Fukuoka to host Olympic open water swimming qualifier in May

The International Swimming Federation (FINA) has confirmed the Olympic marathon swim qualifier for Tokyo 2020 will be held on May 29 and 30 in Fukuoka.
The International Swimming Federation (FINA) has confirmed the Olympic marathon swim qualifier for Tokyo 2020 will be held on May 29 and 30 in Fukuoka.
Julio Maglione has been re-elected to serve a ninth term as Uruguayan Olympic Committee (COU) President.
Two-time Olympic swimming medallist Scott Miller has been arrested on drug charges in Australia, in connection with the trafficking of methylamphetamine hidden in candles.
Former Olympic swimmer Klete Keller has been indicted on four further charges in connection to the storming of the Capitol Building in Washington D.C.
Swedish swimming star Sarah Sjöström’s preparations for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games have suffered a huge blow after she broke her right elbow.
USA Swimming, in partnership with the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC), has announced a revised schedule to split the 2020 US Olympic Team Trials into two competitions, with these acting as qualifiers for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Olympic champion Adam Peaty is one of the first four swimmers to be selected to represent Britain at the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Japan’s six-time Asian Games champion Rikako Ikee, who returned to swimming last August after leukaemia treatment, has booked a place at April’s Olympic qualifying meeting.
Swimming Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) have provisionally nominated six athletes to represent the country in the sport at this year's Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
The Swiss Federal Tribunal has said doubts as to the "impartiality of the arbitrator were objectively justified" as it explained the reasoning for lifting the eight-year doping ban given to Chinese swimmer Sun Yang.
Klete Keller has been charged with three federal offences after footage showed the Olympic swimming gold medallist among a crowd that stormed the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. last week.
Olympic swimming gold medallist Klete Keller has been identified as part of the group which stormed the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. last week - wearing United States Olympic apparel.
A number of swimmers have reported positive COVID-19 tests following the Italian Open Championships over a week ago.
National swimming coach Bernd Berkhahn was named Trainer of the Year by the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) after judges were impressed with his "skills as a trainer and psychologist".
The Swiss Federal Tribunal has upheld Sun Yang's appeal against an eight-year doping ban given to the Chinese swimmer by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) earlier this year.