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Kromowidjojo, Heemskerk, Sefl Rock Day 3 Of Indian Ocean Champs

Ranomi Kromowidjojo finished off the 2015 Indian Ocean Championships with wins in the 50 fly and the 100 free. Dutch teammate Heemskerk took the 200 back, and Jan Sefl jumped into the world rankings by winning the 50 fly.

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Rooney Ends 2015 With Speedy 100/200 Frees

On the cusp of the 2016 Olympic year, the United States Olympic roster appears to have doors open for a handful of young swimmers in events with questionable depth. Based on Maxime Rooney’s end-of-2015 meet last week, the 17-year-old is looking more and more capable of stepping through one such door in the freestyle relay events.

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You Finished Swim Practice and You Are Starving

Courtesy of Swimtern Bryana Cielo, a high school swimmer with an opinion shared 15,000+ times on Facebook.

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2015 Heart of a Champion Swammy Award: Emily Brunemann & Kally Fayhee

Check out all of our 2015 Swammy Awards here. Heart of a Champion Award: Emily Brunemann, Kally Fayhee, and Athletes…

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Dear Swimming, The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me

“I held onto you because no matter how much you broke me down, you’ve made me so much stronger emotionally, intellectually, and academically. And I wouldn’t trade that strength for anything.”

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Is Cesar Cielo Changing Coaches Again?

The troubled Brazilian star has landed on four coaches since London

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Dartmouth Swimmer Drowns In Sarasota YMCA Pool

21-year-old Dartmouth swimmer Tate Ramsden passed away over the weekend in a drowning incident at the YMCA pool in Sarasota, Florida.

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Top 15 Underwater Swimming Photos from 2015

It’s that time of year when many of us look back taking stock of the year’s major events. It’s been a…

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Swimming At The 2016 Olympic Games – The Complete Schedule

Take a look at what American Michael Phelps’ schedule might look like at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

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2015 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmer of the Year – 13-14

Alex Walsh and Zach Hils were our 13-14 winners for 2015.

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American Heritage School FHSAA Swimming States – Video

Film is courtesy of and produced by Catharine Cooper.

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Sun Yang Returning To Australia To Train in January 2016

World record-holding Chinese distance man Sun Yang will be returning to Australia to kick off his training in 2016, according to a post on Sun’s Facebook profile.

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2015 Swammy Awards – Female Open Water SOTY Ana Marcela Cunha

Ana Marcela Cunha of Brazil won the 25 km event in Kazan along with qualifying for the 2016 Olympics in the 10 km event…

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Kromowidjojo, Jakabos Highlight Day 2 of Indian Ocean Champs

After winning twice on day 1, Dutch swimmer Ranomi Kromowidjojo won her signature 50 free on day 2 of the 2015 Indian Ocean Championships, and Hungary’s Zsuzsanna Jakabos added a win in one of the night’s best battles.

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Changing the Tide in To Help Benin Swim

Benin is a small, French-speaking country squeezed between Nigeria and Ghana in West Africa. It is part of the Francophone confederation of countries which often are forgotten in what people think of as the emerging Africa.

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