Swimming Australia makes three appointments to high performance staff in leadup to Rio
Swimming Australia Limited (SAL) has today announced three key appointments to its high performance structure in the countdown to next year’s Rio Olympics and beyond to the preparation for the 2020 Games in Tokyo.
Eetu Piiroinen wins twice on opening day of Finnish Nationals
Eetu Piiroinen picked up a pair of wins to kick off the 5-day Finnish National Championships in Vaasa Wednesday.
Morozov Posts World’s Second Fastest Time in the 50 Freestyle on the Final Day of Russian Nationals
Vladimir Morozov recorded a season’s best and the world’s number two time in the 50 freestyle winning the event in a time of 21.65…
Swimming Australia Halts Search For New High Performance Director
Swimming Australia has come up empty-handed in its search for a replacement High Performance Director after Michael Scott resigned in February 2014.
Team GB Announces Swimming Roster For Inaugural European Games at Baku 2015
This morning Team Great Britain released the roster for the inaugural 2015 European Games.
Meilutytė & Bilis Highlight Lithuanian Worlds Roster
Ruta Meilutytė and Simonas Bilis are among the Lithuanian athletes set to travel to Kazan.
Rylov Posts Top Five Time to Win the 200 Backstroke at the Russian National Championships
50 backstroke junior world record holder Evgeny Rylov took the men’s 200 backstroke with ease posting a time of 1:56.44…
Three Ontario Records Fall; Penny Oleksiak Scares 50 Free National Record
Multiple Canadian records have been taken down over the course of the past week, as Penny Oleksiak, Javier Acevedo, and the Markham Aquatic Club all solidified their names in the Ontario record books.
44 Swim Jobs for People Who Love Swimming
Want a job in swimming and/or the aquatic industry? Here are 44 Swim Jobs from all over the world.
Olympic Swim Star Kosuke Kitajima launches Educational and Training Equipment Biz in Japan
With Japan’s top athletic trainer, Dr. Takeshi Suzuki, Olympian Kosuke Kitajima has brought Perform Better, leading educator and provider of functional training equipment to Japan.
Spain to Send 14 Athletes to Kazan
Spain will be sending 14 athletes, seven male and seven female, to compete at the World Championships in Kazan this summer…
Swim Poem: The Lane Not Taken
This poem is inspired by and based off of Robert Frost’s poem, The Road Not Taken, with a swimming twist added to it.
Vlad Morozov posts world-leading 47.9 in 100 free on day 3 of Russian Nationals
On the third day of Russian Nationals, Vlad Morozov took over, winning two events including the 100 free, where he became the first man in the world to crack 48 this season.
Michael Phelps MP Time-Lapse Video From Mesa
SwimSwam photographer Mike Lewis captured thousands of images from Mesa, including a lot of underwater shots. Lewis put this 15 second Michael Phelps time-lapse video together from the competition coverage.
Mark Spitz: “It Is Unfortunate That My Quote Was Misconstrued” Regarding Phelps
Mark Spitz has responded publicly for the first time to an article in Express Sports UK, who reported that Spitz claims that Michael Phelps didn’t actually win the gold medal in the men’s 100 fly at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
