Parratto Named 2015 IU Athlete of the Year
Diver Jessica Parratto is one of Indiana’s 2015 Athletes of the Year, the Department of Athletics announced today.
Minnesota Gophers promote coaches Ryan Purdy, Terry Ganley
The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers have updated official job titles on two of their swimming coaches, Ryan Purdy and Terry Ganley.
2013 NCAA Champion Drew teDuits named Big Ten Medal of Honor winner
Wisconsin’s Drew teDuits was honored Monday with the Big Ten Conference’s Medal of Honor for excellence in athletics and academics.
Swimmer Ivy Martin Named Wisconsin Badgers’ Female Athlete of the Year
2015 NCAA 50 free runner-up Ivy Martin has been named the University of Wisconsin’s female athlete of the year.
Missy Franklin Named NCAA DI Academic All-American Of The Year By CoSIDA
he College Sports Information Directors of America, CoSIDA, recently published their 2015 Capital One Academic All-America team, naming Franklin the Academic All-American of the Year.
The 7 Types of Slackers on every Swim Team
Every swim team has them…the loafers who are undeniably giving 50% max at practice day after day, the sneaky strategists who find a shortcut in every set, the save-ups who manage to leave a killer practice with a ton of energy…you know them as THE SLACKERS!
7 Ways to Cope With Retirement From Competitive Swimming
How to transition to the afterlife of your competitive swimming career. #6 Don’t compare your old swimmer self to your new swammer self.
Minnesota Gophers bring back Tyler Gerst from CSUB to fill coaching vacancy
The Minnesota Golden Gophers have a new face on their coaching staff, but a familiar one: former volunteer assistant coach Tyler Gerst has been named Minnesota’s new assistant swimming coach.
5 Tips for Soon to be Collegiate Swimmers
What you do this summer and the first couple months of college is crucial in setting yourself up for a good freshman year.
Over 1000 College Swimming Commits in 2015, see the list here
Between the more-than-850 commit stories we have written and press releases sent to us by colleges, SwimSwam has compiled a list of over 1000 members of the high school class of 2015. See where they come from and where we will find them next year.
First Team All-American Van Hout Leads Big Ten Sportsmanship List
The Big Ten announced on Wednesday the 28 honorees named Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winners for the 2014-15 academic year.
Theobold, Leberfinger Bestowed B1G Outstanding Sportsmanship Award
Senior Greta Leberfinger (Chatham, N.J.) of Rutgers swimming and diving was honored by the Big Ten Conference as Rutgers University’s Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winners, announced Wednesday.
Sprint Flyer George Pappas Commits To Ohio State
Ohio State’s most recent commitment comes from George Pappas of Lane Four Aquatics in Iowa. As a sprint butterflier and freestyler,…
Minnesota’s Plant Earns Big Ten Medal of Honor
Minnesota seniors Jessica Plant (women’s swimming and diving) and Kyle Rau (men’s hockey) have been named recipients of this year’s Big Ten Medal of Honor, given annually to the top male and female student-athlete at each conference institution.
Happy ‘Gopher Women’s Swimming & Diving Big Ten Champions Day,’ swimming fans!
Today’s the first day of June, but SwimSwam readers might not know that it’s also a swimming-related holiday.
