Chuck Wielgus Blog: Athlete Safey Front and Center In Independent Review
USA Swimming Executive Director Chuck Wielgus discusses the Gunderson Health 125-page report which is based upon its review of the USA Swimming SafeSport program, and general athlete protections.
Potomac Marlins to Host Eastern Zone IMX Meet
Potomac Marlins will host the 5th IMXtreme Games from January 31 – February 2 at the University of Maryland with 1,225 swimmers entered into the meet. Sixty-six teams from 11 of the 12 LSC in the Eastern Zone will be competing, and the meet will include nationally ranked swimmers.
More Details on Time Between Utah Dual Meet and Eric Hansen’s Leave of Absence
After speaking with police, SwimSwam has learned more details about what transpired immediately before Eric Hansen’s leave of absence.
Flanders Cup scheduled for Saturday, Hosszu, Plummer, huge British squad among entrants
Katinka Hosszu is entered in 16 events in Belgium, while Great Britain has nearly all of its top swimmers entered. David Plummer and Kim Vandenberg are the U.S. representatives.
Former Big 12 Champion Fonua Nominated for “100 Most Eligible Bachelors” By Out Magazine
Fonua (middle) above poses at the 2012 Olympics with fellow Aggies Jeneba Tarmoh (athletics) and Breeja Larson (swimming).
Swimming Australia heats up in Perth over the coming weeks
Magnussen gave a preview of what we can expect in Perth when he took out the final of the men’s 100m freestyle in a time of 47.73 – just 0.02 of a second outside his 2013 World Championship winning time.
2014 Austin Grand Prix: Big names dot 100 free fields after prelims
NCAP’s Katie Ledecky will face her World Championships rival Lotte Friis in the 400 free on Friday night after the two took the 1 and 3 seeds in prelims.
Above the surface – photo vault
Closing out the end of the calendar year is a good time to look back on some of the images…
NCAA Men’s mid-season Power Rankings: Katis Enough to Put Cal on Top
Marcin Tarcynski and the well-rounded Golden Bear men sit atop the mid-season power rankings.
NCAA Midseason Women’s Power Rankings: Cal on Top, Dogfight For Third
The Cal women are absolutely unreal this season, led by Liz Pelton, who placed in the top 2 of three different events at NCAA’s last year. How does everyone else stack up?
Ogren wins twice, Andrew goes 3-for-3 on NAGs on night two at Winter Juniors
Doing what he does: Michael Andrew broke 3 NAG records in the span of 4 events on night two of Junior Nationals.
Championship Records, Nearly American Records, Fall on Day 1 of U.S. Winter Nationals
Among the night 1 swims will be Katie Ledecky chasing an American Record in the 500 free.
Gophers Chalk Up First Two Victories of 2013-14 Season
After taking both second and third places in the 400-yard medley relay, Goucher produced the champion and the runner-up in the first three individual events on the way to a pair of victories this afternoon in the von Borries Aquatics Center: 111-79 over Arcadia and 143-57 over Gallaudet.
St. Bonaventure Comes Up Victorious on Senior Day
Meet Results MEN The St. Bonaventure Men’s Swimming and Diving teamrecorded its first home victory of the season this afternoon….
Great Recruit Video: Utah Swimming and Diving
“Overall, I felt like this was the school where I could spend the next four years of my life.” –Maddy Meisel
