Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Double 18s For Held In Upset of Texas
For the past two seasons, the Texas Longhorns have been the undisputed power in the NCAA. But on Friday night, a new gunslinger rolled into town and upset the power balance with two 18-second shots. His name: Ryan Held.
TASS Reports Russia Will Pay 42 Athletes up to $62,000 for Rio DQs
The Russian Olympic Committee will allocate a total of $620,000 to track and field athletes banned from competing in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, including three $62,000 prizes to athletes who would have had gold medal potential.
Mizzou Earns Verbal Commitment from 3-Sport Athlete, Sarah Thompson
Sarah Thompson of St. George’s Independent School in Collierville, Tennessee, and Memphic Thunder Aquatic Club, has made a verbal commitment to swim at the University of Missouri in 2017-18.
Georgia Stays Undefeated With Wins Against Wisconsin
U.S. Olympians Jay Litherland , Chase Kalisz, and Gunnar Bentz each picked up an individual event victory for the Georgia men.
Iona Gaels Pick Up Verbal Commitment from Versatile Gabriel Finch
Gabriel Finch of Thomas Worthington High School and Worthington Swim Club has made a verbal commitment to swim at Iona College next fall.
Haughey, Simon Tie For Pool Record on Day 2 of UVA-Michigan-Penn State
MICHIGAN VS. VIRGINIA VS. PENN STATE Results Hosted by University of Virginia Friday, November 4th – Saturday, November 5th 25 yards Dual…
Russia Passes Anti-Doping Bill with Prison Sentences for Coaches
The Russian State Duma (Russia‘s elected parliament) unanimously passed a bill this week that includes prison terms for coaches and officials…
Penn Women Open Season with Wins Against Columbia, Army West Point
Virginia Burns of Penn swept the 100/200/500 freestyle events at the double dual meet against Columbia and Army West Point.
Pebley Crushes 100 Backstroke Field In Bolzano
Madison Kennedy, Matthew Josa and Jacob Pebley were 3 familiar faces who took to the pool in Bolzano today.
Florida State Breaks Ahead On Day 2 to Top Quad Meet at FGCU
Following day 1, FSU and FGCU were locked in a tie on the women’s side, with the meet to be decided on Saturday. The Noles broke through to lead the quad, taking wins over FGCU, West Florida, and Florida Southern.
Columbia Upsets Penn in Nailbiter Season Opener at Army West Point
Columbia won its season opener against Ivy rival Penn in a nailbiter that came down to the final event.
Aussies Bring 20-Strong Roster To FINA Short Course World C’ships
Check out who made the cut to represent Australia at December’s Short Course World Championships.
4 Australian Olympians Decline SC Worlds Spots After Nationals
Kyle Chalmers, Madi Wilson, Cameron McEvoy, and Maddie Groves will all be sitting out the 2016 World SC Championships, despite earning spots on the team at the Australian Short Course Championships this week.
Schooling Named Honorary Member of Singapore Island Country Club
Olympic gold medalist Joseph Schooling has been receiving a lot of praise from his home country of Singapore following his extraordinary performance in the Rio Olympics. Recently, Schooling was made an honorary member of the Singapore Island Country Club, where he swam as a boy.
After Scoring Revision, Arizona St. Men, USC Women Win Dual
Santo Condorelli had a win in the 50 free for USC, as the men battled to what was initially a tie with ASU on Friday. A later re-score gave the meet to Bob Bowman’s crew. The Trojan women were victorious over the Sun Devils.
