Vietnamese sweep mixed relay events
BORACAY – Flexing its swimming muscles to the hilt, Vietnam swept the six-kilometer mixed relays in both age groups of the 4th Southeast…
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McIntosh rips 400m world record
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — Summer McIntosh smashed the women’s 400m freestyle world record in winning the title at the Canadian Swimming…
Ledecky secures 400m free crown
CHICAGO (AFP) — Nine-time Olympic champion Katie Ledecky notched another impressive victory at the US Swimming Championships on Friday,…
Schooling hangs jersey
SINGAPORE (AFP) — Joseph Schooling, who famously beat his idol Michael Phelps in Rio de Janeiro to become Singapore's first and only…
Asia Aquatics lauds Phl hosting
The Asia Aquatics tipped its hat off to the local organizing committee led by Joseph Alcazar for the successful hosting of the 11th Asian…
Chinese tops 100m freestyle
DOHA, Qatar (AFP) — China's Pan Zhanle won the men's 100 meters freestyle title at the world championships in Doha on Thursday,…
Kayla sinks in Doha
Filipino-Canadian swimmer Kayla Sanchez came up short of reaching the final of the women's 100-meter freestyle after clocking 55.07 seconds…
Sanchez makes Worlds semis
Filipino-Canadian swimmer Kayla Sanchez made it to the semifinal of the 2024 World Aquatics Championships after finishing 13th overall in…
Salvino bombs out, finishes 38th
Southeast Asian Games gold medalist Teia Salvino failed to advance to the semifinal of the women's 200-meter freestyle event after…
Fink wins 100m breaststroke title
DOHA, Qatar (AFP) — American swimmer Nic Fink claimed gold in the men's 100-meter breaststroke while British star Adam Peaty had to settle…
Malacañang: Support Asian swimfest hosting
Malacañang has instructed all government offices and the corporate sector to support the country's staging of the 11th Asian Age Group…
44 swimmers vie in Asian Age Group tilt
The Philippine Aquatics Inc. formally released the names of 44 young swimmers — 22 boys and 22 girls — who qualified in the national team…
Pabalan makes huge splash
Morie Rylan Pabalan made a huge splash for Pasig City after pocketing two gold medals in the 16-17 breaststroke events in the 2023 Batang…
Quendy sets pool on fire
Quendy Fernandez bagged her sixth gold medal in the Philippine National Games swimming competitions on Thursday at the Rizal Memorial pool.
Quendy strikes back
Quendy Fernandez made up for her stunning loss earlier in the day to rule the women's 18-over 200-meter backstroke event, becoming the…
Hot Taguinota keeps rolling
This remarkable 12-year-old swimmer, honored as the Best Swimmer in a recent age-group competition in Dubai.
Fernandez plucks 2 PNG gold medals
‘I was not really expecting this because this is my first PNG so I am extremely happy.’
Haughey storms into U.S. Open record
WASHINGTON (AFP) — Siobhan Haughey won the 100-meter freestyle in a meet record 52.94 seconds to claim her third title at the US Open…