A New Group of Great Danes Have Their Sights Set on 2020
The Danish Swimming Federation’s Great Danes program, which now includes both male and female swimmers, gathered at an orientation camp this past weekend…
Adam Peaty To Receive A Parade In His Hometown Of Uttoxeter
Olympic gold medallist Adam Peaty will receive a homecoming parade in his hometown of Utoxetter on October 1st.
Swim.com App Turns Apple Watch Series 2 Into Advanced Swim Tracker
The Apple Watch Series 2 is waterproof — and it’s updated design will spawn a whole host of new functions and apps, including the world’s most advanced swim tracker, Swim.com.
USA Swimming Falls Short on Women, Minority Hiring, Per USOC
The U.S. Olympic Committee released “scorecards” this week tracking the inclusion of women and racial minorities, and the numbers suggest USA Swimming, like the USOC and most of its individual sport federations, is lagging behind established benchmarks.
Ways to Improve the Developmental System: No More King Coaches
Why we need to change coaching culture from a bygone era
Manaudou’s Handball Lineage, Full Translation of Facebook Statement
In early March 2016, while he was still dreaming of being the first swimmer since Alexander Popov to pull off the 50/100m freestyle double in an Olympic Games, France’s Florent Manaudou confided in the newspaper La Provence, “My absolute dream would be to take part in the Olympic Games in two different sports.”
In Light of Leaks, WADA Releases FAQs on Therapeutic Use Exemptions
In light of cyber-espionage group Fancy Bear’s cyber-attacks on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the resulting leaks in top American athletes’ medical…
Lochte’s Dancing with the Stars Protestors Charged with Misdemeanor
The two protestors who rushed the stage during Ryan Lochte’s ‘Dancing with the Stars’ segment have been charged with two counts of misdemeanor.
Election Results Are In: USA Swimming Annual Convention
The results are finally in! Last week at the Annual Convention USA Swimming chose who would serve on the board of directors for the next two years.
Missy Franklin Excited For New Training Home, Praises Cal Women’s Team
U.S. Olympian Missy Franklin released a statement today praising her experience with the Cal women’s swimming program and saying she will return to Cal to finish her degree while training with men’s head coach Dave Durden.
Tripp Montgomery Joins The Race Club Family
The Race Club was responsible for training 53 Olympic swimmers that won 23 Olympic medals over 4 successive Olympic Games from 1996 to 2008.
Why the Velocity Meter Matters in Swimming
Significant deceleration can occur very quickly, within hundredths of seconds, with very small adverse changes in our body’s position or shape.
Florent Manaudou To Take Training Break, Will Dabble In Handball
French sprint star Florent Manaudou announced on Facebook this week that he would be taking a break from his full training program, but made clear he still plans to compete in the sport of swimming down the road.
Adrian Grenier and Richard Branson Swim 3.3k for Strive Challenge
Earlier today, Entourage star Adrian Grenier and Virgin Group founder Richard Branson took on a 3.3 kilometer open water swim to raise awareness for ocean health and the Make a Splash Foundation.
The Wishlist: 16 Gifts Swimmers Really, Really Want
Tight lane ropes, pace clocks that are easy to read, and lane-mates that can circle swim properly. Here 16 ideas for presents that swimmers actually want.
