SwimSwam Pulse: 42% Pick ‘Other’ In Split Vote Over Top Woman of 2020
Voters were completely split on the best women’s swimmer of the year 2020, with 43% voting for ‘someone else’ over Kaylee McKeown (26%) and Lilly King (18%).
SwimSwam Pulse: 50% Predict Two Women To Break 58 In 2021 Olympic Back Final
Half of voters predicted that exactly two women would break 58 seconds in the 100 backstroke final at next summer’s Tokyo Olympics.
SwimSwam Pulse: 57.5% Think Olympics Should Add 50s of Fly, Back & Breast
More than half of voters said the non-free 50s should be added to the Olympic swimming lineup, bringing the total to 41 pool swimming events.
SwimSwam Pulse: 35% Pick Florida To Be #3 in Men’s NCAA Power Ranks
Florida (35%) and Georgia (30%) led a very divided poll for the #3 men’s team in all of NCAA swimming & diving for 2020-2021.
SwimSwam Pulse: 64% Pick Dressel’s 100 IM As Most Impressive Swim of ISL Season
64.1% of voters picked Caeleb Dressel’s 100 IM as the most impressive swim of 2020 ISL season, and Dressel’s swims combined for 87.5% of the total votes.
SwimSwam Pulse: 47% Like ISL’s Experimental 800 Free Format
Almost half of voters considered the experimental 800 free a “great addition” to the ISL’s event lineup, with 31% worrying about the complexity of scoring.
SwimSwam Pulse: 70% of Voters Say the 3rd Round Winner Wins The ISL Skins
An overwhelming majority said that the swimmer who wins the third round is the skins winner – not necessarily the swimmer who scored the most points.
SwimSwam Pulse: 63% Say Peak Sjostrom Would Win All-Time Skins Race
Nearly two-thirds of voters picked Sarah Sjostrom to win a battle of the three fastest swimmers in history in the short course meter 50 free.
SwimSwam Pulse: 53% Pick Lochte Over Phelps In Hypothetical 100 IM Skins
A narrow majority of voters picked Ryan Lochte to win a hypothetical three-round skins race in the 100 IM with Michael Phelps.
Why College Swimming Is Worth Fighting For: A Parent’s Perspective
“College swimming is the pinnacle of achievement for most kids, ensuring it has a vibrant future means being vocal today.”
SwimSwam Pulse: 45% Find Jackpots Bad For ISL Parity, But 30% Say Good Addition
Competitive parity was a bigger concern in the poll than a hard-to-follow system for spectators. And 31% of votes said the jackpots were a good addition.
SwimSwam Pulse: NCAA vs ISL Poll Comes Down To A Single Vote
It’s the closest poll we’ve ever had, with SwimSwam voters split between excitement for the NCAA and ISL seasons for 2020.
Friday Marks the 10-Year Anniversary of the Death of Fran Crippen
As history rolls on and time slips away, the lessons of history become the legacy of a tragedy.
In Memory of Fran Crippen
Former open water elite Mark Warkentin remembers his complicated relationship with Fran, and how it evolved during, and then after, his own swimming career.
SwimSwam Pulse: 37% Want To See Butterfly Skins Race in ISL Season
Butterfly (37.2%) and breaststroke (26.3%) led our poll, with readers most excited to see multi-round skin races of the short-axis strokes.
