International

FINA President Maglione Speaks In Favor of Removing Age Limit Of Its Members, Including Himself

Could we see FINA President Maglione in his position until 2021, when he will be 81 years old?

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Australia’s “Sports Tally” Reveals Some Trepidation Headed into Rio

In the aftermath of a comparatively disastrous 2012 Olympic Games for Australia, where the country’s 10th position in the overall…

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Emily Overholt To Defer UBC Commitment Until After 2016 Olympics

Canadian swimmer Emily Overholt has decided to defer her acceptance to the University of British Columbia and their varsity swim team in order to focus on the 2016 Olympic Games.

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University Of Calgary Sign Six For 2015-2016 Season

With a large portion of their team swimming at their last CIS Championships this past February, the University of Calgary…

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Emily Seebohm searching for new coach, training home after longtime coach moves to Melbourne

Australian backstroker Emily Seebohm will face a wrinkle in her training plans as her longtime coach Matt Brown is set to move to Melbourne next month.

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Great Britain Taking 12 to World Junior Championships

British Swimming has announced a team of 12 athletes who will be representing the nation at the FINA World Junior…

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Three Mexican Records Fall On Night Five Of Mexican Nationals

Day five of the Mexican Swimming Championships proved to be one of the fastest as it saw a total of three new national records broken, which included two at the open level and one at the age-group level.

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Ottesen, Meilutyte and Peaty Earn Wins at the UK’s 2015 National Arena Swimming League Finals

The National Arena Swimming League held its annual meet in Cardiff, Wales, hosting some of the biggest swimming names in…

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Sweden Sending Three to the World Junior Championships

Sweden will be sending a team of three athletes to the World Junior Swimming Championships in Singapore this summer. The…

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2012 Canadian Olympic Swim Team Coach Randy Bennett Dies

Canadian swim coach Randy Bennett passed away late Monday evening after battling cancer. Bennett was 51 years old. Bennett stepped off-deck…

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11 Reasons To Love Swimming Outside

Now that spring is in the air… it’s time to pull off those pool covers, find that sunblock, and polish up that old pair of mirrored Swedish goggles. Here is a list from our staff on why we love to swim outside.

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2012 European Champion Julie Levisen Announces Retirement

Danish Swimmer Julie Levisen announced her retirement from competitive swimming this week, leaving a large hole in the Danish relays as the 2015 World Championships and 2016 Olympic Games begin.

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The 2012-2014 Medalists in the Men’s Freestyles if Dopers Were Removed

We’ve put together an analysis of what the sport would’ve looked like from 2012-2014 if all athletes who have had a doping ban were not in the picture.

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Mental Health for Athletes: You Are Not Alone

I was lucky to grow up participating in one of the greatest sports in the world…

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