Australia’s James Magnussen to have shoulder surgery, out of commission for World Championships
Australian freestyle star James Magnussen will undergo shoulder surgery and is officially out of this summer’s World Championships, Swimming Australia reports.
Hosszu wins three, including comeback 200 breast on day 2 of FFN Golden Tour in Nancy
Katinka added another three gold medals and two silvers on Day Two of the FFN Golden Tour in Nancy, France.
American Sprint Freestyle Not Up To Par With World – Medals On The Line
On Friday, USA Swimming posted the following Tweet highlighting the dire challenge of American sprinting so far in 2015. Since then, the situation has gotten even more dire, with Katsumi Nakamura going a 48.41 in the 100m freestyle at the Japan Open.
Nakamura Sets National Record, Rocks Men’s 100 Freestyle World Rankings at 2015 Japan Open
The 2015 Japan Open continued today with some significant shaking up of the world rankings. Two Japanese National Records also…
A Letter to High School Swimmers who “Aren’t Good Enough” to Swim in College
How a high school swimmer turned apathy into motivation at the college-level and made it to the U.S. Olympic Trials.
The Truth about Your Head Position In Swimming
Gary Hall Sr.: “Most swimmers swim freestyle or backstroke with their heads positioned too high, looking forward slightly as they swim through the water, or in the case of backstroke, with the head perched up.”
3 Steps to Faster Turns
Turns are an incredible advantage to the athlete who can nail them. A great turn will increase your acceleration coming off the wall, giving you “easy speed” that requires no additional effort, whereas a bad turn will make you fight hard to make up for lost ground.
Nicol Comes Away With an Impressive Win at the Mel Zajac Jr International
Rachel Nicol was one of five members of the Canadian Pan American Games team to take home gold on the first night of the Mel Zajac Jr. International…
Rio Official Confirms Delamare Aquatic Park Will Not Be Ready for 2016 Olympic Water Polo
A Rio official confirms that the Julio Delamare Aquatic Park’s construction will not be done in time to host the 2016 Olympic water park events.
Russian Olympic Committee Prez Targets Top Three Medal Haul in Rio
Will Yulia Efimova add to Russia’s overall medal standings in the country’s quest to finish overall top three in Rio?
FFN Golden Tour in Nancy: Hosszu, Metella, Verraszto Out Front After Day 1
Katinka Hosszu tops the leaderboard after three podia on Day One of the Nancy stage of France’s Golden Tour.
Kosuke Kitajima Announces Planned Retirement Following 2016 Olympic Games
According to an interview done on Japanese TV, Kosuke Kitajima, one of the most famed breaststrokers this sport has ever seen, will retire following the 2016 Olympic Games.
Record Setting Day at the Russian Junior Nationals
As the Russian Junior National Championships in Volgograd came to an end so did the lifespan of four the competition records…
Swimming Australia Posts Huge Reductions in Short Course Nationals Qualifying Standards
Swimming Australia has stiffened the qualifying standards for the 2015 Short Course National Championships by a huge margin.
Seto & Sakai Throw Down World’s Top Two 200m Butterfly Times on Day 1 of 2015 Japan Open
And just like that, after Day 1 of the 2015 Japan Open, Daiya Seto and Masato Sakai stand atop the world rankings in the 200m butterfly event.
