Swim Wales Winter C’ships Kick-off On November 30th
Commonwealth Games gold medalist Alys Thomas will get a bit of racing in this weekend, competing at the 2018 Swim Wales Winter Championships (SCM).
2020 U.S. Olympic Trials Pools May Stay In Omaha
Whereas the temporary pools constructed for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials traveled elsewhere once their purpose was fulfilled in Omaha, the pools set to be constructed for the 2020 Trials in the same city may be staying closer to home.
Junior Pan Pacs Gold Medalist Pallister Excels At Livesaving C’ships
Lani Pallister (right), already a champion at Junior Pan Pacs, helped her squad take gold at the Aussie Lifesaving Championships.
McSharry Fires Off 2 SCM Irish National Records In Ulster
Ireland’s Mona McSharry produced new national standards across the 50 freestyle and 100 IM at the Ulster Short Course Championships recently.
Canberra’s NTC Closing Amidst Australian Sports Funding Cuts
After an analysis of all High Performance Centres within the nation, Swimming Australia has announced that is National Training Centre (NTC) Transition Program in Canberra will be closing at the end of the 2018 calendar year.
Ben Higson, Niamh Coyne Honored At 2018 Swim Ireland Awards
Swim Ireland recognized its best of the best at its 7th annual awards ceremony held on November 24th, with Ben Higson winning the Performance Pathway Coach of the Year honor.
Aussie Olympian Cate Campbell Averts Melanoma Scare
Multi-Olympic medalist Cate Campbell alerted her social media followers to a skin cancer care she faced this week.
Yui Ohashi Nails 4:33 400 IM, Ikee Races ‘Off Events’ In Tokyo
Yui Ohashi put up another impressive 400 IM performance, while Rikako Ikee tried out events like the 200m fly and 100m breast at a domestic meet this weekend.
14-Year-Old Illinois Swimmer Dies In Pre-Season ‘Conditioning’ Session
14-year-old swimmer Julian Urbina died after being pulled from the pool unconscious during a Thornton Fractional South High School practice in Illinois last Wednesday, November 14th.
8 Ways to Use Your Pool Deck to Motivate & Engage Swimmers
No one wants to stare at blank, inspiration-less walls when swimming inside. Here are 8 ways to spice up your aquatic environment to see your squad through the season.
FINA World Aquatic Convention Program Schedule Announced
The swimming world’s governing body, FINA, has announced the schedule for its World Aquatic Convention taking place December 8th to December 10th in Hangzhou, China, site of this year’s Short Course World Championships.
Rikako Ikee Continues Racing With Tokyo Swimming Center Invitational
On-fire Rikako Ikee of Japan continues her string of consecutive competitions by competing in the 50th Tokyo Swimming Center Invitational Swim Meet this week.
Former WR Holder Liam Tancock Elected To BOA Athletes Commission
Former 50m backstroke world record holder and world champion Liam Tancock may be retired from the sport of swimming, but the 33-year-old…
Beyond The Lane Lines: Welcome Baby Govorov
Another active swimmer will juggle a professional sports career with being a brand new dad, in this edition of Beyond the Lane Lines.
The Top 10 Swims From the 2018 FINA World Cup Series
Where does Vlad Morozov’s 100 freestyle almost-World Record fall among the top 10 performances during this year’s FINA World Cup Series?