April 1st Means FINA Junior World Records are Open, and Horton First to Get One
Australia’s Mack Horton has broken his own Junior World Record on the first day of eligibility in Australia.
2014 YMCA National Championships Preview, Plus All the Links You Need to Follow the Meet
Greensboro Aquatic Center will play host to the YMCA Short Course National Championships this year.
Russia’s Evgeny Sedov Clears Pair of Junior World Records in Russia
Russian Evgeny Sedov has gone faster than the recognized Junior World Records in two races, though it will be a waiting game to see if they’re recognized.
VIDEO INTERVIEW: Cal senior Tarczynski reflects on winning NCAA titles 3 of 4 college seasons
University of California senior Marcin Tarczynski capped off his college career with his third team NCAA title in four seasons.
Backstroke Ledges “Unlikely” to Be Ready in Time for Mesa Grand Prix
After originally hoping to debut the newly-approved “backstroke wedges” for the Mesa Grand Prix in April, USA Swimming and Omega…
VIDEO INTERVIEW: Duke’s Nick McCrory always keeps an eye on the scoreboard
Duke diver Nick McCrory said he was on the platform “doing the math” Saturday night to figure out what scores he needed to average to defend his platform title. McCrory outscored his math and won the event for the Blue Devils.
VIDEO: Rowdy Gaines to direct 30 Central Florida YMCA locations, modeling program after SwimMAC
Television color commentator and former Olympic gold medalist Rowdy Gaines will be taking over direction of 30 Orlando-area YMCAs to create a new SwimMAC-type super-club system.
VIDEO INTERVIEW: Kyle Darmody got to race older brother while anchoring Auburn’s NCAA championship 400 free relay
Auburn freshman Kyle Darmody got to anchor a relay against his big brother (who swims for Texas) and came out on top, helping Auburn win a NCAA title in the 400 free relay.
VIDEO INTERVIEW: Michigan mile champ Connor Jaeger recaps Wolverine season
Michigan’s repeat NCAA 1650 champion Connor Jaeger talks about the year for the Wolverines, who had an up-and-down NCAA Championships but won two titles on Saturday.
VIDEO INTERVIEW: Jeremy Bagshaw was well-aware of fans and teammates during spark-plug mile swim
Cal’s Jeremy Bagshaw provided an early spark for the Golden Bears on Saturday, and said he could see the excitement in his teammates during his heat of the mile.
SwimMAC Carolina Girls Break Two More 17-18 NAG Relay Records; Now Hold All 10 in the Category
Kathleen Baker, Caitlin Casazza, Elsa Welshofer, and Lauren Rhodes combined to break the last two 17-18 yards National Age Group relay records, giving SwimMAC Carolina perfect 10-for-10.
VIDEO INTERVIEW: Louisville’s Joao de Lucca proud to win swimming’s “F1” race Saturday night
Always an entertaining interview, Louisville Cardinal senior Joao de Lucca talks in the video above about his 100 free win, comparing it to Formula 1 car racing.
VIDEO INTERVIEW: Cal coach Dave Durden responds to hard-fought NCAA team title
University of California head coach Dave Durden (on the right above) checks in with SwimSwam to share his thoughts on the Golden Bears team title from the weekend, a title that came down to the sixth and final swimming session to be decided.
VIDEO INTERVIEW: Kevin Cordes talks stroke count, summer goals after record-breaking NCAA Championships
Arizona’s Kevin Cordes lowered a pair of his own American records en route to his second-straight NCAA Swimmer of the Meet award.
VIDEO INTERVIEW: Ryan Murphy shares his 200 back race plan from NCAA Championship swim
California freshman Ryan Murphy shares his thoughts from his first NCAA Championships where he won two individual titles and hoisted the team trophy with his Berkeley Golden Bears.
