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In Briefs 2/3/2015: Van Mierlo Retires, NC Swimmers Goggle Up in Protest, Pugh Swims with Sea Lions

Endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh’s planned swimming adventure for a cause rounds up today’s “In Briefs”

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Catching Air: Dynamic Squat Jumps

Those swimmers who are able to carry a breathing rhythm in the water have a much better time finding easy speed in the early parts of the race and enough air for quality finishing speed at the end of races.

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Rory Lewis of Machine Aquatics Commits to Penn State

Penn State will add Rory Lewis to its already-stellar class of 2019 beginning next fall.

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9 Things You Know to Be True If You Started Swimming Later than Everyone Else

#4 – You realize your talent won’t get you to your goal, and you start working your butt off.

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Olympic Swimmer Chloe Sutton Retires: Gold Medal Minute presented by SwimOutlet.com

Sutton was a world class swimmer for nearly a decade. She made her first Olympic Team when she was only 16 years old.

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Morning Swim Practice – The 50 Meter Jungle

It’s a Friday morning in January. It’s dark. It’s cold. It’s been a long week at work, and an even…

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Northern Kentucky Clippers’ Austin Haney Verbally Commits to Kentucky Wildcats

The Kentucky Wildcats have added Austin Haney to their 2015 recruiting class.

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Amherst Fights, MIT Prevails

Before their victory over Springfield College on Sunday, both the Amherst men and women’s teams fell to MIT on Saturday. By…

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Ben Proud Wins Sports Personality of the Year

Last night Ben Proud was named Plymouth’s Sports Personality of the Year…

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NCAA Division I meets to watch for 2/5-2/8

The USC men have tough dual meets with both Cal and Stanford this weekend in two of our meets to watch.

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Retired Swimmer Leisel Jones Now Tackles Reality TV

Australian retired swimming superstar Leisel Jones debuted on the reality TV show, “I’m a Celebrity-Get Me Out of Here”, which…

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Ipsen & Mumma bring ACC weekly awards to NC State, Kylliainen and Nyquist also win

NC State took two of the four weekly ACC awards, led by Anton Ipsen’s men’s swimmer of the week, and Louisville’s Tanja Kylliainen was named women’s swimmer of the week.

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Gophers Smith, Hoosiers Snodgrass share B1G Swimmer of the Week award in preview of conference showdown

Oh, Canada! Two swimmers from the Great White North shared the women’s swimmer of the week title this week, and their teams will clash for the Big Ten title in just a few weeks.

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Florida’s Elliott, Arkansas’ Mayfield are SEC Swimmers of the Week

The Florida Gator men and Georgia Bulldog women picked up two weekly SEC awards apiece after wins over Tennessee and Emory, respectively.

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Kaylyn Schoof knocks down ancient record in Schroeder A+

At the Schroeder YMCA A+ Meet in Brown Deer, Wisconsin this weekend, Schroeder YMCA 12-year-old Kaylyn Schoof broke a meet record nearly three times as old as she is.

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