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How Tennessee Landed 18 Freshmen Boys in their Class of 2024

“We looked for athletes with more versatility, athletes that loved to work and compete and athletes that would look for any possible way to improve.”

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Larkin Enters All-Time Aussie List With SCM 400 IM PB

St. Peters Western star Mitch Larkin took on 2 events to start his QLD SC Championships campaign, with the Olympic medalist coming up golden in both of them.

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4 Notable Swimmers Left Out Of British Funding

A handful of high-profile veterans and up-and-comers have turned some heads in having not been named to the British Performance squad for the 2020/21 season.

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Schoenmaker Strikes Down Over-Decade Old SCM 200 Breast African Record

South Africa’s Tatjana Schoenmaker established a new national and continental record in the women’s SCM 200 breast while competing in Pretoria.

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BSN Sports Swim Team of the Week: SoCal Aquatics

This week we’re taking a look at SoCal Aquatics, a year-round USA Swimming Club that’s seen explosive growth over the last decade.

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GMX7 Revolutionizes Resistance Swim Training With The X1-Pro

Ryan Lochte: “The X1-PRO is the best resistance training tool I have ever encountered. If you don’t have one you are falling behind!”

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Sam Short Just Misses Aussie Age Mark With 14:43.68 1500 Free (SCM)

Although it didn’t involve logging a record, 17-year-old Sam Short still made history in the men’s 1500m free that took place in today’s timed finals in QLD.

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History-Making Indian Swimmer Arati Saha Featured on Thursday’s Google Doodle

In 1959, Arati Saha became the first Asian woman to swim across the English Channel. Her 42 mile crossing is roughly double the minimum distance.

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Brad Tandy, Tomomi Aoki Beef Up Tokyo Frog Kings’ Sprint Group

South African sprinter Brad Tandy, who spent last season with the New York Breakers, will join the expansion Tokyo Frog Kings for the 2020 ISL season.

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Despite Surge in COVID Cases, Spanish Distance Group Embarks on Training Camp

The camp is the first step toward a plan put in place by British swim coach Sean Kelly, RFEN’s new National Performance Director for the sport of swimming.

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The Sunshine Vitamin – The Key to Avoiding the Flu this Season

The right combination of vitamins and minerals can help prime your body to take on whatever else 2020 throws at it, in or out of the pool.

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Mountain West To Resume Football on October 24; MAC To Vote Today

Following the Big Ten and Pac-12, the Mountain West Conference will resume its football season this fall. Games will begin the week of October 24.

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Bruhn & Schwingenschlogl Among Germans Headed To Heidelberg

“I’m really excited to finally be able to race again,” says 2016 Olympic athlete Annika Bruhn of Germany on heading to Heidelberg.

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SwimSwam Podcast: Madison Kennedy’s Secrets to Longevity in Sprinting

Kennedy, who’s known for her short yardage at practice and meets, goes into why a combination of in-water and out-of-water workouts work best for her

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World Junior Champion Lani Pallister Clocks SCM 800 Free Aussie Record

While competing on day 1 of the 2020 Queensland Championships, Lani Pallister crushed a new senior Australian National Record in the women’s 800m freestyle.

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