Carlin ready to achieve International Success
There are not many better stories than the comeback of Jazz Carlin. After suffering major illnesses disrupting her preparations for…
Michael Phelps among flag-bearers at Special Olympics opening ceremonies
Michael Phelps was among a star-studded group of flag-bearers at opening ceremonies of the Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles Saturday.
Spanish Superstar Mireia Belmonte Drops Out of World Championships
Spanish powerhouse Mireia Belmonte confirmed this morning that she has pulled out of the 2015 FiNA World Championships.
Chinese Divers Make History; Wu Minxia Claims 8th World Title (Video)
Olympic champion Wu won her eighth world title from her eighth world trip on the second competition day of the FINA World Championships at the Kazan Aquatic Palace here on Saturday.
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.
