Articles by Jared Anderson

VIDEO: Elvis Burrows shows up for local morning show interview in swimsuit

Bahamian Olympian Elvis Burrows joins the WHAS11 morning show hosts wearing nothing but his trusty Speedo. Hilarity ensues.

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Virginia high school swim coach Clayton Joyner dies at 29 after heart attack

Falls Church High School (VA) swim coach Clayton Joyner passed away on Monday, almost two weeks after suffering a major heart attack. Joyner was just 29 years old.

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Giovanna Diamante wins twice in Junior division at Brazil Winter Champs day 2

Giovanna Diamante picked up a pair of wins in the Junior-2 field, breaking a pair of meet records.

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USA Swimming Zone Select Camp rosters released

USA Swimming has announced rosters for its 2014 Zone Select Camps, bringing together rising age group athletes from within each zone to work with the some of the area’s standout coaches.

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Hawaii unveils 8-person squad for Oceania Championships

Hawaii has finalized its squad for the 2014 Oceania Swimming Championships, sending 4 men and 4 women to Auckland, New Zealand at the end of May.

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Auburn also gets two NCAA Postgrad Scholarships from Spencer Kerns, TJ Leon

Breaststroker Spencer Kerns and sprinter TJ Leon each received one of the awards, given to recognize and reward the NCAA’s highest-achieving student-athletes.

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St. Cloud State Swimming and Diving Announces 2014-15 Team Captains

St. Cloud State University men and women’s swimming and diving coach, Jeff Hegle, announced his team captains for the 2014-15 season.

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Felipe Franca blasts 27.2 in 50 breast to open Brazilian Winter Champs

Corinthians’ Felipe Franca was the headliner of the first day, jumping to 3rd overall in our 2014 World Ranks by winning the 50 breaststroke in 27.27.

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9 Swiss swimmers added to European Champs team, 12 to Junior Euros

Swiss Swimming has announced its current European Championships squad, naming 9 member to the roster at this point. The roster can continue to grow if more athletes hit the standards before July 4.

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HardCore Swim of the Week: Nathan Adrian, the man who can outswim the touchpads

In an odd quirk, Adrian was simply too fast for the meet’s timing system to keep up with while nearly breaking his own American record in the 100 free.

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Official Pan American Games qualifying procedures released

UANA, the Swimming Union of the Americas, has released the official qualifying procedures for the 2015 Pan American Games, to be held in Toronto, Canada one year from this July.

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Tancock, Halsall head up English Commonwealth Games roster of 39

England has announced its official roster for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland this July, a 39-swimmer group led by returning Commonwealth Games medalists Liam Tancock and Francesca Halsall.

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Florida’s Beisel, deBorde honored with NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships

Florida Gator teammates Elizabeth Beisel and Brad deBorde have each been awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, the school announced today.

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VIDEO – Remember the Marlins: The Marlins of Raleigh dryland song

The Marlins of Raleigh took a page out of classic cinema to make their dryland sessions a bit more unique, singing to the tune of Remember the Titans.

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Plans revealed for River-filtering + Pool in New York City’s East River

Official plans have been revealed for the ground-breaking (or perhaps water-breaking) new +Pool, a floating pool in New York City that will filter river water.

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