Missy Franklin To Be Inducted Into Colorado Sports Hall Of Fame
23-year-old American Olympic swimmer Missy Franklin is set to be inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2019.
8 Key Factors in Achieving Competition Success
With a new season upon us, athletes are starting to consider what comes next. Some athletes are riding the wave of a success, and are thinking about how to maintain the momentum next season, while others are underwhelmed by their performances and looking for ways to be better prepared come championship season.
1:01/2:14 Breaststroker Taylor Steele Verbals to South Carolina
South Carolina has kept an in-state prospect home, as Coastal Aquatic Club’s Taylor Steele has announced her verbal commitment to the Gamecocks.
CMO Matt Farrell Leaving USA Swimming For Executive Golf Channel Role
USA Swimming’s Chief Marketing Officer Matt Farrell will be leaving the organization after 13 years to take an executive role with the Golf Channel.
IL Breaststroker Rachel Ponte Verbals to New Mexico State
Ponte had a 29.34 breaststroke split on St. Charles North High School’s state runner-up medley relay last season.
Caroline McTaggart Off UCLA Roster This Season After Several Surgeries
McTaggart was a highly-touted recruit in the class of 2015, making SwimSwam’s top 20 rankings and coming in with sub-23 and sub-49 sprint free times, along with a 52.8 in the 100 fly.
Mike Burton & the “Fast 66”: How Hard Work Shows You What is Possible
Swimmers are prisoners of what they think is possible. Here’s a lesson in how hard work in the pool helps you to redefine what you are capable of in the water.
Park Tae Hwan Scores 5th Gold Of 2018 Korean Nats
Korea’s most successful swimmer, Olympian Park Tae Hwan, accomplished his goal of collecting 5 gold medals at the 2018 Korean Nationals taking place as part of the nation’s 99th Sports Festival this week.
USA Diving Announces 2019 Zone Championships
USA Diving announced the dates and locations for the 2019 USA Diving Zone Championships.
WR Holder Wang Jianjiahe: “Everyone Has Different Growth Periods”
“Everyone has different growth periods. I follow the pace of my own development and follow the steps,” says newly-minted world record holder Wang Jianjiahe of China.
12-Time Olympic Medalist Natalie Coughlin Gives Birth to First Child
Coughlin and her husband Ethan Hall, a swim coach in California, welcomed their first child on Wednesday.
What’s Your Most Memorable Pool?
Australian swimwear labels Funky Trunks and Funkita have photographed their athletes at many pools over the years but they’ve been hard pressed to find a cooler place than the outdoor pool at the Cataract Gorge in Tasmania.
China’s Lin Shan Completes Sweep of Girls’ Diving Events at 2018 YOGs
DIVING AT THE 2018 SUMMER YOUTH OLYMPICS October 13th-17th, 2018 Parque Polideportivo Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina Results After missing out…
Backstroker Danielle Carter of Palo Alto is Latest Verbal to Cal
Carter would’ve been just outside of the 100 back A final at the 2018 Pac 12 Champs, and she would’ve been a solid B final scorer in the 200 back.
Kristof Rasovsky Wins 2nd-Straight LEN Open Water Swimming Cup
Rasovsky won 4 out of 6 men’s races to take the title, while Italy’s Veronica Santoni took the women’s title even without winning a race.