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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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…
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.
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.
GER Swimming Installs Coaching Team to Replace National Team Director
The German Swimming Federation (DSV – Deutscher Schwimmverband) has announced plans to install a “Team Tokyo 2020” instead of a new…
Teen Minakov Scorches 50.13 1Fly, Rylov 49.11 1Back At Salnikov Cup
Russian swimmers threw down fast times in St. Petersburg before calling 2018 a done deal, several of which would have finaled in Hangzhou.
Kolesnikov Closes Out 2018 With WJR In 100 Free
2018 Salnikov Cup Friday, December 21st – Saturday, December 22nd St. Petersburg, Russia SCM Results 18-year-old Kliment Kolesnikov ended his stellar…
Russia Denies WADA Search Team Access To Lab Data
“Let’s hope WADA doesn’t get played again and immediately declares them non-compliant,” United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) chief executive Travis Tygart told Reuters upon the news of data denial during the RUSADA inspection.
