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Watch Miriam Sheehan Break 10&U 100 Fly NAG in Prelims with 1:08.22

Watch ten-year-old Miriam Sheehan of Phoenix Swim Club as she goes 1:08.22 to break the 100 meter butterfly NAG during prelims of the Arizona Swimming Long Course Age Group State Championships.

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Toronto 2015 Pan American Games: Day Four Finals Preview

The Toronto Pan American Games will commence tonight at 7 p.m ET for day four finals. Here are the top story lines for tonight:

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If 2015 Were 2014, What Might the U.S. Women’s 400 Medley Relay Look?

Katie Meili’s earth-shattering 100 breaststroke on Friday morning at the 2015 Pan American Games raised more questions about the United States’ selection procedures for the World Championships.

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Russians break 4 world records on day 5 of IPC World Championships

A day after losing the medal count lead to Ukraine, Russia struck back on day 5 with 4 world records and a pile of golds to take back the top of the medal table.

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Only Two Small Scratches For Day Four Finals At Pan Ams

Day four finals at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games will feature only two small scratches that will have little effect on the competition overall.

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Japan Trashes Olympic Stadium Plans Due To Rising Costs, Public Criticism

“We have decided to go back to the start on the Tokyo Olympics-Paralympics stadium plan, and start over from zero,”

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Hannah Stevens Swims National Team-Worthy 100m Back in Columbia Prelim

Mizzou’s Hannah Stevens dropped a stunning 1:00.66 in prelims of the women’s 100 meter backstroke at Columbia Sectionals. Under the new selection rules, that time would have put her on the 2014-15 US National Team.

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Video of Abbey Weitzeil’s 54.56 100m Free at CA/NV Sectionals

Watch as Abbey Weitzeil of Canyons Aquatic Club wins the women’s 100m free in 54.56 at her home pool during CA/NV Sectionals on Thursday, July 16, 2015.

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Franca Da Silva Dips Under One Minute, Breaks 100 Breast Pan Am Record

Franca Da Silva was the only man under one-minute this morning at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games in the 100m breaststroke, putting forth a 59.84 effort.

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Miriam Sheehan Breaks 10&U 100m Fly NAG with 1:08.22

Ten-year-old Miriam Sheehan of Phoenix Swim Club blasted a 1:08.22 to break the 100 meter butterfly NAG during prelims of the Arizona Swimming Long Course Age Group State Championships

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Sean Lehane Feels More Prepared To Make Next Year’s Olympic Team

For full coverage of the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games including photos, live recaps, record posts, and more, visit our Toronto 2015 Pan American Games event channel here.

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Toronto 2015 Pan American Games: Day Four Prelims Live Recap

Heading into day four of the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games, both the Canadians and the Americans have equal opportunity to take control here as the final day of competition approaches.

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Photo Vault: Toronto 2015 Pan American Games Day Three Finals

All photos are courtesy of Chris Tanouye. To see more of his work visit www.ChrisTanouye.com

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AgonSwim Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 7/15/2015

Quite a few swimmers punched their first tickets to Olympic Trials over the weekend of July 10-12, 2015. Some of them are here in our AgonSwim Weekly Wonders. Click through to see who made the list.

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Erik Risolvato Earns Puerto Rican National Record in 50m Free Swim-Off

21-year old Erik Risolvato busted his way to a swim-off position in this morning’s men’s 50m freestyle after clocking a personal best…

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