Lochte caps US championships with 200m backstroke win

Last Updated: Sunday, August 8, 2010, 12:08

Ryan Lochte held off Aaron Peirsol in a star-studded 200m backstroke at the US swimming championships Saturday as Michael Phelps was relegated to fourth.

Records will fall despite ban on suits, says Peirsol

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 26, 2009, 16:42

Records smashed at the 2009 world swimming championships are likely to be broken as early as next year despite a ban on polyurethane swimsuits taking effect from January 1, says world and Olympic champion Aaron Peirsol.

Six world records takes Rome total to 35

Last Updated: Saturday, August 1, 2009, 15:08

Six world records in the evening session at the World Swimming Championships in the Foro Italico here took the total for the meet to 35.

Peirsol destroys record for backstroke gold

Last Updated: Saturday, August 1, 2009, 00:07

Aaron Peirsol ripped up his own world record to win the men`s 200 metres backstroke final at the world championships on Friday.

Peirsol dumped out in backstroke semis

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 28, 2009, 08:51

World and Olympic champion Aaron Peirsol failed to qualify for the 100 metres backstroke final at the world swimming championships after finishing ninth overall in semi-finals.

Peirsol expects record to fall as rivals take aim

Last Updated: Monday, July 27, 2009, 17:58

Backstroke ace Aaron Peirsol expects another world record to fall in the 100 metres final later this week after being pushed hard by Spanish and Japanese rivals in Monday`s world championship heats.

Japan`s Irie unfazed by American strikeforce

Last Updated: Friday, July 24, 2009, 14:38

Japan`s backstroke king Ryosuke Irie remains confident he can overcome American rivals Ryan Lochte and Aaron Peirsol at the world swimming championships next week.