Castaic Lake chosen as new host for Open Water Nationals
The southern California lake will host the meet for the second straight year after safety concerns moved the meet from its original North Carolina host.
2013 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmer of the Year – 11 to 12
There was a lot of fast swimming from the 11 to 12 year-old set in 2013, including several national age group records.
2013 Open Water Swimmer of the Year Swammy Award Goes To Thomas Lurz
With an absolutely incredible season, it’s almost a given that Lurz be named the 2013 open water swimmer of the year. ..
Vicious Piranha attack at Open Water Grand Prix site Rio Parana
70 people were injured by a piranha attack in the waters scheduled to host an Open Water Grand Prix stop in just 26 days.
(NLI Photos) Maine record-holder Colby Harvey to Florida State
Harvey signs with FSU, surrounded by her mom, stepdad, sisters and her club coach Leanne Gravel.
2013 Swammy Awards: Male European Swimmer of the Year
Morozov became a superstar for Russia this year and helped make them a player on the international swimming scene.
Mesa Aquatics Club to Merge With Sun Devil Aquatics Under Mesa Name, Ownership
Cesar Cielo will now be swimming at the Kino Aquatic Center under Mesa Aquatics’ new post-grad training group.
Missy Franklin Finishes 3rd in AP Female Athlete of the Year Voting
Missy Franklin has finished in the top 3 of the AP Female Athlete of the Year voting for the second-straight year.
2013 Swammy Awards: Male Asian Swimmer Of The Year
Coming off of an amazing Olympic showing where he won the 400 and 1500 freestyle as well as tying for the silver in the 200 freestyle Sun Yang continued to show his dominance in the distance freestyle events.
How To Improve Stroke Cycles to Predict Closing Speed
“One of the most intriguing topics in my research has been freestyle stroke pulling indices (tempo, stroke length, cycle count), and its ability to predict the closing speed of eilte swimmers.”
Pacific Coast All-Star meet slated for Saturday, LSC rosters set
32 All-Stars from 4 different swimming regions will compete in the two-day meet.
Above the surface – photo vault
Closing out the end of the calendar year is a good time to look back on some of the images…
2013 Swammy Awards: Club Team of the Year
With stars, depth, NAG records and dominating relays, SwimMAC repeats as Swammy Award winners for Club Team of the Year.
Hosszu 5-for-5 on final day of Indian Ocean Champs
Katinka Hosszu pushed her gold medal total to 15 for the 3-day meet, one of the most successful single-meet hauls in recent memory.
Poliana Okimoto Wins 2013 Open Water Swimmer Of The Year Swammy Award
After an incredible season worldwide, Poliana Okimoto needed to step up to take this award, and she certainly did.
