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Where does the four-time Olympic gold medallist rank among swimming's all-time greats?
Mollie O’Callaghan breaks 200m record – again – to end stunning week at Swimming World Cup
Young gun betters her own short-course freestyle record set a week ago Toronto meet is proving hugely successful for Australia Mollie O’Callaghan has capped a brilliant week at the Swimming World Cup in Toronto, setting a new short-course world record in the 200m women’s freestyle. The 21-year-old Australian obliterated a star-studded field to touch in 1:49.36 on Friday, just seven days after setting a then new mark of 1:49.77. Continue reading...
Ariarne Titmus retires just as she swam – at the top of the sport and uniquely herself | Kieran Pender
Stepping away from swimming as current two-time world and Olympic champion at only 25 is another distinctively Titmus thing to do Ariarne Titmus has always done things her own way. So it was when she first blazed to glory in 2019 – a teenager unheralded outside Australia, upstaging American swim queen Katie Ledecky on the world stage. So it was in 2022 when, as reigning world and Olympic champion, Titmus decided to skip the world titles. “I’ll definitely be asleep,” she told me at the time – the
‘People’s opinions aren’t going to pay me’: Ireland’s Shane Ryan on his decision to join Enhanced Games
Swimmer who represented Ireland at three Olympics says controversial event provides chance to set up financial future When Shane Ryan agreed to participate in the Enhanced Games – where performance-enhancing drugs are encouraged – he did not agonise: “I was like, you know what, let me do something for me for once. Let me make some money.” The swimmer represented Ireland at three Olympics, in 2016, 2020 and 2024, but all those years of training and sacrifice were not paying the bills, so this we
Australian Olympic swim star Titmus retires at 25
It was a tough decision but one she is happy with, Titmus wrote on Instagram.
Four-time Olympic gold medallist Ariarne Titmus announces retirement from swimming
Titmus became first Australian woman since Dawn Fraser in 1964 to win back-to-back gold medals in the same event Swimming great steps away as the current 200m freestyle world record-holder Four-time Olympic gold medallist Ariarne Titmus has announced her shock retirement from swimming, saying the seed was sewn by her cancer scare before the Paris Games. The 25-year-old, who grew up in Tasmania, will retire as one of the greatest distance swimmers of all time. Continue reading...
Irish Olympian Ryan joins Enhanced Games
Three-time Irish Olympian Shane Ryan announces he will join the Enhanced Games.
GB win three medals and Peaty returns at World Cup
Abbie Wood wins two of Great Britain's three medals at the first event of the Swimming World Cup in Carmel, Indiana.
Swimming Australia moves to shut down Mollie O’Callaghan ‘fake quotes’ about transgender athlete
Quote falsely attributed to star swimmer posted on Facebook and X World Aquatics rules bar Lia Thomas from competing in female category Swimming Australia has moved to shut down “fake news” and “fabricated quotes” linked to swimmer Mollie O’Callaghan about transgender athlete Lia Thomas. A comment attributed to O’Callaghan but not posted from her social media account has appeared in posts on Meta platform Facebook, as well as on X, and suggested the swimming star would not participate in the 2
This club could be the future of Australian swimming – and it looks very different | Kieran Pender
The sport is falling behind when it comes to diversity. But at one pool in Melbourne’s west, people are working hard to change that It is 6am on a crisp Friday morning at Broadmeadows aquatic centre in Melbourne’s north-west, and members of the Western Melbourne Propulsion Swim Club are doing laps under the watchful eye of their coach. It is a scene repeated every morning at pools across Australia. But at Broadmeadows, something is different. The composition of many of Australia’s favourite spor
'Sewage, spilled pasta and fight for change'
World bronze medallist Hector Pardoe explains how he is using open water swimming challenges to push the message of sustainability.
Hampstead Heath swimming ponds considering limiting transgender users’ access
Trans swimmers currently able to use a mixed pond or either of the segregated ponds for the gender they identify as A consultation has been launched on transgender swimmers’ access to Hampstead Heath ponds, which could result in them being banned from using the pools for the gender they identify as. The Kenwood Ladies’ and Highgate Men’s ponds are gender-segregated, with trans people currently able to swim in whichever they feel most appropriate, or use the heath’s mixed-gender pond instead. Co
‘I’m here to help people, which gives me a superpower’: one man’s challenge to swim 10 Swiss lakes
Neil Gilson is undertaking a huge mental and physical task to raise awareness of a neuropsychiatric condition that affected his son Jack The physical effort as he battles currents, coldness and wind is massive, but the mental challenge of ploughing on alone for hours on end is even more testing. Neil Gilson, a father of three from Devon, is about to set off on the next leg of his attempt to become the first person to swim the 10 largest lakes in Switzerland, a total of about 230 miles. Continue
Ben Proud admits ‘huge financial incentive’ is behind decision to join Enhanced Games
Swimmer is first British athlete to sign up for event Proud: ‘These are opportunities I cannot pass by at 30’ The Olympic silver medallist Ben Proud, the first British athlete to sign up for the Enhanced Games, has accepted he risks sullying his reputation and admitted he is chiefly motivated by earning money in the twilight of his career. He told the BBC Today programme on Thursday: “There’s a huge financial incentive with this and I would be lying if I said it didn’t matter. It would take me
Olympic medallist Ben Proud becomes first British athlete to join Enhanced Games
Swimmer won silver for GB in Paris last summer Event allows athletes to take performance-enhancing drugs The Olympic silver medallist Ben Proud has become the first Briton to join the Enhanced Games, an event that allows athletes to take performance-enhancing drugs. The 30-year-old, who came second in the 50m freestyle in Paris last summer, does not believe the event undermines clean sport. “I think [the Enhanced Games] opens up the potential avenue to excel in a very different way,” he told
The Crawl review – madcap swimming comedy performed by synchronised duo
Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh Alexander Burnett and Ellie Whittaker dive into multiple roles in a bubbly show with plenty of audience participation This highly physical comedy about two competitive swimmers begins at the beginning – not with a referee’s whistle but a stand-alone aquatic opus racing through humans’ evolution from fish. In caps, goggles and bathing suits, Alexander Burnett and Ellie Whittaker recount our abiding passion for the water, from the earliest forms of life to Napoleon diving
Michael Phelps is right. USA Swimming’s failure runs deeper than medals | Bryan Armen Graham
The 23-times gold medallist warns of drift and weak leadership. Governance failures, and a troubled safeguarding record, could cost the US more than podium places at LA 2028 In three years’ time, the swimming programme for the Los Angeles Olympics will unfold over nine days and nights on the grandest stage the sport has ever known. A purpose-built pool inside SoFi Stadium in Inglewood will be the centerpiece of a 38,000-capacity open-air natatorium, transforming the $5bn home of the NFL’s Rams a
Michael Phelps launches scathing attack on ‘failing’ USA Swimming
Olympic champion writes lengthy Instagram post American says he would hesitate to let sons compete Michael Phelps has launched a scathing attack on USA Swimming’s leadership, with the 23-times Olympic gold medallist branding the body weak and demanding sweeping reforms after what he sees as years of organizational decline. “I’ve watched too many teammates struggle to compete in a sport they love without the support they need,” Phelps, who retired from competitive swimming in 2016, wrote in a l
Australia pipped by US at world swimming titles but Dolphins’ golden era endures | Kieran Pender
Mollie O’Callaghan and Kaylee McKeown were not the only Australians to shine in Singapore, whether individually or collectively Australia’s golden generation in the pool is going nowhere. That much, at least, was clear in Singapore over the past week, as the Dolphins ended the 2025 world championships on eight gold medals, just one shy of perennial rivals the United States. With some swimmers only recently back in the water following a post-Olympics break – Ariarne Titmus participated from the c
US women set world record in relay at swim worlds, while Summer McIntosh wins fourth gold
US break own record in last event of worlds China’s 12-year-old prodigy Yu Zidi finishes off-podium Summer McIntosh capped a brilliant world championships with the 400 meters individual medley (IM) title and a fourth individual gold medal, while the United States set a world record in the women’s 4x100 medley relay to win the final title in Singapore on Sunday. France’s Leon Marchand roared to victory in the men’s 400 meters IM, while the United States topped the medals table with nine golds,
Ledecky wins 800m freestyle world title over Pallister and McIntosh in classic
Ledecky wins 800m freestyle in 8:05.62 CR time McIntosh settles for bronze behind Pallister US star extends record with seventh world 800m title Katie Ledecky once again proved untouchable in her signature event, holding off a star-studded field to win her seventh world title in the 800m freestyle on Saturday in Singapore, a feat no swimmer has ever achieved in a single event. The 28-year-old American delivered a championship-record 8:05.62 to edge Australia’s Lani Pallister (8:05.98) and Can
Backstroke queen Kaylee McKeown pulls off another golden double
Australian reels in US rival Regan Smith at world championships Cameron McEvoy storms to 50m freestyle title in Singapore Kaylee McKeown, the world record-holder, underlined her status as the undisputed queen of backstroke as she added 200m gold to her triumph in the 100m at the world championships in Singapore on Saturday. Once again it was American Regan Smith attempting to take down McKeown, only to be reeled in on the last lap as the Australian clocked 2min 03.33sec, the third-fastest of a