Kathleen Baker to Miss FINA Champions Series Budapest Due to Rib Injury
World record holder Kathleen Baker will miss the Budapest stop of the 2019 FINA Champions Series this week due to a rib injury she suffered in April, she told SwimSwam today.
Open Water Nationals Sees Little Change in SwimSquads Standings
Cammile Adams’ “Adams Family” maintained its sizable lead over the field thanks to, among others, a 4th-place finish in the women’s 10km race at Open Water Nationals from Erica Sullivan (above).
USA Swimming MAAPP: Guardian Must Be Included On Electronic Communication
The U.S. Center for SafeSport requires the national governing bodies of all sports to implement a Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policy (MAAPP) by June 23, and USA Swimming has released the full details of its MAAPP, including restrictions on social media communication, travel and one-on-one interactions between coaches and swimmers.
ISL – United States Rosters Expected in the the Next Two Weeks
Michael Andrew is co-owner of the New York Breakers, and so we assume that he will swim there, but very little else is known so far of the American rosters for the 2019 ISL season.
’19 NCAA Offseason: Head Coach Hires Trickling In, Assistant Positions Open
Coley Stickels was announced as the new head coach at Alabama last week – check out the remaining DI vacancies here.
Way Too Early NCAA Recruit Ranks: Girls High School Class of 2021
We’ve got two true lights-out sprinters at the top of a class that’s ultimately built on distance swimmers with scary-good improvement curves.
2019 US Open Water Nationals: Race Videos
Watch the race videos from the 2019 US Open Water National Championships
What’s the secret to winning a 50 Free Shoot-out? (Video)
Listen Margo Geer explain her strategy and successfully repeating as the TYR Derby Pro 50 Free Champ
Italian Men Sweep Men’s 5k Top Three, Twichell Takes Women’s 5k Title
The Italian trio of Paltrinieri, Acerenza, and Sanzullo stole the top 3 of the men’s 5k. On the women’s side, Ashley Twichell toppled Brazilian Ana Cunha for the 5k title.
Top 20 NCAA Swimming Recruits in the Boys High School Class of 2020
Carson Foster was our #1 recruit last year. But Luca Urlando is rising fast, and we’ve got a #1 controversy on our hands. Updated recruit ranks here.
Ryan Held and Lia Neal Share Olympic Memories, Lessons (Video)
Hear Ryan Held and Lia Neal each give perspective on what they took away from their Olympic experiences
Becker, Travis Take Home Junior 5k Titles Day After Senior 10k Swim
16-year-olds Dylan Becker and Chase Travis both won their respective junior 5k races on Saturdays, just a day after competing in the senior 10k race.
2019 U.S. Open Water Nationals, Day 1 Photo Vault
This Open Water Photo Essay is courtesy of Justin Gilliland at jg-pj.com. Many thanks Justin for these beautiful images.
Paltrinieri Wins Men’s 10K, Wilimovsky Crowned National Champion In Miami
Italian Gregorio Paltrinieri ran away with the men’s 10K title at U.S. Open Water Nationals.
Luca Urlando Breaks Dressel’s National Public HS Record With 45.88 Fly
California high schooler Luca Urlando broke the national public high school record in the 100 fly at prelims of his CIF Sac-Joaquin Section meet. And he did it without even going a personal-best time.
