Endurance athlete Ross Edgley has announced he has completed a record-breaking continuous river swim: completing 510km without stopping, sleeping or touching land for over 62 hours in the freezing waters of the Yukon River in Canada. Edgely began the challenge in Whitehorse on Lake Laberge on Sunday 16th June, and finished in Dawson City on 19th June.

Three years on from the devastating loss of form and confidence that turned Simone Manuel's Tokyo Olympic dream into a nightmare, the US swim star has found "healing" at the US Olympic swimming trials. It's not a venue known for promoting peace of mind —a meeting where only the top two finishers in each final can secure the longed-for Olympic berth and some of the best swimmers in the world are destined to be disappointed.

Ryan Murphy claimed the fastest time globally this year by winning the 200m backstroke at the US Olympic swimming trials on Thursday, positioning himself for a potential 100m-200m backstroke double at the Paris Olympics.

A former elite swimmer has accused her Hall of Fame coach of sexually abusing her around 15 years ago when she was a minor. In a federal lawsuit, she alleges that USA Swimming, along with other organisations and individuals, were aware of the abuse but failed to take action to stop it.

Born in North America to Spanish and French parents, Rafael Fente Damers qualified for the Olympic Games at the age of 18. During the celebrations, however, he dislocated his shoulder and had to be hospitalised.

American swimming sensation Lydia Jacoby is still grappling with her emotions. The Alaskan star of the Tokyo Games will be watching the Paris Olympics from home after failing to qualify for the upcoming Games this summer.

With a world record in the 100m backstroke, Regan Smith clocked 57.13 at the US Olympic Swimming Trials on Tuesday, challenging Australia's Kaylee McKeown just six weeks before the Paris Games.

The doping scandal that hit the World Anti-Doping agency last April involving 23 Chinese athletes who failed repeated drug tests, as reported by The New York Times, keeps snowballing with the latest announcement by the Asian superpower.

Recently crowned world record holder Gretchen Walsh booked her ticket to the Paris Olympics on Sunday by winning the women's 100m butterfly in an impressive time of 55.31 seconds.

Seven-time gold medalist, Katie Ledecky won the women’s 400m freestyle Saturday at the 2024 US Olympic swimming trials finals, clinching a spot on Team USA for the fourth time. The only swimmer to have a sub-4-minute time coming into the prelims, she clocked in at 3:58, finishing nearly five seconds ahead of Pan American Games record-holder Paige Madden —who did not qualify for the Olympic team. 

Olympic 100m freestyle champion Emma McKeon will not defend her title in Paris after missing out on qualifying Friday at the Australian Olympic Trials with Mollie O'Callaghan and Shayna Jack securing the two Australian slots at stake. O'Callaghan surged home on day five of the Australian trials in Brisbane in 52.33secs with Jack (52.72) second ahead of a top-class field.

The World Anti-Doping Agency hit back on Friday at the American newspaper’s report that it had known well before the Tokyo Olympics that swimmers from China had tested positive for clenbuterol, all the way back to 2016 before the Rio Games, calling its coverage “sensationalist and inaccurate”.

Seven-time Olympic gold medallist Caeleb Dressel brings a new perspective to the pressure-packed US Olympic swimming trials on Saturday, where he and freestyle phenomenon Katie Ledecky are set to star again in the fierce fight for Paris Games berths. Dressel and Ledecky bring formidable credentials to the nine-day meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, where only a top-two finish can secure an individual race berth in Paris.

Britain's defending Olympic breaststroke champion Adam Peaty expressed contentment with being considered the "underdog" as he embarks on his comeback journey for Paris 2024 this summer.

Revitalised sprinter Cameron McEvoy is poised to make history in Paris after booking his spot in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games with an impressive 50m freestyle performance on Wednesday night. The 30-year-old will be the first male Australian swimmer to compete in four Olympics.