SPIRE Academy Celebrates a Successful 2012-2013 Season
SPIRE has had a monumentally busy and successful sesaon. SPIRE hosted the following Championship swimming events: • Ohio High School Sectional…
Canada’s Savard Breaks National Record on Final Day of 2013 SMOC
The Canadian women have been building some depth in their butterfly group; perhaps not quite the depth that their breaststroke…
Heemskerk Cranks Fast 100 Free to Close Dutch Open
Even with much of the Dutch elite contingent not at the meet, especially the women’s sprint freestylers, veteran Femke Heemskerk gave…
Muffat and Meilutyte post world’s bests in Monaco
On the second night of the Mare Nostrum competition in Monaco Olympic champion Camille Muffat dominated the field in the 400 freestyle…
Danish Star Mie Nielsen out of Barcelona due to knee surgery
Danish star Mie Nielsen will have to withdraw from the World Championships in Barcelona due a knee injury that has plagued…
Going Retro: 2009 USA World Championship Trials Record Breakers Photo Vault
“Cullen Jones and Garrett Weber-Gale tied for second going 21.55. Two days later, the pair would race to determine the final US World Championships team spot in the event. Jones won the swim-off in an American record 21.41 to Weber-Gale’s 21.70.” (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictues)
Ruta Meilutyte lights it up on the first night of Mare Nostrum
Ruta Meilutyte won the 100 breaststroke destroying the field by almost three full seconds in a blazing 1:05.20 setting meet…
Claude-Yves Bertrand hired as an assistant at Simon Fraser University
Liam Donnelly, the head coach of the Simon Fraser University swimming program, has announced the hiring of Claude-Yves Bertrand as…
Transformation and Michael Phelps
“Michael Phelps entered the world stage in swimming quietly in 2000 when he earned a position on the US Olympic Team. In Sydney, he and his 17-year old roommate, Aaron Peirsol watched, listened, learned and quietly began planning their return four years later.” (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)
2013 Dutch Open Starts with National Record in 200 IM from Marrisen
The 2013 edition of the Dutch Open National Championships in Eindhoven began with a National Record. Dutch swimming, though well-known…
Rebecca Adlington Leads Gig with BBC Broadcast for Worlds
Four-Time Olympic medalist and 2008 Beijing double-distance queen Rebecca Adlington will be back poolside at the 2013 World Championships in…
Sutton Wins 800 to Open Swim Meet of Champions; Has Uncanny Split
Mission Viejo’s Chloe Sutton knows how to nail her splits. (File Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Kyllianen, Koski, Seppala Among 10 for Finnish World Championship team
The Finnish Swimming Association has announced a 10-swimmer roster that will travel to the 2013 World Championships at the end…
Funding Cuts Force Britain to Further Limit Roster Size for World Championships
After cutting one of the Intensive Training Centers in February, more effects of the nearly £4 million in funding cuts…
Hannah Miley to Race 6 Events at British Trials
Great Britain’s Hannah Miley has loaded up her schedule with a pair of new events for this year’s World Championship Trials. (Stock Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
