[Pictures Added] Ribbon-Cutting Weekend for $19 Million Greensboro Aquatic Center Features Katie Hoff Appearance, US Synchro National Team Performance
This Thursday, August 25th, 2011, will be the official opening of the brand-new, $19-million Greensboro Aquatic Center. The official ribbon-cutting…
USA Left High and Dry Again: No Olympic Bid for 2020 Games
The United States will not submit a bid for the 2020 Olympics, the USOC told the media today. Interested countries…
China's Jing Liu Receives Warning for Positive Prednisone Test
FINA has announced that China’s Jing Liu has received a warning, issued by the Chinese Swimming Association, for a positive…
Press Release: Former USC All-American Lindsay Benko Mintenko among 16 Trojans selected for the 10th class of USC's Athletic Hall of Fame
LOS ANGELES–Sixteen Trojan luminaries have been selected to the 10th class of USC’s Athletic Hall of Fame and they will…
FINA: No Positive Doping Tests at World Champioships
FINA Doping Control Review Board Chairman Dr. Andrew Pipe has reported that there were not any positive doping tests throughout the entire…
Roland Schoeman Guest Editorial: Steroids, Swimming, and Dangerous Precedents
Today we welcome a very special guest, Roland Schoeman, to The Swimmers Circle to weigh in on the Cesar Cielo debate. Roland…
ESPN, Yahoo Sports, CBS Sports Give Swimming Front-Page Love
Might swimming be turning a corner in the mainstream media coverage? At the least, it’s going from a “once every…
Injury Sustained During Drug Testing Causes Russia's Chaun to Withdraw from World Championships
In a worst-nightmare scenario, Russian swimmer Anastasia Chaun has withdrawn from the World Championships, which are to begin next week, after…
Shanghai Roundup: To Tweet or Not to Tweet?; Open Water Eve; Enter Sandman
This article, posted by the San Francisco Chronicle, indicates that swimmers will lose access to much of their social media…
In Briefs: Cielo Hires Jessica Hardy's Lawyer, Howard Jacobs, for CAS Arbitration
As we sit and wait patiently for Wednesday’s hearing, where the CAS will decide on the appeal of FINA vs….
USOC/IOC To Arbitrate Validity of "Rule 45" August 17th; Subirats' Fate Hangs in Balance
Switzerland’s Court for Arbitration of Sport (CAS) has set a date of August 17th for the arbitration between the United States…
PRESS RELEASE: FINA Officially Announces Intent to Appeal Doping Case to CAS
In a previously implied-and-anticipated move, FINA has officially decided to appeal the doping suspensions (or lack thereof) to the international…
TYR Makes More Strong Statements by Signing World, Olympic Champion Ricky Berens
TYR Sport has really made a strong move into the swimming sponsorship market with their second major splash in the…
FINA Whittles Down 2015/2017 World Championship Candidates to Just Three
The name “Shanghai” infiltrates pretty close to every article we post these days. After that, London will be the most…
High-Tech Rubber Suits Seeing New Life in Elite Competitive Swimming
Though FINA has said that the high-tech rubber suits that tore up the World Record books in 2008 and 2009…
