South African Female Swimmer Becomes First to Earn Olympic Berth
Michelle Weber became the first female swimmer to earn a berth on the South African Olympic team…
Wang and Zhou Both Collect Their Second Gold at Chinese Nationals
Wang Zhou and Zhou Min both took gold in the 200 IM on the final day of the 2016 Chinese Summer Championships…
Uruguay Set to Send Two Swimmers to Rio
Uruguay will be sending Ines Remersaro and Martin Melconian to represent the country in the pool at the Rio Olympic Games…
Anapa Opens New Pool Ahead of Hosting Russian Open Water Champs
The All Russian Children’s Center 50-meter pool was opened a week ahead of the Russian Open Water Championships, which begin on June 9th…
Japanese Olympic Team Heads to Sierra Nevada After Mare Nostrum
The Japanese Olympic team will compete in the Mare Nostrum events in Canet and Barcelona before heading to an altitude camp in Sierra Nevada…
Yoga for Swimmers (Video) – Releasing Tension in the Hip Flexors
This short video sequence will take you through four poses that will help relieve stiffness in your hip flexors…
Michael Andrew Ends TVN Meet with One More Record
American Michael Andrew closed out the International Meet Tiro A Volo Nutoto (TVN Meet) with a win the 50 backstroke and breaking a meet record in the 100 breaststroke…
Mare Nostrum Tour – Monaco: Day One Finals Live Recap
Katinka Hosszu will be competing in three events on the first night of the Mare Nostrum Tour in Monaco…
2016 Arena Pro Swim Series Indianapolis: Day One Prelims Live Recap
Canadian Olympian Brittany MacLean is the top seed in this morning’s first event; the women’s 200 freestyle…
Australian Open Water Swimmers Getting Creative with Acclimatization
Chelsea Gubecka and Kareena Lee have been working with the Queensland Academy of Sport to prepare for the temperature of the water at the FINA Open Water World Cup in Portugal…
16 Dutch Athletes Head to Tenerife for a 10 Day Training Camp
On June 4th 16 Dutch athletes will head to Tenerife, Spain for their second last training camp before Rio…
Gardell and Lindborg Added to the Swedish Olympic Team
Yesterday the Swedish Olympic Committee announced that Stina Gardell and Ida Lindborg have been added to the Swedish Olympic team as relay swimmers…
Verhaeren Targets Improving Daily Performance Environments for Coaches
In an exclusive interview with SwimSwam Jacco Verhaeren discussed how he has focused on helping coaches optimize their daily performance environments…
Yoga for Swimmers: Three Poses to Improve Your Posture
Developing great posture is one of the most important aspects of both technical efficiency and injury prevention in swimming…
Swim Ireland to Launch New High Performance Strategy After Rio
At the conclusion of the 2016 Olympics Swim Ireland will be going through some major restructuring at its highest level…
