Swim Job: YMCA of Greater Spartanburg seeks Head Site Coach
YSSC is one of the top YMCA swim programs in the nation, winning the 2014 SCY YMCA National meet, placing 2nd in the girls at this summer’s Junior Nationals and regularly finishes in the top 20 of the USA Swimming Virtual Club Championships.
World Cup Tokyo Day Two Results
Katinka Hosszu started another strong night of swimming taking the women’s 400 IM in a time of 4:23. 67…
Hagino Breaks 200 IM Asian and World Cup Record in Tokyo
Kousuke Hagino broke his own Asian and World Cup record in the men’s 200 IM posting a time of 1:51.27…
Movember for Mental Health
Dr. Stewart Vella is encouraging many to sport a Movember moustache in support of mental health…
Xmetrics launches the world’s first portable swim coach
Swimmers dream to have an easy to use device to keep tracks of their performance, such as laps, time count, frequency monitoring etc. With Xmetrics this dream becomes to reality.
3 Ways to Stay Healthy in Flu Season
Fall is an important time of year for swimmers as they lay down an aerobic base to build upon for the season ahead. In the midst of competitions and heavy training, athletes need to maximize their health so they can maintain consistency and perform their best.
Olympic Medalist Hogshead-Makar launches Champion Women Non-Profit
A new chapter for championing girls and women in sports begins today with Champion Women, a non-profit organization founded by its CEO, Nancy Hogshead-Makar, a civil rights attorney, prolific scholar and speaker and Olympic champion.
Fran Halsall breaks British 50 back record at Tokyo World Cup
Fran Halsall broke a national record that was less than a year old while winning the 50 backstroke at the Tokyo World Cup event.
British Sprint Record Falls, Katie Drabot Cracks American Top-10 at Tokyo World Cup
Junior Katie Drabot became the 9th-fastest American woman of all-time in the 200 SCM freestyle on the first day of the 2014 FINA World Cup series.
Swimming Canada Names 5 Coaches to “Select Coaches” Developmental Group
Swimming Canada has named 5 rising coaches to a developmental group hoping to expand the country’s swimming success.
Swim Stars and Coaches Headline 3rd FINA World Aquatics Convention
During FINA’s official Aquatics Conference, taking place at the 3rd FINA World Aquatics Convention, 29 November-1 December 2014, The Ritz-Carlton…
Australia Changes Tune, Will Participate in FINA Youth Programme Afterall
After initially telling SwimSwam in July that it would not participate in FINA’s new “youth camp” initiative around its World…
Ryan Lochte tips $400 at College Restaurant over the Penn State Game Weekend
Last Friday Ryan Lochte finished his morning workout early and headed to Penn State to see the football game.
Verlinden and Truijens End Coach Swimmer Partnership
After a disappointing year Joeri Verlinden and coach Martin Truijens have decided to go in different directions…