2018 Swammy Awards: CAC Female Athlete of the Year Alia Atkinson
Jamaican Alia Atkinson continues to carry the torch for the Caribbean and Central American women. The most successful female swimmer in the region’s history, Atkinson added 2 more World Championship gold medals and a bronze to her haul in 2018.
Time Standards for Des Moines, Richmond PSS Will Match Knoxville
The Richmond Collegiate School Aquatic Center (above) will host the 3rd stop of the 2019 TYR Pro Swim Series.
Cleveland-Area Swim Coach Jim Stacy Dies at 73
Jim Stacy, a fixture of the Northeast Ohio swimming scene for over 50 years, has died. He was 73-years old….
FINA Awards Le Clos, Hosszu 2018 World Swimmers of the Year Awards
Katinka Hosszu has been named the FINA World Swimmer of the Year for a record 4th time.
Cameron vd Burgh; Katinka Hosszu Are SwimSwam’s Swimmers of the Meet
Cameron van der Burgh wrote a fairytale ending to his professional swimming career.
Etiene Medeiros Breaks Dara Torres’ “Americas Record” in 50 Free Final
Brazil’s Etiene Medeiros is not only the fastest 50 SCM freestyler in the history of Brazil and South America, but in the history of the entire Western Hemisphere.
Daiene Dias Breaks South American Record in Women’s 100 Fly
Brazil’s Daiene Dias took a bronze medal and broke the Brazilian and South American Records in the 100 fly final.
Kayla Sanchez Breaks Canadian Record in 100 IM: Her 3rd of the Week
Kayla Sanchez, racing at the Swim England Winter Championships this week instead of Worlds, has broken her 3rd Canadian senior record.
Russian Women Break National Record in 800 Free Relay
That marks Russia’s 6th National Relay Record at the 2018 Short Course World Swimming Championships. (Above: relay anchor Veronika Andrusenko).
Erica Sullivan Swims Another Lifetime Best at KMSC Pro-Am
Texas Exes Will Licon and Madisyn Cox each won a pair, while Erica Sullivan continued to crush her own personal bests in Lewisville.
Erica Sullivan Swims 9:17 in 1000 Free; Jumps to #3 All-Time
As Erica Sullivan prepares to join the USC Trojans in the spring for her first semester of college swimming, she moved to 3rd-place in the all-time rankings in the 1000 free.
Cooper Says No Conclusions Yet in Tainted Supplement Investigation
Cooper Complete produced the multivitamin that Madisyn Cox has blamed for being tainted with am unlisted, banned substance that caused her positive doping test earlier this year.
Ben Proud Scratches 50 Fly on Thursday at Short Course Worlds
Ben Proud’s scratch out of the 50 fly leaves the 50 free as his only event this week in Hangzhou. He’ll be the 2nd seed in that event in Friday night’s final.
FINA Announces New $4 Million “Champions Swim Series” for 2019
FINA has announced a new series complete with $4 million in prize money, plus appearance fees and travel costs.
