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Katinka Hosszu Goes 5-For-5, Townsend Wins 200 Free on First Day of 2014 Indian Ocean Championships

Katinka Hosszu even won a breaststroke event en route to a perfect 5-for-5 day on Sunday at the Indian Ocean Championships.

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Lenoir-Rhyne Swimming Sign 13 for the 2015-2016 Season

Coach Paul Schiffel: “With such a big class coming and only one graduating swimmer, this class stands to make an immediate impact…”

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2014 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmer of the Year – 13-14

To see all of the 2014 Swammy Award winners, presented by TYR, click here. 2014 Honorees: Courtney Harnish and Michael…

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2014 Swammy Awards: Female NCAA Swimmer Of The Year Brittany MacLean

She absolutely ripped it coming home, passing Franklin in order to touch first in a new NCAA record of 4:32.53. On the last 50 she was a 25.81, over a second faster than anyone else split on the last length.

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FINA Junior World Records in SCM Can Be Set Beginning January 1st, 2015

Katie Ledecky is the Junior World Record holder in several long course events already, but will be too old by the time FINA begins to recognize short course meters Junior World Records to break them.

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2014-15 NCAA Men’s SwimSwam Power Rankings: Post-Invite Edition

John Murray and the Texas Longhorns are rolling. Spoiler alert: they’re still #1.

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Franz Resseguie, Former Coach of Caitlin Leverenz, Returning To Tualatin Hills as Head Coach

Franz Resseguie is returning home to Tualatin Hills to take over the Beaverton, Oregon club’s head coaching role that was…

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Lessons From Legends: The Myth of George Haines

“Who are the most prominent figures in the current and past history of swimming?” (Swim Photo Credit: CW)

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Katinka Hosszu Entered in All 17 Events; Olympic Nice to Race at Indian Ocean Meet

Katinka Hosszu (above) will be joined by Darian Townsend, Jeremy Stravius, Charlotte Bonnet, and Roland Schoeman on Reunion Island.

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2014 Swammy Awards: European Female Swimmer of the Year

Hungarian Katinka Hosszu had another spectacular year winning the World Cup Series for the third year in a row…

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Great Britain, Japan Form Training Partnership With Eye on 2020 Olympics

Great Britain kicked off the partnership last week by sending some of their most talented junior swimmers to Tokyo to train with the Japanese National Team.

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2014 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmer of the Year – 11-12

Ethan Dang, at only 5’4″ tall and 12-years old, qualified for and raced at the 2014 Winter Junior National Championships.

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2014 Swammy Awards: European Male Swimmer of the Year Florent Manaudou

Florent Manaudou of France had a tremendous year, experiencing great success at both the European Championships in Berlin and the World Short Course Championships in Doha…

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US Paralympic Committee Names USC Freshman Ian Silverman As #4 Moment of 2014

Ian Silverman’s World Record swim was named the #4 moment of U.S. Paralympics in 2014.

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Lessons From Legends, Mary T. Meagher

Chuck Warner, the author, is a coach and an old friend. Thoughtful and passionate about the sport, he has studied the details behind what it takes to achieve swimming excellence.

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