2025 World Aquatics Championships: Yu Zidi competes for the first time at age 12
Young Swimmer Makes Waves at World Aquatics Championship Yu Zidi, a 12-year-old swimmer from China, made her mark at the World Aquatics Championship in Singapore, where she competed in the 200-meter individual medley event. It was her first appearance at such a significant competition. In addition to the 200-meter medley, Yu is set to participate […]
US officials launch probe into Chinese swimmers amid doping scandal, World Aquatics says
Several members of China’s national swimming team remain embroiled in a doping scandal. The swimmers in question have come under fire since testing positive for the banned heart drug trimetazidine in 2021. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) finally Freed the players To compete in the Tokyo Olympics. The Chinese Swimming Association last month selected some […]
Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas taking legal action against World Aquatics | Swimming
Leah Thomas, the U.S. swimmer who rose to worldwide fame by becoming the first transgender athlete to win an NCAA collegiate title, has taken legal action in her bid to compete again in elite women's sports, including the Olympics. ing. Thomas has not swum since World Swimming introduced new rules in 2022 that would ban […]