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West Virginia hires Rick West as new assistant coach

The West Virginia Mountaineers have hired on former volunteer coach Rick West as the program’s new assistant coach, the team announced today.

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Patriot League Announces Men’s Swimming & Diving 25th Anniversary Team

The Patriot League Men’s Swimming and Diving 25th Anniversary Team was announced on Wednesday as Navy, which has won the last 12 League titles, led all schools with eight selections.

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Patriot League Announces Women’s Swim & Dive 25th Anniversary Team

The Patriot League Women’s Swimming and Diving 25th Anniversary Team was announced on Wednesday as Navy led all schools with eight selections while Army West Point placed six on the squad.

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Kyle McNeilis Added as NYU Swimming Assistant Coach

Kyle McNeilis has been hired as an assistant coach of the New York University men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams. He will be involved in all aspects of the program, specializing in mid-distance.

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SwimSwam’s World Championships Honors and Superlatives

Katie Ledecky is our female swimmer of the meet, with 5 gold medals and 3 world records to show for her efforts in Kazan

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Former Villanova Standout Hayley Edwards Joins UNF Coaching Staff

Head Coach Ian Coffey announced today the appointment of Hayley Edwards as an Assistant Swim Coach. Edwards elevates to the collegiate coaching ranks after an accomplished career at Villanova University.

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2015 FINA World Jr Champs Preview – Ryan Hoffer (Video Interview)

Look to this young rising star to make serious waves in his sprint events in the coming future.

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Taylor McKeown Sets Jose Finkel Trophy 200 Breaststroke Record

Taylor McKeown had the biggest swim of the day, breaking her meet record from prelims by four seconds to win the women’s 200 breaststroke for the Minas Tenis Clube with a 2:24.09.

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Learn The Body Weight Squat to Develop Strength

The BW Squat is an excellent introduction to squat mobility and form. Work on developing strength by increasing repetitions.

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Florida State Releases 2015-16 Schedule

Florida State swimming and diving has released its schedule for the 2015-16 season, with a bit of a surprise in the fact that they won’t swim any meets at Georgia Tech before the postseason.

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How Freshmen College Swimmers Can Deal With Homesickness

Being away from home for the first time is an experience much like the recruiting process. You can go “nuts” or you can make the best of it. It is strictly up to you.

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UMBC Swimming and Diving Announces 2015-16 Schedule

The Retrievers will look to defend their America East (women) and CCSA (men) championships this year, as both teams look to repeat for the first time since 2010-11.

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Colorado Time Systems Launches Manual Viewer App

Colorado Time Systems, a PlayCore company, has launched an app for Android and iOS devices that allows users to view product manuals online or download and save them to their device.

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Swim Job: Northwest Arkansas Aquatics seeks Associate Head Coach

Formerly known as the Walmart Swim Club, we are a competitive swim team dedicated to athletic development for swimmers – novice to elite level.

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Chris Wendt Named MVP – History in the Making

Chris Wendt was coached by his dad, Joe Wendt from the very early age of five years old. Joe, considered America’s “Top Gun”, was a world-class water polo player for Indiana University, where he was a three-time All-American.

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