Croatian Men Allowed to Enter Two Olympic Relays as 17th Team
“Ours go to 17.” Despite FINA rules that only allow 16 relays to be entered in each event at the…
Olympic Talking Points To Impress Your Non-Swimmer Friends
Take your mark, swimming fans, because after enduring countless Super Bowls and March Madnesses, it’s our time to shine.
Official Olympic Heat Sheets Posted on Rio2016.com
The official heat sheets for the swimming portion of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games have been posted on Rio2016.com. Click…
Therese Alshammar Named to Carry Swedish Flag at 6th Olympics
After qualifying for a record-setting 6th Olympics, Therese Alshammar will carry the Swedish flag in the opening ceremonies on Friday evening.
2015 World C’ships 25k Silver Medalist Alex Meyer Confirms Retirement
American open water swimmer Alex Meyer confirms to SwimSwam that he has retired from the sport.
Ledecky Second Best Athlete In Her Grade School’s History
Charles Hartley makes a very good argument for why Katie Ledecky is the second best athlete to come from her grade school.
Makayla Sargent Wins 800 Free at College Park Futures Champs
Makayla Sargent of the Victor Swim Club posted a lifetime best 8:48.31 to win the women’s 800 free at the College Park Futures Championships in Maryland tonight
Meet the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team: Tom Shields
Meet 2016 U.S. Olympian Tom Shields from Huntington Beach, California. He talks about how the water and the Ocean has been…
Lauren Pitzer Shreds 6.2 Seconds Off of 800 Free PR at Austin Futures
2016 FUTURES CHAMPIONSHIPS – AUSTIN Thursday, August 4 – Sunday, August 7, 2016 Austin, Texas University of Texas Meet website Psych…
2016 Canadian Swimming Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap
Genevieve Cantin comes into tonight’s final as the top seed in the women’s 200 back.
Tristen Ulett Hits PR Leading Off Dynamo 800 Relay at Atlanta Futures
2016 FUTURES CHAMPIONSHIPS – ATLANTA Thursday, August 4 – Sunday, August 7, 2016 Atlanta, Georgia Georgia Tech Meet website Psych sheets…
Ohio Announces 2016-17 Meet Schedule
Five home meets against Youngstown State, Eastern Michigan, Denison, Duquesne and Xavier and Toledo highlight the Ohio swimming and diving team’s 2016-17 schedule, third-year head coach Rachel Komisarz-Baugh announced today.
CAS Rules Yulia Efimova Still Not Eligible to Compete in 2016 Olympics
Yulia Efimova has lost her appeal in front of the CAS, finalizing her 2016 Olympic fate.
ROC, IOC Confirm Morozov and Lobintsev for Rio Olympics
It’s officially official: Vlad Morozov (above) and Nikita Lobintsev have been confirmed to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.
Coughlin to Join Local NBC Station for Nightly “Olympic Moment” Piece
Natalie Coughlin will join her local Bay Area NBC station for a nightly segment called “The Olympic Moment of the Day with Natalie Coughlin.”
