:44.25 Victory At German Nationals
  • Gretchen Walsh Joins Sjöstrom In Club Of Sub-25 'Fly Dashers; Irish & Danish Marks For Ellen Walshe & Tomas Koski
  • Katie Ledecky Sweeps To Her 2nd Career Fastest 400 Free - 3:56.8

THOSE STORIES IN FULL:

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