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Swim Quick 2010: Show Your Love This Valentine's Weekend

Looking forward to this year’s Swim Quick, which is a great program honoring a coaching legend. Richard Quick was the…

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More Details Come Out About Australia Head's Departure

Yesterday, there were some new developments in the story about why Australian National Team Head Coach Alan Thompson was forced…

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President of Speedo North America Steps Down

According to Women’s Wear Daily, Paula Schneider, the President of the Warnaco Swimwear Group, has stepped down. Warnaco is the…

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Table Tennis Chief Looks to Swimming for Solution

Adham Sharara, president of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), was in China this weekend to cut the ribbon at…

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Shanghai 2011: Shanghai Oriental Sports Center

(Update 12/3: pictures of near-completed facility) (Update 12/28: facility inaugurated, completed 200 days out) (Update 4/10: Official Maps to Facility…

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Australia's Head Coach Resigns Amid Restructuring, Investigation

Australian National Swim Team Coach Alan Thompson has resigned from his position as an apparent result of a disagreement over…

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FINA Announces Time Standards for 2011 World Championships

At the FINA Bureau meeting last week in Bangkok, a Time Standard qualifying system was decided upon for the 2011…

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NYT Article: Phelps on a Break, Not in a Slump

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/sports/olympics/24swimming.html Today, I came across this article in the New York Times. It’s about how visible Michael Phelps has been…

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FINA to Retest Blood Samples from Rome

After its bureau meeting in Bangkok, FINA announced that it would be reexamining the blood samples from the 2o09 World…

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FINA Bureau Rules to Bring Masters Suits In Line

(Big Thanks to Tracy at the Masters Swimmers Blog for the great picture, taken at the National Senior Games!) By…

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