MN State Highschool Girls Interview: Winners, Nack sisters, Coach Dave Burgess
Minnesota High School Girls Class A State Championships has finished (Class AA starts yet this evening), and we saw many…
SwimSwam’s The Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 11/20/2013
We had multiple showcases for fast swimming this past weekend: several states are still in the midst of their high…
IOC finds hundreds of new positive drug tests in Turin retest, will likely look at Beijing samples again
The International Olympic Committee has begun retesting frozen urine samples from the 2006 Turin Olympics using an improved steroid testing…
Canada Cup Draws Horde of Olympic Talent, University Challenge Cup Adds to Excitement
The University of Toronto will play host to two swim meets this weekend, with the one-day University Challenge Cup setting…
What’s going on down there? Open water swimming events in Australia and New Zealand
It may be hard for some in the northern hemisphere to imagine, but it’s time to hit the open ocean…
The Water Is My Sky – Featured Video Teaser
“So I’ve found that…many swimmers (think) it’s a cruel sport.”
Romano, Dwyer top money-earners on Arena Grand Prix circuit after Minneapolis
Megan Romano leads all money-earners after one stop of the Arena Grand Prix circuit, taking in a neat $2000 for four wins in Minneapolis. The top earner on the men’s side is Conor Dwyer, who picked up $1600 for two wins and two second places.
New York Girls’ High School State Championship Meet Psych Sheets Released
After two fantastic weeks of high school state championship meets the last two weekends, things don’t slow this upcoming weekend. The…
Strength Training for Age Group Swimmers
“An often asked question is whether strength training is safe for young athletes. According to the Mayo Clinic and many other sources, the answer is a resounding Yes! but with a few important caveats…”
Connor Hoppe Swimming Photo Vault
Connor Hoppe is a breaststroke behemoth at 6’5 with 200+ pounds of pure muscle. He’s been a 54.81 in the 100 yards breaststroke and a 1:03.48 in the 100 meters breaststroke. Hoppe recently signed his NLI to Cal.
SOCAL Girls & Vanguard Boys Take Gold At 2013 Champions Cup
Despite a tornado warning that delayed the start of the boys division championship game, the event was a great success with the boys of Vanguard winning their first Champions Cup crown and the girls of SOCAL earning gold for the fourth time in the last five years.
The 2013 Golden Goggle Awards Silent Auction Ends Friday
Bid on a private lunch with Olympic gold medalists Cullen Jones and Rowdy Gaines (featured image).
Freney Named NSW Young Australian Of The Year
Australia’s golden girl from the London 2012 Paralympic Games, Jacqueline Freney was last night announced as the New South Wales…
Denmark To Have 29 Athletes Represent Their Nation On Home Soil
From November 14th-17th Gladsaxe pool played host to the Danish Short Course Championships. With the event being the qualifying competition…
Program Development with Chris Hadden Part 2: Financial Stability
Chris believes that the most crucial part of developing a successful program is securing marketable pool time with adequate lane space and time. There are many constituent parts to this, including “knowing your market”.
