Rikako Ikee Breaks Meet Record, Puts Scare On Junior World Record
Rikako Ikee of Japan broke the championship record in the women’s 50m butterfly Thursday night in order to take the top seed heading into finals and put a scare on the junior world record.
Taylor Ruck Wins 100m Freestyle In Championship Record Timing
Taylor Ruck of Canada continued her sprint-freestyle domination at the 2015 Junior World championships, once again dipping under the 54-second mark in the 100 in order to claim gold in the final.
Daniil Pakhomov Re-Breaks Own 100m Fly Championship Record To Win Gold
After breaking the championship record in the semifinals of the 100m butterfly, Daniil Pakhomov of Russia managed to do so again in order to claim gold in the final and better his time.
Minna Atherton Breaks Championship Record In 200m Backstroke Final
Rising Australian backstroke talent Minna Atherton secured her second win of the 2015 junior world championships with a 200m backstroke victory in championship record timing.
FINIS Launches The Posture Trainer
The Posture Trainer is a small, but mighty tool that can help improve head alignment for swimmers of all ages and abilities.
CWPA Releases 2015 Men’s Varsity Preseason Polls
The University of California-Los Angeles, Whittier College and Brown University will open the 2015 men’s varsity season where they concluded the 2014 campaign – on top of the rankings.
Chasing the Olympic Dream with Kristy Kowal
Kristy Kowal: “Two weeks before the 1996 Olympic Trials, I had broken the national high school record, unshaved and unrested, so I felt that I was on a great path to swimming fast. However, Trials was the absolute scariest meet I have ever been to.”
Learn the Inverted Row for Your Swim Strength Program
The Supine Row, or Inverted Row as it is often referred to, adds a body weight pulling movement to the progression.
2015 FINA Junior Worlds: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap
Viktoria Zeynep Gunes of Turkey, who won gold in the women’s 50m breaststroke, posted the top time by a large margin in the heats of the 100m breaststroke on Thursday morning in Singapore.
Michael Andrew Cracks Junior Worlds Meet Record with 25.1 50 Back
Andrew’s heavy schedule lead to some serious fatigue throughout the session in day 2 finals, but it did lead to something good on day 3 prelims: A new meet record in the 50 back.
2015 Junior World Championships: Day 3 Prelims Preview
Australia’s Kyle Chalmers is the top seed in the boys 50 free on day 3.
Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Castiglioni hits her stride in Italy
It’s not often a swimmer gets an immediate shot at redemption. But Italy’s Arianna Castiglioni did just that at the Italian Age Championships.
2015 FINA Junior World Championships: Atherton ties junior world record on day 2
Australia’s Minna Atherton beat junior world record-holder Claire Adams head-to-head and tied her record while taking gold in the girls 100 back at day 2 finals.
SwimSwam’s NCAA Insider: The beginning of Indiana State Swimming & Diving (Video)
Indiana State University is building a brand-new swimming & diving program, and the Sycamores are partnering with SwimSwam to give you a front row seat to the process.
Los Angeles projects $161 million surplus on Olympics before major city council meeting
Organizers of Los Angeles, California’s 2024 Olympic bid have projected a $161 million surplus on hosting the event, with a key city council vote coming up this week.
