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Colorado HS State Finalist Kira Hobbs Chooses Hawaii for 2021

Hobbs helped Dakota Ridge to a CHSAA 4A title in the 400 free relay with a 52.19 third leg split, while she was third, individually, in the 100 breast.

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Washington State Will Go Fully Online This Fall; Swimming Still on Track

(Above) Washington State’s 2020-2021 captains). The Cougars are expecting to resume their season as normal this fall, though school will be online only.

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Brazil Re-opens Olympic Training Center

As Brazil sends some athletes to train in Portugal, they have announced they will be reopening their own Olympic training center in Rio de Janeiro.

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See 2422 New Swim Jobs You Might Love

If you don’t like the career you’re in, you might want to work in the swimming community and be a part of our swimming family! Go here to see 2822 Swim Jobs.

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Blueseventy Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 7/31/2020

This week, we feature one of the top rising juniors in the nation, a 7-event PR setter, a 30-second drop, and a swimmer’s first time under 5:00 in the 500.

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U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum Opens To Public

The Museum is a one-of-a-kind tribute to the Olympic and Paralympic movements with Team USA athletes at the center of the guest experience.

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Liberty Announces Andrew Helmich As New Diving Coach

Helmich spent three seasons (2016-19) as a volunteer assistant coach at his alma mater, South Carolina.

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SwimSwam Podcast: Bob Bowman Responds to SwimSwam’s ASU Redshirt Comments

Bowman was open and honest about his reasonings and was happy to answer a lot of the major questions that commenters had.

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Keely Rollinson to Remain In-State with Verbal to University of Houston

USA Swimming Scholastic All-American Keely Rollinson has verbally committed to swim for the University of Houston’s class of 2025.

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Wesson, Siebert, Valasek Round Out Cal Men’s 2020-21 Incoming Class to 13

With the addition of Tavis Siebert, Max Valasek and Tyler Wesson, the Cal men’s swimming & diving program will start the 2020-21 season with 13 newcomers.

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Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center Closes After 5th Positive Coronavirus Case

North Carolina’s Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center has closed temporarily due to another employee having tested positive for coronavirus.

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Alaska-Fairbanks Hires Cameron Kainer as New Head Swim Coach

Cameron Kainer spent the last 7 seasons as the head men’s and women’s swimming coach at another Division II school, UT Permian Basin.

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All-American Zach Yeadon Heads to Cal for Final Year of NCAA Eligibility

Yeadon scored in the 500 free and mile at both the 2018 and 2019 NCAA Champs, while he’s the reigning ACC champion in both races.

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Brazilian National Teamers Travel To Portugal To Resume Training

A handful of Brazil’s top aquatic athletes have traveled to Portugal to resume their training for next summer’s Olympic Games.

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IHSA Releases Modified Schedule for 2020-2021 Athletics

The new IHSA plan includes the creation of 4 shortened seasons: Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer, as well as shifting some sports to different seasons.

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