Japan's Ryosuke Irie underlined his status as a Japanese hope for home gold at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics by racing to his second title at the International Swimming Federation Champions Swim Series leg in Beijing.
Home hero Sun Yang produced the goods on the opening day of the inaugural 2020 International Swimming Federation Champions Swim Series in Beijing, China, touching ahead of rival Danas Rapšys to win the men’s 200 metres freestyle.
The second and final leg of the 2020 International Swimming Federation (FINA) Champions Swim Series takes place this weekend in Beijing.
Andrei Minakov of Russia and Katinka Hosszú of Hungary won two golds each on the last day of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Champions Swim Series event in Shenzhen.
Hosts China were the dominant force on the opening day of the International Swimming Federation Champions Swim Series event in Shenzhen, winning five of the 15 gold medals up for grabs.
The opening leg of the 2020 International Swimming Federation (FINA) Champions Swim Series is set to take place in Shenzhen over the coming two days.
Chinese swimmer Sun Yang is targeting winning gold at this year's Olympic Games in Tokyo, despite still awaiting the result from a doping case which could cost him his career.
The International Swimming League (ISL) will gain new clubs in Toronto and Tokyo next season, bringing the total competing in 2020-2021 to 10.
Energy Standard were crowned as the inaugural winners of the International Swimming League (ISL) after the Grand Final concluded in dramatic fashion in Las Vegas.
Daiya Seto broke the men’s 400 metres individual medley world record to help Energy Standard top the leaderboard on the first day of the International Swimming League (ISL) Grand Final in Las Vegas.
The inaugural International Swimming League (ISL) comes to a climax in Las Vegas this weekend, with huge financial rewards on the line in the individual and team competitions.
Australian swimmer Shayna Jack has claimed cross-contamination could have caused her positive drugs test which has left her facing a four-year ban from the sport.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has confirmed its verdict in the high-profile Sun Yang doping case has been delayed until mid-January at the earliest, because of translation issues during his hearing last month.
Russians will be allowed to continue competing in the International Swimming League (ISL), despite the decision of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to ban the country.
Kliment Kolesnikov was the shining light as Russia claimed six gold medals on the last day of the 2019 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Glasgow to comfortably finish at the summit of the standings.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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