Amid power outage delay, three meet records fall at Brazilian Children’s Championships
A power outage delayed the start of day 2 at the Brazilian Winter Children’s Championships by 45 minutes, but the country’s 13- and 14-year-old athletes still took down three meet records during the session.
Arbitration rules that Evan White’s National Age Group records will stand after ratification holdup
An arbitrator ruled this week that the 5 Canadian National Age Group records set by Evan White and his teammates last fall will stand, ending a legal battle waged since Swimming Canada chose not to ratify the records in January.
FINA announces schedule for 2015 World Junior Championships in Singapore
The meet will take place from September 1st to September 6th of 2015. See the full event schedule here.
New face of Piroska fruit drinks, Katinka Hosszu has a unique grocery shopping experience
Ever go grocery shopping and see your own face staring back at you from the drinks aisle? Well that’s what happened to Hungarian swimming star Katinka Hosszu yesterday.
1968 Olympic gold medalist Doug Russell launches new club, Trinity Aquatics in Austin
Doug Russell, who won the gold medal at the 1968 Olympics in the 100 fly (upsetting Mark Spitz), has launched a new swim club in the Austin, Texas area. It is called Trinity Aquatics.
WADA launches online informational anti-doping course for athletes called ALPHA
Hoping to provide a fresh new method of anti-doping education, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has produced an online educational course for athletes, called ALPHA.
WATER POLO: USA Men Finish Group Play Undefeated With 11-10 Win Over Brazil
The USA Men’s Senior National Team completed group play at the FINA Intercontinental Tournament undefeated after an 11-10 victory over Brazil.
2014 European Championships rosters roundup as of May
Here’s your guide for the nations that have already publicized rosters for the 2014 European Championships, including France and dominant freestyler Yannick Agnel.
Olympic Swimmer Elvis Burrows to judge Mrs. USA Universal 2014
Elvis Burrows, a 2008 Olympic Bahamian swimmer, will judge the upcoming Mrs. USA Universal 2014 pageant on June 17th, 2014 in Woonsocket, RI.
Amid turmoil, Ukrainian club to host Russian, Italian juniors this weekend
Ukraine’s Energy Standard Club, headed by famed Italian coach Andrea de Nino, will host an international junior competition this week, bringing together some of the top junior athletes from Ukraine, Russia and Italy, among others.
HardCore Swim of the Week: Coffman stepping up big against famous fields
Just two years ago, Cheyenne Coffman was a big fish in a little pond. The competition has stepped up drastically since. But Coffman? Well, she’s still finding a way to the top.
New Jacket: Egyptian junior Youssef Hammoud transferring from Auburn to Georgia Tech
Auburn junior Youssef Hammoud has told SwimSwam he will be transferring to Georgia Tech next fall joining the Yellow Jackets to continue his NCAA career.
Townsend rolls at Arizona Invitational, winning five events in versatile fashion
Darian Townsend stole the show at the Speedo Arizona Invitational over the weekend. The New York Athletic Club swimmer won five events swimming only two of the meet’s four finals sessions.
Court gives go-ahead for lawsuit from gay swim coach fired from Catholic school in Seattle
Mark Zmuda, the former teacher and swim coach at a Seattle-area private school who was fired after publicizing his same-sex marriage, will be able to proceed with his lawsuit against the school, a court ruled this week.
NCAP takes Virginia LC State meet in full force with wins from Ledecky, Hu, Seliskar, Vissering, Katis and Wu
Nation’s Capital Swim Club showed up in full force to the Virginia Long Course State Championships, piling up the wins over the three-day event.
