FINA Announces Latest Schedule Updates, Cancellations for 2020 Events
Among the cancellations are all but 1 remaining stop of the 2020 FINA Marathon Swimming World Series.
Swimming From Home Talk Show: Jack McLoughlin on COVID-19 Effects in Australia
Distance ace Jack McLoughlin gave SwimSwam the report from down under about how COVID-19 has affected life in Australia.
Maintaining Immigration Status for Competitive Athletes
The challenges for international athletes are heightened and intensified by the impact and indefinite scope of the current health crisis.
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Peirsol, Lochte, Phelps, Grevers, Clary: A Defining Decade of USA’s Backstroke
Peirsol was the king of backstroke from 2001 to 2009, though in 2007 and 2008 Lochte was better at the 200 backstroke, and even pushed Peirsol in the 100.
Olympic Drain Returns: 16 of 26 NCAA Invite Times Get Slower In 2020
The slowest times invited to the 2020 NCAA Championships actually got slower in a majority of events than their counterparts from the 2019 NCAA invite list.
Swimming From Home Talk Show: Caeleb Dressel Challenges Himself to Say No
Training is Dressel’s favorite part of swimming, so one thing he’s doing to challenge himself is challenging himself in numerous ways to say no.
World Juniors Medalist Murilo Sartori Commits to Louisville for Fall of 2021
Brazilian Murilo Sartori, the 200 free bronze medalist at the 2019 FINA World Junior Championships, has verbally committed to Louisville for the fall of 2021.
Former Gettysburg Head Coach Michael Rawleigh Receives CSCAA Steadman Award
Rawleigh was nominated by three separate head coaches: George Kennedy of Johns Hopkins, Alan Boelk of UW Stevens Point and Peter Casares of Bates College.
Do You Get Swim Goggle Headaches? Try Smack Swim Strap To Solve The Problem
Goggles are an essential part of swimming, but often the straps are too tight and they can cause “swim goggle headache”.
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Kiwi 16-Yr-Old Fairweather Seeks To Continue Boyle’s Freestyle Success
“I would love to continue on and achieve great things as she did,” teen Erika Fairweather says of retired Kiwi Lauren Boyle.
CIF Formally Cancels 2020 California High School Swimming Season
California, like many states, will have no high school swimming season in 2020. Nevada and Colorado have still not made final decisions.
Race Analysis: Women’s 100m Free Final Rio Olympic Games
Simone Manuel and Penny Oleksiak vs Cate Campbell and Sarah Sjorstrom in the 2016 100 meter freestyle Olympic final. The data reveals how the winners won.
Atlantic 10 Swimmer of the Year Mia Bullock Transfers from Fordham to Duke
Bullock, who will finish her undergraduate degree in May, will transfer to Duke to begin working on her master’s degree and use her final season of eligibility.
Daily Swimmer Drylands Workout #17 – Simple Running Workout
You don’t need a track for this drylands workout, just a watch and a good stretch of sidewalk where you can pick up some speed.
