Europe

Wilby, O’Connor, Scott Among Brits Headed To Arizona Altitude

Duncan Scott is among 18 British athletes headed to Flagstaff for altitude training this month.

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2018 Swammy Awards: Energy Standard, Europe’s Coaches Of The Year

Meet our 2018 Swammy Award winners for Europe’s Coaches of the Year.

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2018 Swammy Awards: National Development Award – Italy

Not only did Italy break a lot of National Records in 2018, but Italian swimmers posted times to put the rest of the world on watch. Who’s ready for some great showdowns in 2019?

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2018 Swammy Awards: European Female Swimmer of the Year Sarah Sjostrom

To see all of our 2018 Swammy Awards presented by TYR, click here.  2018 EUROPEAN FEMALE SWIMMER OF THE YEAR:…

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FINA Champions Series Will Be Hosted in US, Hungary, and China

According to Russian swimming legend Vladimir Salnikov, who is a member of the FINA Bureau, the three-meet series will be hosted in the US, China, and Hungary from March through May.

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2018 Swammy Awards: Steven Tigg, British Coach Of The Year

Duncan Scott’s coach at the University of Stirling, Steven Tigg, is SwimSwam’s British Coach of the Year.

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2018 Swammy Awards: Male Breakout Swimmer of the Year James Wilby

Great Britain now has the two fastest active breaststrokers in the world (Adam Peaty, middle; James Wilby, right), further emphasizing their huge medley advantage headed toward Tokyo.

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Russian Journalists Name Kliment Kolesnikov 2018 Athlete of the Year

Kliment Kolesnikov has been named one of the top 10 athletes of Russia in 2018.

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2018 Swammy Awards: Euro Male Swimmer of the Year Kliment Kolesnikov

Kolesnikov piled up a huge number of medals in 2018 and broke a World Record, even at only 18-years old.

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2018 Swammy Awards: Female Breakout Swimmer of the Year Wang Jianjiahe

At just 16, with 2018 being her coming out year, Wang could have much more in store in the years to come.

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2018 Lausanne Cup Photo Vault – European Swimmers

Glean some technique tips from viewing up-close competition photos of your favorite European stars who competed earlier this month in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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Canadians In Lausanne (Photo Vault)

Take in the sights of the 2018 Lausanne Cup with a Canadian-specific photo vault, courtesy of photographer Kevin Reust.

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Great Britain Swimming in 2018: Successful, but Trending the Wrong Way

When Great Britain won the rights to host the 2012 Olympics, as many future hosts do, they began pushing huge…

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7 Reasons Why Hiring a Swimmer Will Enhance Your Company

Just because so-called “swammers” may have hung up their goggles, doesn’t mean that those years of hard work were wasted. Former swimmers have spent years developing skills which can be integral to their new lives in the workforce.

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Additional Age Records Fall On Final Night Of Dutch SC C’ships

The final day of the Dutch Short Course Open Championships saw more age records go down.

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