Lifestyle

USA Nationals: In and Out of Focus

A few of the sights above and below the surface at the 2013 USA Swimming nationals. (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)

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Jordan’s take on Open Water Swimming

Jordan Wilimovsky will represent team USA at the FINA world championships in Barcelona next month. Photo: Mike Lewis, OlaVistaPhotography.com

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FINA World Championships Official Song, The Single Drops June 21st – Video

You’ve been on waiting for it…on the edge of your seat…and now, finally, it is here…

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Jason Lezak Gold Medal Delivery Photo Vault

“Olympians Emily Sliver and Jason Lezak, on a SwimOutlet Gold Medal Delivery, stop off to swim in a “surprise” USMS Spring Nationals Relay.”

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Hardcore Swim Selling Suits to Benefit Swim for MS, Team NEGU

Swim for MS is an organization that uses swimming as a vehicle to raise money for Multiple Sclerosis, a horrendous…

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DeepFlight Submersible – Searching for Whale Song – GoPro Video

I have seven GoPros, a few more than Tyler Clary…I think. (Clary’s crazy about these cameras for capturing footage of…

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How to Get a Date With Michael Phelps

“Lolo Jones, track and field hurdler turned Winter Olympic hopeful, answers this monumentally important question via a Vine Video.” (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)

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Nathan Murray Launches ‘Water Comfort’ Program as Part of Eagle Scout Project

Nathan Murray, a Junior National qualifier at SwimMAC Carolina, turned his love for swimming into his Eagle Scout project.

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How To Handle Yourself When College Coaches Call

“Hopefully you have been communicating with college coaches via email and are getting ready for them to start calling. They will be using a device called a telephone. It’s that thing that sits in your house and rings once in awhile and there is usually another person’s voice on the other end.”

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Olympians Fight Cancer at Swim Across America Clinic in Dallas June 7-9

“5-time Olympic Medalist and Mutual of Omaha BREAKout! Swim Clinic founder, Josh Davis, partners with Swim Across America to fight cancer.”

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2013 Engine Swimwear Photo Vault

Like Engine Swim USA on Facebook here.  For more information about Engine Swim USA and/or getting your custom dome caps,…

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Esther Williams, Silver Screen Swimming Champion, Dies at 91

Esther Williams, a swimming champion who parlayed her success in the pool into a Hollywood career, has died. She was 91 years old. (MGM/photo)

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The Origin of Freestyle, The Australian Crawl

Australian’s credit Alick Wickham with the invention of the front crawl (aka freestyle), but some debate who was the first to use this style of swimming.

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Race Panic During Open Water Swimming and Triathlons

FROM DR. ANDREW CHADEAYNE, INVENTOR OF SWIMSPRAY After years of staring at a black line, many former collegiate swimmers branch out…

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Mrs. Texas, Breast Cancer Survivor, Michelle Berndt To Swim Across America

Michelle Berndt of Mansfield, Texas knows Angelina Jolie’s story of double mastectomy all too well. In 2011, Berndt tested positive…

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