Australia's Melissa Gorman snatched a dramatic photo-finish victory in the women's 5km open water race at the world championships on Tuesday.

China won't even have a chance at a sweep of the diving gold medals at these world championships.

Aaron Peirsol broke the world record in the 200-meter backstroke at the U.S. championships on Saturday, beating previous owner Ryan Lochte and lowering his second world mark in three days.

Australia's world 100-meter freestyle record holder Eamon Sullivan will miss this month's Rome World Championships with a virus, Swimming Australia said on Sunday.

Ryan Lochte clocked the second fastest time ever in the 200 meters individual medley at the U.S. Nationals on Friday, taking over from Michael Phelps as the American medley maestro.

Japan's backstroke ace Ryosuke Irie has underlined his world title credentials at the student games in Belgrade despite flip-flopping on his choice of swimsuit.

Michael Phelps has always been a little obsessed with numbers, to the point where they sometimes pop up in his dreams. But over the last four years, no number has rattled around inside his head more than 50.40.

Six weeks after Phil Mickelson announced his wife had breast cancer, his mother was diagnosed with the disease and is to have surgery later this week.

Speedo is discussing whether to allow swimmers it sponsors to wear rival manufacturers' new high-tech suits.

Italy's Federica Pellegrini reclaimed the women's 400 meter freestyle world record when she took gold in the final at the Mediterranean Games in Pescara on Saturday.