Madison Memorial Boys Claim 5th Straight D1 Wisconsin High Championship
Madison Memorial Win 5th Title, Paul DeLakis Breaks 18 year old State Record
Sacred Heart Girls and St. Xavier Boys Look to Defend Titles in Kentucky HS Champs
Leah Stevens (pictured above), who has committed to swim for Stanford next year, is one of the big names set to compete this weekend. She’s entered in the 200 and 500 free individually.
Markus Deibler Named Hamburg Athlete of the Year Two Months After Retirement
When Markus Deibler retired after winning the 2014 World Short Course Championship in the 100 IM in December, in the process…
Olympian Missy Franklin honored as the United States Junior Chamber’s Ten Outstanding Young Americans
Olympic gold medalist Missy Franklin has been has been selected as a recipient of the United States Junior Chamber’s Ten Outstanding Young Americans Award (TOYA), the organization announced Monday.
Yik Yak Reveals the Ugly Side of Swimming – Shout From the Stands
In what has been an amazing conference championship’s season, an elephant has been sneaking onto the deck.
London Mayor Boris Johnson tells fans to buy tickets to the FINA Diving World Series
London Mayor Boris Johnson: “I urge people to snap up tickets to this sporting spectacular. We want competitions like this to inspire a new generation of young athletes and to get Londoners to take the plunge.”
Oklahoma girls break 6 of 11 high school class 6A records as Bartlesville wins team title
In Oklahoma high school swimming, the class 6A (big schools) boys meet saw a ferocious late-meet comeback overcome by Norman North, while on the girls’ side, Bartlesville won the team title while swimmers broke over half the state’s records.
Texas 5A State meet comes down to 2.5 points with Kingwood Park topping Frisco Wakeland
The Texas class 5A (small schools) state meet was a dramatic finish on the boys side, with Humble Kingwood Park beating Frisco Wakeland in a meet that came down to the final event. Meanwhile Austin Vandegrift won the girls title by sweeping all three relays.
New Zealand’s Lauren Boyle Now Training with Australian Coach Denis Cotterell
Swimming New Zealand has confirmed that its current short course 1500m world record holder, Lauren Boyle, is now training under Australia’s Denis Cotterell.
Proud Posts World’s Second Fastest 50 Butterfly at BUCS
Ben Proud posted a 23.63 to win the men’s 50 butterfly at the British Universities and Colleges Sport Championships…
Cheverus, Brunswick Do Battle for Maine Class A State Championships
The swimming & diving teams from Brunswick and Cheverus High Schools are the programs in Maine’s Class A (generally, but…
The Pros, Cons and Misconceptions of Ultra Short Race Pace Training (USRPT)
Eric McGinnis: “Ultra Short Race Pace Training (USRPT) is one of the most widely debated topics in swimming at the moment. It’s also one of the worst names ever created for a training program.”
Austin Westlake, Southlake Carroll repeat as Texas State Champs, this time in new class 6A
Victoria Edwards won two relays and the 100 fly to help the Austin Westlake girls win the Texas class 6A state title.
Erika Braun’s 8 Steps to the Olympic Trials as an Over 40 Year-Old
Erika Braun swam at the 2012 Olympic Trials as one of very small group of over 40s. Now the masters swimming world champion and record holder is putting her life on hold in pursuit of qualification for the 2016 US Olympic Trials, where she will be 44.
THE VIKING MANIFESTO Part 5: Muscle Fiber Types, Recruitment and Specificity
This week, the Viking tackles the different types of fast-twitch muscle fibers and more.
