College Swimming Previews: #10 Auburn Hunts Postseason Consistency
Auburn has won 11 straight SEC titles in the 400 free relay, but needs a better NCAA showing to improve on last year’s 10th-place finish.
Meet the Candidates: Amy Hoppenrath, Central Zone Non-Coach Director
Central Zone Non-Coach Director Amy Hoppenrath recently spoke with SwimSwam about her role on the USA Swimming Board of Directors. Ms. Hoppenrath is up for re-election next week at the Annual Convention where she will be running for her second term.
Valente Sets New South American Mark in the Men’s 800 Freestyle
Miguel Valente won the men’s 800 freestyle at the Jose Finkel Trophy in a new South American record time of 7:42.79…
SwimSwam’s #BubbleRingOlympics Light Up Instagram (Gallery)
For more swimming pictures like these, follow us on Instagram: @swimswamnews Over the past few days, the #bubbleringolympics have been…
Santa Clara Leads USA Swimming’s 50 Top Swim Cities of 2016
USA Swimming has released it’s list of the top 50 swim cities in 2016, with the San Jose-Santa Clara metropolitan area earning the #1 rank.
Ohio State Record-Holder Hanna Gresser Gives Verbal Commitment to OSU
Firestone Akron’s Hanna Gresser has elected to state in-state for her collegiate career; she made a verbal commitment to the Buckeyes on Thursday.
WATCH: Connor Jaeger Throws First Pitch at Detroit Tigers Game
2016 Olympic silver medalist and University of Michigan Graduate Connor Jaeger threw out the ceremonial first pitch in today’s Detroit…
International Anti-Doping Summit Makes Recommendations To WADA
A meeting between 17 National Anti-Doping Organizations (NADOs) in Denmark this week produced reform recommendations for the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) among other things.
Two Paralympic Records Broken in Paralympic Prelims Day 8
2016 RIO PARALYMPIC GAMES Wednesday, September 7 – Sunday, September 18, 2016 Swimming: Thursday, September 8 – Saturday, September 17,…
USC Snags Verbal Commitment from #3 Maggie Aroesty of LIAC for 2017-18
National age group record-holder Maggie Aroesty has verbally committed to swim for the USC Trojans in 2017-18.
Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Liu Benying Obliterates World Record
It’s been a banner week for China at the Paralympics with 27 golds through 9 days. But none has been as historically dominating as Liu Benying’s 200 free S2.
Bermudian Olympian Roy Burch Lands Head Coach Role At NC School
Olympian Roy Burch from Bermuda will be taking on the role of Head Coach of Lake Norman Charter School in Huntersville, North Carolina.
Chad Le Clos Announces Split From Longtime Coach Graham Hill
Chad Le Clos is partaking in the post-Rio coaching shuffle, announcing his departure from longtime coach Graham Hill.
College Swimming Previews: #10 Michigan Seeks Back-To-Back B1G Titles
The Michigan women head into 2016-17 with a good chance at repeating as Big Ten champions. Their freestyle group has plenty of scoring potential in both sprint and distance, which bodes well for their free relays as well as the individual points.
Aussie Medalist Mitch Larkin Leaves St. Peters Western, Michael Bohl
Aussie World Champion and Olympic silver medalist Mitch Larkin has been training with Michael Bohl for the past 7 years, but has now decided to move on.
