Basketballer Candace Parker; Missy Franklin Win Sportswomen Of the Year Awards
Missy Franklin hugs Megan Romano after the latter ran down the Australians to win the 400 free relay at the World Championships: the first of Franklin’s 6 golds at the meet.
Missy Franklin Pranked Teri McKeever in Commitment Call
Verbal commitments are the rage this fall on SwimSwam, driving a large audience fueled by college swimming passion. Missy Franklin,…
Connecting Swimming To The Hardly Strictly Bluegrasss Festival
Featured Image: Bruce Wigo (International Swimming Hall of Fame CEO) at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in San Francisco with wife Janet and twin sons Janson (left) and Drac (right), who were both 4-time All American water polo players at Stanford.
New Paltz Swimming & Diving 50th Anniversary – Feature Video
Video was provided to SwimSwam courtesy of New Paltz Swimming and Diving.
Hour of Power Relay for Sarcoma Research Nov 12th
The 8th annual Hour of Power Relay for Sarcoma Research will take place on Tuesday November 12th, 2013 at 5 p.m. Eastern/4 p.m. Central or 5 p.m. Mountain/4 p.m. Pacific and your team can participate! This event is held in honor of Ted Mullin, a Carleton College swimmer who passed away in 2006 from sarcoma, a rare-soft tissue cancer.
In the Eye of a Gator: University of Florida Men’s Swimming Team Video Feature
“In The Eye of a Gator” stars Marcin Cieslak (featured image) Eduardo Solaeche Gomez, Matthew Curby and Matt Thompson.
SwimSwam Film Fest: Papa Swims Butterfly
An animated short swimming film created by Mary Oldlife.
SwimSwam Film Fest: Sci Fi Swimming with Pterois
I’m a swim film festival fan, and I love this animated short, this swimming video simply titled Pterois, created by Neekoe. I…
Natalie Coughlin, Kim Vandenberg Taking Part in First-Ever USO Tour to Spain
Natalie Coughlin (above) and Kim Vandenberg will tour Spain and meet with service members and families stationed at two bases there.
SwimSwam Film Fest: Bodysurfing Ho’okipa
From Mike Donohoe, the filmmaker: “If you’ve been to Maui you may know Ho’okipa surf break. There aren’t too many regular body surfers there… It’s one of my favorite places to swim. Since retiring from swimming in 2007, I have struggled to get back into competitive swimming. Body surfing has replaced racing as my favorite in water activity.
The 8 Habits of Highly Effective Athletes
What’s something you can do in this upcoming year to become your best self in the water?
Video of Celtics Star Brandon Bass Taking Swimming Lessons
Brandon Bass, 28 , cannot swim. He never learned how. Now he’s enrolled in swimming lessons with nearly a dozen young kids at the Boys & Girls Club in Boston.
Oprah and Diana Nyad: The Power of the Human Spirit – airs Sunday Oct 6
Diana Nyad (from the show): “There’s a Henry David Thoreau quote that really grips me hard and it says when you achieve your goals in life, it’s not what that gets you. But it’s who I am.”
Triumph over Tragedy: Mallory Weggemann at TEDx UNPlaza 2013
In 2008, Mallory Weggemann, a talented swimmer and college freshman, received an epidural injection to help treat back pain, but complications with the procedure left her paralyzed from the waist down.
Support for Team Theo Everpresent at Tiburon Mile
Members of North Bay Aquatics and Team Theo, raising funds at the Tiburon Mile.
