Thorpe`s comeback suffers setback in Beijing

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 8, 2011, 11:06

Thorpe said it was "almost absurd" to expect that he would start winning right away after five years away from competing.

American swimmer dies in World Cup race

Last Updated: Sunday, October 24, 2010, 09:12

U.S. open water swimmer Francis `Fran` Crippen, a world championship bronze medallist, died during a Marathon Swimming World Cup 10km event in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday, world governing body FINA said.

Records fall at shortcourse World Cup in Singapore

Last Updated: Sunday, November 22, 2009, 18:43

South Africa’s Kathryn Meaklim, American Peter Marshall and Swedish swim queen Therese Alshammar stormed to new world records on Sunday as the shortcourse World Cup season concluded in style.

Phelps flops again as Biedermann sets swimming record

Last Updated: Monday, November 16, 2009, 12:56

Michael Phelps` poor run of form continued as he came second in the 200m individual medley at the shortcourse World Cup while his arch-rival Paul Biedermann broke the 200m freestyle world record.