Beyond The Lane Lines: End Of Year Awards Round-Up
Anton McKee has been named Male Swimmer of the Year in his native nation of Iceland. Read more in this week’s edition of Beyond the Lane Lines.
High-Level International Meets For January 2021
January 2021 is essentially here, which means we’re finally seeing the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games on the horizon.
Boston College Sets 8 School Records During Intrasquad Meet
The Boston College swim team put together a semester-ending intrasquad meet over the weekend, where the team managed to break a total of 8 school records.
Futures Qualifier Brady Basile Commits to Milwaukee for 2021-22
Lake Country Swim Team’s Brady Basile has announced his commitment to the UW-Milwaukee Panthers beginning in the fall of 2021.
Sakci Snares 100 Breast Victory At Turkish Short Course Championships
ISL breaststroke star Emre Sakci got it done for gold tonight in the 100 sprint at the Turkish Short Course Championships.
Xinhua: Swiss Tribunal ‘Overturns’ Sun Yang Ban, Matter Will Return to CAS
China’s state-run news outlet Xinhua says Sun Yang’s 8-year ban has been overturned. WADA says the case will return to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Swimming Canada Releases Initial List of Athletes Eligible For Trials Invite
Taylor Ruck will be eligible to race up to five events at the 2021 Canadian Olympic Trials.
Top Italian Swimmers Quarantining As COVID Positives Follow Championships
Elena di Liddo and Benedetta Pilato have tested positive for the coronavirus just days after the Italian Open, causing others to quarantine pending results.
2020 Swammy Awards: Kaylee McKeown Earns Oceania Female Swimmer Of The Year
Kaylee McKeown produced some of the most impressive swims worldwide over the course of the 2020 calendar year, including a short course World Record.
Easterns Runner-Up Ashley Kolessar Chooses UCLA (2022)
At the 2020 Easterns, Kolessar was the 100 breast runner-up (1:03.62) and third-place finisher in the 200 IM (2:00.86).
Olympic Gold Medalists Katie Ledecky Talks Quarantine & Vaccines on TODAY Show
The 23-year old Ledecky spoke on NBC about what she’s been doing in quarantine, whether she will get the COVID-19 vaccine, and finishing her Stanford degree.
SSPC: Danny Kovac Details Running a Marathon, Doing a Century (100 Mile) Ride
What I didn’t think I’d hear was about one day how last year, after NCAAs, Kovac decided to casually run a marathon. And did so that day.
Bluefish Swim Club’s Ella Smith Verbals to Minnesota Gophers (2022)
At the 2020 Massachusetts HS D1 Winter Champs in February, Smith won the 100 breast title (1:02.98) and took second in the 200 IM (2:02.57).
Shippensburg Among PSAC Schools To Opt In For Swimming, Citing Low Risk
Shippensburg opted in to swimming and cross country, but not higher risk sports such as basketball and wrestling, partly due to stricter testing protocols.
Minnesota Adds Drew Kaelin (2021) – 58.8/2:12 to 56.0/2:03 in Breast in a Year
In total, since November 2019, Kaelin has dropped about 2.7 seconds in the 100 breast and over 8 seconds in the 200 breast.
