SwimSwam Co-Founder, GoldMedalMel, Inducted into North Carolina SHOF
On Friday night the Class of 2016 was formally inducted into the North Carolina Swimming Hall of Fame. In addition…
5 Swim Parent Tips for When Things Go Wrong
What could possibly go wrong? Well, just about anything and everything. Here’s a partial list of things that did go wrong during my years as a swim mom…
4 Sets Creativos Para Mejorar la Patada
La fuerza en las piernas y flexibilidad en los tobillos son necesarios para una patada firme e intensa, pero se necesita de más.
Swimmers Are Psychotic
Members of the LSU swim and dive team breaking it down after an early morning circuit during the beginning of the collegiate season.
The Notre Dame Diving Team Stars in: “Coaching Mojo”
Victory comes only through hard work, and in the video above, Notre Dame diving coach Caiming Xie personifies this when his…
16 Swimmers You See in Practice
We spend a lot of time in the water with our teammates at the pool. Which of the following 16 best describes your teammates?
Watch: #CoachesAre With Hardy, Neal, DiRado, and Dwyer
Watch as Jessica Hardy, Lia Neal, Maya DiRado, and Conor Dwyer speak about what #CoachesAre to them.
Obamas, British Royalty Talk Trash Over 2016 Invictus Games
American President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle have engaged in some friendly trash talk with the British Prince Harry and Queen Elizabeth II regarding the upcoming Invictus Games, an athletic event for wounded warriors of the world’s militaries.
8 Reasons Why College Swimming Will Change Your Life
I think about my days with 59 men and women on the UA swim team at some point every day. Here are 8 Reasons Why College Swimming Will Change Your Life…
SwimSwam Pulse: 41% Support Canada’s Tough Olympic Cuts
Though Canada’s Olympic team could have featured more event entries with less strict selection standards, almost half of our poll respondents expressed support for Canada’s selection criteria.
Cameron McEvoy has the Most Dominant Swim of Australian Trials
Cameron McEvoy has the Most Dominant Swim of Australian Trials!, but in the race you think…
BridgeAthletic April Olympic Trials Preparation Tips
There are less than 60 days until the first heat of the Men’s 400IM gets the 2016 US Olympic Trials underway. It is time to quiet your thoughts and really trust in the work you have done to get to where you are.
Wasserlust: The Aquatic Art of Kerstin Kuntze
Thanks to Kerstin Kuntze for contributing these photos. Kerstin is a photographer with a passion for swimming. In the Wasserlust series, she connects her art with the joy of swimming.
Dear Mom: A Senior Speech By LSU’s Caley Oquist
This piece was contributed by Caley Oquist . Caley is a senior and a sports administration major at Louisiana State…
What Swimmers Think Diving vs. What Divers Think Swimming
If swimming were a family, the sport of diving is its black sheep. Diving is the illusive and enigmatic second cousin to swimming that you know you’re related to, but you’re not quite sure how.