AgonSwim Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 7/13/2016
Take a look at our list of Weekly Wonders for the weekend of July 8-10, 2016.
Egypt’s Mohamed Samy Gives Verbal to Indiana for Spring 2017
Mohamed Samy, a bronze medalist at the 2015 FINA World Junior Championships, has given his verbal commitment to Indiana University.
Irvine NOVA 15-16 Boys Crush 800m Free Relay NAG Record at LA Invite
Owen Kao (16), Justin Nguyen (16), Hunter Hitchens (16), and Andrew Koustik (16) from Irvine Novaquatics broke the national age group record in the boys 15-16 4×200 free relay on Saturday night.
ACAD’s Kendall Hermann Commits to Indiana University for 2017
Back/fly specialist Kendall Hermann, of Frankfort, Illinois, has committed to become a Hoosier in the fall of 2017.
Efimova to Test the Waters at LA Invite Prior to Competing in Rio
The University of Southern California’s Uytengsu Aquatic Center is bracing itself for 1000 swimmers competing in the 2016 version of the annual Los Angeles Invitational, beginning this Thursday and running through Sunday.
AgonSwim Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 7/6/2016
While most of us had our eyes on the U.S. Olympic Team Trials over the weekend of July 1-4, there were a few other meets going on around the country that produced big swims. Take a look at our Weekly Wonders for July 6, 2016.
Canada’s Mackenzie Padington is 1st Verbal for Minnesota Class of ’21
Mackenzie Padington, who attends Claremont Secondary School in Victoria, British Columbia, and swims for Island Swimming, has made a verbal commitment to swim for Minnesota beginning in the 2017-18 season.
NY Distance Freestyler Lindsay Stone Verbally Commits to Notre Dame
Pittsford, New York-native Lindsay Stone has verbally committed to swim for the Fighting Irish at the University of Notre Dame, beginning in the fall of 2017.
AgonSwim Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 6/29/2016
There were quite a few age group meets all over the country during the first of the two weekends of Olympic Trials. Here are some of the swims we noticed during the weekend of June 24-26, 2016.
British Butterflier, George Emmins, Commits to Henderson State
George Emmins, who swims for Rushmoor Royals Swimming Club in Hampshire, England, has given a verbal commitment to Henderson State University for the fall of 2016.
Wrap-Up on the College Commitments of SwimSwam’s Class of 2016
July 1, 2016 begins the new recruiting season for the class of 2017. Take a look at where we are so far with class of 2016 commitments.
Best Perk Ever: Therapy Puppies at U.S. Olympic Trials
Interview with Morgan Weinberg of USA Swimming and Sandy Ludwig from Domesti-PUPS about the use of therapy dogs to help relax the athletes at 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials.
Entries for U.S. Olympic Trials “Pick ‘Em” Contest, Presented by Tyr
Click here to see all the entries in our U.S. Olympic Trials “Pick ‘Em” contest presented by TYR.
2016 U.S. Olympic Trials “Guess The Times” Contest Entries
Click here to see all the entries in our U.S. Olympic Trials “Guess The Times” contest.
NBC Broadcast Team: “There is nothing like this event” (Video)
Tommy Roy, Dan Hicks, Rowdy Gaines, and Michele Tafoya of NBC Sports talked about the upcoming U.S. Olympic Trials from their perspective at a press conference on Saturday.
