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How to Deal with the Taper Blues

Every swimmer gets the taper blues at some point. How you handle that part of your taper can help or hurt your mental game leading into a big meet.

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TYR Sport Signs World Championship Silver Medalist Michael McBroom

TYR Sport today announced the addition of World Championship Silver Medalist Michael McBroom to Team TYR.

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SwimSwam’s The Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 3/5/2014

From Sectionals in Texas to high school championships in Kentucky to age group championships all around the country, it was…

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London Olympic Aquatics Centre Now Open to the Public

This artist’s rendering, from designers Zaha-Hadid, shows the new London Olympic pool now in legacy mode.

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USA Water Polo To Host FINA Women’s International Qualification Tournament

The world of elite international women’s water polo hits Riverside, California this May 19-25 when the first-ever FINA Intercontinental Qualification Tournaments kicks…

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Schimmel’s University of Arkansas Women Send 7 to the NCAA Championships

For the second consecutive year, seven swimmers from the University of Arkansas were selected to attend the NCAA Championships held…

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Germany’s Alexander Studzinski Launches Dreamfuel Campaign

Dreamful is a crowdfunding platform to help athletes raise funds to meet their training and competition needs.   German Open…

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HardCore Swim of the Week: Michigan ups the stakes with US Open record 800 free relay

This season has seen the 200 free stakes continually raised, and Michigan managed to top all of it with their record-setting 800 free relay that was the fastest ever on American soil.

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Bertrand Says Aussies “Aim To Be No. 1” By 2020

Australians take tremendous pride in the success of their national swimming team; Shane Gould, Dawn Fraser, Susie O’Neill, Ian Thorpe,…

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St. Francis (California) HS Swimmers Clear Three National HS Records in SCM Dual Meet

Curtis Ogren took down two National High School Records previously held by National Teamer Nic Fink.

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Phoenix Swim Club Sends Brophy Prep Pool Off With a Win

The Phoenix Swim Club has swum their last meet on the Brophy Prep campus.

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Texas Posts Psych Sheets For American Short Course Championships – Hybrid Last Chance/Club Meet

The 2014 “American Short Course Championships” will run from Thursday to Sunday in Austin Texas. This is a unique event,…

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Official Psych Sheets released for 2014 Division I Women’s NCAA Championship Meet

Check out the official psych sheets and invite lists for the 2014 Division I Women’s national championships here. Defending champs Georgia lead with 17 individual swimming qualifiers.

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Germany’s Nils Wich-Glasen Commits to South Carolina

Germany’s Nils Wich-Glasen ha given his verbal commitment to join the team at South Carolina next fall, marking another international recruit,…

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Photo Vault: Carly Rae Tanner at CAA Championships

A year ago, Carly Rae Tanner was swimming at the NCAA Championships for UNC-Wilmington. This year, she moved behind the lens to capture the UNC-W men’s 13th straight CAA Conference Championship

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