USMS Reaffirms that Three Arena Suits Are No Longer Legal
USMS is reaffirming that effective May 7, in accordance with USMS article 102.12.1D, Arena Powerskin Carbon Pro suits bearing the following FINA approval…
Michael Phelps Second Most Influential Athlete in United States
According to Forbes.com, Olympic swimming icon Michael Phelps falls behind football star Tim Tebow. Forbes reported the news based on surveys conducted…
Amazing Video of Killer Whales Surfing Behind Boat
Rich and Laura Howard of OceansofImages.com were in La Paz, Mexico celebrating their 20th Wedding Anniversary when nearly 20 killer…
Excerpt from Buoyant, The Book By Aaron Peirsol’s Mother
Just in time for Mother’s Day, Buoyant: How Water and Willpower Helped Wella to Channel Aaron and Hayley Peirsol has been…
Arena Waives FINA Approval On Three Models Of Powerskin Carbon-Pro – Updated
“In February 2013, FINA, the international governing body for all aquatic sports, requested compliance information regarding one of the Arena POWERSKIN Carbon-Pro racing suits (woman full body open back – FINA approval code AR220993), purchased during routine testing.” (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)
Does Water Have Memory
If you spend, as many swimmers do, up to 20 hours per week in the water at swim practice, this…
Olympian and Masters Champion, David Sims, Breaks 200 Fly 2 Minute Barrier
David Sims is supposed to be a miler. That’s the event in which he made the 1980 Olympic Swimming Team,…
Crazy Swimming Videos
At SwimSwam, we get a lot of emails with all kinds of swimming videos. Many of them we cannot share….
2013 Maria Lenk Trophy and Brazilian Championships Photo Vault
Cesar Cielo, Olympic Champion & World Record Holder (Photo Credit: Satiro Sodre)
Shark Swimming Trunks Launch In 2013
Shark, the swimwear designer and producer based in London, is pleased to announce it has officially begun trading. At Shark,…
Lessons From Legends: Jim Montrella’s Modern Swimming Concepts
Chuck Warner, the author and coach, is an old friend. Thoughtful and passionate about the sport, he has studied the…
2013 Phillips 66 National Championships and World Trials Promo Video
11-time Olympic medalist, Ryan Lochte, will headline 2013 World Trials. (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)
James Magnussen Says 47.53 100 Free Wasn’t 100 Percent
Featured video interview of World Champion James Magnussen.
Australian Swimming Team Bloopers, Featured Video
This works, if you like interview flubs….and belly rolls, tongue rolls, tongues touching noses, dancing, crazy stretching (not so crazy…
