Westport Weston Family YMCA’s Ellen Johnston Named National YMCA Coach of the Year
Westport/Weston Family YMCA Water Rat Swim Team Head Coach, Ellen Johnston, has been named as National YMCA Coach of the…
SwimMAC Elite’s Roy Burch Suffers Season-Ending Injury
Bermudian sprinter star, Roy Burch, suffered a big-time leg injury, rendering him in a temporary wheel chair for his immediate future.
“Transformation 2022”: A New Global Plan for Future Commonwealth Games
Following a Commonwealth Games Executive Board meeting held in London in early March, a new seven-year strategic plan entitled “Transformation…
Final Night of 2015 Portuguese Nats: Carvalho and Santos Clear 200 IM Rio Qualifying Standard
Diogo Carvalho is one of two men who clocked Rio-qualifying 200 IM times on the final day of the 2015 Portuguese Nationals. This marks the first time that Portugal will have two athletes swimming in the same event at an Olympic Games.
Femke Heemskerk Becomes 6th-Fastest 100m Freestyler of All Time at Eindhoven Cup
The Netherlands’ Femke Heemskerk blasted a 52.79 100m freestyle to top the 2015 world rankings, as well as to slide into history as the 6th-fastest performer of all time in the event.
Arizona Bill 2299 Proposes Expansion of the Term “Persons of Trust” to Include Coaches
An interesting piece of news coming out of the state of Arizona points to expanding the definition of “persons of…
Pedro Oliveira Completes Backstroke Win Tri-Fecta on Day 3 of Portuguese Nats
Pedro Oliveira scored his third backstroke win at the 2015 Portugues Nats meet, completing a hat trick of 50-100-200 backstrokes.
Phelps Lands On Another ESPN.COM List; This Time a Bit Higher
SwimSwam readers were all about commenting on Phelps’ 9th-ranked position on the ESPN.com’s “Top Athletes of Last 20 Years” list. Let’s hear what you have to say about where he falls on the site’s “Top Moments” lineup.
Hungary Approves Plan to Expedite Aquatics Center Timeline for 2017 Worlds
As a by-product of Budapest, Hungary stepping in as host of the 2017 FINA Aquatic World Championships, the country’s parliament…
Pedro Oliveira Scores Second Backstroke Victory on Day 2 of Portuguese Nats
Pedro Oliveira topped the field in the 200m backstroke tonight to collect his second individual gold medal so far at the 2015 Portuguese Nationals.
Chris Walker-Hebborn Considered Quitting Swimming Post-2012 Olympics
Elite backstroker Chris Walker-Hebborn describes his thoughts on quitting after a disappointing London Olympics.
15-Year-Old Becomes First-Ever Female UAE National Swimmer
The Arab Swimming Championships taking place at the Hamdan Sports Complex beginning today already kicked off with a monumental achievement….
Pedro Oliveira Wins 50 Back on Day 1 of Portuguese Nats
The 2015 Portuguese National meet is underway in Colmbra, Portugal and continues through April 4th. Today, swimmers contested the individual…
Michael Phelps #9 on ESPN’s List of Top Athletes From Last 20 Years
Michael Phelps, as he graced the cover of ESPN Magazine in 2008; Phelps is recognized by ESPN as one of the top athletes from 1995-2015.
Swimming Australia President Formally Apologizes to Victims of Sexual Abuse
“Unfortunately, we cannot change what has occurred in the past, nonetheless to those victims and their families Swimming Australia unreservedly…
