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Yulia Efimova Tests Positive for DHEA; Russian Sports Minister Urges Caution

World Champion and World Record holder Yulia Efimova has tested positive for DHEA.

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Schmitt Scratches 400 Free on Day 1 of Austin Grand Prix

Allison Schmitt doesn’t has one entry left on the 1st day of the 2014 Austin Grand Prix.

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Nick Juba Discusses His First Year On The Job

It has been almost 10 months since Nick Juba moved from the UK to Denmark to take over as the Danish National Team Coach…

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Florida Gators Face Florida Atlantic Saturday

Coach Troy: “The women swimming at home, we look at the rest of the meets this semester as dress rehearsals. We’re going to go through the same type of routine that we will use at the end of the year. We’re going to try and get up earlier, have breakfast and come in and swim the meets with the idea that we are preparing for the end of the year.”

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Magnussen Puts Up A 47.73 To Win The 100 Freestyle In Melbourne

World champion James Magnussen was very impressive on the first night of the Victorian State Championships winning the 100 freestyle in a new state record time of 47.73…

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Paralympian Alyssa Gialamas Commits to Loyola

Alyssa Gialamas of Naperville, Illinois will join Paralympic teammate Becca Meyers at Loyola-Maryland.

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Two swimmers added to Loyola MD Athletics Hall of Fame

Mark Gallagher (’98) and John Mohler (’50) join 9 other Loyola alums in the Hall of Fame Class of 2014.

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Hardcore Swim of the Week: 12-Year-Old Will Barao Has Record Weekend

With seven individual swims ranked in the top 15 nationally, Will Barao of the South Shore YMCA Strypers gets the nod for the HardCoreSwim of the Week.

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Charlotte-Area High School Swimming Thrown Into Chaos After Times Thrown Out

According to Langston Wertz, Jr. of the Charlotte Observer, the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state championships in swimming…

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Golden Grizzlies back in Action at Kenyon College

The Oakland men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams return to intercollegiate competition this weekend when the Golden Grizzlies take part in a two-day, five-team meet hosted by Kenyon College.

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10 Legends in Progress to Follow in 2014

Katie Ledecky is one of 10 legends in the making who are on the verge of ‘forever’ status in swimming.

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Links, Storylines, and Preview for 2014 Austin Grand Prix

Conor Dwyer is swimming a less-usual set of 200’s at the Austin Grand Prix.

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SwimSwam’s The Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 1/15/2014

There weren’t a lot of meets this past weekend, but the ones that did take place produced some big swims,…

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FINIS Reaches Under The Sea To Raise Awareness

FINIS, a world leader in technical swimming products announces the addition of two new brand ambassadors, Mermaid Kariel and Hannah Mermaid. Hannah and Kariel are joining the FINIS team to grow brand awareness through their fitness training, natural resource conservation, and underwater photography efforts.

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Houston’s Jane Figueiredo to Coach Tom Daley at London’s New HP Diving Centre

NCAA coaching legend Jane Figueiredo has resigned her position as the head diving coach at the University of Houston to take…

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