Swimming News

American swimming legend Gary Hall Jr, winner of 10 Olympic medals, lost his prized possession in the massive wildfires in Los Angeles, California.

Murlikant Rajaram Petkar was on Thursday elated by the news that the Sports Ministry has recommended him for the Arjuna Award in the Lifetime category.

Murlikant Petkar, who suffered severe injuries when an army camp in Srinagar came under attack during the 1965 war with Pakistan, set three world records in the course of winning the gold medal.

Ray secured six medals - four gold, one silver and a bronze - in the Khelo India University Games in Guwahati in February this year.

Leon Marchand won all four of his individual races at the Games -- the 200m butterfly, 200m breaststroke and 200m-400m medley double.

Swimming coach Michael Palfrey caused a stir when he said he hoped Kim Woo-min -- who he coached at one point -- would win the men's 400m freestyle instead of two Australians.

Team USA performed to Michael Jackson's song 'Smooth Criminal' at Paris Olympics 2024.

Dhinidhi Desinghu shed light on her initial struggles, and recalled how she didn't like to get inside a swimming pool.

Indian swimmers Advait Page and Sajan Prakash made it to the final of men's 200 m backstroke and men's 200 m butterfly events at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou on Friday

Indian swimmers Srihari Nataraj, Likith Selvaraj, Sajan Prakash and Tanish George Matthew clocked 3:40.84 in the men's 4x100m medley relay heats to secure their spot in the Finals.

Indian swimmers continued to disappoint in the pool with none of them managing to qualify for the finals of their respective events at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Wednesday

The Indian men's 4x100m medley relay team obliterated the national record for the second time in the day but it was not enough to grab a medal as it finished fifth at the Asian Games 2023.

The Indian men's 4x100m medley relay team swam a sensational heat, obliterating the national record to enter the final of the Asian Games on Tuesday.

Srihari Nataraj, competing in his second successive final in as many days, clocked 25.39s at Asian Games 2023.

The impressive run of star swimmer Srihari Nataraj and Indian women's team ended with sixth and seventh place finishes in the finals of men's 100m backstroke and 4x100m freestyle relay respectively

Star swimmer Srihari Nataraj and the Indian women's team qualified for the men's 100m backstroke and 4x100m freestyle relay finals at the Asian Games in Hangzhou

Russian and Belarusian swimmers will be permitted to take part in international competitions as neutrals following a decision by World Aquatics.

The pre-Olympics swimming test competition was to take place in the Seine in Paris has been cancelled due to pollution of the river.