2014 LA Invite Day 1: Wilimovsky Wows in 1500 Prelims; Aussie and Canadian Relays Break All Records
2014 LA Invite Thursday, July 17th-Sunday, July 20th Thursday 4PM, Friday-Sunday Prelims 8:30AM/Finals 5PM (Pacific Time) Uytengsyu Aquatics Facility, University…
SwimSwam’s The Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 7/16/2014
What a week! We are starting to see some incredibly fast end-of-season times coming from all parts of the country. Check out our favorites below.
Coaching Changes at Columbia: Diana Caskey On Leave; Sabala Promoted, Lukins Hired as Assistant Coach
Diana Caskey, who led Columbia women’s swimming and diving to a program-first Ivy League dual meet title in 2013-14, is on leave.
Southern California’s Sonia Wang Gives Verbal Commitment to Harvard
Southern California standout Sonia Wang has made a verbal commitment to swim at Harvard in the fall of 2015.
French Swimming Star Camille Muffat Calls It Quits; Announces She Will Not Be At European Championships
French superstar Camille Muffat announced she is quitting the sport of swimming.
2014 Bulldog Grand Slam: Phelps Swims World’s Second Fastest 100 Butterfly
Athens Bulldog Grand Slam Thursday, July 10-Sunday, July 13 Gabrielsen Natatorium, University of Georgia, Athens Georgia Thursday finals 4PM,…
European Juniors Day 3: No Stopping the Russian Girls
The Russian team continued its dominance on the medal stand on Day Three of the European Junior Championships in Dordrecht…
Dekker Shines on Day One of KNZB Challenger in The Netherlands
Inge Dekker put up two top-ten times on Friday at the KNZB Challenger in the Netherlands.
European Juniors Day Two: Records for Backstrokers Christou and Ustinova; Openysheva Doubles
Great Britain’s Daniel Jervis won the boys 1500 on Day Two of the European Junior Championships in Dordrecht, Netherlands.
SwimSwam’s The Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 7/9/2014
There weren’t a whole lot of meets over Fourth of July weekend so we were limited geographically. Still, there were…
Peter Brown Retires as Brown Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Coach
After 13 seasons leading the Brown men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs, head coach Peter Brown announced his retirement from coaching on Tuesday.
Women’s 400 Meter Individual Medley – US Nationals Preview – Experience Trumps Youth
Olympic silver medalist Elizabeth Beisel is our favorite to win the women’s 400 IM at Nationals in August.
French Open Day 2 – The French Shine in Front of Home Crowd
The French team had a successful day in front of their home crowd in Vichy, as Mehdy Metella, Jérémy Stravius, Coralie Balmy, and Florent Manaudou all picked up gold medals on Day Two of the French Open.
French Open Day 1: Hosszu Triples; Verraszto Doubles; Magnussen Impresses in Vichy
With some of France’s top stars absent, it was an international free-for-all at the French Open. Katinka Hosszu won three events and David Verraszto, two; James Magnussen had a solid 100 free; and Lauren Boyle broke the meet record in the 800.
Portrait of a (Swimming) Patriot
“Ultimately I am grateful that smart, mature kids will come to the Academy and choose to serve their country in the armed forces. When you think about it we as a country really need the best and brightest to make the tough decisions that will undoubtedly face us in the decades ahead.” –Casey Converse, US Air Force Academy
