Video: Olivia Smoliga Talks 100 Backstroke Disqualification and DQ Overturn
2019 ATLANTA CLASSIC May 17th-19th, 2019 Georgia Tech McAuley Aquatic Center, Atlanta, Georgia LCM (50m pool) Meet Information Psych Sheets…
Exclusive: Dean Farris Talks Decision to Redshirt NCAA Season, Train at Texas
It’s official: Harvard’s Dean Farris has announced his plans to take an Olympic redshirt for the 2019-2020 NCAA season.
Harvard’s Kevin Tyrrell Talks Dean Farris’ 2019-2020 Redshirt Season
“We were always aware of the fact that his senior year could be a year where he redshirted to be ready for Olympic Trials, but this year sort of cemented that we were on the right track.”
Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee Releases Sports-Themed Math Textbook
Tokyo 2020 recently introduced a new sports-themed math textbook to Japanese elementary students, hoping to help students to enjoy math through interaction with Japanese athletes and sports organizations.
Watch: Livestream Demolition of Kalamazoo College Natatorium
On April 30th, Kalamazoo College will begin demolition of its 51-year-old natatorium, the one and only pool the Kalamazoo College swim team has ever called home, making room for a new facility.
Michael Andrew Swims to 4th in the World with 1:57.49 200 IM, Closes in 30.00
While Andrew was fire on the first three legs of the race, his freestyle was a little shaky with a closing 50 of 30.00.
Mallory Comerford to Race at Maria Lenk Tropy in Brazil (Interview)
Next week, Mallory Comerford will make her professional debut a the 2019 Maria Lenk Trophy in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, racing for Club Minas Tenis.
Video Interview: Elizabeth Beisel on Life Since Retiring & “Adulting”
What has Elizabeth Beisel been up to since she retired from competition after the 2017 World Championship? Lots of traveling, writing, and “adulting.”
Video: Kenyon’s David Fitch Performs Perfect Butterfly Flipturns
Despite the unorthodox approach, some swimmers, such as Kenyon College’s David Fitch, are still able to do turns this way with high efficiency.
Cali, Colombia Awarded Inaugural Jr. Pan American Games in 2021
In August 2021, Cali, Colombia will host the inaugural Jr. Pan American Games for athletes between the ages of 18 and 21-years-old.
2019 M. NCAA Previews: Foreigners Keep Top-3 Stranglehold in 200 Fly
Three of the top-5 performers all-time in the men’s 200 yard butterfly are returning to the NCAA Championship this year, not one of them American.
2019 M. NCAA Previews: It’s Hard to Bet Against Lanza in 100 Fly
Indiana’s Vini Lanza is a safe enough bet to win this race. (Not that you should be gambling on swimming.)
2019 W. NCAA Previews: Ever More 57s Pursue King in 100 Breaststroke
With King’s 55-second performance, as well as her slew of 56-second swims, it’s easy to lose track of how significant it is for other women to swim 57-anything in the 100 breaststroke.
2019 W. NCAA Previews: Ruck & Nelson Nearly “Co-Favorites” in 200 Back
Stanford freshman Taylor Ruck has been 1:48.67 in the 200 yard backstroke this season, which would have been fast enough to win silver at last year’s NCAA Championships. But Wisconsin’s Beata Nelson has been faster still.
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Flame Will Visit Disaster-Stricken Areas of Japan
Tokyo 2020 announced this week that the Olympic Flame will be on display in the three prefectures that were hit hardest in the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami: the Miyagi, Iwate and Fukushima prefectures.
