2011-2012 NCAA Preview: Defending Champion Cal Men Counting Heavily on Freshmen to Fill Free Relays
The summer of 2011 will feature a huge meet in the FINA World Championships, but that doesn’t mean it’s too…
Georgia Continues Hot Recruting With #16 Matt Ellis
The Georgia Men’s program is in a bit of rebuilding mode, after graduating two individual National Champions after last season,…
Open Water Star Alex Meyer Out of Pan Am Games
Alex Meyer, who became the first American in any sport to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics, has been removed…
Pan American Games Allows 14 Swimmers over Cap, Rights a Wrong
The UANA, the overseeing organization of the Pan American Games, has taken a slight backtrack from their previous decision to…
France's Hugues Duboscq Changing Coaches
French breaststroke champion Hugues Duboscq has parted ways with his long-time coach Christos Paparrodopoulos after a disastrous 2011 World Championship meet…
Decision on "Rule 45" Olympic Ban to be Decided Thursday; New HGH Test Could be Ready for 2012 Olympics
There are two upcoming stories to watch over the next few months for those interested in keeping the sport clean….
Janet Evans Signs Sponsorship Deal with Umii Products
When Dara Torres made her comeback prior to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, she was flooded with sponsorship opportunities. It’s no…
Germany Announces Entries for 2011 FINA World Cup Series
Germany has announced which swimmers they will be sending to each of the stops of the 2011 FINA/Arena World Cup…
#1 Recruit Bonnie Brandon Makes College Decision
The #2 recruit in the country Bonnie Brandon out of Colorado has chosen her college, and for a change, a top-5…
Hali Flickinger Decommits from Texas, Now Headed to Georgia
And this, my friends, is why we call them “verbal commitments” until the swimmer signs their name on that dotted…
Michigan Men Add Breaststroker to 2012 Class to Help Fill Out Stroke Group
After Michigan brought in the monster recruiting class for 2010, they brought in another decently-sized class of 9 last year….
Di Carli, Deibler Brothers Light Up Hamburg Sprint Cup in Germany
The elite, sprint trio of the German National Team, Marco Di Carli, Steffen Deibler, and Markus Deibler, kicked off the…
A Different Model for Open Water Swimming – NASCAR
So let’s talk about open water swimming. Not about the safety, not about one race, but the sporting of the…
Florida State Women Add Three Early Verbals, Topped by Pochowski
After beating up on in-state foes Florida Gulf Coast and Miami on Saturday, the Florida State women’s program got more…
In Briefs: Matthew Bartlett Dropped from Pan Ams Roster
USA Swimming updated it’s 2011 Pan American Games roster over the weekend, and 200 butterflier Matthew Bartlett has been removed…
