Sacred Heart Announces Class of 2020
Sacred Heart University swimming and diving coach John Spadafina announced the commitments of 11 members of the Class of 2020.
Alabama Swimming and Diving Celebrates Another Record-Smashing Season
The Crimson Tide replaced 18 marks on its record board on the deck of the Alabama Aquatic Center Tuesday afternoon.
Swimming Hall of Famer Tim Garton Passes Away
TIM GARTON passed away early Monday morning at the KU Medical Center in Kansas City, KS, with his wife Mara at his side. He was 70 years old. Tim courageously battled cancer the last 25 years of his life and was one of the most dominant swimmers in the history of Masters Swimming.
WATER POLO: USA Men & Women Announce Upcoming Competition
The USA Water Polo Men’s and Women’s Senior National Teams are preparing for a host of matches in the coming months.
The Last Gold Chosen as Official Selection for 2016 LA Film Festival
USA Swimming is proud to announce that the World Premiere of The Last Gold will take place during the 2016 LA Film Festival in Culver City, California, on Monday, June 6. The feature-length documentary is one of only twelve documentary films chosen for this year’s festival.
USA Swimming Volunteer Alice Kempthorne Passes Away
Alice Kempthorne, a long-time volunteer for over forty years with the AAU, ISHOF and USA Swimming at local, regional, national and international levels has passed away in hospice care, with her son Jim at her side, in Roswell, GA. She was 89 years old.
Indiana Water Polo: Continuing Momentum Key for Hoosiers’ CWPA Success
This Friday, Indiana will begin its road to the 2016 NCAA Tournament a different team than the one that started the season 0-2 in Tempe, Arizona.
Indiana Water Polo Adds Three to 2016 Freshman Class
Indiana water polo head coach Barry King has announced three new additions to the incoming freshman class of 2016. Kendall Doten (Davis, Calif.), Gillian Gatecliff (Ann Arbor, Mich.), and Joelle Nacouzi (Montreal, Que.) will join the Hoosiers next fall.
Irish Swimmers Aim to Secure Olympic & European Qualification Spots
Swim Ireland’s Irish Open Swimming Championships kick of this Thursday, 28th April, with Irish swimmers still on the hunt for Olympic and European qualification times. 400 swimmers from 73 clubs including 17 foreign clubs will compete across four days of competition for national titles in 36 individual and 6 team events.
WPWL 2016: Greece, Serbia and Italy remain invincible
After a two-month break since the previous round, the men’s competition resumed in six different European cities to see the three leading nations – Greece, Serbia and Italy – maintaining their respective groups’ top position after the fifth and penultimate round of the 2016 FINA Men’s Water Polo World League.
Olympians Lead Brits Into London
A 12-strong British Synchronised Swimming Team has been selected to compete at the LEN European Aquatics Championships in London from 9 – 13 May.
Judd Cribbs: The Quest to 26 Seconds
Going on seven months since I started swimming again, I am trying to add more elements to my training. My goal is to swim a 50-yard freestyle in about 26 seconds sometime in 2016.
In Memoriam of The Stroke Doctor, Rest in Peace Coach Shawn
Shawn Delifus, Head Age Group Coach of the Julington Creek Loggerheads, passed away under natural circumstances at the age of 30 on Friday, April 22nd. Shawn was loved by swimmers throughout the country, and inspired people from all walks of life.
Texas A&M Nominees For McWhorter Post-Graduate Scholarships Announced
Antoine Marc of the Texas A&M swimming team and Jennifer Madu of the Aggie track & field team have been nominated for the H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete Post-Graduate Scholarship by Texas A&M University.
UNC Swimming Announces 2016-17 Captains
The University of North Carolina men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs have elected their 2016-17 team captains as announced by UNC head swimming coach Rich DeSelm.
