Articles by SwimSwam

No More McDonald’s At The Olympic Village

The IOC and McDonald’s have announced that they have mutually agreed to bring their Worldwide TOP Partnership to an end.

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Appeal For Wright State Swimming & Diving

Wright State Swimming and Diving is one of the few programs in the country that can say they are represented…

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Britain’s Lee & Toulson Win Gold In Mixed 10m Synchro

The British team completed a hat-trick of gold medals as Matty Lee and Lois Toulson won the Mixed 10m Synchro. …

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New Event Proposals For 2020 Tokyo Olympics

As you no doubt have heard and internalized, the International Olympic Committee signed off this week on a proposal to…

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Indiana State Adds Four More To 2017-18 Roster

Head coach Matt Leach has announced the addition of four more student-athletes to the 2017-18 roster. “As we solidify our…

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YWCA Flying Fish “Relay For Oz” Funds Swim Lessons For Kids In Need

The YWCA Flying Fish, based in Evanston, Ill., held their fifth annual “Relay for Oz” on June 3-4, generating $16,000…

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Princeton Women Announce 11 To 2017-18 Roster

First-year head coach Bret Lundgaard won’t be the only new member of the Princeton women’s swimming and diving team during…

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Mental Health: Demons, Footprints and Warriors

Invisible monsters can still breathe underwater. The silent struggle that many swimmers of all ages and levels deal with, is…

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Darian Schmidt Named SMU’s New Head Diving Coach

Former NCAA All-American and Big Ten Diver of the Year Darian Schmidt has been tabbed to lead the SMU men’s…

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USA Swimming Standouts To Compete At Phillips 66 Nationals

The nation’s top swimmers, including 2016 Olympic gold medalists, will square off with national titles and Team USA roster spots…

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Katie Hazelton Named Pitt Diving Head Coach

Katie Hazelton has been named the next Pitt diving head coach, Director of Athletics Heather Lyke announced Thursday afternoon. A native…

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Colorado State Signs Four More To 2017-18 Roster

The Colorado State swimming & diving team has added four more athletes to its roster for the 2017-18 season, the…

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U.S. National Teamer Andrew Wilson Earns NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship

Emory University senior swimmers Marcela Sanchez-Aizcorbe and Andrew Wilson have each been awarded the prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, presented to…

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Georgia Tech Brings In Eight More For 2017-18 Roster

Georgia Tech swimming and diving head coach Courtney Shealy Hart has announced that eight more student-athletes — seven swimmers and…

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10 Ways to Reduce Frontal Drag in Swimming

With water being some 800 times denser than air, the frontal drag forces that slow swimmers down come into play at much slower speeds than all other sports on land.

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