Coach Fabrice Pellerin says of Agnel's place in Helsinki: "It's good for him to feel comfortable in a leadership role ... a necessary step for him to win medals at this level and hear the Marseillaise"; tributes for coach Tilley; Fed sets us straight

Australian swimmers took the plunge at short-course nationals in Brisbane this week and were allowed to wear their national version of the Speedo FS Pro, a suit that has never been submitted for FINA approval - but that's ok, says Aussie fed

This week marked the death of George Steinbrenner at 80. He was baseball's bombastic Boss. He rebuilt the New York Yankees dynasty, ushering in the era of multimillion-dollar salaries. What's that got to do with swimming? Read on

Edinburgh in Scotland will host the holding camp and last-minute wizardry for British swimmers heading to their home Olympic Games in London 2012; Scottish city was where an unknown J. K. Rowling brought Harry Potter to life

A potential champion on backstroke and butterfly, Laszlo Cseh will focus only on the 200m and 400m medley at a home European champs next month as Hungary selects massive team of 59 for action in Budapest

, Felicity Galvez got the better of world l/c champion Jessicah Schipper on the opening night of the Australian Telstra Short-Course Championships in Brisbane for a 2:04.76 victory (textile pb) in the 200m butterfly

Olympic 100m breaststroke champion topples in pool before 'go' in heats of 50m breaststroke at s/c nationals in Brisbane that serve as trials for world s/c champs in Dubai

Take a tip from Joanne Malar and eat the right stuff before you train; follow John Rodgers on his mission in Canada; Juklia Wilkinson and Ryan Cochrane get to grips with the wobbles; who's Vladimir Morozov?; why is FINA a female-free zone?

The 37th European Junior Swimming Championships get underway in Helsinki for five days tomorrow - and all eyes are on two growing talents among many, Yannick Agnel (FRA) and Silke Lippok (GER)

at nationals in Trondheim, Alexander Dale Oen, European champion, clocks 1:00.79 win in 100m breast; Phelps clocks 1:55.95 over 200m 'fly in Baltimore; Lochte on 1:58.41 200 back in Gainesville; Peirsol on 54.35 at Austin

n Baltimore, Olympic and world champion Michael Phelps clocked his best 100m 'fly of the season with a 52.06, sixth best in the world in 2010 so far; In 2009, 37 men raced inside 52sec, while in 2010 so far four men have gone that way

With a valiant prod at that elusive 57sec barrier that was so easily breached last year, Dana Vollmer takes the helm of the 100m 'fly ranks for 2010 with a 57.39 blast at LA GP; Coughlin confirms triple dream; Sutton takes series

Olympic silver medallist in the 400m free in Beijing, clocks 4:06.21 over eight laps at the Los Angeles Grand Prix, her best effort since Olympic year; wins for Cochrane, Adrian, Kukors, Kitajima, Joyce, Soni, Klueh and Clary

World champion looks good to add a home European title to his treasury next month after a 2:10.47 victory in the 200m breaststroke on the last day of Hungarian nationals in Eger; Cseh on 1:59.14 in short medley; Mutina and Verraszto solid

Hungarian world champion in the 400m medley last year, Katinka Hosszu cracked out a 4:34.68 victory in the long medley to rise to second on the 2010 world rankings at the Los Angeles Grand Prix; Kate Ziegler on heartening 8:25 800m

At Hungarian nationals, European Youth Olympic champ Bence Biczó set a best of 1:57.94 to give Olympic silver medallist a scare, but Cseh held on for an untapered 1:57.60 win

Swimmers end up in the race pool down many routes. Here are two tales that highlight the importance of early inspiration, fun and direction, as told by 1996 double Olympic champ Danyon Loader (NZL) and London 2012 hopeful Aimee Wilmott (GBR)

Swimming and asthma: factors underlying respiratory symptoms in competitive swimmers,' is has been published by Finnish researchers in Helsinki

Spanish 'fly ace is still waiting to hear what penalty might be coming his way after forgetting to tell anti-doping agents of his whereabouts but he will race this weekend at Andalucian summer champs; US grand prix underway in LA

The race was more intriguing for its potential in the 200m butterfly but in winning the 100m on the second day of Hungarian nationals in Eger, Laszlo Cseh rattled his national record in 52.66, just 0.17sec outside his shiny best of 2009