USA Women Open FINA World Championships With 13-2 Win Over Brazil
Maggie Steffens (Danville, CA/Stanford/Diablo) scored three goals to pace the offense and Ashleigh Johnson (Miami, FL/Princeton/Miami Riptides) stopped 14 shots in net.
US Mixed Duet Wins Historic Gold at FINA World Championships
The U.S. duo of Bill May (Cicero, N.Y.) and Christina Jones won gold Sunday in the first-ever mixed duet technical event at the FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia.
Open Water Aussies Place Top 10 at FINA World Championships
Australia has had an encouraging start to the FINA World Championships in Kazan with Jess Walker finishing fifth and Melissa Gorman seventh in the women’s five-kilometre open water event on the Kazanka River.
How to Nail the Taper
Reach your body’s peak performance level by diminishing training volume—enabling your body to recover from the physiological stress of months of heavy training. Literature suggests the taper period should involve a reduction to 40-60% of one’s training volume to maximize performance gains.
German National Team in Turkey preparing for World Champs
The German national team is training at the Gloria Sports Arena in Turkey to prepare for the World Championships.
Denmark’s Ipsen Clocks 400m Free PB at 2015 Portuguese Open Nats
Anton Ipsen (Denmark) logged a new personal best on his way to the 400m freestyle victory in Coimbra, Portugal.
China wins women’s Synchro Springboard at 2015 World Champs (Video)
China’s team of Shi Tingmao and Wu Minxia took home gold in the women’s 3-meter Synchronized Springboard diving event to give China a sweep of the diving gold medals on the second day of the 2015 World Championships.
China wins Mixed Synchro Platform at 2015 World Championships (Video)
China’s team of Si Yajie and Tai Xiaohu combined to win the Mixed Synchro 10-meter Platform Diving event on the second day of the 2015 FINA World Aquatics Championships.
2015 World Championships Preview: Women’s 200 Back
Missy Franklin is the 200 backstroke World Record holder in the 200 meter backstroke in long course, but hasn’t matched that time since the 2012 Olympic Games.
Canada earns silver in Women’s Synchro Springboard at World Champs (Video)
Silver went to Canada, which finished the day with a pair of silvers in diving. Jennifer Abel and Pamela Ware scored 319.47, including 72- and 73-pointers over the final three rounds.
USA 9th in Women’s Synchro Springboard at 2015 World Champs (Video)
The Americans took 9th, an improvement on the 13th place finish in the Mixed Synchro Platform event. That team was Abby Johnston and Laura Ryan.
Canada takes silver in Mixed Synchro Platform Dive at 2015 World Champs (Video)
Canada’s team of Meaghan Benfeito and Vincent Riendeau took second to the Chinese.
USA takes 13th in Mixed Synchro Platform Dive at 2015 World Champs (Video)
The American duo of Mark Anderson and Samantha Bromberg took home 13th place in the Mixed 10-meter Synchronized Diving event at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships.
Chad Ho Says ‘No Tactics’ En Route to 5K Title (VIDEO INTERVIEW)
An intense finish led to a moment of euphoria for South African Chad Ho in the men’s 5K on Saturday in Kazan.
Ho Takes World Title in the Men’s 5km
South African Chad Ho took the men’s 5km event in thrilling fashion. Ho reached the halfway mark in the 16th…
