Legendary Australian Swim Coach Don Talbot Dies At 87
Talbot (left) was among the world’s top coaches for four decades, spending time in Australia, Canada and the United States.
2020 ISL Match 6 – Day 2 Live Recap
Fresh off winning the 50 freestyle on day one, Florent Manaudou will race the men’s 100 IM and the free skins on day two of Match 6.
Swimming Canada Preparing For “Very Controlled” Olympic Trials In April
With the Trials scheduled for early April, High Performance Director John Atkinson says Swimming Canada has started to look at what the meet will look like.
Relay Analysis: Haughey/Heemskerk Combo Leads Energy Standard To Mixed Free Win
In her first match of the season, Femke Heemskerk was a valuable asset for Energy Standard, producing multiple sub-52 relay legs.
Ilya Shymanovich Sets European Record With #2 100 Breast of All-Time
Shymanovich clocked 55.86 in the 100 breast, setting a new textile WR in what is the second-fastest swim in history.
Relay Analysis: Centurion Men Remain Undefeated In 4×100 Free
Marcelo Chierighini had the fastest split in the field, 45.67, as the Aqua Centurions won their third straight men’s 4×100 free relay.
Relay Analysis: Weitzeil, Gkolomeev Power LA Current To Mixed Free Win
Weitzeil anchored LA up from third to first with a 51.12 split to win the mixed 400 free relay for the Current.
Helena Gasson Sets Three Kiwi National Records At ISL Match 5
Gasson reset three New Zealand National Records for the match, including erasing a 12-year-old mark in the 400 IM.
Relay Analysis: Weitzeil, Anderson Throw Down 51.0 Free Splits On Day 1
Abbey Weitzeil and Freya Anderson produced two of the 20 fastest splits ever, setting up an epic showdown on day two in the women’s 100 freestyle.
SwimMAC Carolina Names Megan Oesting New Head Coach
Oesting was the the 2019 American Swimming Coaches Association’s Fitter and Faster Age Group Coach of the Year.
Study Finds Time of Day “Strongly Affects” Swim Performance In Olympic Athletes
Using data from Olympic finalists from 2004 to 2016, the study found that optimal swimming performance came in the late afternoon.
Amy Bilquist Jumps To #12 All-Time With 200 Back Best of 2:01.29
Bilquist switched her focus to executing the back-half of the race, leading her to a new personal best and the win in Budapest.
Greenbank, Thormeyer Lower National Records In 200 Back At ISL Match 5
Luke Greenbank became the first British man to ever go sub-1:50 in the SCM 200 back, while Markus Thormeyer chopped a full second off the Canadian Record.
Texas, USC Promoting Brand Building Signals A Shift In Athlete Recruiting
With the NCAA’s name, image and likeness rules set to change, schools are starting to leverage it by promoting their ability to build student-athlete brands.
LiveWire Sport Owed “Six Figure Sum” By ISL, Considering Taking Legal Action
The digital agency claims to be owed a lot of money from the ISL, and is considering taking legal action if the debt is not repaid.
