FINA Proposes Rule Changes in Water Polo
On May 26 at a meeting in Budapest, all the Water Polo Federations present unanimously agreed and declared that the…
06/21/17 In Briefs: News From Ireland, New Zealand & Sri Lanka
Catch up on the smaller swimming stories from around the web with today’s edition of ‘In Briefs.’
U.S. Men’s Water Polo Loses To Serbia 15-8 At Super Finals
The USA Men’s National Team fell to Serbia 15-8 on day three of action at the FINA World League Super…
Cullen Jones Nails New Lifetime Best 100 Fly At Triangle Classic Meet
Cullen Jones clocked a new PB in the 100m butterfly last weekend in North Carolina.
Phelps, Murphy, Ledecky, Manuel & Hosszu Score ESPY Nominations
Check out the swimmers among this year’s ESPY nominees…hint, one is known as the GOAT.
Pat Gallant-Charette Becomes Oldest Woman To Cross English Channel
At 66, Pat Gallant-Charette became the oldest woman to swim across the English Channel o Saturday.
Katinka Hosszu Calls for Worldwide Pro Swimming Union
Hosszu is not the first swimmer to float the idea of an athlete’s union, but she is by far the highest-profile one to do so. Hosszu has a total of 17 World Championships to her name, along with 3 Olympic gold medals, 21 European Championships.
Indiana Scores Verbal Commitment from Tampa IMer Christin Rockway
Christin Rockway of Tampa Catholic High School and Tampa Bay Aquatics has verbally committed to Indiana University for 2018-19.
MP Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 6/21/2017
Check out the MP Weekly Wonders for the weekend of June 16-18, 2017.
Former Yale Head Coach Tim Wise To Take Assistant Job at UConn
Former Yale head coach Tim Wise has been hired on as the new assistant coach for men and women at the University of Connecticut.
160,000 Cubic Yards Of Earth Removed For Dagály Aquatics Complex
Sometimes we forget how much engineering magic is working behind the scenes to construct a pool where dreams come true.
SwimSwam Pulse: 72% Oppose World Cup Entry Caps
An overwhelming majority of SwimSwam voters disagreed with FINA’s new World Cup rules, which will limit each swimmer to 4 individual races per World Cup stop.
Beyond The Lane Lines: Meet Penny Oleksiak’s Animal Family
Beyond the Lane Lines catches you up on the latest stories outside the pool, including from whom Olympic gold medalist Penny Oleksiak gets love after a long practice.
Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Heintz Rising To Fill IM Vacancy
It’s no secret that the men’s 200 IM is set to see a massive power shift with the absences of three icons who had hogged the international medals between them for the past 15 seasons.
Adam Peaty Weighs In On Potential Swimmer Union, FINA
Adam Peaty has weighed in on Katinka Hosszu’s idea of a swimmer union.
