Sports / Swimming

Seto, Sates sparkle as FINA World Cup Doha 2021 kicks off in style 22 Oct 2021 - 10:35 am

FINA World Cup Doha 2021 yesterday got off to an exciting start as Japan’s Dalya Seto won the gold in the men’s 100m...

Doha set to host FINA World Cup meet 21 Oct 2021 - 07:51 am

Doha: The FINA Swimming World Cup Doha 2021 is set to kick off today with elite swimmers looking to excel at the Hamad...

Sates, McKeon look to continue fine run in Doha 14 Oct 2021 - 08:39 am

Doha: Overall ranking leaders Matthew Sates (RSA) and Emma McKeon (AUS) are among the top-ranked swimmers, who will take part in the upcoming...

QSA participates in FINA meeting 12 Oct 2021 - 08:11 am

Doha: Qatar Swimming Association (QSA) participated in the meeting of the International Swimming Federation (FINA), which was held yesterday via video conference. During...

Doha gets set to stage 2021 FINA World Cup meet 05 Oct 2021 - 08:02 am

Doha: Qatar Swimming Association (QSA) is confident of hosting a successful event as Doha gears up to complete 10 years of hosting the...

FINA Swimming World Cup 2021: Qatar's Mahmoud goes sub-23 seconds in Berlin 02 Oct 2021 - 12:35 pm

Doha: Qatar's Mohamed Mahmoud in action during heat 3 of the men's 50m freestyle event at the first leg of the FINA Swimming...

Olympic gold medalist Madison Wilson hospitalized for COVID 20 Sep 2021 - 11:17 pm

NAPLES, Italy - Olympic gold medal swimmer Madison Wilson of Australia has been hospitalized for treatment of COVID-19. Wilson, who is fully vaccinated,...

Doha to host FINA World Cup 09 Sep 2021 - 09:19 am

Doha: The Qatar Swimming Association (QSA) began its preparations to host the 3rd round of the FINA Swimming World Cup, which will be...

Qatar sign off with 62 medals as GCC Aquatics Championships conclude 23 Aug 2021 - 09:54 am

The officials of Qatar Swimming Association, officials of participating teams and medal winners at the GCC Aquatics Championships pose for a photograph at...

GCC Aquatics Championships: Team Kuwait shines on penultimate day 22 Aug 2021 - 09:25 am

At the end of the day's proceedings, Kuwait took the lead in the open medal tally with 14 medals (7 gold, 4 silver...

Team Qatar swimmers win 30 gold medals at 28th GCC Aquatics Championships 21 Aug 2021 - 10:47 am

Doha: Hosts Qatar emerged overall champions at the conclusion of the swimming competitions on the second day of the 28th GCC Aquatics Championship...

Qatar to host GCC Aquatics Championships in August 16 Jun 2021 - 10:48 am

Doha: The Qatar Swimming Association (QSA) announced that Doha will be the host city of the 8th GCC Aquatics Championships, which will be...

Al Musallam elected as new FINA President in Doha 05 Jun 2021 - 07:10 pm

Kuwait's Husain Al Musallam is elected new FINA President at the ongoing FINA Congress in Doha. He succeeded Dr. Julio Maglione who kept...

Tokyo opens 15,000-seat Olympic aquatics centre 24 Oct 2020 - 11:47 am

Tokyo: Tokyo opened a 15,000-seat swimming venue for the Olympic Games next year on Saturday, with a swimming star diagnosed with leukaemia last...

World champion Kapas among nine Hungarian swimmers infected with coronavirus 01 Apr 2020 - 02:00 pm

Budapest - Butterfly world champion Boglarka Kapas is among nine swimmers on the Hungarian national team to have tested positive for coronavirus, the...

Endurance athlete completes longest ocean swim 16 Sep 2019 - 09:34 am

VIEUX FORT, St Lucia: Endurance athlete Cameron Bellamy completed the longest recorded ocean channel swim on Sunday, covering the 151.7 km (94 miles)...

Australian swimmer Jack fails drug test, denies wrongdoing 27 Jul 2019 - 01:25 pm

Gwangju, South Korea, Australian relay world-record holder Shayna Jack denied wrongdoing on Saturday after she failed a drugs test and was forced to...

King got Rio protest 'wrong', says swim rival Efimova 23 Jul 2019 - 07:10 pm

Gwangju, South Korea: Russia's Yulia Efimova claimed Tuesday that fierce rival Lilly King probably regretted her behaviour at the Rio Olympics when the...