Olympic medal hope Lauren Boyle has missed out on the 400m freestyle final at the Rio Olympics after finishing fifth in her heat

'It's very cool," said Yusra Mardini, long after she had won her heat in the 100m butterfly. "It is an incredible feeling to be here."

Aussie gold medallist Mack Horton called China's Sun Yang a 'drug cheat', and it all kicked off from there.

Australia's 400m freestyle gold medallist Mack Horton has copped a barrage of abuse from Chinese swimming fans on social media in

The world's best swimmers are in safe hands at the Rio Olympics, where they will compete under the eye of lifeguards who are on red alert should they need saving.

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Herald reporters spent a day training, eating and sleeping like an Olympian. Today, Ben Hill shares his experience on his bout with synchronised swimming.

The systemic Russian doping scandal is not deterring two of the country's Paralympic champions from defending their titles at Rio.

Top New Zealand swimmer Lauren Boyle has some sympathy for Russian athletes who have been forced into a systematic state-run doping programme.

Long distance swimmer Kane Radford has been confirmed in the New Zealand Olympic team for Rio.

Support is growing for two swimmers who failed to make the cut for the Rio Olympics.

Paralympian Cameron Leslie certainly kept the best for the last as the final Kiwi to swim on day two of the IDM German Open.

Children aged between 7 and 13 swam 200m at six events during the 2015-16 Ocean Swim Series.

A British swimmer has been disqualified from an event at the IPC European Championships after he didn't cover up a tattoo of the Olympic rings on his chest.

Kiwi swimming great Anthony Mosse will return to the scene of his final triumph

Australia's Olympic swim team have been formally told to avoid "risky" activities between now and Rio.

Swimming star in hiding after being accused of grabbing another passenger "quite forcefully" by the nipple during flight.

Australian swimming great Grant Hackett has reportedly been arrested in Melbourne after an alleged mid-flight incident.

Four years on and it's Groundhog Day for Swimming New Zealand.

I could learn butterfly and tumble turns, which gave me confidence when I struggled with other things because of my vision.

Olympic 200m freestyle champion Yannick Agnel will not defend his crown at this year's games in Rio de Janeiro after failing to qualify at the French championships on Wednesday.

A further two swimmers booked their ticket to Rio on day three of the national swimming championships after the morning session threw out some surprise results.

Waikato's Matt Stanley may have booked his spot in the team for Rio, but he left the job unfinished as far as he was concerned.