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Swimming

Endurance athlete becomes first person to swim California's entire 900-mile coast

World Aquatics names 2027 Swimming World Cup hosts

FILE PHOTO: Swimming - World Aquatics Artistic Swimming World Cup - Olympic Aquatics Centre, Saint-Denis, France - May 4, 2024 General view as Italy's Sarah Maria Rizea and Flaminia Vernice perform during the women's duet free finals REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Swimming - World Aquatics Artistic Swimming World Cup - Olympic Aquatics Centre, Saint-Denis, France - May 4, 2024 General view as Italy's Sarah Maria Rizea and Flaminia Vernice perform during the women's duet free finals REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq/File Photo

Paralympic champion Yip Pin Xiu conferred honorary degree by University of Glasgow

Yip Pin Xiu’s contributions in and out of the water have earned her an honorary degree from the University of Glasgow.
Yip Pin Xiu’s contributions in and out of the water have earned her an honorary degree from the University of Glasgow.

ST Full-time Report: Haze disrupts sports scene in S’pore

Gan Ching Hwee breaks Asian short-course record in women’s 1,500m freestyle

Singapore’s Gan Ching Hwee celebrating after winning a silver medal in the women’s 1,500m free at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan on Sept 20.
Singapore’s Gan Ching Hwee celebrating after winning a silver medal in the women’s 1,500m free at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan on Sept 20.

‘Irresponsible’: Foreigners diving into Seoul’s Han River from a bridge spark concern

Videos circulating online showed men jumping from the bridge, swimming through the river and eventually making their way out of the water.
Videos circulating online showed men jumping from the bridge, swimming through the river and eventually making their way out of the water.

S’pore’s World Aquatics Championships Arena to reopen in 2027

The WCH Arena was originally slated to reopen in the second quarter of 2026.
The WCH Arena was originally slated to reopen in the second quarter of 2026.

In the Hot Seat

Late bloomer Gan Ching Hwee eyes 2028 Olympics after Asian splash

Singapore’s Gan Ching Hwee after touching the wall second in the Asian Games women’s 800m freestyle final to add to her silvers in the 400m and 1,500m events.
Singapore’s Gan Ching Hwee after touching the wall second in the Asian Games women’s 800m freestyle final to add to her silvers in the 400m and 1,500m events.

Magnificent seven for Zhang in Asiad pool, weightlifting records tumble

China’s Zhang Zhanshuo celebrates after winning gold medal in Men’s 400m Freestyle.
China’s Zhang Zhanshuo celebrates after winning gold medal in Men’s 400m Freestyle.

South Africa's most decorated Olympian is back in the pool

FILE PHOTO: Paris 2024 Olympics - Swimming - Women's 200m Breaststroke Semifinal 2 - Paris La Defense Arena, Nanterre, France - July 31, 2024.   Tatjana Smith of South Africa in action. REUTERS/Marko Djurica/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Paris 2024 Olympics - Swimming - Women's 200m Breaststroke Semifinal 2 - Paris La Defense Arena, Nanterre, France - July 31, 2024.   Tatjana Smith of South Africa in action. REUTERS/Marko Djurica/File Photo

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