The air directly above the pool: What chlorine by-products can do to the airways
A recent mini-review looks not at the water, but at the breathing zone just centimetres above it—where swimmers inhale and exhale for hours.
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Caffeine before the race: Faster on average—but 1.7 percent is not 1.7 percent for everyone
A new meta-analysis finds a measurable performance effect of caffeine in swimming. The large variation between studies still makes blanket dosing recommendations problematic.
Jetlag rules from GPT-4: Only the experts made them truly useful
Seventeen international sleep and chronobiology experts reviewed AI-generated recommendations for athletes. The study shows remarkably well where artificial intelligence is useful—and where it is not.
Ice bath or hot bath? The answer depends more on the goal than on the trend
A recent systematic review finds no universally best water temperature for recovery—and even warns of possible immediate performance losses after cold exposure.
Injury prevention in swimming: The shoulder alone is not enough
A review published only in September 2026 shows that most prevention programmes focus on the shoulder and back—even though the risk factors are much broader.
56.44 seconds: Tanja Scholz becomes the first SB2 woman under one minute
At the European Para Swimming Championships in Kocaeli, Tanja Scholz shattered her own 50 metres breaststroke world record and won her first European title at the same time.
Five days, five gold medals—and a world record on day five
David Kratochvil won five races in a row at the European Championships in Kocaeli and, despite fatigue, lowered his own S11 100 metres freestyle world record on the fifth competition day.
From Gold Coast to Sardinia: Para Swimming is already planning through 2028
Just days after the European Championships, World Para Swimming published the first calendars for 2027 and 2028—including a new World Series stop in Incheon and an Open Water Cup in Sardinia.
Wearables allowed, radio forbidden: The unusual technology rules in Para Swimming 2026
New World Para Swimming rules allow automatic data collection during competition but prohibit any data transmission to the athlete. Stricter conditions also apply to records.
When the hearing aid has to stay dry: How coaches communicate with deaf swimmers
A recent study shows how lip-reading, self-developed signs and writing shape daily training—and where missing visual systems can isolate athletes.
Ten kilometres—decided by 0.2 seconds
David Betlehem won the World Cup final in Setúbal after 10,000 metres by just two tenths of a second and secured the overall title as well.
16 degrees: Why the lower limit in open water has now been studied scientifically
World Aquatics supports its 16 °C minimum temperature with new research—even though trained elite swimmers tolerated even colder water in some tests.
How hot is too hot? Open water looks for an upper temperature limit
After cold water, heat is moving into focus: in 2026 World Aquatics specifically commissioned research to better determine safe maximum temperatures for long open-water races.
An unbeaten season: Moesha Johnson wins every individual race
Australia's Moesha Johnson achieved something extraordinary in 2026: she won every individual women's race of the entire Open Water World Cup.
Open water is becoming more tactical: Why positioning is now almost as important as endurance
Olympic champion Ferry Weertman describes how open-water swimming has changed—from long endurance duels to a highly precise positioning game with knockout sprints.
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