Pat Gallant-Charette Becomes Oldest Woman To Cross English Channel
At 66, Pat Gallant-Charette became the oldest woman to swim across the English Channel o Saturday.
Katinka Hosszu Calls for Worldwide Pro Swimming Union
Hosszu is not the first swimmer to float the idea of an athlete’s union, but she is by far the highest-profile one to do so. Hosszu has a total of 17 World Championships to her name, along with 3 Olympic gold medals, 21 European Championships.
MP Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 6/21/2017
Check out the MP Weekly Wonders for the weekend of June 16-18, 2017.
160,000 Cubic Yards Of Earth Removed For Dagály Aquatics Complex
Sometimes we forget how much engineering magic is working behind the scenes to construct a pool where dreams come true.
SwimSwam Pulse: 72% Oppose World Cup Entry Caps
An overwhelming majority of SwimSwam voters disagreed with FINA’s new World Cup rules, which will limit each swimmer to 4 individual races per World Cup stop.
Beyond The Lane Lines: Meet Penny Oleksiak’s Animal Family
Beyond the Lane Lines catches you up on the latest stories outside the pool, including from whom Olympic gold medalist Penny Oleksiak gets love after a long practice.
Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Heintz Rising To Fill IM Vacancy
It’s no secret that the men’s 200 IM is set to see a massive power shift with the absences of three icons who had hogged the international medals between them for the past 15 seasons.
Adam Peaty Weighs In On Potential Swimmer Union, FINA
Adam Peaty has weighed in on Katinka Hosszu’s idea of a swimmer union.
WADA Partially Suspends UCLA Lab in Los Angeles
WADA has partially suspended the UCLA Olympic Analytical Laboratory for three months due to “non-conformities with best-practices.”
Quah Zheng Wen Lowers Own National 200 Back Record In Singapore
Singapore’s Quah Zheng Wen reset his own 200 back national record at their National Championships on Saturday.
2017 U.S. World Trials Preview: Everyone Chasing Kalisz In 400 IM
Chase Kalisz has swum incredibly well this season, and his world leading 4:09.43 puts him in the driver seat at World Trials.
2017 U.S. Worlds Trials Preview: Meili Flipping the Script in 200 BR
Find links to all of our event-by-event previews here. 2017 U.S. NATIONALS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TRIALS Tuesday, June 27th-Saturday, July 1st 50-Meter…
The Dark Side Of Time
Time has remained the ‘golden’ measure of a swimmer’s success, i.e. it provides a coach with quantifiable feedback on whether the swimmer has swum faster or slower since their previous performance.
Olympic Champion Ryan Murphy Signs with Speedo USA
Team Speedo USA welcomes Ryan Murphy, its most recent addition to the team, as well as newcomers Kevin Cordes, Katie Meili, Hali Flickinger and Becca Meyers.
USA Men’s Water Polo Defeat Kazakhstan 14-10 On Day 2 Of Super Finals
The USA Men’s National Team defeated Kazakhstan 14-10 in their second game at the FINA World League Super Final earlier…
