2 Canadian Olympic Swimmers Retire
Chantal van Landeghem won 2 bronze medals at the 2016 Olympic Games on Canada’s breakout relays.
Lucie Nordmann, Jack Dolan Win Winter Juniors West High Point Awards
Lucie Nordmann of the Magnolia Aquatic Club and Jack Dolan from the Rockwood Swim Club won the girls’ and boys’ high point awards, respectively, at this weekend’s Winter Junior Championships – West meet in Iowa City, Iowa.
Orr Becomes #3 Winningest Coach as Princeton Men Beat Columbia
Orr is now tied with Indiana’s Doc Counsilman for the #3 winningest division 1 coach with 321 dual meet wins.
2017-2018 Women’s NCAA Power Rankings: Post- Invite Edition
Who volunteered to make the biggest leap in our first Power Rankings after mid-season invites? Hint: they’ve got 4 sophomores in major NCAA scoring range, including the fastest 100 flyer in the nation.
WATCH: Alex Walsh Shatters Her Own 15-16 NAG With 58.19 Breaststroke
At the halfway mark, Walsh trailed Weiss by a hundredth, 27.55 to 27.56, but hammered home in 30.63 to win it.
WATCH: Kibler Moves Past Phelps, Leads Carmel To 800 Free Relay NAG
The Carmel Swim Club of Carmel, Indiana led 4 teams under the old SC Juniors overall Meet Record, and eventually came away with the mark in 6:28.25. That also broke the old 15-18 National Age Group Record in the event that was a 6:28.90 set by SwimMAC Carolina in 2013.
WATCH: Walsh Sisters & NAC Better NAG Record in 800 Free Relay
The Nashville Aquatic Club bettered the 15-18 National Age Group record, but with 14-year-old Gretchen Walsh on the team, the record doesn’t officially count.
WATCH: Gretchen Walsh Breaks 13-14 NAG Record With 22.00 In 50 Free
Gretchen Walsh came as close as she could get to breaking the 22-second barrier, once again taking down the 13-14 NAG Record as she touched in 22.00.
WATCH: Alex Walsh Breaks Dagny Knutson 200 IM NAG By .01 Seconds
A 1:54.02 by Walsh was a new 15-16 NAG Record, taking down the nearly 10-year-old former record of 1:54.03 set by Dagny Knutson back in 2008.
Small But Mighty British Squad Ready To Race In Copenhagen
The Copenhagen-bound British squad is small, but stacked with the likes of Peaty, Proud and Anderson.
Larkin Lights Up 200 IM While Wilimovsky Bests Horton In QLD
Mitch Larkin tries an ‘off’ event on for size, while Ariarne Titmus and American Jordan Wilimovsky pull off the distance wins in Queensland.
New LEN Project: Getting Europe Swimming Safely
A new LEN project has been launched in Copenhagen during the European Short-Course Swimming Championships.
Retta Claus Is Back With Ideas For Swimmers On The ‘Nice’ List
Retta Claus has kept her eye out on gifts for that special swimmer in your life. Check them out while you still have shopping time!
Nagaraja Becomes First Canadian, Indian to Swim Strait of Magellan
47-year-old Madhu Nagaraja successfully swam the Strait of Magellan on November 29th.
3x MSHSAA State Champion Grant Sloan Verbally Commits to Wyoming
Grant Sloan, a senior at Kearney High School in Kearney, Missouri, has signed an NLI to swim for the University of Wyoming beginning in the 2018-19 season.
