FINA Sports Medicine Committee Approves of Dubai Facility for World Short Course Championships
The FINA Sports Medicine Committee received a private tour of the Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Sports Complex in Dubai…
Phelps, Bowman, Design Signature Swim Spas for Backyard Training
In the latest big marketing deal for Michael Phelps, after announcing his Under Armour endorsement earlier this year, he has…
FINA Announces Specific Task Force Members for Crippen Investigation
FINA has announced in a press release the task force that will investigate the tragic death of American Open Water…
Barcelona Replaces Dubai as Hosts of 2013 World Championships
Fina has selected Barthelona, ahem, Barcelona, Spain to host the 2013 Fina Long Course World Championships at its first annual…
Email from Wielgus: New Athlete Partnership Plan Prepared, Ready to Be Approved
The following is an email that was sent out today by Chuck Weilgus, the current CEO of USA-Swimming. Read as…
Original APP Executive Summary With the Contractual Commitments
We’ve had lots of questions about what exactly is in the Athlete Partnership Plan, so we tracked it down and…
Were the Issues with the APP Blown Out of Proportion?
As it turns out, USA-Swimming and the USOC were not as far appart on the ill-fated Athlete Partnership Plan as…
Athletes Told No Contact With Schubert for 60 Days
As an update to the previous news that Mark Schubert has taken a 60-day leave of absence as the head of…
Stopkotte Faces New Fraud Allegations: This Time, It's Financial
Update 11/23: Charges have been filed against Stopkotte for theft. More details available here. Ken Stopkotte, the much maligned coach…
In Brief: Top News from Wednesday at the Aquatics Convention
….Swimming World is reporting that Mark Schubert has taken a leave of absence as the head of the USA-Swimming National…
USOC Makes Right Decision in Rejecting USA Swimming Athlete Partnership Plan
According to SwimmingWorld.com, the United States Olympic Committee has rejected USA-Swimmings new Athlete Partnership plan which, among other things, would…
Stopkotte Resigns as Allegations of Falsifying Times Grow
Ken Stopkotte, the head coach of the the Fishers Area Swimming Tigers and Fishers High School in Indiana, has resigned…
Marriott Teams Up With USA-Swimming to Make a Splash for Water Safety
The Marriott hotel chain has teamed up with USA-Swimming in a profit-share initiative. Under the agreement, USA-Swimming will receive a…
Janet Evans Leads Incredible 2010 Class Into High School Hall of Fame
Janet Evans, who is probably the greatest American distance swimmer in history, was one of 12 inductees into the the National…
Cincinnati Pools Receive Boost From Unlikely Source
The Cincinnati public pool system has received a $1,000 donation from, of all places, inmates at an Ohio prison. The…
