Sports / Swimming

Preparations for World Swimming Championship in Doha in full swing 18 May 2014 - 01:42 am

With just under 200 days left, QSA looks forward to welcome top swimmers in Doha. DOHA: With just under 200 days to go...

Phelps passes another milestone in comeback 17 May 2014 - 01:04 am

Michael Phelps competes in the men’s 100m butterfly preliminaries during day 1 of the Arena Grand Prix at Charlotte at Mecklenburg County Aquatic...

Comeback has Phelps ‘feeling like a kid’ 27 Apr 2014 - 01:09 am

Michael Phelps competes in the Men’s 100m Butterfly final during day one of the Arena Grand Prix at the Skyline Aquatic Center in...

Swimming: Phelps facing toughest challenge yet 24 Apr 2014 - 12:15 am

Swimming: Phelps facing toughest challenge yet NEW YORK: Michael Phelps has been swimming against the tide all his life. Time and time again...

Phelps’ return greeted with shrug by fellow Olympians 17 Apr 2014 - 07:29 am

WASHINGTON: The news that Michael Phelps (pictured), was returning to the pool with an eye towards possibly participating at the 2016 Summer Olympics...

Phelps to return to pool 15 Apr 2014 - 12:36 pm

WASHINGTON: Olympic swimming superstar Michael Phelps (pictured), who retired from the sport after taking six medals at the 2012 London Olympics, will make...

Swimming: Thorpe ‘in good spirits’ as he fights infection: Manager 09 Apr 2014 - 11:34 pm

SYDNEY: Australian swimming great Ian Thorpe is in “good spirits” in a Sydney hospital as he fights a serious infection and reports that...

Doha prepares for World Swimming Championship 03 Apr 2014 - 01:10 am

Khalil Al Jabir (left), President of Qatar Swimming Association, and FINA Executive Director Cornel Marculescu during a press conference to announce the 12th...

Hackett out of rehab 03 Apr 2014 - 12:53 am

SYDNEY: Australian swimming great Grant Hackett has left rehab after seeking help for an addiction to sleeping pills and says he learned a...

Former swimming great Hackett in rehab 27 Feb 2014 - 12:49 am

SYDNEY: Australian swimming great Grant Hackett (pictured), is seeking treatment for addiction to prescription drugs, his manager and father said yesterday, days after...

Doha Resort & Convention Hotel and QSA sign contract 14 Feb 2014 - 08:05 am

The officials of Qatar Swimming Association (QSA) and Sheraton Doha Resort & Convention Hotel pose for a picture after a contract signing ceremony...

Ian Thorpe in rehab battling depression 04 Feb 2014 - 01:34 am

SYDNEY: Australia’s five-time swimming Olympic gold medallist Ian Thorpe (pictured), was discovered by police in a Sydney street in the early hours of...

Thorpe’s management denies rehab claims 01 Feb 2014 - 12:11 am

Former Australian swimmer and multiple gold medallist Ian Thorpe listens to an introduction before launching his autobiography ‘This Is Me’, in Sydney Australia,...

Le Clos eager to emulate Phelps 11 Nov 2013 - 10:39 am

TOKYO: South Africa’s Chad Le Clos was woken up by a “scary” earthquake but took care of business as usual as he stormed...

France break another record 22 Oct 2013 - 09:30 am

Katinka Hosszu of Hungary in action during women’s 400m Individual Medley event at the FINA World Cup Tour at Hamad Aquatic Centre in...

A world record on day one 21 Oct 2013 - 09:54 am

Swimmers at the start of the men’s 100m backstroke competition on day one of the FINA World Cup series event at Hamad Aquatic...

Hiring quality coaches good for youngsters: FINA official 21 Oct 2013 - 09:19 am

BY RIZWAN REHMAT DOHA: Hiring ‘quality coaches’ is crucial for the all-round development of young swimmers, a top official of world body FINA...

Doha is a ‘fantastic’ venue for World Championships: Marculescu 21 Oct 2013 - 09:18 am

DOHA: FINA Executive Director Cornel Marculescu yesterday praised the Local Organizing Committee of the FINA World Cup 2013 in Qatar, saying he was...