Olympic Trials Warm-Up Pool Sold To California Group
The warm-up pool used at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials will be heading to California after the conclusion of that meet, as a California group called the Santa Ynez Valley Community Aquatics Foundation has purchased the much-sought-after pool.
Five U.S. Swimming National Team Members Visit Pediatric Patients
Elizabeth Beisel, Tyler Clary, Conor Dwyer (Winnetka, Ill.), Michael McBroom and Michael Weiss made a special visit to the pediatric ward of UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central in Colorado Springs last Thursday.
Update: Nathan Adrian Won’t Swim in Canada, Waiting for Mesa Instead
Nathan Adrian says that despite being on the psych sheets, he won’t compete at the Canadian Olympic Trials.
Ryan Murphy to Compete at Canadian Olympic Trials (PSYCH SHEETS)
Natalie Coughlin, Ryan Murphy, Tom Shields, and Elizabeth Beisel will also be among the deep lineup of foreign swimmers attending the country’s semi-open Olympic and Paralympic Trials.
Westmont Swim Club Takes on NCSA Junior Nationals (VIDEO)
The Westmont Swim Club from Illinois documented their time at the NCSA Junior National Championships. These championships went on from…
Fernanda Gonzalez Training With Colorado Stars
Last fall, Gonzalez made the decision to leave Gainesville, FL and move to Colorado where she trains with Colorado Stars.
NBC Announces $1 Billion In Rio Advertising Sales
We reported back in January how American broadcast station NBC was confident that the estimated $1.3 billion in advertising revenue from the 2012 London Olympic Games would be surpassed and now it appears the company’s projections were correct.
Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Townley Haas’s Sneaky Good NCAA Title
Disclaimer: BlueSeventy Swim of the Week is not meant to be a conclusive selection of the best overall swim of…
Black&White Swim Talk: Michael Andrew on a TeeterTotter
In the latest episode of Black&White Swim Talk, Elvis takes a field trip to a local playground to interview 80-time…
All The Records Broken At Men’s NCAA Championships
With all the insanely fast swimming that occurred this weekend at Men’s NCAAs, SwimSwam carried out it’s own version of an Easter egg hunt yesterday. Below is a list of all the NCAA, American, U.S. Open, Championship, McAuley Aquatic Center, and school records broken in Atlanta, GA.
2016 Men’s NCAA Pick ‘Em Contest WINNERS & Final Scores
Check out the full results of our 2016 Men’s NCAA Championships Pick ‘Em Contest here.
SwimSwam Pulse: 84% Predicted Texas NCAA Championship
The men’s NCAA title never appeared in serious jeopardy, with Texas leading basically every poll for the length of the year. Perhaps the only surprise in these poll numbers is that the Longhorns didn’t poll higher – they took 83.6% of the total votes.
Missy Franklin Stars In “Finding Missy” On YouTube (Trailer)
Watch the inspirational trailer for Olympic champion and world record holder Missy Franklin’s original series to be released on GoPro’s YouTube channel this April.
2016 Men’s NCAA Final Scoring Analysis: Longhorns, Vols Over +100
Will Licon was key for Texas this week, finishing 1st and 2nd in two events he was seeded 6th and 13th in coming into the meet.
Longhorn Wrangler Eddie Reese Named 2016 CSCAA Coach of the Year
To little surprise, Texas coach Eddie Reese was named the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Men’s Coach of the Year for 2016 after a historic effort by his Longhorns.
