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Oliver Hynd Resets 400 Free World Record For Rio Paralympic Gold

Great Britain’s Oliver Hynd crushed his own S8 world record en route to Paralympics gold in the 400 free.

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Lakeisha Patterson Breaks S8 World Record In 400 Free In Rio

Australia’s Lakeisha Patterson beat American Jessica Long for the Rio Paralympic gold medal while breaking Long’s world record in the 400 free.

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2016 Rio Paralympics: Day 1 Finals Recap

2016 RIO PARALYMPIC GAMES Wednesday, September 7 – Sunday, September 18, 2016 Swimming: Thursday, September 8 – Saturday, September 17,…

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Alabama-Delta State Begin NCAA Swimming Season on Friday

The collegiate swimming season kicks off this Friday at 4pm as The University of Alabama Crimson Tide hosts the Delta…

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Hungarian Márton Barta Verbally Commits to Notre Dame for 2018

Márton Barta, a Hungarian national who was an exchange student last year at Brookwood High School in Snellville, Georgia, has verbally committed to swim for University of Notre Dame beginning in the fall of 2018.

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2017 Total Performance Swim Camps at Kenyon College & Calvin College

Our swim camp programs are designed to inspire competitive swimmers to achieve their own “Total Performance.”

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Alabama Adds Angie Nicolletta as Assistant Coach

Head coach Dennis Pursley has announced that Angie Nicolletta will be joining Alabama’s swim and dive program as an assistant…

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2016 Rio Paralympics: Day 1 Prelims Recap

China’s Jia Hongguang got the meet off to a fast start, setting the World, Paralympic and Asian Record with his morning swim. His time of 1:12.27 is a big drop for Jia and breaks his teammate Zheng Tao’s World Record (1:12.94), who is seeded seconding going into tonight’s final after his morning swim of 1:13.59.

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Kentucky Announces 2016-17 Schedule

Overall, the opponents that UK will face in dual meets feature a combined 82 returning athletes that scored at the 2016 NCAA Championships, collecting 107 First Team All-America honors along with 97 All-America honorable mention honors.

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Oakland Coach Inducted Into Sports Hall of Fame Alongside Derek Jeter

Derek Jeter (Kalamazoo/New York Yankees) and Mike Modano (Livonia/Detroit Red Wings), members of the 2015 class, will also be honored as they were unable to attend the event last year.

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Meili Making The Most Of World Cup

Disclaimer: BlueSeventy Swim of the Week is not meant to be a conclusive selection of the best overall swim of…

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Lochte Suspended 10 Months, Conger, Bentz, Feigen 4 Months

The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and USA Swimming have announced the official punishments for four Olympic swimmers involved in an incident at a gas station bathroom in Brazil.

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UMBC Release 2016-17 Schedule

The UMBC women will look to win their third straight America East Championship at WPI in Worcester, Mass. on February 9-12.

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Meet British Paralympian Andrew Mullen (Video)

The opening ceremony of the 2016 Paralympic Games kicked off last night in Rio, which means the action in the…

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How to Maximize Your Arms on the Blocks

The most powerful coupling motion of the dive is with the arms.

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