Sun Yang storms to victory in 1500m freestyle on last day of Asiad swimming
Sun Yang of China stormed to victory in the 1500m freestyle event with a time of 14 minutes 49.875 seconds on the last day of the Asian Games at Munhak Park Tae-hwan Aquatic Center.
Sun Yang eyes first men's gold for Chinese swimming
Sun Yang showed up as promised in 400m freestyle heats on Tuesday morning and managed to enter the final with the top result of three minutes and 51.17 seconds at Munhak Park Tae-hwan Aquatic Center.
Sun Yang not to compete in relay event due to hand injury
The Chinese swimming team confirmed on Monday that Sun Yang will not compete in the 4x200m freestyle relay final this evening at Munhak Park Tae-hwan Aquatic Center.
Japan's Hagino wins men's 200m freestyle gold in Asian Games
Japan's Kosuke Hagino upset China's Sun Yang and Park Tae-hwan of South Korea to win the men's 200m freestyle gold medal at the Asian Games on Sunday.
China's Sun Yang tests water in archrival Park Tae-hwan's pool
After his first practice in the pool at the venue named after archrival Park Tae-hwan, Chinese swimming super star Sun Yang said on Tuesday that he enjoyed it as much as in any other pools.
Pellegrini splits with coach
Italy's former Olympic swimming champion Federica Pellegrini announced on Tuesday that she has parted ways with her French coach Philippe Lucas.
S. Korea's Park to defend men's 200m freestyle title against China's Sun
A fierce race is expected from the men's freestyle 200m race, the first swimming event at the pending 17th Asian Games, on Sept. 21 at the Munhak Park Tae-hwan Aquatics Center.
Sun and Park set to square off
With a deep talent pool overflowing with Olympic and world champions, the swimming competition at the Asian Games is shaping up as the most intriguing event in Incheon.
Surfer abandons title chance to save drowning swimmer
Brazilian surfer Leonardo Menyon abandoned his quarterfinal heat of the Sao Paulo championship to rescue a drowning swimmer on Saturday.
Cesar sets year's fastest 50m freestyle time
Olympic champion Cesar Cielo of Brazil has set the world's fastest 50m freestyle time of the year at a short course event in Brazil.
Swimmer Nyad gets Cuban award
US swimmer Diana Nyad - the first to swim across the Florida Straits without a shark cage - was presented with Cuba's Order of Sporting Merit on Saturday, the first American athlete to receive the award.
Air and water
Yang Hao of China competes during the men's 10m platform diving final at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu Province, on August 26, 2014. Yang received 665.90 points in total and won the gold medal.
Golden swimmer Stjepanovic welcomed by Serbia's PM
Velimir Stjepanovic, double gold medal winner at the 32nd LEN European Swimming Championships, said on Friday that it was a sweet feeling to be faster than world record holder Paul Biedermann.
China's Shen wins women's 100m free in world junior leading time
China's 17-year-old swimmer Shen Duo clocked 53.84 seconds to win the women's 100m freestyle at the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games on Tuesday.
Phelps makes US squad for PanPacs
Michael Phelps overcame the first hurdle to a potential return to Olympic competition in 2016 when he was named along with exciting teenagers Katie Ledecky and Missy Franklin on the US team for the Pan Pacific Championships (PanPacs) on Sunday (US time).
Ledecky sets new 400m freestyle WR
American teenager Katie Ledecky set a world record in the 400 meters freestyle at the US National Championships in Irvine, California on Saturday (US time), while Michael Phelps struggled home in sixth in the 100 meters backstroke.
Phelps distant 7th in 100m free style
A botched turn on Wednesday ruined Michael Phelps' first bid to qualify for his first international meet since the London Olympic Games, with the superstar admitting, "It stinks."
Daniel Wallace wins men's 400m individual medley at Commonwealth Games
Daniel Wallace of Scotland bites the gold medal during the awarding ceremony for the men's 400M individual medley final at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games held in Glasgow, Scotland on July 25, 2014. Wallace won the gold with a time of 4 minutes and 11.20 seconds.