Femke Heemskerk to Skip Maria Lenk Trophy With Illness
Dutch swimmer Femke Heemskerk has turned around and flown home in the middle of her trip to Sao Paulo, Brazil for…
Cseh Puts Himself In The Top Ten Winning The 200 Butterfly In Budapest
Laszlo Cseh followed up a win in the 100 butterfly on Friday night with a victory in the 200 butterfly on Saturday evening at the Budapest Open…
Jiang hits 10 wins, triples for Godard, Zuchowski and Andrew close NASA Showcase
Joy Jiang won her 9th and 10th events, while Michael Andrew, Josh Zuchowski and Lance Godard all won three events apiece on the final day of the NASA Showcase.
Vinny Marciano clips .02 off of Michael Andrew’s 50 fly NAG at NASA Showcase
Marciano went 23.63 to just sneak under the National Age Group record, the second of Andrew’s NAGs he’s broken today.
A time trial NAG for Marciano, Jiang chasing 10 wins at prelims of NASA Showcase day 4
Vinny Marciano got NAG record #4, while Joy Jiang chases her 9th and 10th wins for 10-year-olds and Michael Andrew takes his last two shots at 13-14 NAG records.
Another NAG record for Marciano: 47.89 in 100 free to beat Andrew’s 11-12 mark
The 12-year-old continued his great weekend at the NASA Showcase Classic with his fourth National Age Group record, this time taking down the 100 free mark in a time trial.
Atherton Takes Down Age Record; Bowles Wins 6th Event, Harvey Wins 7th to Finish Australian Age Championships
The 2014 Australian Age Championships wrapped up their non-disabled portion on Saturday and began to cede way to the para-class…
Under Pressure: Do Swimmers Come Through in the Clutch?
Are swimmers ‘clutch’ in the way that basketball players or football players are? Or should they always just be racing the clock?
Bernek Records Top Five Time In The 200 Backstroke In Budapest
On the second day of the Budapest Cup Hungarian Peter Bernek took the 200 backstroke in a time of 1:56.79 breaking into the world’s top five rankings…
Day 3 of NASA Showcase: NAGs for Marciano, Andrew while Jiang hits 8 wins
Michael Andrew broke another National Age Group record to celebrate his 15th birthday. Meanwhile Vinny Marciano broke a NAG of his own and Joy Jiang won her 6th, 7th and 8th races in the 10-year-old age group.
USA Swimming to Allow Bonus Swims at Summer Nationals for 18 & Unders
Once qualified for this summer’s National Championship meet, they’ll be assured of at least three swims in Irvine.
Ashley Twichell Talks Open Water Swimming – Video Interview
USA open water swimmer Ashley Twichell has been a pretty good run lately. A good part of 2013 didn’t meet…
Vinny Marciano Breaks His 3rd National Age Group Record at Showcase Classic
12-year old Vinny Marciano has taken a page out of Michael Andrew’s playbook and broken his 3rd National Age Group Record…
On His 15th Birthday, Michael Andrew Takes Out 13-14 National Age Group Record in 100 Fly
Happy Birthday to Michael, Happy Birthday to Michael, Happy Birthday dear Michael, Happy Birthday to Michael.
Swimming With Physics: Why Do Swimmers Go Faster When They Feel Slower?
Rebecca Westfall (left) and Gary Sturdy (right) have put their collective physics and swimming knowledge together and they believe that they’ve come up with a breakthrough for swim technique.
