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Shane Tusup Has Verbal Altercation With Officials At Youth Meet

Shane Tusup, coach and husband to world and Olympic champ Katinka Hosszu, had a profanity-laden verbal outburst directed towards officials at an age group meet in Hungary, local media report.

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IOC & Paris 2024 Being Co-Construction Of Olympic Games Paris

Throughout a two-day orientation seminar, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Paris 2024 reinforced their commitment to organising the Olympic Games in a spirit of co-construction over the next seven years.

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2017 U.S. Winter Nationals: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Chase Kalisz will headline the men’s 200 IM on day 2 of U.S. Winter Nats.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 70% Say Dressel’s 200 IM Most Impressive Off-Event

7 out of every 10 voters picked Caeleb Dressel’s 1:40.61 200 IM as the most impressive off-event swim of the opening weekend of college invite season.

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IOC Awards América Móvil 2018-24 Broadcast Rights In Latin American

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced that América Móvil, through its subsidiary AMX Contenido, S.A. de C.V. (“AMCO”), has been awarded the broadcast rights in 17 territories across Latin America for the Olympic Games from 2018 through to 2024, as well as the Youth Olympic Games held in the same period.

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Haas Anchors Longhorns to Victory on Day 1 of Texas Invite

The Texas A team won it in 6:14.62, with Jonathan Roberts leading off in 1:35.29. Teammates Jeff Newkirk (1:33.60), Joseph Schooling (1:33.17), and Townley Haas (1:32.56) finished the job as they won in 6:14.62.

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Ultra Swim Swimmer of the Month: Anton Ipsen, NC State

Anton Ipsen has had a huge November. And we had thought his October was pretty darn good, too.

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Steve Bultman, Texas A&M

Just two women’s teams hold the top time this month in 14 different NCAA events. It’s no secret that Stanford, owner of 8 of those events, is a powerhouse. But the team with 6 top rankings is far less hyped: coach Steve Bultman’s Texas A&M Aggies.

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Int’l Virtual Dual Comes Down To 400 FR

400 freestylers Nathan Wells and Ross Hill still had their event to come, and blasted a 1-2 finish that secured an international virtual dual meet win for Loughborough University of Great Britain.

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IOC Sanctions Three Russian Athletes As Part Of Oswald Commission

Today, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has published new decisions from the Oswald Commission hearings, which are being conducted in the context of the Sochi 2014 forensic and analytic doping investigations.

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Top Seed Mark Szaranek Scratches 200 IM On Day 1 Of Winter Nats

NCAA champ Mark Szaranek has scratched the 200 IM on day 1 of U.S. Winter Nats.

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2017 U.S. Winter Nationals: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

U.S. Winter Nats kicks off tonight with the men’s and women’s 200 medley and 800 free relays.

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Hugo Gonzalez Loses Scholarship from Spanish Olympic Committee

Despite his amazing performance at the World Junior Championships, Spanish 2016 Olympic semifinalist Hugo Gonzalez will no longer benefit from the “PODIUM Tokio 2020” scholarship given to promising young athletes by the Spanish Olympic Committee.

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STAR Swimming Appoints TJ Day CEO and Head Coach

STAR Swimming has appointed T.J. Day as Head Coach.

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Smack Strap, Comfort Replacement Goggle Straps For Your Swimmer

Courtesy of Smack Strap, a SwimSwam partner Smack Straps are the most comfortable competitive replacement goggle straps on the market!…

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