International

25 Strategies To Keep Swimmers From Quitting The Sport

Understanding the reasons why many swimmers leave the sport, spotting it early and preventing its consequencies, must be a priority and must be studied.

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23 Common Mistakes Swimmers Make That Undermine Their Training

23 Common Mistakes Swimmers Make That Undermine Their Training

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ACC, Polish Champion Jan Switkowski Transferring from Virginia Tech to Florida

Jan Switkowski emerged from a deep and impressive field as the 2015 Polish National Champion in the 200 fly, and will now continue his college career at the University of Florida.

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Diverse group of Canadians will compete in Mare Nostrum tour

With the Pan Am Games drawing near, some of Canada’s brightest young swimmers will get to assess their progress over the next two weekends while competing in the Mare Nostrum Series.

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Luxembourg’s Carnol, Iceland’s Luthersdottir break meet records on day 3 of Small Nation Games

Meet records continued to shatter on day 3 of Europe’s Small Nation Games, with Laurent Carnol and Hilda Luthersdottir each taking down a 100 breast mark.

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Goeij Breaks Championship Record at the Brazilian Youth Champships

Fernanda Goeij had the swim of the day breaking the championship record in the 100 backstroke posting a time of 1:04..71…

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Naoya Tomita will not appeal guilty verdict in camera-stealing case

Japanese swimmer Naoya Tomita will not appeal last week’s ruling that found him guilty of stealing a journalist’s camera at last year’s Asian Games.

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RUSADA hosts educational doping control seminars in preparation for World Championships

RUSADA, Russia’s anti-doping agency, hosted a series of educational seminars for national teams in various aquatic sports in preparation for this summer’s FINA World Aquatics Championships.

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2017 World Championships could cost Hungary $177 million, would be Hungary’s largest-ever sports event

Taking over the 2017 FINA World Championships at the last minute could cost Hungary up to 49 billion forints, or about $177 million, Hungary Today reports.

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Secrets of College Recruiting: Why Race Video Matters

You don’t have to win or even go a best time or have perfect strokes, starts or turns, but you do have to RACE. Coaches want to see you race.

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German Youngsters Test Versatility At German Youth Nationals

The German Youth and Junior Nationals is a special event, taking place in Berlin from Tuesday, June 2nd until Saturday, June…

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Kazan 2015 Announces Surprisingly Low Ticket Prices; Tickets On Sale Now

Ticket prices range from $2.72-$5.45 for prelims and $10.89-$14.52 for finals.

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Van der Burgh Feels That Swimmers ‘Borrow’ Records

“The reality is that you just ‘borrow’ a record…

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Four Welsh Swimmers To Compete In Mare Nostrum Series

Four top Welsh swimmers will be setting sail to continental Europe for the Mare Nostrum Series, including Commonwealth freestyle champion Jazz Carlin.

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USC’s NCAA champ Michael Domagala qualifies for Poland’s World Championships team

Former U.S. Junior National champ Michael Domagala has decided to represent Poland internationally, and he will make his Team Poland debut at this summer’s World Championships in Kazan, Russia.

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