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Swim Job: Florida Gulf Coast University Seeks Assistant Women’s Swimming & Diving Coach

Established in 1997, FGCU continues to expand academic offerings, which currently include 51 undergraduate, 28 master’s, one specialist and two doctoral programs.

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WATER POLO: USA Men Defeated by Hungary, 9-16 at FINA World League Super Final

Josh Samuels: “We started a little slow. But attacked harder towards the end. I still need to get a little bit more used to European players, which playing in Montenegro has helped with. As a team we just need to always start strong.”

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Kinetic Energy in Swimming – Part 1.2: Wasted Movement Continued

In part 2 of this two part introduction to how Sturdy and Westfall try to translate physics into speed, Rebecca Westfall and Gary Sturdy look more at how swimmers like Missy Franklin take advantage of their kinetic energy.

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Sarah Denninghoff, Now Married, to Return for Final Year of Eligibility at Texas

Sarah Denninghoff is healthy and ready to roll in 2014-2015 for the Texas Longhorns.

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Japan Open start lists announced, meet begins Thursday

The Japan Open will kick off this Thursday in Tatsumi, Japan, and the home country has shown up in full-force, according to the start lists, which include Olympic bronze medalist Kosuke Hagino.

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Olympic Gold Medalist Swimmer Amanda Beard to Appear on “Celebrity Wife Swap”

Four-time Olympian Amanda Beard will appear on the ABC reality show on Tuesday, June 24th.

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Swimming South Africa building accreditation system for schools, with 12 already signed on

Swimming South Africa announced last week that it had signed Memoranda of Understanding with 12 schools to begin building a system to accredit schools that could serve as good development homes for young swimmers.

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FINA Announces Dates for 2017 World Championships; Masters Worlds to Follow

The Scotiabank Aquatics Centre, built for the 2011 Pan Am Games, will host the 2017 World Aquatics Championships.

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Kromowidjojo’s Coach Decides He Is Not The Right Man For The Job

Only eight months after deciding to take the opportunity to work with Olympic champion Ranomi Kromowidjojo Christiaan Sloof has decided he is not the right man for the job…

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Photo Vault from Shore: Men’s 5K at 2014 Open Water Nationals

Open water swimming doesn’t get much better than this. It was a perfect day for racing: warm without being hot,…

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Dwyer Delivers the NBAC Elite Swimming Diet – Gold Medal Minute Video

Olympic Champion and NBAC swim star, Conor Dwyer, eats to win, and he’s on track to win gold this summer at the 2014 Pan Pacific Championships.

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Shannon Vreeland Takes Big Prize, Wins SEC’s McWhorter Scholarship

Geogia’s Shannon Creeland has been named the 2014 McWhorter Scholarship winner in the SEC.

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Nerding Out: Updated Long Course Meters NAG Record Progressions

Caeleb Dressel has been off the grid for the last few months, but he’ll have another opportunity to dismantle the record books this summer.

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Yale Men’s Swim and Dive Welcomes Fast Incoming Class

The Bulldogs announced a strong incoming class of 2018, including eight swimmers and one diver from six U.S. states and two foreign countries.

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Yale Women’s Swimming and Diving Adds Ten Swimmers, One Diver in Class of 2018

The Yale Bulldogs recently announced a strong and diverse class of 2018, made up of ten swimmers and one diver from around the country. They expect this new group to continue the momentum of Yale’s program, which has improved considerably over the last several years.

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