 Swimmers display Olympic potentialSouth Africa's swimming team for the Olympic Games in July was expanded to a potential 11 following impressive performances by Herman Heerden and Riaan Schoeman at the weekend. Read full article |
 Louw shines on day twoGideon Louw again produced one of the stand-out performances, from the morning session, on the second day of the two-day international swimming invitational in Durban on Sunday. Read full article |
 Good times at invitational Riaan Schoeman took a step closer to his Olympic Games dream on Saturday night when he swam a qualifying A-time in the evening session on day one of a two-day international swimming invitational. Read full article |
 Louw, Crous impress in DurbanGideon Louw and Charl Crous produced two of the impressive performances during the morning session, on day one of a two-day international swimming invitational in Durban on Saturday. Read full article |
 Brazilian swimmer gets doping banBrazilian swimmer Fabiola Molina has been banned until April for doping, after testing positive for a stimulant. Read full article |
 Japan unveil 'new Kitajima' for LondonJapan have unveiled 17-year-old swimmer Akihiro Yamaguchi, labelling him the 'next Kosuke Kitajima' and predicting he could make a big splash at this year's London Olympics. Read full article |
 Phelps dominates at Austin meetMichael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian in history with 16 medals, cruised to his second win in as many days by capturing the 400-metre individual medley Saturday at the Austin Grand Prix. Read full article |
 Thorpe's London dreams in the balanceFive-times Olympic gold medallist Ian Thorpe took a small step forward in his bid to qualify for this year's London Games on Saturday but it could be too little, too late. Read full article |
 Evergreen Evans qualifies for Olympic trialsJanet Evans, a four-time Olympic gold medallist mounting a comeback at the age of 40, qualified on Friday for the US Olympic swimming trials, moving a step closer to booking a London berth. Read full article |
 Thorpe makes 200m freestyle finalFive-time Olympic champion Ian Thorpe has finally had some success in his comeback from retirement by qualifying for the men's 200-metre freestyle final at the Victorian state championships. Read full article |
 Evans steps up comeback bid in AustinFour-time Olympic gold medallist Janet Evans will step up her comeback bid with two races this week at the Austin Grand Prix swimming meeting. Read full article |
 Thorpe flops again on comeback trailFive-time Olympic gold medallist Ian Thorpe's comeback again stalled on Friday when he failed to qualify for the 100m freestyle final in his first competitive swim in Australia since 2006. Read full article |
 Van der Burgh, Le Clos raise Olympic hopesCameron van der Burgh and Chad le Clos hogged the swimming limelight in 2011 with the former extending his reign as the country's king of the pool while the latter became the crown prince. Read full article |
 ‘Thorpe too late for London’Comeback kid Ian Thorpe has left his run too late and is unlikely to qualify for next year's London Olympics, according to the former coach of Australian swimming great Grant Hackett. Read full article |
 Thorpe confident of making Olympic teamFive-time Olympic champion Ian Thorpe is not swimming nearly fast enough to make the team for the London Games, but most Australians are hanging on to the hope he can still make it. Read full article |
 Former Olympic swimmer has medals stolen Three-time Olympian and Commonwealth Games champion swimmer Phil Rogers of Australia has had many of his medals stolen from his home during a daylight break-in. Read full article |
 Foster sinks Olympics returnBritish swimmer Mark Foster has ruled out competing at his home Olympic Games next year as he does not envisage winning a medal, the six-times world champion said on Tuesday. Read full article |
| Thorpe dismisses comeback concerns Five-times Olympic champion Ian Thorpe has dismissed concerns about his underwhelming return to the pool as "premature", after disappointing at another meeting in Italy over the weekened. Read full article |
 Infection delays Rice's returnAn infection has delayed Australian swimming star Stephanie Rice's planned return to training following shoulder surgery. Read full article |
 Ian Thorpe fares slightly better at Italian meetIan Thorpe fared slightly better on the second day of the Italian Winter Championships, although he still has a long way to go to qualify for Australia's Olympic squad. Read full article |
Russia seeks answers for Olympic flopRussia, long accustomed to boosting national pride with sporting success, has been left scrambling... |
