The Russian swimmer insists: "The dream of winning a medal is still alive" and he is not sad about missing the Olympic Games. He admits that under the circumstances his focus will be on 'new world records'.

Ramsey will step down after 17 years, having set records for longevity in roles representing the Olympic Movement. Under his leadership, USA Water Polo has doubled its membership. His efforts were instrumental in establishing the National Junior Olympics as the largest tournament in recent years.

Doping-tainted swimming star Sun Yang looks set to miss the Paris Olympics after China announced its selection criteria for the 2024 Games, according to AFP.

The 2024 World Aquatics Open Water Swimming Junior World Championships will take place from 6-8 September and will bring together over 200 swimmers aged 14-19 from 35 countries. The last edition was held in Beau Vallon, Seychelles, in 2022.

The Doha 2024 World Aquatics Championships has launched the volunteer application process for the premier aquatics event set to be held in Doha, the capital of Qatar, from 2-18 February 2024.

This week, from 5th to 10th December, the Romanian city of Otopeni will host a new edition of the European Short Course Swimming Championships (25m), with the Romanian David Popovici as the main protagonist.

The World Aquatics Swimming World Cup 2024 will take place in three Asian cities over three consecutive weeks in October and November 2024. These events will serve as qualifiers for the 2024 (Short Course) Budapest World Championships.

World Aquatics opens a training centre in partnership with Cercle Des Nageurs d'Antibes in Antibes, France. The new World Aquatics Training Centre will serve as the epicentre for preparation for the Paris Games and beyond.

The 35th European Water Polo Championship already has a venue and date: January 2024, with the men's competition in Croatia and the women's event in the Netherlands. The Croatian Water Polo Federation and the Royal Dutch Swimming Federation reached an agreement to organize the continental event.

The Organising Committee of the World Aquatics Championships and the World Aquatics Masters Championships - Doha 2024 have announced exclusive fan travel packages to mark 100 days to go until the start of the Masters Championships.

The 2024 Open Water Swimming World Cup season kicks off in the waters of Soma Bay, Egypt, home to the successful 2023 Open Water Swimming World Cup as part of the Egypt Aquatics Festival. The second stop will be Golfo Aranci, Italy, a coastal town renowned for its warm Sardinian hospitality. "Sardinia is like a second home for many of us who compete in open water swimming. It's always a joy to race there," said German swimmer Leonie Beck.

World Aquatics Championships - Fukuoka 2023 gold medallist Brigitte Sleeking of the Netherlands and 2023 World Aquatics Men's Water Polo World Cup winner Unai Aguirre of Spain led today's draw for the men's and women's events of the Doha 2024 World Aquatics Championships.

Nine months ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the WCP aims for excellence and accelerates the preparation of its athletes determined to improve their results from 2023.

The Mexican pair emerged as the best in the synchronized swimming competition at the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games, particularly in the technical routine, which was the first of the contested events.

Marathon swimmer Chelsea Gubecka has become the first Australian athlete to be selected for next year's Olympic Games in Paris.