Articles by Lauren Neidigh

Sjostrom Drops 56.9 100 Fly to Win Gold on Day 2 of Swedish Championships

The 2015 Swedish Championships in Sundsvall continued today with the women’s 200 back, 50 breast, 100 fly, and 800 free as well as the men’s 400 I.M., 100 back, and 50 fly.

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Six Emory & Henry Student-Athletes Named To 2014-15 VaSID Academic All-State Team

Six student-athletes from Emory & Henry College have been named to the 2014-15 VaSID Academic All-State Team, VaSID officials announced Tuesday.

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Stories and Portraits of Swimmers featured in Fearless: Portraits of LGBT Athletes

Somebody Books announces the release of FEARLESS: Portraits of LGBT Student Athletes, a photography book and personal memoir by American artist Jeff Sheng.

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Firth forced to withdraw from World Championships

Paralympic Champion Bethany Firth has been forced to pull out of the British Team that will compete at the IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow later this month.

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USA Swimming Names Mitch Dalton National Junior Team Program Director

Mitch Dalton, most recently a successful men’s assistant coach at Princeton University, has been named USA Swimming’s National Junior Team Program Director, the National Governing Body announced today.

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UNLV ATHLETES EARN ACADEMIC ALL-WAC FRESHMAN HONORS

A total of three UNLV athletes were named to the 2014-15 Academic All-WAC freshman/transfer teams, the league office announced last week.

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Sjostrom Breaks Two Meet Records on Day 1 of Swedish Championships

The 2015 Swedish Championships started today in Sundsvall. The meet kicked off with the men’s 200 fly, 100 free, 200 breast, and 1500 free as well as the women’s 200 free, 50 back, and 200 breast.

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Aggies compete at World University Games

Texas A&M will be represented by four Aggie swimmers, along with women’s head coach Steve Bultman, at the 2015 World University Games July 4-11 in Gwangju, South Korea.

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Nine Aggies Selected to 2015 CSCAA Scholar All-America Team

After another successful year in the pool that saw the Aggies take fourth place at the NCAA Championship, nine members of the Texas A&M Swim & Dive team have been selected to the 2015 CSCAA Scholar All-American Team.

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Virginia Cavaliers Begin Action at World University Games Friday

Three student-athletes of the Virginia swimming and diving program are set to begin action at the 2015 World University Games, to be held July 3-14 in Gwangju, South Korea.

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Universal Sports Expands Distribution with Suddenlink

The deal gives Suddenlink the rights to distribute Universal Sports’ exclusive Olympic, endurance and action sports programming in HD, access to VOD content and comprehensive TV Everywhere rights.

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NC State’s Mumma, Nevalainen to Compete at World University Games

Rachel Mumma and Lotta Nevalainen of the NC State women’s swimming and diving team are set to compete at the 2015 World University Games, held in Gwangju City, South Korea, on July 3-14.

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NC State to Host Wolfpack Speed & Power Camp December 2015

With a total of three power packed sessions, the Wolfpack Speed & Power Camp will instruct & demonstrate the proper sprint technique, stroke mechanics, starts, turns, and relay handoffs for sprinters.

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OKC’s King Marlin Swim Club cap off last meet at OCCC with six new state records

The King Marlin Swim Club hosted the last meet ever at the Oklahoma City Community College Olympic Festival Pool June 26-28, and in a fitting tribute to a pool known nationwide for fast swimming, competitors ended the pool’s 26-year run with six new state records.

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Thirteen Virginia Cavaliers Named CSCAA Scholar All-Americans

Thirteen members of the Virginia swimming and diving program have been honored by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) as 2015 Scholar All-Americans, the association announced.

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