SwimSwam Pulse: 65% Pick Men’s 100 Fly Record To Fall in 2019
Almost two-thirds of voters predicted that the men’s 100 fly world record was mostly likely to fall in our latest poll, which picked four relatively difficult – but possible – records to be broken next year.
4 Negative Thoughts To Avoid For the First Day of Practice
When going into the new season, what is the first thing you think of? What is your coach going to…
SwimSwam Pulse: 63% Pick Campbell’s Split As Most Impressive
Almost two-thirds of respondents picked Cate Campbell’s 50.93 as the best relay split of last week, beating the combined totals of Townley Haas’s 1:43.78, Yulia Efimova’s 1:03.95 and Rikako Ikee’s 55.48.
Another School Year, Another Opportunity for Greatness
Going back to school presents an extra challenge for those who must work to balance academics with swimming.
SwimSwam Pulse: 47% Most Impressed By Italy’s Euro Showing
Nearly half of voters said Italy was the most impressive nation at the 2018 European Championships.
Shouts from the Stands: I am Also So Much More than Just a Swimmer
SwimSwam welcomes reader submissions about all topics aquatic, and if it’s well-written and well-thought, we might just post it under…
SwimSwam Pulse: Seliskar Most Surprising U.S. Champ, 37% Say
37% of voters found Andrew Seliskar to be the most surprising U.S. National champ.
SwimSwam Pulse: 50% Most Excited For Dressel vs Proud in Tokyo
About half of poll respondents said they were most excited for the men’s 50 free at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and event that – for now – looks like a brewing showdown between Caeleb Dressel and Ben Proud.
33 Meters: Zane Grothe’s Turnaround Story
This is the turnaround story of Zane Grothe: U.S. National Champion, Team USA member, and Fike Swim ambassador.
SwimSwam Pulse: 56% Predict Haas, 18% Predict Dressel To Win 200 Free
More than half of voters predicted Townley Haas to remain the fastest American in the 200 meter free this season, though a whopping 18% voted in favor of Caeleb Dressel.
SwimSwam Pulse: 47% Pick Eastin As Top American 400 IMer
Nearly half of voters believed Ella Eastin would be the top women’s 400 IMer in the United States this summer, trusting in a big comeback swim after a shocking disqualification last year. Eastin was set to finish second last summer but took a disqualification for the ‘Lochte Rule,’ which disallows dolphin kicking on one’s back during the freestyle portion of an IM.
12 Hints You Might Be a Hovering, Helicopter Swim Parent
Here are 12 things we may do around the pool our kids should take over as they grow. Some we should never do.
SwimMom Musings: Coaches Who Shine and Those Who Don’t
If you’ve been in this sport long enough every swimmer has had their share of the best, worst. and those in the middle. Sometimes swimmers don’t even realize what they have until they are gone.
SwimSwam Pulse: 76% Betting On American Legacy in Men’s 100 Back
More than three-quarters of voters expressed confidence that the Americans would keep their historic levels of dominance in the men’s 100 backstroke, with no other country getting more than 11% of the total votes.
SwimSwam International Olympians Draft, Part 2
Which swimmers do we expect to dominate in Tokyo? How do we value up and coming swimmer’s chances? Do we expect aging stars to win more medals or fall off?
