Competitor Coach of the Month: Salo’s Trojans Ruled April of 2012
It’s been a sadly swimming-light month of April, so we’re using our Swimmer of the Month to look back on this month two Olympic cycles earlier.
Pentland Announces Jim Gerson’s Return As President Of Speedo North America
Jim Gerson says: “It’s a really exciting time to be re-joining team Speedo. Pentland has an outstanding track-record in brand building…”
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Podcast: Schooling Tore Bicep Twice Post-Rio, Regrets Not Red-Shirting
On coach Sergio Lopez’s podcast, Olympic champ Joseph Schooling says he tore his bicep twice in the fall after Rio and wishes he’d sat out the college season.
U.S. Paralympics Confirms 3 Major Meet Dates for 2020;
McKenzie Coan (above) won 3 gold medals at the 2016 Paralympic Games and 5 total medals at the 2019 IPC World Championships.
NCAA To ‘Modernize’ Name-Image-Likeness Rules For Student-Athletes By 2021-2022
The NCAA announced that it would be “modernizing” its rules that currently prevent student-athletes from profiting from their names, images, or likenesses.
North Dakota Swimming LSC Cancels 2020 Long Course State Championships
North Dakota Swimming is the latest LSC to alter its long course season meet schedule in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
USA Swimming Publishes Guidelines for Virtual Meets
The new project would also allow for different LSCs to virtually swim against each other with a single team still ‘hosting’ the event.
Top NCAA Division I Football, Basketball Coaches Taking Pay Cuts
Schools are starting to share that highest-paid personnel will be included in plans to mitigate the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
USA Swimming Announces $1 Million in Grants to Support Member Clubs
USA Swimming CEO Tim Hinchey (above) says this is an initial amount of funding, part of a goal to generate $5 million for clubs in partnerships with LSCs.
Katie Ledecky Re-Enrolled in Stanford Classes After Olympic Postponement
Ledecky turned professional after her sophomore season and was taking time off of classes to train, but always planned to finish her degree.
Return To Richmond, San Antonio Debut Highlight Changes To 2020-21 PSS Schedule
The 2020-21 Pro Swim Series schedule features a pair of location changes from 2019-20, including the debut of San Antonio, Texas as a host.
USA Swimming Cancels Summer Nationals, Announces 2021 Pro Swim Series Schedule
USA Swimming has officially canceled its summer meets, but plans to run regional meets in mid-summer and kick-start national competition again in late 2020.
Roadmaps 2.0 – Mapping International Swim Stars: Women’s 50 Free
Six of these eight Roadmaps women have won the Olympic or World 50 free title in their career. Who are they and who shows the most potential towards 2021?
USA Swimming Donates 2-Day Olympic Trials VIP Package to Fight Hunger
USA Swimming has donated two 2-day VIP tickets to the 2021 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials to help provide food to…
Swimming From Home: Ray Looze on Best Comeback He’s Ever Seen
Looze recalls when Cuban Mario Gonzalez made an extraordinary comeback to take gold in the 200 breast on his home turf over both American swimmers.
