Groves Takes Down Schipper’s Age Group Record At Victorian Champs
St. Peters Western swimmer 18 year old Madeline Groves took home gold in the women’s 100 butterfly at the Victorian State Championship breaking Jessicah Schipper’s 2005 18 year old age group record of 58.18, winning the event in a time of 57.43…
Eddie Sinnott, SMU Head Coach, Talks About SMU Classic
Eddie Sinnott, the head coach of the host team at the SMU Classic, took a few minutes to talk with Catherine Lee about the thought process behind the meet’s timing.
Denver Defeats BYU and University of New Mexico
“We’re really pleased with our results tonight,” head swimming coach Brian Schrader said. “I know our kids were motivated to come in and race hard, and they did. I’m really impressed with our team’s effort from top to bottom.”
Promising Young Swimmer Joins Rudd’s Plymouth Crew
Coach Jon Rudd’s talent pool just got a little stronger as it was announced that 14 year old Laura Stephens will be joining his group at Plymouth College…
New Paltz Stuns Cortland with Victory
The State University of New York at New Paltz men’s swimming team pulled off an upset win on Fridayafternoon, downing defending State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) champion SUNY Cortland, 144-101, in a dual meet.
Funk 52.3, Michigan in control after day 1 of SMU Classic
Richard Funk put up the second-fastest 100 breast in the NCAA this season in helping Michigan build a 21-point lead over Florida on day 1.
2014 Arena Grand Prix in Austin, Day 1 Photo Vault
Many thanks to Rafael Domeyko, rafaeldomeyko.com, for these beautiful swimming photos.
Kenyon Winter Invitational – Day One; Norris Breaks Records
The first night of the Kenyon Invitational, hosted in the James A Steen Natotorium saw some seriously fast swimming. That’s unsurprising, considering there are three DI schools in the house. The highlights of the evening were OSU’s Alex Norris taking down two pool records.
Chase Kalisz in good academic standing, will return to Bulldogs, Bauerle still held out
Georgia Bulldogs star and defending NCAA champ Chase Kalisz has been cleared to return to competition with the team, the University of Georgia announced tonight.
Georgia Swimming Standout Reid Patterson Passes Away
Reid Patterson, Georgia’s first national champion and Olympian in swimming, passed away earlier this week. He was 81.
2014 Austin Grand Prix: Adrian wins 100 free, Ledecky smashes competition on Day 1
Nathan Adrian went 48.26 for a nice 100 free win, while Katie Ledecky blew away the 400 free field, going 4:04.46.
Magnussen’s 47.7 ties him for most sub-48 swims in history
The Australian has twelve swims under 48 seconds, tied with France’s Alain Bernard and one ahead of World Record-holder Cesar Cielo. More impressive is that all 12 of Magnussen’s swims have come in the post-bodysuit era.
Triathlon Receives Approval to become an Emerging NCAA Sport
NCAA set to expand Olympic sports at DI Institutions.
FINA Issues Clarification on New “Two-Hand-Touch Separation Rules”
FINA issued the above clarification on the new two-hand touch rules that went into effect on January 1st.
Russian Federation Releases Statement on Efimova Case
In the statement, the Russian Swimming Federation confirms that it did receive a report from FINA about Yulia Efimova’s ‘professional activities,’ but would not comment on the contents of that report.
