News

Georgia Swimming (LSC) Terminates Executive Director Patrick Keller

After just 4 months in the role of Georgia Swimming’s Executive Director, Patrick J. “P.J.” Keller’s employment has been terminated….

  2 Comments

In Briefs 04/22/15: IOC Learning Initiative, Rangelova Snags Olympic Standards, OHSAA State Meet Tradition Continues

The IOC takes on athlete education initiative, Bulgaria’s Rangelova makes waves and the OHSAA State Meet remains in Canton, Ohio in this edition of In Briefs.

  1 Comment

Team GB Announces Swimming Roster For Inaugural European Games at Baku 2015

This morning Team Great Britain released the roster for the inaugural 2015 European Games.

  Comment First!

Swim Job: Piranhas Swim Club seeks Head Club Swimming Coach

The Piranhas Swim Club has an immediate opening for an energetic and dynamic leader as Head Coach for our growing USA swim team. Located in Eastern Iowa along the beautiful Mississippi River in Bettendorf, Iowa our membership of 240 year-round athletes spans all competitive levels.

  1 Comment

Swim Job: Mission Valley Aquatics seeks Head Swim Coach

Mission Valley Aquatics, located on the south shore of Flathead Lake in beautiful Northwestern Montana, seeks a part-time head swim coach for its Lake Monsters Swim Team.

  1 Comment

NSIC adds women’s swimming as three new college programs emerge

Huge news out of the midwest: three colleges are adding women’s swimming & diving teams, prompting the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference to add the sport to its ranks.

  1 Comment

A Letter From Western Kentucky Head Coach Bruce Marchionda

Earlier this month, Western Kentucky University announced that it was suspending its men’s and women’s swimming & diving programs for…

  23 Comments

Tar Heel Swimming Programs Adds Six To Class of 2019

The University of North Carolina swimming and diving program has added one woman and five men to its recruiting class for the 2014-15 school year.

  1 Comment

Video Interview: Ryan Lochte Is Still Single, Looking For That One

The Charlotte Observer caught up with SwimMAC Team Elite to talk about Ryan Lochte‘s love life. Lochte’s teammates, Cullen Jones and…

  25 Comments

Cover Letter for a Swimmer

Do you struggle to describe the qualifications that make you the most appealing candidate for a job? How do the job applications of swimmers stack up against those who have spent their summers donning Kenneth Cole suits rather than Speedo suits?

  11 Comments

VIDEO: Nashville Aquatic Club really really really really really really likes swimming

Check out this music video from the Nashville Aquatic Club declaring just how much they like swimming. Spoiler alert: they like it. They really, really, really like it. Like, Carly Rae Jepsen style.

  Comment First!

Meilutytė & Bilis Highlight Lithuanian Worlds Roster

Ruta Meilutytė and Simonas Bilis are among the Lithuanian athletes set to travel to Kazan.

  5 Comments

VIDEO: The Hammerheads and swimming with autism

Last week, The New York Times published a short video documentary on the Hammerheads, a swim team composed entirely of children with autism.

  5 Comments

Shouts from the Stands: A Tech Suit State of Mind

SwimSwam welcomes reader submissions about all topics aquatic, and if it’s well-written and well-thought, we might just post it under…

  5 Comments

Rylov Posts Top Five Time to Win the 200 Backstroke at the Russian National Championships

50 backstroke junior world record holder Evgeny Rylov took the men’s 200 backstroke with ease posting a time of 1:56.44…

  19 Comments