Rio 2016 Online Store Set To Open Globally February 2016
First, fans were able to vote on the 2016 Rio Olympic and Paralympic Games mascots’ names. Then, the characters, ‘Tom’…
Masters Swimming Ontario Suspended, 2016 Canadian Masters Nationals Loses Sanction
Masters Swimming Ontario has been suspended and is no longer in good standing with Swim Ontario, its provincial governing body.
Kylie Palmer Makes Post-Doping Case Debut in Tokyo
Australian Kylie Palmer takes to the pool in Tokyo in her first post-doping-case competition.
Neptune Breaststroker Piper Brockley Commits to USC Trojans
The USC Trojans will continue to develop a young breaststroke core with incoming freshman Piper Brockley. Brockley, who swims for Neptune…
USA Swimming Foundation and SAI Renew Partnership
A new continuing educational certification course “Children with Challenges” for swim instructors and coaches has been developed jointly by the USA Swimming Foundation, USA Swimming, Starfish Aquatics Institute and the Aquatic Therapy Rehab Institute.
Jen O’Neil Named Fordham Assistant Swimming Coach
Fordham swimming head coach Steve Potsklan announced the hiring of Jen O’Neil as assistant coach for both the men’s and women’s teams on Monday.
WISCA Rankings Settle As Arrowhead, Edgewood Stay On Top
The first week of Octobers sees no change atop the Wisconsin Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association rankings, with Hartland Arrowhead continuing to lead the big schools and Madison Edgewood the small.
Olympic Trials Qualifier Makayla Sargent Gives Verbal to Florida Gators
For more commitment articles, be sure to check out SwimSwam’s College Recruiting channel. Victor Swim Club’s Makayla Sargent has made a…
Swimming New Zealand Firms Up Coaching Staff Leading Up To Rio
Clive Power, interim head coach of Swimming New Zealand, will remain in his role through the Rio 2016 Olympics.
College Swimming Previews: Stars Aligning For #5 Virginia
A crazy season in the NCAA with Olympic redshirts, freshmen deferrals and underclassmen turning pro has just about everything breaking in favor of Leah Smith and the Virginia Cavaliers.
Swimming’s TopTenTweets of the Week: #4 ‘Bama-LSU Twitter Feud
See #4 for why Alabama head coach Dennis Pursley (above) is THE ONE.
What Makes A 2016 Olympic Champion?
This article was originally posted in 2014, before the World Championships. In honor of the official beginning of “Olympic season,”…
Sandpipers Distance Standout Hailey Houck Opts for Cal Poly
Hailey Houck, who swims for Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas and Sandpipers of Nevada, has given her verbal commitment to the Cal Poly Mustangs for 2016-17.
Harvard Men Reel in Two Commits: Dean Farris and Raphael Marcoux
The Harvard Crimson have picked up verbals from a pair of quick sprinters: Atlanta, Georgia’s Dean Farris and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida’s Raphael Marcoux.
Alabama Picks Up Verbal from Distance Freestyler Wyatt Harrison
Wyatt Harrison, who swims for Homewood High School and Birmingham Swim League, has made a verbal commitment to University of Alabama.
