National High School Record Holder Rachel Bootsma Commits to California
Shortly after attending the USA Swimming National Championships across town, the National High School Record Holder made her verbal committment to…
Kathleen Ledecky Scares Meet Record in 400 Free on Day 3 at US Junior Nationals
Day 3 from Palo Alto was the best day of action thus far in the meet, albeit a brief one….
Franklin Posts Career-Best, Top 5 Time on Day 2 at USA Swimming Nationals
Day two at the 2011 USA Swimming (LCM) National Championships got off to a rip-roaring start in Palo Alto, beginning with…
Shanghai 2011 Day 3 Prelims: Phelps Wins Slow Heat, Takes 11th Seed in 200 Fly; Clary Takes 4th
Men’s 50 breaststroke prelims Felipe Da Silva has improved his skills in the 100 breaststroke, but that hasn’t hurt his…
Cracking the Relays: Women's 800 Free Relay
Halfway through our relay breakdown, next up us the women’s 800 free relay. Looking back on what we’ve done so…
Shanghai 2011: Women's Breaststroke, Butterfly, and Relay Predictions
Women’s Breast, Fly, and Relay picks here. In part 1 of our women’s predictions, we looked at the freesytles, backstrokes,…
Two Top-20 Women's Recruits for Class of 2012 Choose USC, Virginia
Though the top recruit in the women’s class of 2012, Liz Pelton, made her verbal commitment to Cal months ago,…
Cesar Cielo and Camille Muffat Start Paris Open Warm, Finish Scorching Hot
The 2011 Paris Open was an absolutely spectacular meet, and even with the absence of the great Michael Phelps, this…
Smit Breaks Two Meet Records on Day Two of Speedo Grand Challenge
After two runner-up finishes on the first day of the 2011 Speedo Grand Challenge, Julia Smit came out hard on…
Efmiova Leads Trojan Charge on Day 1 of Speedo Grand Challenge
The Speedo Grand Challenge is a unique sort of meet. It features four-swimmer A-finals (which has caught on more quickly…
In Briefs: Speedo Grand Challenge Psych Sheets and Events to Watch
The Speedo Grand Challenge begins this morning out at Irvine’s William Wollett Aquatics Center, site of last year’s USA Swimming…
Two More National Records Go Down in California High School Meets
Following Jasmine Tosky’s National HS Record in the 100 fly yesterday at the California Central Coast Sectionals, the Norther Coast…
Liz Pelton Makes College Committment
On SwimmingWorld’s Morning Swim show with Garrett McCaffrey this morning, the first big domino of the women’s high school class…
Fantasy Camp: Speedo Takes Home Inaugural Sponsor 'Ship Title With Win Over Arena
Remember, not all of these athletes are sponsored by the brand for whom they are swimming. Some of them fall…
Fantasy Camp: Team Speedo Fights Back on Day 2 at the Sponsor 'Ship
Preview | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 Not surprisingly, the Arena Elite team jumped out to a…