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2014 NAIA National Championships – Men – Final Wrap-up: OBU Gets Three-Peat; ONU 2nd by 5 Points

As went the 400 free relay, so went the 2014 NAIA National Championships. Oklahoma Baptist (center) finished first; Olivet Nazarene (left) took second; SCAD Savannah (right), third.

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Race Video: Michael Andrew 200 Back NAG Record, 1:45.14

Michael Andrew has an uncanny knack for breaking National Age Group Records in threes. He did it at Winter Juniors, and he did it at the College Station Sectional last weekend.

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Rikke Moeller Pedersen Gives Fans Details On Her Preparation For Trials

With the Danish Championships and European Championships Trials coming quickly Rikke Moeller Pedersen let her fans know that she has been training well and is very confident in her preparation…

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Swimming Saves Lives Foundation Launches ‘Adult Learn-to-Swim Month’

The folks at US Masters Swimming obviously have a passion for adult swimming, and through their foundation they are launching big…

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Katie Ledecky Nominated For the 2013 Sullivan Award

Katie Ledecky is one of the semi-finalists nominated for the 84th AAU Sullivan Award. The Sullivan Award honors the top…

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Incorporating Open Water Swimming in Pool Workouts

For many open water swimmers in the northern hemisphere, it’s still a bit too cold to hit the open water,…

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Fitter and Faster Swim Tip: Olympian Kara Lynn Joyce Shares her Pre-Race Strategy

This Swimming Tip video is courtesy of the Fitter and Faster Swim Tour presented by Swimoutlet.com, a SwimSwam partner.

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FINA Men’s Water Polo World League 2014

Round 5 of the European preliminaries featured close match- ups with the teams of Serbia, Greece, Italy and Slovakia each…

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Scoring Out the Men’s 2014 Pre-Selection Entry Sheets: Florida and Michigan on Top Again

Dan Wallace and the Florida Gators are seeded to win NCAA Championships, but it’s close enough with Michigan that this should be a fantastically-finished meet.

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2014 Men’s NCAA Championship Pre-Selection Entry Lists Released; Murphy Skips 100 Fly

Cal’s Ryan Murphy (right) has swapped his 100 fly from Pac 12’s for the more expected 200 IM at NCAA’s.

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Arena extends sponsorship of Olympic gold medallist Emily Seebohm

Arena, one of the world’s leading brands in aquatic sports, is pleased to announce that it has renewed its sponsorship agreement with Australian backstroke, freestyle and IM swimmer, Emily Seebohm. The 21-year-old, who lives and trains in Brisbane, first joined the arena Elite Team in 2011, and in 2012 won three medals at the London Olympics.

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Joel Crampton Puts Up Top Age Group Times In New Zealand

At the age of 11 years old Joel Crampton of the Tawa Swimming Club in Wellington, New Zealand has recorded butterfly times that are impressive in any country…

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Kobrich Puts Up World Best In The Women’s 1500 freestyle In Santiago

Chilean Kristel Kobrich put up a world’s best winning the women’s 1500 freestyle at the South American Games in a championship record time of 16:15.89…

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2014 NAIA National Championships – Women – Final Wrap-up: OBU and SCAD Repeat at 1 and 2

Laura Galarza of Oklahoma Baptist won repeat victories in the 50, 100, and 200 freestyles at the 2014 NAIA National Championships, setting the record in the 100 with 49.97.

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Stopkotte Indicted by Grand Jury in Tennessee on Charges Including Larceny, Money Laundering

Former Fishers, Indiana swim coach Ken Stopkotte has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of bank larceny,…

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