Several National Records Set At Carlos Campos Sobrinho Trophy Results
The Carlos Campos Sobrinho Trophy otherwise known as the Brazilian Juvenile Championships went this last weekend with many national records…
Reverse Circle Swim: Why Do It?
After four years of swimming nearly every practice in a reverse circle pattern, I’ve gotten used to life on the left lane line. However, when I brought my training pattern to a new team, the first question I heard was “Why?”
Anthony Ervin to DJ at Mumford & Sons’ Communion Night in NYC
DJ Anthony Ervin, aka Olympic gold medalist Anthony Ervin aka the Conductor of the Crawl aka the Beethoven of Berkeley aka the Spinner of Spieker aka the Fast-Fingered Freestyler will be participating in a show produced by Mumford and Sons star Ben Lovett in New York City on December 3rd.
Women’s Water Polo National Team Announces Roster For Canada Cup
The USA Women’s Senior National Team is set to compete at the Canada Cup this December 2-8 in Gatineau, Canada. Team USA will take on Canada and Australia twice before the championship on December 8.
Lambertz Feels Overall Level Of Swimming In Germany Is Average
Now that the German Short Course Nationals have concluded and Germany announced the squad of 31 that will be competing…
Cate Campbell Elected To AOC Athlete’s Commission
Cate Campbell has represented Australia proudly at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic games collecting a total of three medals; 2012…
Indy to Host 2016 U.S. Olympic Diving Trials
Nick McCrory (above) was a bronze medalist in London, but didn’t dive at the 2013 World Championships.
London’s Olympic Aquatics Centre to Become Diving High Performance Centre
The London Aquatics Centre, seen here in its full glory before the 2012 Summer Olympics, will reopen in 2014 as the home of a new British Diving High Performance Centre.
Video: Olympian Katie Hoff Explains Her Return to Swimming
For the first time since the 2012 Olympic Trials, Katie Hoff has returned to competition at the Speedo Winter Championships meet in Plantation, Florida.
Water pollution still a concern for Rio 2016’s open water swimming site
Brazil lags behind in its attempts to clean up sewage pollution in Copacabana, the site of the 2016 Olympic Open Water Swimming events as well as the swimming portion of the triathlon.
Massachusetts High School State Championships
Chelmsford’s and Bishop Freehan captured the Division I and II girls state championships in Massachusetts last week. (Photo Credit: Lester Rich)
2 More Masters World Records for Townsend: Checking in with Darian
Darian Townsend has been on a quest this fall setting 7 FINA masters world records over the past month. Last…
Analysis of World Records and Gender: Predict World Record Trends through Regressional Analysis
For as long as there have been World Records for competitive swimming, many people have wanted to know if the females will ever catch up to the males. There have been several reasons listed for why the genders stay separated by time, and many of them are obvious, but in today’s age, we have seen several female athletes attempt to compete with the men, some even successfully.
Perfect Freestyle Catch with the Agility Paddles
Courtesy of FINIS, a SwimSwam Partner. Featured Swimming Photo: Anthony Ervin, Olympic Champion. The Agility Paddles have been a huge success since…
Lutheran North’s Lloyd Jones: Tragic Passing of a Local Swimming Legend
Was coach Lloyd Jones a legend? I don’t know, but in the minds of those who knew him, he will be forever remembered.
