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Taylor Ruck Ties Katinka Hosszu in 100 Back at Lausanne Cup

2017 LAUSANNE CUP Lausanne, Switzerland December 20-21, 2017 Meet central Live results Canadian Taylor Ruck continued to impress in Lausanne, as day…

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2 Great Ways to Test your Breaststroke Kick

There are two simple tests to evaluate your swimmers’ mobility and potential to kick breaststroke fast. See them here…

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Former Henderson State Swimmer Joshua Lawson Suspended for 1 Year

Former Henderson State swimmer Joshua Lawson has been suspended for 1 year from USA Swimming membership. Lawson’s suspension, published on December…

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Two Coaches Were Banned for Life by USA Swimming in November

USA Swimming has added two new coaches to their list of Individuals Permanently Suspended or Ineligible for Membership after the…

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Rikako Ikee Takes Down Two, Ties One National Record at Lausanne Cup

The Japanese sprinter swam her way to three new national records this week in Lausanne, breaking two marks outright and tying one.

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Yui Ohashi Annihilates Japanese Record in 400 IM at Lausanne Cup

Ohashi slashed over three seconds off of the old record.

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Jarryd Baxter, Dune Coetzee Win on Day 6 of SA Commonwealth Trials

2017 KZNA PREMIER CHAMPS & COMMONWEALTH TRIALS December 16th-22nd, 2017 Durban, South Africa LCM (50m) 2018 Commonwealth Games Trials Commonwealth…

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South Carolina ‘Confident’ Almeida Will Be Competing Second Semester

A representative from South Carolina’s athletics department says the school is confident Brazilian star Brandonn Almeida will be eligible to compete during the spring semester.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 58% Pick The Walsh Sisters As Most Impressive Siblings

Voters picked sister combo Alex and Gretchen Walsh as the most impressive sibling duo at the Winter Junior Championships.

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Lili Ibanez Breaks Mexican National Record in 50 Free

Swimming last week in Mexico City at the Short Course National Championships, Lili Ibanez set her 2nd Mexican National Record of…

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Kolesnikov’s Finest Hour

It was a banner week for Russia’s Kliment Kolesnikov. In fact, the hardest decision about this Swim of the Week is which Kolesnikov swim to select.

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IOC Sanctions 11 Russians As Part of Oswald Commission Findings

Today, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has published 11 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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Taylor Ruck Shatters Hilary Caldwell’s 200 Back Canadian Record

2017 LAUSANNE CUP Lausanne, Switzerland December 20-21, 2017 Meet central Live results Swimming at the Lausanne Cup in Switzerland, Taylor Ruck…

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2022 Commonwealth Games Headed To Birmingham, England

The English city of Birmingham has just been awarded hosting rights of the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

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Paralympic Vice President Julie Dussliere on Paralympics (Video)

Video is courtesy of Open Water Planet and the Triton Series.  Open Water Planet just concluded the second leg of…

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