Teaching a Syrian Warlord to Swim – Feature Video
Photographer Jonathan Alpeyrie (former competitive swimmer and water polo player), who was recently held captive in Syria for 81 days, recounts the surreal story of being forced to teach a Hawaiian-swimsuit-clad local militia leader how to swim.
Wolfpack Women Win, Men Fall at Virginia Tech
“After an adventurous ride to Blacksburg, we had an up and down battle today with the Hokies,” said head coach Braden Holloway. “The ladies’ victory was a total team effort and it was great for them. For the guys, it was a rough day. Virginia Tech was ready for us and did a good job. The guys are going to have to be better in order to have success at this level.”
Breaststroker Branin Verbally Commits to Hokies
Virginia Tech, on the strength of some big dual meet wins, have started to put together a solid recruiting class.
Razorbacks take LSU to Claim First SEC Win
“Moving forward, they’re getting some things down and gaining confidence that you get any time you win an SEC meet,” Coach Schimmel said.
UConn Swim and Dive Holds Final Tuneup Over The Weekend
“We were mostly happy with the results in terms of a scrimmage format,” Connecticut swimming coach Bob Goldberg said. “We used this meet as preparation for the West Point meet ahead next week.”
UCLA Opens Their Season With A Win Over The University Of San Diego
UCLA takes down USD to open the 2013-2014 season with wins in 13 of 14 events.
Kylliainen Dominates a Brutal Double, But USC Takes the Weekend at 2013 SMU Classic
The 2013 edition of the annual SMU Classic meet was an absolute classic, thanks in part to Tanja Kylliainen.
Cal Leads Florida By 27 After First Day of Events
Cal finished day one with a marginal lead over the Florida Gators in a two day duel in Berkeley. (Photo Credit: SEC)
UNC Visit Third Texas City In 3 Days; M & W Win Against TCU
Spending their fall break in Texas, UNC captures win against TCU (Photo Credit: UNC)
Towson Tigers Take Two At Georgetown on Saturday
“We had a solid effort from our women today,” he said. “Burke led the way with three wins, but we also got great performances from Charlotte Holz, Macey Arnold and Kendall Towe.”
St. Bonaventure Men and Women Come up Short against Pittsburgh
SBU started the meet strong with a first place finish in the 200-yard medley relay. Vatslav Lets, Matthew Schutt, Jimmy Martin and Viacheslav Shchukin broke a pool record with a time of 1:33.49. Shchukin kept the momentum going with a first place finish in the in the 100- yard freestyle with a time of 45.73.
Nearly Half-A-Million Dollars on the Line in Doha, Qatar World Cup Stop
Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu should walk away from Doha, Qatar with checks somewhere in the neighborhood of $60,000. That’s only the tip of the iceberg, though, with half-a-million dollars at stake.
Utah Men Pull Big Upset Against Arizona; Wildcat Women Win in a Rout
Utah’s Nick Soedel was the swimmer-of-the meet as Joe Dykstra’s first win with the Utah men was a big one.
Queens Picks Up Nine B-Standards in Rout of Gardner-Webb
Matt Josa and the Division II Queens University Royals posted solid early season times and gained 9 NCAA B-Standards in their victory over Division I Gardner-Webb.
Breaststroker Shea Hoyt Verbally Commits to Iowa Women
The Iowa Hawkeyes, for the second straight year, have picked up a solid breaststroke recruit.
