Swimming coach Lee Portingale, who trains Britain's triple world champion Mark Evens, has called for the rules on Down's syndrome swimmers at the Paralympics to be changed.

The Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) has claimed that more 6,000 children have signed on to its campaign to teach swimming since the initiative was launched four months ago.

Australian swimmer Scott Miller, who won two medals at the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games, has been jailed for a minimum of three years for his role in a drug-smuggling plot.

British world and European breaststroke gold medallist Molly Renshaw has announced her retirement from competitive swimming.

Seven-time Olympic swimming champion Katie Ledecky continued her sensational form by setting a world record in the women’s 800 metres freestyle.

Olympic gold medallist Joseph Schooling has been fined by the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) along with two other swimmers after they admitted to using illicit drugs.

Kawthar Al-Baroudi achieved back-to-back titles to cap off the conclusion of the swimming programme here in Riyadh at the Saudi Games.

Hassan Al-Radhi marked the final day of the weightlifting events with a spectacular turnaround in the men's over-102 kilogram category at the Saudi Games here in Riyadh.

American swimmer Katie Ledecky has smashed the women's 1500 metres freestyle world record by almost 10 seconds at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Swimming World Cup in Toronto.

Mohammed Al-Jaber and Mishael Al-Hazmi were crowned champions of men's and women's road races during a busy day of gold medal events at the Saudi Games here in Riyadh.

Olympic gold medallist Pernille Blume has retired from competitive swimming at the age of 28.

Double Olympic medallist Li Bingjie has smashed the women's 400 metres freestyle short-course world record at the Chinese Swimming Championships.

National diving head coach Lutz Buschkow has claimed he was fired without notice by the German Swimming Federation (DSV) and has threatened legal action in what could be a decision linked to the abuse scandal.

Brazil continued their dominance in the pool by winning nine swimming titles on day two of competition at the Asunción 2022 South American Games.