Cate Campbell to ‘Keyboard Warriors’: ‘It’s Time We Talked’
Australian world record-holder Cate Campbell penned an open letter this week, addressing “keyboard warriors” – or the fans and internet commenters critical of her swimming performances, specifically her showing at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Adrian, Coughlin Among USA Swimming Athlete Director Nominees
Nathan Adrian is one of six who are running for three USA Swimming Athlete Director spots.
USA Swimming To Elect Six At-Large Directors On September 29th
USA Swimming will elect six At-large Directors on September 29th.
Lewis Pugh Completes English Channel Mega Swim
Donning just a pair of briefs with a simple cap and goggles, activist swimmer and UN Patron of the Oceans Lewis Pugh became the first person to…
With Pan Pac Swimmers Ineligibile, Canada Selects Just 6 For Hangzhou
With this year’s major senior meets of the Commonwealth Games, Pan Pacific Championships, European Championships and Asian Games having now…
Queensland Catches Up W/ Rest of Australia & Now Requires Water Safety
In response to the state’s Save Our Schoolkids (S.O.S.) campaign calling for government action, as of next year, all primary school students in Queensland, Australia will be taught swimming and water safety skills as part of their educational curriculum.
SwimmersBest Drill Of The Month: Position 11 Fly Drill
SwimSwam thanks SwimmersBest for sponsoring “Drill of the Month.” This is a SwimSwam recurring feature that brings drills and idea…
Come Sfruttare La Legge Di Inerzia Per Mantenere La Velocità Costante
Per gentile concessione di Gary Hall Senior, 10 volte Record del Mondo, 3 volte Olimpionico co-fondatore del Race Club La legge…
Olympic Silver Medalist Masato Sakai Undergoes Shoulder Surgery
Masato Sakai (left) took the Olympic silver medal behind American icon Michael Phelps in the 200m fly at the last Summer Olympic Games. Since, the 23-year-old hasn’t been as explosive, leading to shoulder surgery this week.
NISCA Releases 2018-2019 All-America Time Standards
The 2018-2019 NISCA All-American time standards are now live on the NISCA website. Once again, these times have gotten much…
Ashton Smith Excited to Represent US at Special Olympics World Games
Special Olympic gold medalist Ashton Smith to represent the US at the 2019 World Games.
Ultra Swim Swimmer of the Month: Chase Kalisz, Athens Bulldog
Kalisz proved that even without going best times, he can visibly separate himself from the rest of the world’s IMer in a way his predecessors in the American IM group (Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte) have done for the past decade.
Quartet from Denver Sets 3 Masters Swimming Records
The Colorado Masters Swimming (CMS) team of Craig Petersen, Michael Mann, Kirk Anderson, and Greg Scott not only smashed the records for their age group (combined ages of 240–279), but also won all three relays outright, soundly beating teams with average ages that were decades younger.
SwimSwam Pulse: 65% Pick Men’s 100 Fly Record To Fall in 2019
Almost two-thirds of voters predicted that the men’s 100 fly world record was mostly likely to fall in our latest poll, which picked four relatively difficult – but possible – records to be broken next year.
Blueseventy Swim of the Week: China Beats Japan In Thrilling Medley
It’s been a summer loaded with swimming action, from U.S. Nationals to the European Championships to Pan Pacs to Asian Games to Junior Pan Pacs. But through all of it, you won’t see a more exciting relay race than the men’s medley at the 2018 Asian Games.
