News

2014 Pan Pacs Previews – An Upset Could Be Brewing in Women’s Backstrokes

The Cal women will be battling among themselves in the backstroke races for spots in finals, but they’ll have to deal with a bigger threat from the Australians in the evening.

  20 Comments

2014 Youth Olympic Games: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

WATCH LIVE In China – Click here. Rest of the world – see streaming videos here. On your phone: Download the Olympic…

  14 Comments

Young Swimmers Take Down National Records On Day One Prelims Of 2014 Youth Olympic Games

Ruta Meilutyte of Lithuania wasn’t the leader after the prelims of the 50m breaststroke as expected despite her success on the senior international scene in the breaststroke events which includes world records in both the 50 and the 100. Instead, she’ll be heading into the semi-finals in third with a time of 32.11.

  3 Comments

European Championships Preview – Women’s Butterfly

Sarah Sjostrom will be looking to take both the 50 and 100 butterfly in Berlin…

  10 Comments

4 Unusual Ways to improve your start in swimming

Swimmers usually do not practice their starts much as they get older. Regular practice takes priority, and requires a lot more time and focus. Here are 4 unusual tips to improving your start…

  3 Comments

East Carolina Coach Rick Kobe Elected to Windsor High School “Wall of Fame”

GREENVILLE, N.C. — East Carolina Head Swimming And Diving Coach Rick Kobe has been elected to the Windsor (Vt.) High School Athletic Wall…

  1 Comment

Dutch Tag on 3rd Gold Medal in Open Water at European Championships

The Dutch open water swimmers continued their hot-streak at the Regattastrecke Grunau in Berlin, Germany. The country pushed further into…

  1 Comment

Willamette University (Oregon) Hires Ailton Temotio As New Assistant

Picturesque Willamette University in Salem, Oregon has a new assistant coach.

  Comment First!

2014 Pan Pacific Championships Preview – Women’s sprints – Can anyone topple the Campbell sisters?

Australia’s Cate Campbell is the odds-on favorite in both women’s sprint events, while her sister Bronte is a likely finalist as well.

  26 Comments

European Championships Preview – Men’s Sprint Freestyle

Russian Vladimir Morozov will have a chance to sweep the men’s freestyle events in Berlin…

  2 Comments

Blucore launches Pan Pacs TV ad – Video Feature

Blucore, the company behind the new posture training tool, the Corsuit, has launched a new TV commercial, filmed in the…

  1 Comment

Ten Years Ago Today: South Africa Stuns the World in Athens

Ten years ago the South African men stunned the world and destroyed the field in the 4x100m freestyle relay in Athens. Here is how it went down.

  14 Comments

Britain Finalizes 21 Pool Swimmers for European Championships; O’Connor Pulls Out With Illness

British breaststroker Ross Murdoch had a breakout meet at the Commonwealth Games. He’ll look to carry that through to the European Championships, where the competition doesn’t get any easier.

  3 Comments

South Africa Finalizes Roster for 2014 Pan Pac Championships

Friday marked less than a week until the August 21st beginning of the 2014 Pan Pac Championships on the Gold…

  1 Comment

Ebola Concerns Will Leave Three Western African Athletes Barred From Youth Olympic Games

The Ebola outbreak has touched the Youth Olympic Games, if only as a precaution.

  Comment First!