Remembering Janet Evans’ 400 Freestyle World Record 32-Years Later
22 years ago, Janet Evans swam a 4:03.85 in the 400 freestyle, negative splitting the race on her way to a new world record that wouldn’t fall until 2006.
SwimSwam Pulse: 84% Prefer NCAA Title To U.S. Open Record
A huge majority of voters would rather win an NCAA event title than set a U.S. Open record, according to our latest poll.
Kacper Stokowski, Giovanni Izzo Both On Track To Swim For NC State Next Fall
Olympic gap year swimmers Kacper Stokowski and Giovanni Izzo are both on track to compete for the NC State Wolfpack next fall, the program says.
Canadian Swimmers Join In and Nominate The Dutch For ‘Don’t Rush’ Challenge
The Canadians have become the most recent national team to complete the ‘Don’t Rush’ video challenge and have nominated the Netherlands to do the same.
MacNeil & Dorenkott Earn Big Ten Women’s Swimming & Diving Awards
Michigan’s Maggie MacNeil was named Big Ten swimmer of the year and Ohio State’s Bill Dorenkott the Big Ten Coach of the Year for the 2019-2020 season.
Many of Austria’s Top Swimmers Returned to Training Several Weeks Ago
Austria has recently allowed top swimmers back to training in pools in the midst of the near-worldwide shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Canadian Coaching Carousel: Another Prominent Ontario Club Gets a New Coach
The Hamilton Aquatic Club has hired Darren Ward as its new head coach. They’re one of 4 major clubs in Ontario to have been on the market in the last month.
New Jersey Sprinter Allie Fenska Verbally Commits to OSU Class of 2025
At the 2020 New Jersey Meet of Champions, competing for Moorestown Friends School, Fenska took the 100 fly title and was runner-up in the 50 free.
Michigan’s Auboeck, Todd, Bottom Earn Big Ten Men’s Postseason Honors
Michigan swept three of four postseason awards in the Big Ten for men’s swimming & diving: swimmer Felix Auboeck, diver Ross Todd and coach Mike Bottom.
National Merit Scholar Anthony Fitzgerald Commits to Wheaton College (IL)
Crean Lutheran High School’s Anthony Fitzgerald has decided to continue his athletic and academic careers at Wheaton College in the fall of 2020.
Susquehanna Swimmer Erin Wetmore Chosen for Fulbright Program
Wetmore was a B finalist at the 2020 Landmark Conference Championships. She’ll travel to Germany to teach English as part of the prestigious U.S. government program.
Rio Silver Medalist Masato Sakai Restores Resolve For Olympic Berth
Remember Masato Sakai of Japan, the man who fell just .04 shy of 200 fly Olympic gold in Rio? The soon-to-be-25-year-old is back.
Malaysia’s Phee Jinq En Continuing To Train At Purdue Post-Graduation
Malaysia’s Phee Jinq En says she intends on remaining in the United States after having graduated as a student-athlete at Purdue University.
Dolfin Swim of the Week: Thorpe’s Legendary Week of World Records in 2000
Twenty years ago, Australian Ian Thorpe kicked off a new millennium with three world records and a 400 free that still stacks up among the best in history.
4D Swimming – Part I: The Beginning
In Part I of the series, we go through the study and the findings of phase one on mid-distance and distance freestyle.
