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.
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…
Shave it Off! Team Austria with the best swimming-centric Taylor Swift parody yet
Lisa Zaiser and the ladies of Team Austria took time out of their pre-World Champs shave down to make this Taylor Swift parody.
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…
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.
Sjostrom Breaks 23rd World Record of 2014 World Short Course Championships
At the beginning of the 2014 World Short Course Championships, Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom said (in paraphrase) that her 200 free wasn’t…
Another Suited World Record Goes Down in Doha as Sjostrom Crushes 100 Fly Mark
Sarah Sjostrom has broken the World Record in the 100 short course meters fly. She now holds both this mark and the 50 long course fly record.
Germany’s Markus Deibler Breaks Ryan Lochte’s World Record in 100 IM
Markus Deibler have a long-running rivalry in the 100 IM, and now they share the World Record.
Dutch Women Break World Record, Miss European Record in 200 Free Relay
Led by a blistering sub-23 anchor from Ranomi Kromowidjojo, the Dutch women broke the World Record, but not the European Record, in the 200 free relay.
Manaudou to Stretch His Backstroke; Americans Swap All Four Relay Legs in Medley Finals
Florent Manaudou will see if he can stretch his 50 backstroke dominance into the 100 in finals of the men’s medley relay in Doha.
Dutch Women Swap in Star Heemskerk to Women’s 400 Free Relay
The Dutch women already broke the World Record by 1.3 seconds in the women’s 200 free relay in prelims, going…
Is this Owl Swimming Breaststroke or Butterfly?
Many thanks to Stephanie Entwistle for sending SwimSwam this video of a Great Horned Owl swimming!
Another Gold by Hosszu Leads Hungary to Top of Day 4 Medal Table at 2014 World Short Course Championships
With one more gold medal for Katinka Hosszu, Hungary has extended their lead in the “golds first” medal table at the…
Florent Manaudou Sets Second World Record in 50m Backstroke in Doha
Florent Manaudou set his second world record in as many events on Saturday in Doha, Qatar. The Frenchman broke American Peter Marshall’s 2009 world record of 22.61 with a 22.22 performance. Manaudou broke the 50 freestyle world record last night.
Michael Phelps Expected to Return to Competition at 2015 Chartres World Cup
American swimmer Michael Phelps has his target to return to competition in 2015.
