2021 ISL Match 11, Day 1 Start Lists: Guilherme Basseto Drops 50 Back
Basseto has won the 50 back for Team Iron twice this season and hasn’t dropped below 4th place. His only events on day 1 are the 4×100 free and medley relays
See the Fresh Ink of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Take a look at the first-time Olympians and Paralympians who got tattoos of the Olympic rings and Paralympic agitos after the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
CSU Sacramento to Host Olympic Swimming Forum on Transition to “Civilian Life”
7-time Olympic gold medalist Mark Spitz (above) is one of five panelists alongside other big names Summer Sanders, Mike Burton, Jeff Float and Debbie Meyer.
Adam Peaty’s Dance Debut Earns Second-Highest Score on British Dance Show
Olympic champion Adam Peaty tied for the 2nd-highest score on week 1 of BBC show Strictly Come Dancing with a hip-driven cha-cha to Maneskin’s “Beggin.”
Three Swimmers or Divers Make Top 30 NCAA Woman of the Year Honorees
2019 NCAA DIII Diver of the Meet Lindsey Ruderman (above) is one of the 30 semi-finalists alongside Nebraska’s Knapton and Johns Hopkins’ Bisignani.
FLEET’s Colin Kennedy Named Age Group Coach of the Year
Kennedy of the Cypress Fairbanks Swim Team (FLEET) won the American Swim Coaches Association and Fitter and Faster’s 2021 Age Group Coach of the Year award
UNC’s Emily Grund Diagnosed With Leukemia
Emily Grund finished in 4th place on the synchronized 3-meter springboard at the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials, alongside her diving partner Hailey Hernandez.
14-Year-Old Maya Merhige Becomes Youngest Woman to Swim Across Catalina Channel
The Streamliners’ Maya Merhige crossed the Catalina Channel in 10 hours and 48 minutes, becoming the youngest woman to ever complete the route.
International Swimmers Complete 56 Mile Swim in the Mediterranean
The 3rd annual Mediterranean Peace Route Swim was completed on September 1st by 11 Turkish and international swimmers in a record time of 27 hours.
Tokyo Paralympics: 9 World Records, 11 Paralympic Records Shattered on Day 2
2 of the 9 world records that fell on day 2 of the Paralympics were broken by 17-year-olds Anastasia Pagonis (above, 400 free) and Gia Pergolini (100 back.)
Tokyo Paralympics Day 2: Mereshko Cracks SM6 200 IM World Record in Prelims
Ukraine’s Yelyzaveta Mereshko took about one-third of a second off the SM6 200 IM world record, set by Great Britain’s Maisie Summers-Newton in 2019.
2020 Tokyo Paralympics Day 1: RPC Breaks 2 World Records, 8 Para Records Fall
Roman Zhdanov (middle) and Valeriia Shabalina of the Russian Paralympic Committee each broke a world record on day 1 of the Tokyo Paralympic Games.
All the Links You Need for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Paralympic Games
Get ready for swimming at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo with all the links to results, SwimSwam previews, viewing information, meet schedules and more.
2020 Tokyo Paralympic Swimming Previews: 5 Non-American Women to Watch
15-time Paralympic medalist Sophie Pascoe of New Zealand will defend her 2016 Paralympic titles in the S10 100 back, S10 100 fly, and SM10 200 IM.
2020 Tokyo Paralympic Swimming Previews: 5 Non-American Men to Watch
Italy’s Antonio Fantin will make his Paralympic debut in Tokyo. The 20-year-old is the two-time defending world champion in the S6 400 free.
