American Water Polo Coach and Olympian Monte Nitzkowski Passes Away
Monte Nitzkowski, who was named the head coach for the USA men’s water polo team for the 1972, 1980, and…
Ian Silverman Writes Letter to IPC About Classification Issues
Ian Silverman has written a letter to the IPC and some of their sponsors about what he calls “fraud” in the Paralympic classification system.
Rio Roll Call: Final Look At the Olympic Relay Entries
A final look at the relay entries for the 2016 Olympic Games.
McTaggart, Jones Head Psych Sheets For College Park Futures
Early psych sheets have dropped for the USA Swimming Futures Championship in College Park, Maryland with NCAA standout Caroline McTaggart and highly-touted incoming freshman James Jones among the more recognizable names.
Tony Azevedo Calls for SeaWorld to Release Orcas in PETA Ad
Tony Azevedo, the American water polo player who is about to embark on his fifth Olympic Games this summer, has…
Meet the 2016 USA Olympic Swim Team: Lia Neal
Meet Olympic swimmer Lia Neal, who will be representing Team USA this summer in Rio as a member of the 400 freestyle relay. A second-time Olympian and a veteran USA National teamer at only 21-years-old, Neal specializes in sprint freestyle.
Adding To Their Rio Headache, Aussies’ Laptops Stolen During Fire
The Australian Olympic contingent in Rio continues to get their Games off to a rocky start.
Auburn’s Katie Money Suffers Concussion In Freak Accident
Auburn University rising sophomore, Katie Money, was looking forward to a fun, relaxing trip to Texas with her family, when a freak accident steered her plans off course.
Bishop, Dant Tie For 400 Free Title At YMCA Nationals Day 4
The YMCA national record book survived an all-out assault Saturday night, with swimmers rattling but not breaking 4 different records at YMCA Long Course Nationals Day 4.
Meet the 2016 USA Olympic Swim Team: Townley Haas
Meet 2016 US Olympic swimmer Townley Haas. A native of Richmond, VA, and a rising sophomore at the University of Texas, Haas talks about his ascension to the Olympic team and the moment when he realized he might have the makings of an Olympic-caliber swimmer.
IOC Creates 3-Member Panel to Finalize Decisions on Russian Athletes
The IOC has set up a three-member panel that it says will have final review authority over which Russian athletes are and are not accepted into the Olympic Games, including swimmer Vlad Morozov (above).
Efimova Follows Morozov, Lobintsev In Submitting Appeal To CAS
Yulia Efimova officially files her CAS appeal.
Ethan Dang Breaks’ Reece Whitley’s 13-14 200 Breast Record
Over the past few years, there’s been a line of backstrokers who were chasing down, in succession, and breaking all of the…
Justina Kozan Breaks Cynthia Woodhead’s 40 Year Old Record
This past Thursday at the Southern California Junior Olympics in Riverside, California, Justina Kozan broke Cynthia Woodhead’s 40 year old Southern…
Leah Hayes Breaks 10 & Under NAG Record in 50 Freestyle
After capturing the NAG record in the 200 free last night, Hayes dropped 0.63 from her entry time to post a 28.33 and become the fastest 10 & Under girl in USA Swimming history in the 50 meter freestyle.
