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Asian Games 2023: Srihari Nataraj finishes sixth in 50m backstroke; Likith Selvaraj seventh in 100m breaststroke
Nataraj, competing in his second successive final in as many days, clocked 25.39s. Had he matched his personal best of 24.40s, he would have won the bronze medal.
Asian Games: SFI names Janhvi Choudhary as replacement for suspended swimmer
Janhvi will compete in the relay event. Her participation in the continental event will, however, depend on the Sport Ministry's clearance.
World Aquatics to introduce 'open category' for transgender competitors in Berlin Worlds
The open category will make its debut with 50-meter and 100-meter races across all strokes, with the possibility of more events being added in the future.
Australian swimmer Mollie O'Callaghan sets world record in 200m freestyle during World Championships
The 19-year-old O’Callaghan beat teammate Ariarne Titmus, overtaking the race favorite in the final 20 meters to win gold besides setting the new world record.
Teenage swimmer Aryan Nehra equals 'best Indian time' in 800m freestyle
The 19-year-old clocked a personal best 8:00.76 in the heats to match Advait Page's 'best Indian time'
Srihari Nataraj fails to reach 100m backstroke semis in World Championships despite season-best time
Asian Games-bound Indian swimmer Nataraj clocked 55.26s to finish last in his heat and 31st overall.
Swimmer Maana Patel sets her sights on Asian Games after fulfilling Olympic dream
Having fulfilled her dream of representing the country at the Olympics, Maana Patel aims to become the first Indian female swimmer at the Asian Games in 17 years later this year.
Summer McIntosh breaks Ariarne Titmus's 400m freestyle world record
The 16-year-old broke the previous record of 3:56.40 set by Australia's Ariarne Titmus at the Australian Championships in Adelaide
Triple Olympic champion Kaylee McKeown breaks 200m backstroke world record
McKeown finished in 2 minutes, 03.14 seconds, taking 0.21 seconds off American swimmer Regan Smith’s mark from the 2019 world championships in Gwangju, South Korea.
Global swimming federation FINA rebrands as World Aquatics
The international swimming body acknowledged that most people had no idea what FINA name stood for
On This Day in 1972: Mark Spitz clinches seven gold medals at 1972 Munich Olympics
It is a story of triumph, a story of a tall, dark, goggle-less, and most significantly of all, moustached guy, Mark Spitz who is one of the most recognizable Olympic athletes of all time.
Olympic swimmer Joseph Schooling admits cannabis use
The 27-year-old swimmer "confessed to have consumed cannabis overseas in May," the Singapore Ministry of Defense said in a statement
On This Day: Michael Phelps finishes medal-laden career at Rio Olympics
On 13 August 2016, Michael Phelps raced his last at the Rio Olympics finishing with 23 golds, 3 silvers and 2 bronze medals.
On This Day: Swimmer Joseph Schooling sets world record, wins Singapore’s first-ever gold medal
Six years back on this day, 21-year-old swimmer Joseph Schooling won Singapore's first gold medal since it joined the Olympic fold in 1948.
Commonwealth Games: Australian swim star Emma McKeon, New Zealand cyclists dazzle on Day 2
McKeon swam the anchor leg to help clinch the women's 4x100 metres relay, going level with Ian Thorpe, Susie O'Neill and Leisel Jones in the list of Australian athletes with most CWG gold medals.
Katie Ledecky and Sarah Sjostrom extend their reigns in Swimming World Championships
Ledecky led throughout the 800m as she took her tally of World Championship medals to 22, a record for a woman.
Mollie O'Callaghan becomes youngest women's 100m freestyle world champion in 30 years
At 18 years and 82 days, O'Callaghan became the youngest winner of the 100m freestyle since 1991, when Nicole Haislett of the United States won the title at 18 years and 22 days.
US swimmer Anita Alvarez may compete again at World Championships after being rescued from pool
The 25-year-old Alvarez is in the US team for the Team Free Final on Friday.
US swimmer Anita Alvarez rescued from World Championship pool after fainting
Andrea Fuentes leapt in to rescue Team USA's Alvarez, who had sunk to the bottom of the pool and was not breathing after completing her routine during Wednesday night's solo free final
Teens David Popovici and Summer McIntosh grab world swimming golds as Caeleb Dressel quits
Popovici claimed victory in one of Dressel's events, the men's 100m freestyle, and McIntosh won the women's 200m butterfly.