FINA Offers 140 Scholarships for Swimmers, Divers; 40 More than Last Year
FINA has offered 140 scholarship for swimmers, divers, and open water swimmers to receive world-class training that otherwise might not be available to them. (Above: Marcelo Costa of El Salvador, an alumnus of the FINA Scholarship program)
The Most Decorated Paralympic Swimmers of All-Time
American Jessica Long won six medals in Tokyo, giving her 29 for her career which ranks second all-time among swimmers.
Swimming, A Healing Comeback
Philip Yeager (pictured) fractured multiple vertebras in his back while hiking in 2020, and now swims 4-5 days a week.
FINIS Set of the Week: The Joys and Pains of Pulling
This week’s workout is a pull set designed to working on change of speed without the use of your legs.
USA Diving to Send 30 Athletes to the 2021 UANA Junior Pan Am Championships
Among the athletes named were 18-19 Junior National Champions Carson Tyler, Maxwell Weinrich and Daryn Wright.
Olympic Champion Pernille Blume Swaps Fins For Heels, Joins Danish Dance Show
Pernille Blume will spend some of her off-season in the dance studio, competing on the Danish celebrity dance show ‘Vild Med Dans’.
Maggie Steffens on Making History in Tokyo, Added Significance of Games
We sat down with Maggie Steffens who not only won her 3rd Olympic title but did so while scoring for most goals during Olympic play in history
Klaudia Nazieblo Breaks Polish National Record in 100 Butterfly
Klaudia Nazieblo, representing the DC Trident in the 2021 ISL season, broke a 14-year-old Polish National Record in the 100 meter butterfly in Match 4.
Swimming’s TopTenTweets: Diver Matty Lee Brings Relatable Post-Tokyo Content
We’re back this week with swimming’s TopTenTweets presented by Arena, where we round up the best of the swimming Twitterverse.
Beyond The Lane Lines: India’s Sajan Prakash Gets Promoted
Read on to find out more about smaller swimming stories from around the web in this week’s edition of Beyond the Lane Lines.
Former Auburn Head Coach Gary Taylor Will Be Head Coach of Cavalier Aquatics
Former Auburn head coach Gary Taylor is making his return to club coaching as the new head coach of Cavalier Aquatics in Charlottesville, VA.
Ilya Borodin Lowers Russian, European Junior 400 IM Records In Naples
Borodin’s time of 3:59.57 took more than two seconds off his previous Russian and European Junior Record, and almost broke Daiya Seto’s World Junior mark.
WATCH: Zuchowski, Pelaez & More National HS Record Swims At The King’s Academy
Josh Zuchowski (pictured) broke the NISCA National High School Records in the boys’ SCM 100 backstroke (53.77) and 200 IM (1:58.89).
Why You Should Become Dryland Certified With Chris Ritter of SURGE Strength
Chris explains why now is the time for coaches to become SURGE Strength Dryland Certified (SSDC). Enrollment to Become SSDC goes through Sep14th.
How David Popovici Evolved into the Fastest 16-year-old in History
Popovici dissects all of his biggest meets this summer, talking through his mental growth and how each opportunity set him up for the next.
