Articles by SwimSwam Contributors

If You Would Only Wear A Swim Cap

Courtesy of Gail Morton I watch him dive into the pool and glide along in the water propelled by whatever…

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4 Parent Tips About Phones And Social Media

If your kids are on their cell phones before they say good morning to you, or you see your family sitting at the dinner table texting and checking out social media, maybe it’s time to take action.

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Shouts From The Stands: A Letter To My Past Self Before My Taper Meet

You’ve worked hard all season; you’ve never had a season like this one. You’ve done more yards than you ever thought you could, and your training improved more than you could have ever hoped for

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Why Do They Swim? (Part III)

By Robert Sullivan, third in a series They swim for rewards, certainly. We are all reward-aspirant to larger and lesser…

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Richmond Women & George Washington Men Take Atlantic 10 Titles

The Atlantic 10 Swimming and Diving Conference Championships came to a close on Saturday evening with University of Richmond defending…

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Ursinus Women, Swarthmore Men Begin to Pull Away on Day 2

Gettysburg College swimmers (L-R): Francisco Nieves, Tyler Dougherty, Parker Sorenson

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Atlantic 10 Day Four Prelims Were A Battle For The Top Spot

The final day of the Atlantic 10 Conference Championships is here and George Washington, La Salle and UMass are battling…

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Virginia 6A Swimming State Championships – Photo Vault

Many state records were taken down at this year’s 6A Virgina State Swimming Championships.

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Swarthmore Men, Ursinus Women Lead After Day 1 of Centennial Champs

2017 Centennial Conference Swimming Championships February 17th-19th, 2017 Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania Championship Central (including results) Article by…

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Richmond Women & George Washington Men Lead A10 Championships – Day 3

More records were broken during Atlantic 10 Day Three finals as the teams scrambled to add to total team points….

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Video: You Can Breathe Underwater (Open Water/Triathletes)

In this episode, we are talking snorkels. The industry standard design just isn’t cutting it for us anymore, and the team over at Ameo has made a drastic improvement.

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More Atlantic 10 Conference/Meet Records Broken On Day Three

More Atlantic 10 Conference Records/Meet Records were broken this morning in the Men’s 100 Fly, 100 Breast, and 100 Back and more records are on the line tonight.

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Davidson’s Lankiewicz Breaks Atlantic 10 Women’s 500 Free Record

There were some exciting races during finals of the Atlantic 10 Champs tonight, including a new A10 Conference Record. Women’s…

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George Mason’s Fisher Breaks 50 Free Record At A-10 Championship

The first full day of individual events was packed with excitement and some quick swims, resulting in a new Conference…

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Shouts From The Stands: Holding Separate Competitions For TUE Athletes

Talk of separate races for TUE (therapeutic use exemption) athletes is not new.

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