Olympic Swimming News

Jack Thorne learned a valuable lesson on Saturday afternoon. When stepping off the first-place podium after swimming the race of your life, expect to have some wobbly legs.

Trinity Academy senior Chesley Kilgore wrapped up her high school career in grand fashion Saturday with three gold medals at the Class 5-1A State Swimming and Diving Championships at the Capital Federal Natatorium.

The start of Saturday's 5A boys state swimming and diving championships in Grand Junction was delayed for more than an hour when meet officials determined the pool at the El Pomar Natatorium at Colorado Mesa University was three-sixteenths of an inch short.

LOS ANGELES Olympic swimming great Michael Phelps has thrown cold water on a report that he would come out of retirement with a view to swimming at the 2016 Rio Games.

Going head-to-head for the Class 6A state titles in both the 200- and 500-yard freestyles during Saturday's finals at Capitol Federal Natatorium, Schurig emphatically let the freshman know that her day will come.

And the figurative mantle of the section's premier girl was passed during the Division I Swimming and Diving Championships.

Assuming the governing body, known as FILA, follows through on major steps - simplifying the rules, settling on a new leader, pressing forward with ways to make the sport more hip and exciting for fans - there's no reason for wrestling to compete with seven other sports vying to get on the Olympic program.

Forrest Beesley smiles after receive his gold medal for his performance in the 50-yard freestyle at the 4A state meet on Saturday.

Three-time Olympic Gold medallist, Stephanie Rice, says she plans to return to the pool for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Several swimmers with ties to Central New York competed - and placed - in the USA Swimming Open Water championships on Friday at Lower Castaic Lake in Santa Clarita, Calif.

Steven Stumph's effort in the 100-yard breaststroke at Friday's North Coast Section swimming preliminaries put him in a class with an Olympic gold medalist.

Vicki Cooper of Abingdon Vale captured a gold medal in the 100m butterfly at the Wycombe & District Long Course Sprint meeting.

A report Friday night from WBBH, an NBC television affiliate in Fort Myers, Fla., said Phelps will return to swimming with an eye toward competing at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Why do I keep getting texts about coming back? Do ppl really believe everything they hear or read? There are ... m.tmi.me/VVJFR Phelps just sent tweet insinuating that he's not coming back, but I feel very confident with my info.

WILMINGTON, NC UNCW Swimming and Diving teams go viral. After a recommendation was made to cut five UNCW sports teams including the swimming and diving program, members of the teams are taking a stand.

Michael Phelps, who's won 22 medals, is planning a return to competitive swimming, according to former Morning Swim Show host and current NBC-2 anchor Peter Busch, who is reporting that the 27-year-old is scheduled to begin training at the Olypmic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 -- Malaysia's 'veteran' swimmer Siow Yi Ting proved she still has the zeal in the pool after setting a new competition record in the women's 200m Individual Medley of the Malaysia Open Swimming Championship at the National Aquatic Centre in Bukit Jalil, here, Friday.

Zach Sudfeld, a tight end on the football team, and Mengjiao "JoJo" Mi, a swimmer, were named the recipients of Nevada's 2012-13 Doc Martie and Ruth I. Russell awards, respectively, athletic director Doug Knuth announced today.

FORMER double Paralympic champion Natalie Jones has announced her retirement from swimming after more than 13 years at the top of the sport.

As well as delivering a crop of good individual performances, five of Beckenham's relay teams qualified for the national swimming championships in Sheffield later this summer.