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.
SwimSwam Pulse: 64% See COVID Impacting ISL Results
Almost two-thirds of voters expect coronavirus cases to have a significant impact on the outcome of this year’s International Swimming League season.
Opinion: William & Mary Leadership Miscalculated What Mattered
Leadership of William & Mary, including athletics director Samantha Huge, miscalculated the sports culture of the school.
Bracket Challenge: ISL Logos 2020 – An Upset Into The Final Round
We won’t have a rematch of last year’s International Swimming League logo bracket finals after a stunning upset in the semifinal rounds.
SwimSwam Pulse: 82% Doubt That Fundraising Will Save Cut College Programs
A wide majority of voters suggested that fundraising efforts won’t save any of the college swimming & diving programs cut this year.
Bracket Challenge: ISL Logos 2020 – Semifinal Round
We’re on to the semifinals in our International Swimming League logo bracket, with just four franchises remaining in the hunt.
SwimSwam Pulse: 74% of Voters Favor Bubble Model For ISL 2020
Almost three-quarters of voters favor a ‘bubble’ for the International Swimming League, with swimmers & coaches quarantined to hotels and training facilities.
Bracket Challenge: ISL Logos 2020 – Round 2
The play-ins are over in our 2020 International Swimming League Logo Bracket. Who made the second round? We’ve got some stellar matchups.
SwimSwam Pulse: 46% Pick Energy Standard To Repeat As ISL Champs
Almost half of voters picked Energy Standard to repeat as ISL champions in year 2. None of the other nine teams got half as many votes.
Bracket Challenge: ISL Logos – 2020 Edition
Did the cancellation of March Madness leave you with a bracket-shaped hole in your life? Then have we got something for you.
Disruption, Sports and Pandemic: How Colleges Are Failing Student-Athletes
“The current educational/athletics model is broken and the overall well-being and mental health of students is the price that is being paid.”
SwimSwam Pulse: 46% Pick Rooney (LAC) Over Stewart (CAC) As Top NCAA-to-ISL Man
Almost half of voters picked Maxime Rooney in our poll picking the top NCAA-to-ISL man, edging out the 38.6% picking Coleman Stewart.
