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All roads lead to Algiers, Algeria!  Swimmers from all over the Continent are gathering for the African Senior Swimming Championships 2018 which start tomorrow the 10th September and continue until the 16th.  28 Countries, which is the best attendance rate in the...

Well done to this young lady, probably the youngest Minister in the Government and likely to be the youngest ever Minister of Sport.  However, she should not be underestimated, she is dynamic, decisive, and has a good solid head on her.  She will be tested, this is a...

Lewis Pugh is an amazing swimmer, born in South Africa who swims long distances in freezing cold water!  His latest expedition is swimming from Lands End to Dover over 500 km in 50 days, water temperatiure is around 15 degrees, the sea is filled with jelly fish and he...

Zimbabwe swimming are very fortunate to have secured a Level 3 Swimming Clinic from Fina this year.  Mr James Richards from Leeds, England was our guest facilitator and the reports back from the participants was that it was an overwhelming success.  We had coaches...

Kathleen Baker Destroys World Record In 100-Meter Backstroke, First American To Break It In A Decade Print BY KAREN ROSEN | JULY 29, 2018, 5:34 A.M. (ET) Kathleen Baker celebrates a win and a new world record time of 58.00 in the women's 100-meter backstroke at the...

What a great event this turned out to be for the swimmers, great exposure and loads of successful swims.  In all Team Zimbabwe netted one silver (Denilson for the 200m Backstroke today, 3 National records - 2 for Denilson (100 and 200 Back) and one for Liam (50m...

Yet another breaststroke record tumbles with yesterdays effort from Liam in the 50m breaststroke sprint at the Irish Summer Championships in Dublin.  The old record of 29.85 held by James Lawson was reduced to 29.66 by...

Good day at the office in Dublin, some good pb's from the swimmers and 2 more bronze medals along with a new National record.  Congratulations to Denlison Cyprianos on his new record for the 16 year old boys 100 Backstroke, his time 1.01.02 taking another of Peter...

Zimbabwe has a modern history of producing good breaststrokers, and the competition is hotting up once more.  Tim Ferris had a stranglehold on the breaststroke records for many years until James Lawson came through breaking the majority of them.  In the last couple of...

Two of Zimbabwe's favourite swimming personalities are putting together a clinic to be held in Harare from the 20th to the 22nd August 2018.  Kirsty is no stranger to swimmers and coaches around the country and clearly has plenty to give any swimmer who wants to know...

Zimbabwean swimmer Makanaka Chikowero wins a 100m heat at a dual meet last week in Middleton, Wisconsin.  Stating this Thursday, Maka will compete in the 14 - club All-City Championships in Madison, Wisconsin, where she will compete in the 13/14 year old girls 100m...