Sports / Swimming

Phelps rules out Rio return 13 Mar 2013 - 12:12 am

RIO DE JANEIRO: US swimming legend Michael Phelps said Monday there was no chance of him coming out of retirement to compete in...

Fina event, convention in Doha 06 Mar 2013 - 10:14 pm

Khaleel Al Jabir, President, Qatar Swimming Association, and Fina Executive Director Cornel Marculescu during a press conference in Doha yesterday. Fina, the global...

Kitajima engaged to Japanese pop star 02 Jan 2013 - 12:25 am

TOKYO: Japan’s four-time Olympic swimming champion Kosuke Kitajima (pictured) has announced his engagement to a 27-year-old pop singer. Kitajima, 30, said in a...

Thorpe reveals family regret on depression 13 Dec 2012 - 08:47 am

Retired Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe talks during a chat session on the final day of the three-day Doha Goals Forum at Aspire Zone...

Spitz says calendar switch not possible 13 Dec 2012 - 08:46 am

Doha: Swimming legend Mark Spitz has shot down former French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s suggestion of moving FIFA World Cup and Olympic calendars, calling...

SOP: Swimming test for boys 08 Dec 2012 - 01:06 am

DOHA: The swimming tests for boys primary schools in the sixth edition of the Schools Olympic Programme (SOP) were held at the swimming...

Cash-strapped Greece to miss European championships 22 Nov 2012 - 12:35 am

ATHENS: Greece will not compete in the European short-course swimming championships starting this week for the first time in 16 years due to...

QSA wins praise at Fina convention in Moscow 03 Nov 2012 - 06:03 am

DOHA: The Qatar Swimming Association (QSA) received praise from organisations and federations at the Fina convention in Moscow, after successfully hosting the Fina/Arena...

I am no stereotype: Thorpe 01 Nov 2012 - 05:50 am

SYDNEY: Swimming legend Ian Thorpe admits he is a nerdy bookworm who hardly fits the stereotype of an Australian sportsman, but says rumours...

Hosszu is unstoppable in Doha; Games star Le Clos wins medal 08 Oct 2012 - 02:36 pm

Katinka Hosszu of Hungary (centre) celebrates her gold medal win in the Women’s 200m Butterfly, with bronze medallist Lok Kin Chan of Hong...

Large crowd turnout for Fina event in Qatar 08 Oct 2012 - 02:35 pm

DOHA: Swimming fans at the Hamad Aquatic Center were delighted to see a Fina event Doha, saying sports-loving Qatar should one day ‘win...

Golden splash for Seto and Hosszu on day one of SWC 07 Oct 2012 - 10:29 pm

BY DENZIL PInto Doha: Japan’s Daiya Seto and Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu grabbed three gold medals each on day one of the Fina/Arena Swimming...

Star swimmers Le Clos, Hosszu eye Doha glory 06 Oct 2012 - 10:05 am

Swimmers Chad Le Clos of South Africa and Katinka Hosszu of Hungary pose at the Hamad Aquatic Centre in Doha yesterday. The two...

Qatar is new Fina partner, says top official 06 Oct 2012 - 10:04 am

FROM LEFT: Hassan Al Mohammadi, Media Manager, QOC, Ali Al Jabir, Secretary General, QSA, Cornel Marculescu, Executive Director, Fina, Khalil Al Jaber, President,...

Doha all set to host FINA event 03 Oct 2012 - 02:49 pm

Doha: The Qatar Swimming Association (QSA) has intensified its preparations for hosting the second round of this year’s Fina/Arena Swimming World Cup, 2012. ...