Olympian Bacon Ranks Third Best Athlete In Her Grade School’s History
Charles Hartley makes his case why Phoebe Bacon only ranks third among athletes to come from her grade school.
Examining the ISL’s “Wealth Gap” Between Top & Bottom Teams
Cali Condors athletes earned over $1.4 million in prize money last season. That’s almost 10-times what Aquacenturion athletes earned.
3 Big Things You Need To Know About Olympic Marijuana Bans
Social media is abuzz today with the news that U.S. track star Sha’Carri Richardson has been suspended from the Olympic team after testing positive for THC
SwimSwam Pulse: Omaha Nips Indy As Voters Preferred 2024 Trials Host
37.1% of voters would like to see the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials return to Omaha, Nebraska in 2024, while 34.7% favor Indianapolis, Indiana.
Lochte’s Greatest Wins Are In Front Of Him
Despite failing to make the 2021 U.S. Olympic team, Ryan Lochte still has a lot of great moments ahead of him.
A Swimmer’s Reflections on the Coronavirus Pandemic: Lessons Learned in 1 Year
Exactly one year ago, I published an article reflecting upon my first practice after the coronavirus shutdown. Since then, I’ve learned many valuable lessons.
SwimSwam Pulse: 62% Pick 4:07 Or Better To Win Olympic Men’s 400 IM
This event has had some wild swings in gold-medal times at the world level, with 4:05s and 4:09s winning world-level golds in varying years.
SwimSwam Pulse: 53% Think a 2:19 Will Win Olympic 200 Breast Gold
More than half of voters predicted a 2:19 to win the Olympic gold medal in the women’s 200 breaststroke – right at the world record-level.
‘Weird’ U.S. Olympic Trials Highlight Lasting Impacts of Pandemic Delay
The one-year pandemic delay put established swimmers on the defense. For rising swimmers, they had nothing to lose – and a bonus year to gain it all.
SwimSwam Pulse: 64% Suspect Wave I Qualifiers Will Not Swim Wave II Trials
Almost two-thirds of voters expected at least one top-2 finisher from Wave I of U.S. Olympic Trials to pass on the chance to swim in Wave II.
“Why We Swim”: A Review of Award-Winning Author Bonnie Tsui’s Book
Tsui’s 2020 book “is a tale of how swimming unites all of us and is in some way a part of all of us.”
What Does It Take To Become An Elite-Level Athlete?
Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps, Floyd Mayweather, and Kobe Bryant are a few elite athletes’ names that immediately came to mind for me.
SwimSwam Pulse: 36% Predict No World Records At U.S. Olympic Trials
36.4% of voters predicted no world records to fall at the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials – which would match the world record output from 2012 and 2016 Trials.
SwimSwam Pulse: 62% Pick Hosszu To Defend Olympic 400 IM Title
Voters overwhelmingly picked Katinka Hosszu’s 400 IM as the most likely gold defense over Hosszu’s 200 IM and Pernille Blume’s 50 free.
SwimSwam Pulse: Voters Bullish On Murphy’s Repeat Gold Chances
55% of voters said Ryan Murphy was more likely to defend his Olympic 100 back title than Kosuke Hagino in the 400 IM or Kyle Chalmers in the 100 free.
