Roland, My Guide In Swimming
Olympian John Naber: I have spent the last two days in shock and mourning over the news of the sudden death of my role model in Olympic sport, Roland Matthes.
International Swimming League 2019: A Season of Innovations
The inaugural season of the International Swimming League presented some big innovations. These were our favorite innovations.
SwimSwam Pulse: 28% Pick Pac-12 As Strongest Men’s Conference
The women’s poll was a blowout, but the men’s was a true nailbiter, with the Pac-12 edging the SEC by one percent as the toughest NCAA swimming conference.
SwimSwam Pulse: 57% Pick Pac-12 As Strongest Women’s Swim Conference This Year
More than half of voters picked the Pac-12 as the strongest women’s swimming conference, with no other conference getting more than 19% of the votes.
In Defense of Russia’s Athletes, in Conviction of Russian Officials
The newly-announced WADA sanctions will be an annoyance for Russian athletes, but will impact most greatly the officials responsible for institutional doping.
SwimSwam Pulse: 33% Pick Energy Standard Over London Roar For ISL Title
Energy Standard is the odds-on favorite to win the inaugural International Swimming League title, according to SwimSwam voters.
SwimSwam Pulse: 65% Oppose Tech Suits In College Duals
Though more schools are showing the benefits of early-season speed, two-thirds of voters were still traditionalists, opposing tech suits in dual meets.
SwimSwam Pulse: 44% Most Excited For Tennessee Invite
Almost half of voters were most excited for the Tennessee Invite compared to four other major college swimming & diving invitationals.
SwimSwam Pulse: 57% Pick London Roar To Win European ISL Derby
A little more than half of voters expected the London Roar to win the European ISL derby – not as overwhelming as the poll results from the American derby.
Elizabeth Beisel on Survivor, Episode 8: Serious Issues Raised & Game Halted
It’s a case study all-too-relevant to swimming: one player’s tendency for unwanted touching leads to a tricky and imperfect analysis of perception and safety.
SwimSwam Pulse: 72% Favor Cali Condors To Win American ISL Derby
An overwhelming majority – almost three-quarters – of voters picked the Cali Condors to win the American derby in the International Swimming League.
SwimSwam Pulse: 70% Bullish On Ryan Lochte’s 2020 Olympic Hopes
About 70% of SwimSwam voters said Ryan Lochte would make the 2020 U.S. Olympic team, which would be his fifth straight Olympic berth.
SwimSwam Pulse: 60% Believe NCAA N/I/L Reforms Are Good For All Athletes
Despite consternation among commenters, 60% of voters said allowing NCAA student-athletes to earn name/image/likeness money would be good for all athletes.
SwimSwam Pulse: 80% Say Swimmers Are Determining ISL Team Fandom
An overwhelming majority of voters say the swimmers on each team’s roster are the deciding factor in which ISL franchise they’ve been rooting for.
Comparing Indianapolis, Naples ISL: A Stats Grab Bag
With the second ISL meet in Naples wrapped up, I thought we’d return to some of the numbers I showed last week and see how Naples compared to Indianapolis.
