Olympians

3 Tips on Summer Sun Exposure

Whether you swim under the sun every day at practice or catch some rays at one meet in the next few months, protecting your skin is critical to your health now and in the long term. Let’s discuss sun exposure and how it relates to you.

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The Halloween SwimSwam Photo Vault is Open – 2012

“Swimmers, Swim Teams, and Olympians celebrated Halloween! Above, Olympic icon, Natalie Coughlin as a zombie.” (Swim Photo Credit: The Swimming Family)

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SwimSpray Announces Team Fundraising Opportunity for Club Swim Teams

Effective October 10th, 2014, SwimSpray, LLC will be offering a team fundraising program to help United States Swimming club swim teams raise money for travel, equipment, scholarships, and expenses.

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Fitter and Faster Swim Tour Bethesda & Greenville Photo Vault

Olympians Nick Thoman, Kim Vandenberg & Kate Ziegler headline the Fitter and Faster Swim Tour Bethesda, Maryland & Greenville, South Carolina clinics.

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Blucore introduces the Corsuit

For over three years now, swimmers have struggled to reach the times set during the era of the Supersuit. Now Blucore is doing something about it, with the release of the Corsuit.

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Fitter and Faster Swim Tip: To Breathe or Not to Breathe in Freestyle

Olympians Adam Brown and Peter Vanderkaay discuss when to breathing in freestyle.

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Olympians and Cancer Survivors Team Up to Fight Cancer, Make Waves at Swim Across America – Dallas

Olympians and cancer survivors will join hundreds of swimmers of all skill levels for the fourth-annual Swim Across America –…

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Open Letter From a Reader to USA Swimming Coaches: Be Healthy, Be a Professional

Coach Gibson Swim Fort Lauderdale: “Take the pledge to be at your best. Take the pledge to be a good role model. Take the pledge to set the bar high for our profession. Let’s lead the charge. Do it for your athletes. Do it for your sport. Do it for yourself.”

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Fitter and Faster Swim Tip: The Top 3 Things to do Outside the Pool to Swim Faster

What do you do OUTSIDE of the pool to get you faster IN the pool? You can always do more things to improve. Check out how Olympians Peter Vanderkaay and Chloe Sutton complement their hard work in the water and on land!

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Registration Open for World Masters in Montreal

Set for July 27 to Aug. 10 at Parc Jean-Drapeau, the event incorporates pool swimming and open water swimming, as well as diving, water polo and synchronized swimming.

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Eve and Candace at Golden Goggles: Ervin, Coughlin and Grevers

Eve and Candace interview Olympians Anthony Ervin, Natalie Coughlin and Matt Grevers on the Golden Goggles Red Carpet.

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Eve and Candace at Golden Goggles: Jimmy Feigen & Nathan Adrian

Video is courtesy of Eve and Candace with a lot of help from Kelly McCommons.

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Canada Cup Draws Horde of Olympic Talent, University Challenge Cup Adds to Excitement

The University of Toronto will play host to two swim meets this weekend, with the one-day University Challenge Cup setting…

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Aussie Olympians out and about for GO Swim Month 2013

After a successful start in the sunny state, the GO Swim Month activities will soon move south with the Jones Tempe Torpedoes Swimming Club in New South Wales hosting dual World Champion James Magnussen on Friday October 11.

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Swim Across America To Raise Funds For Cancer Research At UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital

Swimming enthusiasts, including former Olympians, kayakers and volunteers will take part in Swim Across America’s eighth annual San Francisco Bay Area Open Water Swim, benefiting two Bay Area cancer research programs.

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