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Arizona Wildcats Get Verbal from Team USA Diver Delaney Schnell

Adding to their group of commits for the 2017-18 season, the Arizona Wildcat women have picked up a verbal commitment from USA National Team diver Delaney Schnell.

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Where Penny Oleksiak’s Performance Ranks Amongst Best Teens In Olympic History

Penny Oleksiak was the most dominant teenager at the 2016 Olympic Games by far, taking home one gold, one silver, and two bronze medals for Canada in the pool.

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CAS Rejects Appeal From Aurelie Muller over Rio Open Water Finish DQ

France’s Aurelie Muller appealed her disqualification at the end of the Olympic open water 10K, but the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) rejected the appeal and upheld her DQ.

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FINA: “No Current Detected” in Rio Pool at Any Stage of Competitions

In response to journalism questioning whether swimmers in certain lanes had a boost in performance, FINA has expressed confidence that the Rio 2016 pool was current-free.

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Alabama Women Add Danish Swimmer Line Bruun To 2016-17 Roster

The University of Alabama women have added Danish freestyler/IMer Line Bruun to their roster for the 2016-17 season.

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Developing swimmers for a Life Time.

Life Time is a SwimSwam partner. “Golden Growth.” That’s what USA Swimming has said of the recent surge across the…

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Shouts From The Stands: Please Help Louisiana

Please help Louisiana in this time of need.

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All 58 Mizzou swimmers to swim in SAA St. Louis

The Mizzou swimmers will be participating as angel swimmers meaning they will offer encouragement and assistance to the SAA St. Louis swimmers.

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Ryan Lochte Apologizes For Rio Incident

After Rio police confirmed yesterday that a gun-point robbery involving Ryan Lochte and three other USA Swimming team members didn’t happen in Rio, Lochte issued an apology over social media.

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Ren Qian Takes Over As China Wins 3rd-Straight 10m Platform Gold

China continues to dominate the diving events in Rio, with Ren Qian leading a 1-2 finish in the women’s 10-meter platform event for China’s 6th diving gold of Rio.

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Chen Xinyi Expelled From Rio, Chinese Fed To Launch Doping Probe

Here is the update to Chen Xinyi’s positive doping test during the Rio Olympic Games.

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Jimmy Feigen’s Brazilian Settlement Going to Judo-Based Institute

Jimmy Feigen’s donation will go to the Instituto Reação, a judo-based organization.

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Jimmy Feigen Pays $10,800, Bentz and Conger Return Stateside

Under Brazilian law, charitable donations can be used to escape charges for minor crimes. Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger arrived home in the United States on Friday morning.

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USA Swimming Calls Lochte Incident “Lapse in Judgement and Conduct”

USA Swimming Executive Director Chuck Wielgus has released a statement on the conduct of the 4 American athletes involved in the incident on the gas station in Rio on Sunday morning.

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6 Thoughts for Swim Parents About Positive Attitudes

Swimming can seem to be a mental sport sometimes; here are some tips to help your child keep a positive attitude.

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