7 Reasons Why Swimmers Date Swimmers
Funky Trunks and Funkita swimmers fess up on their swimcest and the upside of dating other swimmers.
(Swimcest / ’swim-cest / verb: when a swimmer forms a romantic relationship with another swimmer, usually from the same swim team.)
New Chief of Competitive Sports at Swiss Swimming
Markus Buck (34) will take over the duties of the “chief competitive sports” at Swiss swimming by his predecessor Steffen Liess over the next months
Marco Koch Starts 2015 Short Course Season With Fast Swims
200 m breaststroke World Champion Marco Koch competed last weekend at an international swim meet in Mainz, Germany, not far away from his hometown of Darmstadt.
6 Storylines to Watch at the 2015 Beijing FINA World Cup
Emily Seebohm is part of a loaded women’s backstroke field assembling in Beijing.
Australian Age Group Swimmers Attend Kaizen Talent Camp
On Sunday a 35-strong squad of Australia’s most talented age group swimmers embarked on the annual Kaizen Talent Camp at the National Training Centre in Canberra, and will remain there until Saturday 3 October.
2015 FINA World Cup: Beijing Streaming Information
The 4th leg of the FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup 2015- in Beijing (CHN) – on September 29-30 will be streamed live and free of charge on FINAtv.
Australia’s Atherton Tears Up Backstroke Age Group Records
Minna Atherton, backstroke from Queensland, Australia – remember that name.
Banned Brian King Still On Deck In Australia
In June we reported how controversial Australian swim coach Brian King received a three-year suspension from coaching children, as well as a…
USOC: “There Is Work To Be Done Between Now And Rio”
Michael Phelps was dropped from the Worlds roster, a fact which didn’t help the U.S. Worlds medal haul the USOC examined earlier this week.
Is Australia Becoming A Drug Cheat Haven?
Sun Yang had served a doping ban last year, but is still allowed to train at unofficial, non-excellence training centers in Australia.
Queensland Wins 7th-Straight Australian States Teams Title
Queensland got off to a flying start and didn’t look back on their way to winning their 7th straight State…
Why The Fundamental Law of Inertia Matters In Swimming
Courtesy of Gary Hall Sr., 10-time World Record Holder, 3-time Olympian, 1976 Olympic Games US Flagbearer and The Race Club co-founder.
In Le Clos’ Hong Kong absence, Van der Burgh Expands World Cup Points Lead
Defending World Cup champion Chad le Clos did not contest the opening stop of Cluster #2 in Hong Kong, and his South African countryman Cameron van der Burgh took advantage, tightening his grasp on the series points lead.
Hosszu’s $13K Leads Money-Earners From Hong Kong World Cup
Katinka Hosszu continues to cash in on the FINA World Cup series, leading all money earners by nearly $10,000 in Hong Kong.
Katinka Hosszu Finishes Hong Kong World Cup With 8 Gold Medals
Katinka Hosszu (HUN) was the most prolific winner of the third leg of the 2015 Hong Kong World Cup, earning eight gold medals and ten overall.
