SwimSwam Pulse: 75% Preferred San Antonio PSS Over Richmond
Three-quarters of voters were more excited for the San Antonio stop of the Pro Swim Series than the Richmond stop, according to our most recent SwimSwam poll.
Shouts From The Stands: Swimming In A Post-Segregation America
“It is time for our great swim community to rise up to the occasion.”
SwimSwam Pulse: 36% Favor Separate Women’s & Men’s U.S. Olympic Trials
A little more than a third of voters favored splitting U.S. Olympic Trials by gender, though 31% favored further limiting athlete numbers.
SwimSwam Pulse: 58% Think Sun Yang Will Be Banned Before 2021 Olympics
More than half of voters said they expect Chinese distance swimmer Sun Yang to be banned in time to keep him out of the Tokyo Olympics this year.
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.
