Britain

British Sports Journalists Association Give Peaty “Performance of the Year” Award

Adam Peaty won the prestigious SJA Award after a successful season that included four European Championships and a new World Record.

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14-Year Old Lewis Burras Breaks British Age Record in Dubai

14-year old Lewis Borras is now the fastest Brit ever in the 50 free at 14-years old.

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Sam Dailley Posts British Age Group Record in the 50 Butterfly

Sam Dailey of Plymouth Leander destroyed the national age group mark in the boys short course 50 butterfly posting a time of 26.43…

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Scottish SC Nationals to Be Live-Streamed Beginning Friday, December 12th

The Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh will play host to an impressive line-up for the Scottish Gas National Short Course…

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Fear of Being the Best

Annie Grevers: “I think it is important to be pleasant after failures. But being heartbroken when you are within a inches of grabbing that lifelong goal is also noble.”

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Swim Coach Bill Furniss Breaks Down British Swimming Progress

Head Coach Bill Furniss: “Adam Peaty and James Guy – they are great examples of where we want to get to…”

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Danish Swimming To Bolster Support of Coaches and Swimmers on Road to Rio

“By continuing training at NTC with Stefan and Nick we get the continuity that is needed in the run up to the Olympics,” says Jeanette Ottesen, four-time medal winner from Doha.

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Integrate High Elbow Catch with Proper Body Rotation

Swim Training is courtesy of VASA, a SwimSwam partner. Two of the most essential elements of a fast, efficient Freestyle…

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Shallow Water Blackout: The Quiet Killer – Prevention

Courtesy of Julia Galan and VASA, a SwimSwam partner. This article is the final piece in our three-part series on…

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The Best Bubble Rings Are Not Created By Swimmers – Watch Dolphins Do it

We’ve seen impressive bubble rings created by swimmers, but we’ve never seen anything like the video.

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Is this Owl Swimming Breaststroke or Butterfly?

Many thanks to Stephanie Entwistle for sending SwimSwam this video of a Great Horned Owl swimming!

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United States Men Break 4×50 Freestyle Relay American Record

Josh Schneider provided the lead-off leg on the United States’ American Record-setting relay in the 4×50 Free relay.

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United States Women Crush 14 Year-Old American Record In 4×50 Medley Relay

Felicia Lee led off the women’s 4×50 medley relay that smashed the previous American record by 3 seconds.

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2014 World Short Course Championships: Day Two Finals Real-Time Recap

Ruta Meilutyte has her sights set on the 50 breaststroke world record…

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Brazil Matches Spain With Three Golds for the Lead in the Medal Standings

Spain and Brazil now top the medal podium with three gold each…

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