Competitor Coach of the Month: Ron Aitken
The success of Aitkens’ Sandpipers of Nevada team has been nothing short of extraordinary this month.
USA Swimming Names New Open Water National Team
The team was decided based on results from the 2022 Open Water National Championships 10K, which took place April 1 in Fort Myers Beach, Fla.
Michigan Commit Balduccini Wraps Up 11 Medals At South American Youth Games
17-year-old Stephanie Balduccini, a University of Michigan commit, wreaked major havoc at the 2022 South American Youth Games.
Big Ten Finalist Marie Schobel Transferring to Georgia for 5th Year
Schobel was Penn State’s fastest backstroker by a wide margin this past season, taking 6th in the 100 back at the Big Ten Championships and 5th in the 200.
2022 USMS Spring Nationals: Day 3 Sees 23 More Records Go By the Wayside
The 2022 U.S. Masters Swimming Spring National Championships is the fastest meet on record, with records falling in 47 individual and relay events so far.
USADS Announces 2022 Deaflympics Roster
The USA Deaf Sports Federation recently announced the roster for the 2022 Deaflympics, which will take place from May 1- May 15 in Caxias Do Sul, Brazil.
Team USA Will Head to Croatia for Training Camp on June 4
The 2022 World Championship reschedule means that American athletes have a bigger-than-normal gap before leaving for their staging camp in Croatia.
Abigail Henderson Commits to Lenoir-Rhyne (2022)
Enfinity Aquatic Club breaststroker Abigail Henderson has committed to join Division II Lenoir-Rhyne University next fall.
2022 U.S. Trials: Day 5 Swims You Might Have Missed or Overlooked
These posts focus on the swims from each day of the meet which might have flown under the radar, or not received a sufficient amount of coverage.
2022 U.S. Trials: SwimSwam Pick’ems Contest Final Results
In this post we’ll be looking at the final scores from the SwimSwam Pick’em contest for the 2022 U.S. International Team Trials.
USA Swimming Confirms 41 Swimmers for 2022 World Championships
Katie Ledecky has qualified for her 5th World Aquatics Championships with four scheduled individual starts in the 200, 400, 800, and 1500 freestyles.
Nic Fink on Making the World Champs Team Even With Swimming on the Back Burner
Fink and Swanson lunged for the wall and stopped the clock at exactly the same time, going 2:08.84 to tie for first place.
Torri Huske on Bouncing Back from COVID to Make World Champs Team
In a repeat of the 2020 Olympic Trials final, Torri Huske and Claire Curzan went 1-2 in the 100 fly to qualify for the U.S. squad in their signature event.
USA Swimming Names 5 Assistant Coaches for 2022 World Championships
For the second straight year, Ron Aitken (above) has put three swimmers on the United States’ primary long course roster. This year, he was rewarded with an official spot on staff.
2022 U.S. World Championship Trials: Day 5 Finals Live Recap
We have come to the final session of the 2022 International Trials in Greensboro, where the U.S. World Championship team will soon be revealed.
