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.
SwimSwam Pulse: 50% Oppose Unlimited College Dual Meet Entries, 26% Support
49.9% of voters opposed a rule change proposal allowing unlimited dual meet entries in the NCAA. 26.5% supported the proposal and 23.6% didn’t care.
SwimSwam Pulse: 61% Pick Geer & Bama For Highest New-Coach SEC Finish
Alabama finished much higher than Auburn or South Carolina at this year’s SEC Championships, and voters expected that to remain stable despite new staffs.
Shouts From The Stands: The Primitive Brain and Swimming
It’s important to teach swimmers that the aquatic environment is a place of comfort and peace where you are supported and held up.
Swim Coach Hack: Learn from the Athletes’ Teachers
When I was a young coach leading a large summer league team, a teacher taught me one very specific thing that made my life easier. In the process, she taught me something much more important.
SwimSwam’s Guide To The 2021 NFL Draft
After going 7-for-10 at the top of last year’s draft, SwimSwam is back with a swimming-centric look at tonight’s 2021 NFL Draft.
SwimSwam Pulse: 61% Think Top ISL Draft Pick Will Be An NCAA Alum
61.7% of voters predicted that the top pick in the first-ever ISL Draft will be an NCAA graduate moving on to the professional swimming league.
Watch Women Steal Stage From Men at U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials
Katie Ledecky leads the charge of elite women set to compete at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha.
