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Hindsight is 2024: Boston to Hold Public Referendum on Fate of Olympic Bid

Boston 2024 has announced it will seek a statewide referendum in November 2016 to allow the public to weigh in on the group’s bid for the Summer Olympics.

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2015 M. NCAA Picks: Gkolomeev Brings Serious Speed to 100 Free, But Faces Several Threats

2015 NCAA MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS 100 Freestyle NCAA record: 40.76 —  Vlad Morozov (USC) – 03/30/2013 American record: 41.08— Nathan Adrian…

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Top 5 Questions for 500 Days Between Now and Rio 2016 Olympic games

The picture is still not complete, so we counted down the top five questions for 500 days between now and the Rio 2016 Olympic Games

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Kierra Smith Named Big Ten Women’s Swimmer of the Year

2015 NCAA 200 breaststroke champion Kierra Smith has been named the Big Ten Swimmer of the Year.

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2016 Rio Organizing Committee Releases Competitive Schedule

Take a look at the event schedule for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, just 500 days away!

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2015 M. NCAA Picks: Kevin Cordes Seeded Fifth In The 200 Breaststroke; Has A Target On His Back

Going into the meet, the Arizona senior is ranked fifth in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 1:52.65 which he swam at the Texas Hall of Fame meet. This season, he may be the favorite based solely on past results, but there are a lot more swimmers that he’ll have to contend with if he wants to defend his title.

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Bluegrass Swim Team To Rename Aquatic Center In Honor Of Maddie Jackson

“We want the community to be reminded of Maddie and the way she lived every time they walk through the doors. Maddie was the most blue collar, hard worker there was. She led by example and was all about her teammates. ” – Coach Roger Kehrt

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Park Issues Apology After Receiving FINA’s Doping Suspension

After being handed an 18-month suspension by the FINA Doping Panel stemming from a positive doping test back in September…

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Infostrada’s 2016 Rio Virtual Medal Table Has United States on Top of Total Medal Count

By applying an objective algorithm, Infostrada Sports predicts overall medal outcomes, as well as individual winners at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.

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USA Swimming Foundation Announces 50 Grant Recipients Nationwide

The Foundation distributed more than $300,000 to local Make a Splash Local Partners, covering 23 states, with 15 programs (30 percent) earning USA Swimming Foundation funds for the first time.

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2015 M. NCAA Picks: Cristian Quintero Has A Clear Shot At The 200 Freestyle Title

The 200 freestyle opened up a little bit this season with swimmers such as Joao De Lucca, Michael Wynalda, and Frank Dyer graduating, giving Southern California senior Cristian Quintero an open run at an NCAA title.

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2015 M. NCAA Picks — American Record Holder Nolan Leads Six Returners

American record-holder David Nolan, a Stanford Cardinal, has the fastest time in this year’s 200 IM field by over a second, but five other swimmers who return from last year’s A-final will be looking to deny him his second NCAA title in this event.

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Swim Job: Colorado College Swimming Team seeks Assistant Swimming Coach

Colorado College is a private, nationally ranked, liberal arts and sciences college in Colorado Springs. The Colorado College Tigers compete in NCAA Division III, and the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference.

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FINIS to Award $1250 in FINISinc.com Credits in 2015 Men’s NCAA Championship Pick ‘Em Contest Prizes

FINIS, the sponsor of our coverage of the 2015 Men’s NCAA Championships and the 2015 Men’s NCAA Championship Pick ‘Em…

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Cate Campbell Suffers Mild Ankle Sprain 10 Days Out from Aussie Trials

Australian speedster, Cate Campbell, rattled her Dolphin teammates’ nerves a bit earlier today, as she suffered a mild ankle sprain just…

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