McKeown, Neale, De Deus set meet records at Jose Finkel Trophy day 5
Australians Taylor McKeown and Leah Neale both set meet records on day 5 of Brazil’s Jose Finkel Trophy, along with Brazilian Leonardo de Deus.
London’s ‘Sky Pool’ to bridge two buildings 35 meters above the ground
It’s fairly common for swimmers, writers, or others to liken swimming to flying. Architects in London are taking that idea to the extreme, building a clear-bottomed pool that will be suspended between two separate buildings 10 stories in the air.
McKendree hires former Northwestern coach Tierney to launch new program
McKendree University has nabbed former Northwestern and U.S. National Team coach Jimmy Tierney to lead their brand-new Division II swimming & diving programs.
Six world records down at halfway point of World Deaf Swimming Championships
Three days into the World Deaf Swimming Championships, five deaf world records have fallen, including one to American Marcus Titus in front of his home nation’s crowd.
17-year-old Castiglioni downs national record at Italian Age Group Champs
17-year-old Arianna Castiglioni broke the overall Italian record in the 50 breast to highlight Italy’s Age Group Championships.
West Virginia hires Rick West as new assistant coach
The West Virginia Mountaineers have hired on former volunteer coach Rick West as the program’s new assistant coach, the team announced today.
World Championships By the Numbers: Finals composition by continent
Sarah Sjostrom helped Europe dominate as a continent, with nearly half the aggregate finals lanes featuring a swimmer from Europe.
NLRB rules that Northwestern athletes cannot form student-athlete union
In a surprise decision, the National Labor Relations Board has declined to assert its jurisdiction over the high-profile case involving Northwestern football players, essentially killing the proposed worker’s union made up of Northwestern University’s scholarship football players.
Joseph Schooling to be at Junior Worlds as Singapore’s local ambassador
Singapore’s best international swimmer, Joseph Schooling is too old to compete at the Junior World Championships hosted by his nation next week, but he will be in attendance as the country’s local ambassador.
Zulal Zeren breaks national backstroke records at Turkish Championships
Zulal Zeren continued a huge summer by breaking the national 100 and 200 backstroke records at the Turkish Summer Championships in Istanbul.
Rio Olympic heats to begin at 1pm to accommodate late finals sessions
The 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games will hold their preliminary swimming heats at 1:00 in the afternoon, per ESPN, in order to better accommodate the meet’s late-night finals time slot.
2015 FINA World Championships: Day 3 Prelims Preview
Chad le Clos looks for his first win of the meet with the 200 fly – heats of that race kick off Tuesday morning.
2015 U.S. Speedo Junior Nationals: Andrew doubles, breaks NAG on night 5
Michael Andrew won the 200 IM and 50 free to close out the 2015 Junior Nationals.
Blueseventy Swim of the Week: A little rest goes a long way for Hosszu in world record swim
Katinka Hosszu did the unthinkable – dropping an event out of her lineup – but came up stronger for it, blasting a new world record in the 200 IM.
Baker comes up clutch in rare second-chance swim at Worlds
Swimming at the world’s highest level rarely offers second chances. So when Kathleen Baker got one at the 2015 World Championships, she took full advantage.
