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Five Fresh Starts to a New Season of Swim Parenting

We’re coming up on a new swim season. Our kids have had a couple weeks off and we’ve enjoyed a short summer vacation. School is starting up and it’s time for our kids to jump back into the pool.

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Daniil Pakhomov Leads 100 Fly Semifinals With Championship Record

Daniil Pakhomov of Russia broke the championship record in the men’s 100m fly semifinals Wednesday night in order to take the top seed heading into finals over some of the best competitors worldwide.

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Robert Glinta Re-Breaks Own Championship Record In 100 Back For Gold

Rising Romanian backstroke star Robert Glinta managed to stay on top of his game in order to claim gold and set a new championship record in the men’s 100m backstroke final Wednesday night.

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USA Swimming Foundation and Swimming Saves Lives Foundation Partner

The USA Swimming Foundation and the Swimming Saves Lives Foundation, a subsidiary of U.S. Masters Swimming, have formed an affiliation of collaboration in support of learn-to-swim and water safety nationwide.

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Two New Canadian Deaf Records set at 2015 World Deaf Swimming Championships

Team Canada set 2 new Canadian deaf swimming records in the final day of the 2015 World Deaf Swimming Championships in San Antonio, Texas.

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Young Brits Win 3 More Medals at World Juniors

Britain’s promising youngsters continue to shine at the FINA World Junior Championships in Singapore with three more medals on day two of the event.

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Michael Andrew: 5 Races For Wednesday Finals at FINA Junior Worlds?

Michael Andrew of Team USA is expected to compete in three individual finals and one semi-final, and could possibly swim a leg on USA’s mixed medley relay tonight in Singapore.

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Taylor Ruck Blasts 53.9 100 Free to Break Junior Worlds Meet Record, Canadian Age Group Record

Canada’s Taylor Ruck, who trains in Arizona, clocked a 53.95 to clear the old record of 54.47 done by Siobhan Haughey in 2013.

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2015 FINA Junior Worlds: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Caio Pumputis of Brazil will swim in prelims of the men’s 200m IM on Day 2 of FINA Junior Worlds.

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Missouri Releases 2015-16 Schedule; No Mizzou Invitational This Season

The University of Missouri has released its 2015-16 schedule. Absent this year from the schedule are Auburn, South Carolina, and the Mizzou invitational in November.

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Race For Gold: Kelsi Worrell Video Interview

Kelsi Worrell dominated the event, winning with a time of 57.26. That time is .02 off of her time from prelims the Pan American Game of 57.24.

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2015 Junior World Championships: Day 2 Prelims Preview

Junior World Record-holder Maxime Rooney leads the boys 200 free on day 2.

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Race For Gold: Jack Conger Video Interview

Jack Conger is among the favorites to make the 2016 Olympic team in the butterfly events after two second place finishes to Michael Phelps in the 100 and 200 butterfly at the US National Championships.

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Former Michigan Club Coach Sentenced to Up To 20 Years in Prison For Sexual Assault

Former Grand Rapids, Michigan diving coach Donald Richard Glass III has been sentenced to eight to 20 years in prison for sexually assaulting one of his underage athletes, MLive.com reports.

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UVA Hazing Lawsuit Set for September 2016 Trial Date

The hazing lawsuit between former University of Virginia swimming teammates is set to go to trial next fall, per Charlottesville, Virginia’s newspaper The Daily Progress.

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