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HIGHLIGHTS: Dressel re-writes short-course record book in ISL Final; Vlhova sweeps Slaloms in Levi...
Headline results of noteworthy competitions around the world:
● Swimming ● Make no mistake, the 2020 ISL Final was one of the greatest short-course meets...
HEARD AT HALFTIME: Bach stresses unity; Coleman suspended for two years; Leeper loses CAS...
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport:
● International Olympic Committee ● IOC President Thomas Bach of Germany has been...
HIGHLIGHTS: Record win for Jepchirchir in World Half Marathon; King streak reaches 18 straight...
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SWIMMING: ISL I finishes with Energy Standard on top as Ledecky scares 400 m...
The first International Swimming League meet is in the books and another small crowd at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis saw more lighting effects,...
SWIMMING: Dressel wins 100 m Free in fastest race in 10 years, Ledecky returns,...
It seems to happen at least once in each World Championships, where the United States collects a bushel of medals in a single session,...
SWIMMING: King continues mastery of Efimova and defends 100 m Breast world title
The most public feud in swimming today has to be between breaststroke stars American Lilly King and Russia’s Yuliya Efimova, who between them own...
SWIMMING: Dressel back to dominant with four wins (so far) at Tyr Pro Swim...
After seven gold medals at the 2017 FINA World Championships, there seemed like nothing Caeleb Dressel couldn’t do.
Then came a motorcycle accident last June...
SWIMMING: Ledecky posts 200 m Free and 400 m Medley wins at Tyr Pro...
The first significant U.S. competition of 2019 opened with a strong performance by superstar Katie Ledecky, who won two events and then said she...
SWIMMING Preview: Tyr Pro Swim Series opens in Knoxville; what will Katie do?
USA Swimming is placing significant emphasis on raising the importance, profile and showmanship of its Tyr Pro Swim Series, starting with the first leg...
SWIMMING: U.S. dominates FINA World Short-Course Champs
In another demonstration of how dominant the United States in swimming, a powerful American team overran the rest of the world in the 14th...
SWIMMING: Six World Records set so far in FINA World Short-Course Champs
World records are not usually set with this much frequency, but the truth is that high-level competition in short-course (25 m) pools doesn’t come...
SWIMMING: World records start FINA World Short-Course Champs
The 14th FINA World Short-Course Championships have exploded out of the blocks in Hangzhou (CHN), with two first-day world records and American Records in...
Biathlon raid shows the Russian question is not going away
TSX HEADLINES – for Apr. 16, 2018: Austrian authorities raided the office of the International Biathlon Union in Salzburg last week and Norwegian police...
Biathlon raid shows the Russian question is not going away
TSX HEADLINES – for Apr. 16, 2018: Austrian authorities raided the office of the International Biathlon Union in Salzburg last week and Norwegian police...