Best Swimming Nations: Women's Sprint Freestyles
Women’s 50 free This women’s 50 free has a ton of concentrated power. The vast majority of the top 30…
Emily Brunemann Wins Open Water 10km World Cup Event in China
Emily Brunemann took a major step forward over the weekend by winning the FINA Open Water 10km Marathon swim in…
Australians to Partake in European, Asian World Cup Tours; Trickett/Thorpe Set for November Return
Swimming Australia has announced that it is making an institutional commitment to the 2011 FINA/Arena World Cup that is set…
Sun Yang Completes Historic Season in 1500 on Day 5 in China
Sun Yang was back in action on day 5 from Chinese Nationals in Rizhao, and he was back to spectacular…
Wang Shun Continues to Impress with 100 Free Swim on Day 4 at Chinese Nationals
Day 4 at the 2011 Chinese National Championships in Rizhao, China didn’t quite live up to the excitement of the…
Sun Yang Misses Another World Record by Tenths on Day 3 in China
On day 3 at Chinese Nationals in Rizhao, the swimmers continued to tear up the water with extremely fast September…
USA Swimming Releases 2012 US Open Qualifying Standards
As we reported last week, USA Swimming decided last week at the USA Swimming Convention in Jacksonville, Florida that it…
In Briefs: Trojan Adds Another Olympian in World Record Holder Zhang Lin
Chinese newspapers are reporting that Zhang Lin, current World Record holder in the men’s 800 free (long course), has arrived…
Wang Shun Breaks Asian Record in 400 IM on Day 2 at Chinese Nationals
Day 1 on Wednesday at Chinese Nationals were pretty quick. Day 2, however, really lit things on fire, beginning with…
WADA Approves Official 2012 Prohibited Substance List; Recommends Increase in Blood Testing
WADA has approved their updated list of prohibited substances to take effect January 1st, 2012 as well as put forth…
Sun Yang Blisters Through Day One 200 Free at Chinese Nationals [video]
Results from Chinese swim meets are notoriously hard to find, but thanks to a source within the Chinese swimming community,…
Best Swimming Nations: Men's Sprint Freestyles
If you’re a frequent reader of The Swimmers Circle, you’ll know that we frequently refer to certain national programs, as…
The Swimmers' Circle Welcomes a New Member to the Team
Check out the video below to see a quick video interview with the newest member of the Swimmers’ Circle team….
In Briefs: Brazil Drops Macedo, Adds Dos Santos to Pan Ams Squad
Brazil has added Nicholas Dos Santos to the roster for the 2011 Pan American Games, which begin in just under…
Phillies Honor Fran Crippen Before Game (Video)
Over the weekend, The Philadelphia Phillies honored a fallen native, open water swimmer Fran Crippen, with a 3-minute video tribute…
