International

Team USA Wins Team Trophy, Tops Final Medal Counts

Team USA wound up on top of the total medal standings at the 2015 FINA World Championships.

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Sun Yang Earns FINA’s Male Swimmer Of The Meet

Sun Yang of China earned FINA’s Male Swimmer of the meet at the 2015 World Championships.

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Katie Ledecky Earns FINA’s Female Swimmer of the Meet

Katie Ledecky named FINA’s Female Swimmer of the Meet for her historic outing at the 2015 World Championships.

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Heart Problem Being Cited as Reason for Sun Withdrawal From 1500 Final

China’s Sun Yang withdrew from the men’s 1500 meter final, leaving an empty lane, and his absence is being explained as the result of heart problems.

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Gregorio Paltrinieri Wins 1500 Gold With New European Record

Gregorio Paltrinieiri won his first major long course international gold of his career Sunday night in the 1500m freestyle, churning out a new European record of 14:39.67.

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David Nolan Scratches 200 IM

David Nolan elected not to swim the 200 IM after finishing 7th in the preliminaries of the 100 free this morning at the 2015 USA Summer Nationals in San Antonio, Texas.

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Sun Yang Absent from Men’s 1500 Free Final at World Championships

To the confusion of many viewers shortly before the start of the men’s 1500 free, the favorite Sun Yang was nowhere to…

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Connor Jaeger Smashes American Record in Silver 1500 Free Performance

At the 2015 Kazan World Championships, while Chinese world record-holder Sun Yang was absent to contend for 1500 gold with Gregorio Paltrinieri…

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Mexican Olympic Committee Denies FINA Awareness of Falsified Entries

The Mexican Olympic Committee is denying allegations by the Mexican Swimming Federation that FINA approved a list of false entry times for the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia.

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Murphy To Replace Grevers On 4x100m Medley Relay

Ryan Murphy will be leading things off for the United States in the men’s 4x100m medley relay replacing defending Olympic 100m backstroke champion Matt Grevers.

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The Tempo Pushup increases focus on shoulder stability and your core

Day 4 – Building Blocks Progression powered by BridgeAthletic: Today’s exercise is an alteration of the pushup that tests even the best athletes. Make sure you and your athletes master the previous day before proceeding!

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2015 World Championships Day 8 Prelim Photo Vault- theswimpictures.com

Cody Miller helped the USA men’s 4x100m medley relay qualify first for the final on the 8th and last day of 2015 FINA World Championships.

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Alia Atkinson Edges Own Jamaican Record in 50 Breast

At the 2015 Kazan World Championships, Alia Atkinson had more to cheer about besides winning a silver medal in the 50…

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Chantal Van Landeghem Smashes Own Canadian Record

Chantal Van Landeghem of Canada smashed her own Canadian record in the final of the women’s 50m freestyle en route to a fifth place finish in 24.39.

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Jennie Johansson Breaks Swedish Record To Win Gold

Sweden’s Jennie Johansson shocked the crowd at the 2015 FINA World Championships, taking the 50m breaststroke world title over the top breaststroker in the world.

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