Appeals Court Rejects Suit From Formerly Banned Swim Coach
This week, a U.S. Court of Appeals upheld a previous judge’s decision to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed by a formerly-banned swim coach seeking damages from USA Swimming.
Dana Vollmer Announces Return to Competition After 2nd Child
5-time Olympic gold medalist and former 100 meter fly World Record holder Dana Vollmer has announced that next week’s Pro Swim Series stop in Austin, Texas will be her official return-to-competition meet.
TYR Announces Collaboration With Competitor Swim For Pro Swim Series
TYR Sport is proud to announce its collaboration with Competitor Swim for the 2018 TYR Pro Swim Series.
2018 Pro Swim Series Opens In Austin From January 11-14
A strong field of Team USA Olympians, world champions and USA Swimming National Team members will kick off 2018 at next week’s TYR Pro Swim Series at Austin, set for Jan. 11-14 at the University of Texas’ Lee & Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center.
Top 8 Swimming Storylines For 2018
We spent all of last month chronicling the year 2017 in our Swammy Awards, but now it’s time to look forward to the coming year. Here are the 10 biggest storylines to keep an eye on heading into 2018:
2017 Swammy Awards Male Swimmer of the Year: Caeleb Dressel
Though Caeleb Dressel made his Olympic debut in 2016, it was 2017 that really saw him come into fruition.
2017 Swammy Awards: U.S. Female Swimmer of the Year Katie Ledecky
To see all of our 2017 Swammy Awards presented by TYR, click here. 2017 U.S. FEMALE SWIMMER OF THE YEAR:…
2017 Swammy Awards U.S. Male Swimmer of the Year: Caeleb Dressel
Caeleb Dressel took it to a whole new level in 2017.
Top 10 Swimming Storylines of 2017
Multi-time World Cup champ Katinka Hosszu was publicly critical of the international swimming federation’s changes to the World Cup format throughout 2017.
2017 Swammy Awards: Top 10 Races of 2017
Where does 40.0? Rank on our Top 10 Races of 2017? How about 49.86?
2017 Swammy Awards NCAA Female Swimmer of the Year: Katie Ledecky
The award for NCAA female swimmer of the year was a tough one to call with several swimmers breaking records and winning multiple events.
2017 Swammy Awards NCAA Male Swimmer of the Year: Caeleb Dressel
One of the most talked-about performances of his short course season was his 100 free, where he came as close as he could get to becoming the first man in history to break 40 seconds.
2017 Swammy Awards: High School Team of the Year Carmel Girls
Kelly Pash was part of the Carmel girls’ incredible 31st straight IHSAA team title.
Competitor Coach of the Month: Matt Kredich, Tennessee
Together, the University of Tennessee’s men’s and women’s teams rose a combined 11 spots in our post-invite Power Rankings after breakout performances at home.
Ultra Swim Swimmer of the Month: Zane Grothe
Ultra Swim Swimmer of the Month is a recurring SwimSwam feature shedding light on a U.S.-based swimmer who has proven themselves…