Dagny Knutson’s Lawsuit Drags On, Appealing Judge’s Order
Dagny Knutson’s legal battle against her former attorney wages on as she tries to put her career as a professional swimmer in the past.
VIDEO: Mainland Boys Break Two More National High School Records
The Mainland Regional High School boys broke two more national high school records in one swim Friday night. After taking down the short course meter 200 free relay record, the same foursome broke the 400 free relay record as well as the 100 freestyle record with Destin Lasco’s leadoff split.
Rio Olympians Top 2017 Austin PSS Psych Sheet
Rio 100 free gold medalist Penny Oleksiak will be only one of many Olympians kicking off the 2017 Arena Pro Swim Series in Austin next week.
Allard: US Sports Academy Should Rescind Awards For Wielgus, Paterno
California attorney Bob Allard has publicly urged the U.S. Sports Academy to rescind an honorary doctorate given to USA Swimming President Chuck Wielgus last month, while also repeating his call for a similar honor to be stripped from former NCAA football coach Joe Paterno.
VIDEO: Rio Moment To Savor – Cody Miller
USA Swimming published a short interview with Olympic bronze medalist Cody Miller about his Rio swim. The video also includes Miller’s IU teammate Lilly King, who won gold in the women’s version of the 100 breast.
More College Swim Teams Travelling Through Ft. Lauderdale Check In
Several swim teams had their travel plans interrupted at the Fort Lauderdale Airport on Friday after a gunman opened fire.
Scottish Squad Trains In Tenerife, While 12 British Jrs Head To Austin
Scottish swimmers are spending some time in the Tenerife sun, while additional junior athletes head to Texas.
Vote Here for Ledecky, Phelps, Manuel, Hosszu: 2016 USSA Athlete OTY
Michael Phelps, Katie Ledecky, Katinka Hosszu, and Simone Manuel have all been nominated for the United States Sports Academy’s Athlete of the Year Awards.
VIDEO: Meet Simone Manuel, As Introduced By The Youth of USA Swimming
Coming off a blowup 2016 that saw her win a massive upset Olympic gold medal in the 100 free, Simone Manuel is the subject of a new USA Swimming video in which she gets to tell the story of her swimming career, with some help from her younger USA Swimming teammates.
Ledecky, Lochte Drug Tested 3 Times Each by USADA in 2016 Q4
The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) publishes a list of all athletes drug tested in each quarter of each year. The numbers for the fourth quarter of 2016 have been published, with multi-time Olympians Katie Ledecky and Ryan Lochte each leading the way with three tests.
2017 Arena Pro Swim Series To Include US Nationals – For Double Points
The 2017 Arena Pro Swim Series gets its late start next week, with annual tour kicking off from Austin, Texas on Friday, January 13. But in 2017, there’s a new addition to the points hunt: the series will conclude with U.S. Summer Nationals, which will be worth double points.
The Top 20 Most-Commented SwimSwam Stories of 2016, Excluding Recaps
Earlier this week, we tallied up the most-commented SwimSwam stories of the year 2016. That list is typically very heavy on live meet recaps, which function as much as a live chatroom as they do a comment section. So to filter out that effect, we’ve also compiled a list of the top non-recap stories to amass the most comments in the year 2016.
The Top 16 Swimming Stories of 2016
The New Year is upon us! So we at SwimSwam are wrapping up our 2016 Swammy Awards with a look back at the 16 biggest stories of the year 2016.
2016 Swammy Awards: Top 10 Swims of the Year
Hungarian iron lady Katinka Hosszu wasted no time redeeming herself after missing the 400 IM podium in 2012.
The Top 20 Most-Commented SwimSwam Stories of 2016
SwimSwam published well over 11,000 stories in the year 2016. Some skated by without comment from readers, but some spurred…
