Simpson found fame as a pop star and counts Kylie Jenner and Gigi Hadid as exes; he paused his music career to revive his childhood swimming dreams and aims to compete at Paris 2024

World Anti-Doping Agency says meeting will allow members to question experts over approach to incident involving 23 athletes who tested positive for heart drug trimetazidine.

The 100m and 200m Tokyo Olympics silver-medallist said swimming the 800m allowed her to ‘get to be nervous’ before racing.

Four-time Olympian Stephanie Au will be 32 by the time the world’s biggest sporting event gets under way in France in July, and is confident of qualifying for her ‘last big one’.

The 21-year-old had declined to resume training in the United States where he was previously based but neither he nor Tunisian Olympic Committee provided details.

Kregor Zirk had to pay €100 an hour to use pool in Estonia, so switched to Hong Kong, and believes he is giving Siobhan Haughey ‘a little spark’ in her Paris medal hunt.

Until this year, the sport was a women-only domain, but several men are clamouring to join the fray in Paris.

Intense training – and ripped bodies – are part and parcel of being a professional athlete … but after retirement, anything can happen, including new career and a quiet life

Parisians and tourists alike have long dreamed of swimming in the Seine, and that dream is finally within reach – a clean-up of the river is taking place to make it fit for the Olympic Games this summer.

Camille Cheng says becoming an Olympian created its own pressure of always having to perform at that level.

New Zealander Lewis Clareburt hopes his second Games will be remembered for the action in the pool as he bids for first Olympic medal.

Asian gold medallist Tang Qianting sets regional best twice in women’s 100m breaststroke event, while Pan Zhanle clocks third sub-47 second time in 100m freestyle.

Wada said on Thursday it would launch an independent review and send a compliance audit team to China to assess the nation’s anti-doping programme.

The primary school girl made the final of both the 400-metre IM and freestyle at the Chinese national championships but will not be at the Olympics.

The revelation 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug before the Tokyo Olympics has sparked a row over who knew, when they knew and what happens next.

Sport was rocked when revelations were made that 23 participants tested positive for trimetazidine (TMZ) but foreign ministry hit back.

Revelation that World Anti-Doping Agency knew 23 Chinese swimmers failed drugs test before the Tokyo Olympics, but let them compete anyway, has sparked fury in US.

Anti-doping body gave athletes permission to compete after accepting Chinese findings that tests had been contaminated.

Swimming sensation Siobhan Haughey takes the Post through the process that led to her becoming the most accomplished Hong Kong competitor of all time in the pool.

Ng Chee Soon, who at 60 was the oldest Singaporean to swim across the English Channel in a relay team, explains how he trained for swimming in the cold, the dark and more for the long-distance race.

Ikee earned a spot in the 27-member Japan team after being set to star at the Tokyo Olympics but being diagnosed with leukaemia in 2019.

Now retired from swimming, the record-breaking, multimillionaire former pro swimmer got married in 2015, has 4 sons and is a strong advocate for mental health – particularly among youth

Siobhan Haughey has to settle for second in the 100 metres freestyle final in Doha, two days after her historic gold in the 200m.

Siobhan Haughey reaches the 100 metres freestyle final at the World Aquatics Championships, a day after becoming Hong Kong’s first ever gold medallist with her 200m win.

Siobhan Haughey is dominant in Doha to claim her first ever gold – and Hong Kong’s – in a global championships or Games held in the Olympic-standard format.

China’s Tang Qianting takes the title in Doha with Haughey finishing third in addition to qualifying for the final of her preferred 200m freestyle.

Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey is into the 100m breaststroke final in Doha and the semi-finals of the 200m freestyle, one of her more favoured events, as she starts her latest tilt at glory.

Pan Zhanle sets mark of 46.80 seconds swimming first leg of relay, knocking 0.06 seconds off previous best, as China claim 4x100m gold.

Lian Junjie and Yang Hao win their third straight world title in synchronised 10-metre platform diving, while twins Wang Liuyi and Wang Qianyi claim narrow victory in the duet free routine of artistic swimming.