Olympic Champ Chalmers Committed To 2020, But Plans Unknown Thereafter
Kyle Chalmers admits his favorite sport isn’t swimming while discussing what his future plans hold.
TYR Sport Signs Missouri’s Michael Chadwick
TYR Sport, the leading manufacturer of competitive swim and triathlon gear, is proud to announce the signing of 4x Short Course World Championship medalist Michael Chadwick to its roster of sponsored athletes.
FINA Adds Highlight Routine To Synchro World Champs
This month is a major one for FINA meetings, with Technical Congresses meeting for various aquatic sport disciplines and the General Congress meeting later on to elect the next federation president. The first two Technical Congresses met today, with synchronized swimming adding a new World Championships event.
USA Swimming Creates 1st-Ever Safe Sport Book To Engage Young Swimmers
USA Swimming has released the organization’s first-ever Safe Sport Activity Book. The Activity Book was created to share the Safe Sport…
Canada Team Off to Training Camp, Ruck Going to Camp, But Not Worlds
The Canadian Worlds Team is en route to their training camp in Italy to prepare for the 2017 FINA World Championships at the end of the month. Double Olympic bronze-medalist Taylor Ruck is training with the team, but she will not join them in Budapest.
Mark Spitz’s Role With SportTV Confirmed
Mark Spitz’s role with SportTV this summer has been confirmed. The 9-time Olympic Champion will be working for Brazil’s SportTV…
Lili Ibanez Wins 50 Free, 50 Fly at Mexican Nationals
A DQ in the 100 free on procedural grounds cost Ibanez a shot at her 14th career national title.
IOC Votes to Award 2024 and 2028 Olympic Games Together
Today the IOC officially announced it will award both the 2024 and 2028 Olympic Games simultaneously during the summit in Lima, Peru, on September 13th.
British World Championships Squad Heads To Edinburgh
British coach Bill Furniss says that Edinburgh is a city that lends itself to a ‘relaxed, low-key training camp at a very high-pressure time’
Ryan Lochte Set To Make USA Swimming Racing Return At L.A. Invite
Ryan Lochte is expected to return to the pool this weekend, competing at the 2017 L.A. Invite.
Associate Head Coach Ryan Mallam Out At Arizona State
Associate Head Coach Ryan Mallam is no longer a part of the Arizona State University coaching staff, sources tell SwimSwam. Mallam is no longer listed with the team coaching staff on the school’s website.
Video: How To Be A Better IM’er Than Katinka Hosszu
While it essentially still contains all of the same elements of swimming individual strokes, swimming Individual Medley events is an entirely new monster to tackle.
Andrew, Smith Head Team USA’s 2017 Junior Worlds Roster
Budding multi-event stars Michael Andrew and Regan Smith will lead Team USA’s roster for the 2017 World Junior Championships, which will take place in Indianapolis, Indiana in August. Andrew is set to swim upwards of 6 total events and Smith 5.
Carbon Series Powering Up The World’s Best Athletes With Color
Global water instinct brand arena known, for making bold statements with eye catching and podium topping technical racing suits, releases 12 new limited edition Powerskin Carbon Series colors that continue to advance the appearance of elite competitive swimming from a sea of black to an explosion of self-expression and stand-out performances.
Four Cities Up For 2022, 2024 World Champs Hosting Duties
Budapest, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong and Kazan are the final four candidates to host FINA’s 2022 and/or 2024 Short Course World Championships, per a FINA press release today. FINA will select hosts next week.
