Russian Chief Salnikov Believes Doping Drama Hurt Olympic Performance
Vladimir Salnikov pointed specifically to Vlad Morozov’s (above) being unable to final in either the 50 or 100 free in Rio as evidence that the turmoil impacted Russia’s Olympic performance.
NCAP Reigns Supreme in Club Excellence Program for 3rd-Straight Year
Swimmers like National Teamers Cassidy Bayer (above) and Olympic Champion Katie Ledecky gave NCAP almost twice as many Club Excellence Points as any other team in the country.
USOC Increases ‘Operation Gold’ Payouts By 25% Beginning in 2017
Katie Ledecky’s 4 golds and 1 silver medal were worth $115,000 in prize money from the USOC in 2016. In 2020, the same haul will be worth $143,750.
Penny Oleksiak Named Canada’s Athlete of the Year
After becoming the first Canadian to win 4 medals in a single Games, and the youngest Canadian to ever win gold, Penny Oleksiak was named as Canada’s best athlete of 2016 on Tuesday.
PHOTO VAULT: SCAD Women Receive NAIA National Championship Rings
The SCAD Women’s Swimming & Diving Team received their NAIA National Championship Rings on Saturday, December 3rd, during the final…
Ryan Hoffer, Scottsdale, Break NAG Record in 200 Free Relay
Ryan Hoffer (above) and his teammates at the Scottsdale Aquatic Club have broken the 15-18 National Age Group Record in the 200 yard free relay.
Olympic 4th-Place Finisher Chen Xinyi Given 2-Year Doping Suspension
China’s Chen Xinyi, who placed 4th in the 100 fly at the 2016 Olympics, has been given a two-year doping suspension by FINA.
Russia Warns Swimmers to Stop Taking Banned Drug Ahead of Deadline
The All-Russian Swimming Federation has published a warning on its home page about a substance, androsta-3,5-diene-7,17-dione (Arimistan), that will be added…
Casey Converse to Retire After 29 Years at Air Force Academy
Casey Converse will retire as the head coach of the Air Force Falcons women’s at the end of the 2016-2017…
European Champion Kirill Abrosimov Training in Miami
Two of Russia’s best open water swimmers have traveled to Miami, Florida to escape the harsh Russian winter.
World Champion Robbie Renwick Retires from Swimming
British Olympian Robbie Renwick, a 2015 World Champion and 2016 Olympic silver medalist as part of Great Britain’s 800 free relay,…
Gunnar Schmidt Has Interim Tag Removed as Head Coach at Club Wolverine
Club Wolverine in Ann Arbor, Michigan has promoted Gunnar Schmidt to head coach, after an approximately 5-month tenure as the team’s…
Melanie Margalis, Omar Pinzon Win U.S. Winter Nats High Point Awards
With 3 wins, Melanie Margalis was the female High Point Award winner in spite of not swimming in the last session of the meet.
Oliver Dingley and Ellen Keane Named Swim Ireland Athletes of the Year
Oliver Dingley (left) and his coach Damian Ball (second-from-right) delivered on a promise in 2016 to return Irish diving to the Olympic Games.
Canadian Olympian Kelly Stefanyshyn Takes First Swim in Windsor Pool
Former Canadian Olympian Kelly Stefanyshyn, the operations director for the 2016 World Short Course Swimming Championships, was honored with the first…
