Articles by Lauren Neidigh

Lee and Ward Seal British Medal as Russia Wins Team Gold at Europeans

Russia won Team Event gold as Great Britain’s Matty Lee and Georgia Ward secured the hosts’ first medal of the London 2016 European Aquatics Championships with bronze on the opening night.

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Weston Rowan: Swimmer, Student, and Soon to be Cancer Survivor

Weston Rowan is an athlete, a son, a brother, a friend, a student, a neighbor, and soon to be a cancer survivor. He is a sophomore at San Clemente High School, 15 years old, and a competitive swimmer since the age of 8.

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USA Men Win Over Australia at FINA Intercontinental Tournament

The USA Men’s National Team kicked off play at the FINA Intercontinental Tournament in Japan with an 8-6 win over Australia. Tony Azevedo (Long Beach, CA/Stanford/NYAC) and Josh Samuels (Villa Park, CA/UCLA/NYAC) scored two goals each while Merrill Moses (Palos Verdes, CA/Pepperdine/NYAC) and McQuin Baron(North Tustin, CA/USC/Regency) split time in net recording nine saves to secure the win.

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Haan, Lile Named CCSA Swimmers of the Year

Florida Gulf Coast freshman Elise Haan (Naples, Fla.) has been named the 2016 CCSA Women’s Swimmer of the Year, while Gardner-Webb’s Nathan Lile (Waynesville, N.C.) is the Men’s Swimmer of the Year.

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Rutgers Athletics Big Ten Build Campaign Surpasses $50 Million

The Rutgers University Division of Athletics today announced that “R B1G Build,” a comprehensive campaign launched on Jan. 20 to raise $100 million for new or upgraded facilities, has surpassed the $50 million milestone.

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U.S. Olympic Trials Tickets Sold Out for 7 of 8 Nights

An unprecedented demand for tickets has resulted in the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming being sold out for the first seven days of competition.

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Olympic Athletes Offer Swim Safety Tips for Water Safety Month

With the swimming season here, the USA Swimming Foundation kicks off National Water Safety Month with personal water safety tips from six Olympic gold medalists. These tips will help parents and guardians keep their children safer in the water this season.

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USA Men Beat Japan 17-14 At FINA Intercontinental Tournament

The USA Men’s National Team picked up their second straight win at the FINA Intercontinental Tournament topping Japan 17-14 in a high scoring affair.

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Jonas Bergmann Signs Professional Contract with FINIS

FINIS, Inc., a worldwide leader in technical swimming development, is proud to announce its official sponsorship of German butterfly sprinter, Jonas Bergmann.

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Gregg Troy Weighs in on the State of Michael Phelps (Video Interview)

Troy believes Phelps may understand better than anyone else that it doesn’t matter how fast he is on a given day at an in-season training meet, it only matters that he’s fast on the right day.

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USA WP Men Announce Roster For Intercontinental Tournament

USA Water Polo Men’s Senior National Team Head Coach Dejan Udovicic has announced the roster for the upcoming FINA Men’s Intercontinental Tournament. Competition begins on Tuesday, May 10.

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Gregg Troy Talks About Caeleb Dressel’s Personality (Video Interview)

Troy believes that focusing solely on swimming can start to get to you as an athlete, and describes the range of interests that Caeleb has when he isn’t at practice.

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Brown Men Announce Class of 2020

Brown men’s swimming & diving head coach Chris Ip has announced the team’s eight-member class of 2020, which includes seven swimmers and one diver, set to begin competition in the fall of 2016.

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3 Tar Heels Added To Swimming & Diving Champions Circle

The Champions Circle was established in 2011 in order to honor the program’s rich history and to recognize its most accomplished student-athletes and their achievements.

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Saint Louis University Adds Recruiting Class of 12

Saint Louis head swimming and diving coach Jim Halliburton has announced the addition of 12 Billikens for next season.

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