Three Tips for Swim Parents on When to Let Go
I spoke with Ron Aitken, Head Coach and CEO of Sandpipers of Nevada, a Gold Medal Club in USA Swimming’s Club Excellence Program. He is a former coach of 2016 Olympian, Cody Miller.
Let the Olympics Affect You – By Sydney King
Sydney King, a junior at Battlefield High School in Haymarket, Virginia traveled to the London Olympics and is giving her advice on how to let the Olympics affect you.
Australian Olympic Legend Forbes Carlile Passes Away At 95
Forbes Carlile, longtime Olympic swim coach and the oldest remaining Australian Olympian, has passed away Tuesday at the age of 95.
Swim-Hop? Grey Hillz Drops Hip-Hop Album With Swimming Flavor
A former Dominican National Team swimmer has released a hip-hop album with some references only swimming fans might fully appreciate.
Ian Silverman Writes Letter to IPC About Classification Issues
Ian Silverman has written a letter to the IPC and some of their sponsors about what he calls “fraud” in the Paralympic classification system.
Paralympic Gold Medalist Mallory Weggemann Leads Pledge at DNC
On Tuesday at the Democratic National Convention, American Paralympic swimmer Mallory Weggemann made headlines when she lead delegates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Rio Travel Advice on Zika, Safety & More from Dr. Albert Levy
Going to Rio? Dr. Albert Levy has advice on how best to stay safe, healthy, and Zika-free during your travels.
Lochte To Try “Dry Season” Prior To Games For First Time
Ryan Lochte has stated he plans to do a “dry” season prior to the Olympics for the first time in his career.
10 Things Every Swimmer Does (But Would Never Admit to Doing)
#3 – Daydreaming about tormenting that person who always taps your feet but never passes you.
Maryland Pumps Out America’s Best Swimmers
This article is courtesy of and written by Maryland native, Charles Hartley.
The Top 8 Swimming Moments from the 1988 Seoul Olympics
Here are the top 8 moments from the last Olympics of the Cold War era, the 1988 Seoul Games. (Featured Image: Matt Biondi smiles, over two decades later, racing at US Masters Nationals)
We’ll Never Know Who Michael Phelps Really Is
Michael Phelps has been a part of our lives for 16 years since he burst onto the swimming scene by finishing fifth place in the 200 meter butterfly in the Olympics at the age of 15. Since then, well, you know the rest of his accomplishments.
Three Modest Proposals to Improve Age Group Swimming
Swimming’s benefits include: teaching the value of goal-setting, and of learning to deal with both success and failure; learning to love exercise for its own sake and developing a life-long love of the water; exposing the children to one of the few sports where boys and girls train and compete together; and teaching them the value of teamwork.
Drop All Olympic Events Except Swimming, Men’s Marathon and Ping Pong
In a time where the Olympic movement seems to be falling apart from disease, corruption, doping, and every other imaginable flaw of sports, Charles Hartley envisions a different version of the Olympics, one where the focus is on just 3 Olympic events.
