Hawkeyes host dual against Michigan State and Northern Iowa
The University of Iowa women’s swimming and diving team opens its home dual slate Friday in Iowa City, Iowa, hosting Michigan State and Northern Iowa. The action will begin at 4 p.m. (CT) at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center Pool.
SMU Classic Hosts Indiana, Louisville, Miami, UNC and USC Oct 18-19
SMU Women are back and ready to compete at the SMU Classic this weekend. Seniors Isabella Arcila and Nina Rangelova (featured image) and juniors Monika Babok and Nathalie Lindborg earned All-America honors for their performances in the 200-yard and 400-yard freestyle events at the 2013 NCAA Championships.
Don Henshaw Distance Swimming Workout
Don Henshaw conducts a top-notch–encouraging yet humbling–distance program, helping his athletes gain awareness of semantic points, including consistent pace work, tempo, and stroke count.
3000 Meters of Butterfly – Video
Courtesy of Nicolas Vannier, a prolific producer of swimming videos.
New Paltz Swimming & Diving 50th Anniversary – Feature Video
Video was provided to SwimSwam courtesy of New Paltz Swimming and Diving.
How to Activate Nerves for Faster Morning Swims
Many coaches have problems getting their swimmers to perform well in the mornings. The truth is if a swimmer does not perform well in preliminaries, they may not have an opportunity to compete at night.
Le Claims First MAC Swimmer of the Week Honor
Paul Le helped the Bears to a second-place finish in the Show-Me Showdown at Missouri’s Mizzou Aquatics Center on Friday, Oct. 4 to open the season. He won the 100-yard backstroke in 48.50 and 200-yard individual medley in 1:49.26. His backstroke time was fourth in the country behind swimmers from Florida, Michigan and Florida State at the time of the meet.
Chad le Clos wins 100m Butterfly at Moscow FINA World Cup – Race Video
Courtesy of Universal Sports Network. Moscow, Russia, FINA Swimming World Cup, men’s 100 butterfly. Chad le Clos tops Tom Shields by .40 seconds.
Chad le Clos wins 200m IM at Moscow FINA World Cup – Race Video
Video coverage is couresy of USN. Moscow, Russia, FINA Swimming World Cup, Chad le Clos wins third event of the weekend beating Kenneth To. Chad le Clos won in 1:53.04.
Meilutyte 50m Breast at Moscow FINA World Cup – Race Video
Video is courtesy of Universal Sports Network. Moscow, Russia, FINA Swimming World Cup, women’s 50 breaststroke. Ruta Meilutyte wins in 28.89, just .09 off the world record.
Morozov wins 50m Freestyle at Moscow FINA World Cup – Video
Moscow, Russia, FINA Swimming World Cup, men’s 50 freestyle. Vlad Morozov wins in 20.59.
Team Russia wins Mixed relay in Record Time – Moscow World Cup
This video, courtesy of USN. Moscow, Russia, FINA Swimming World Cup, 4×50 freestyle mixed relay.
Meilutyte beats Hosszu in 100m IM – Moscow FINA World Cup Video
Courtesy of Universal Sports Network. Moscow, Russia, FINA Swimming World Cup, women’s 100 IM. Ruta Meilutyte beats Katinka Hosszu.
East Carolina Edges Davidson at Cannon Pool
The East Carolina swimming and diving teams swept a dual meet with Davidson at Cannon Pool on the Davidson College campus Saturday. The men’s squad posted a 171.5-118.5 victory, while the women’s team claimed a 178-114 win.
WKU Swim and Dive tops Delta State
With 23 individual wins and all four relays bringing home a top time, the Western Kentucky University swimming and diving team opened the 2013-14 season with wins over Delta State. The women defeated the Lady Statesmen 195-90 while the Hilltoppers finished the meet with a 182.5-107.5 win over DSU.
