Michael Phelps Second Most Influential Athlete in United States
According to Forbes.com, Olympic swimming icon Michael Phelps falls behind football star Tim Tebow. Forbes reported the news based on surveys conducted…
Amazing Video of Killer Whales Surfing Behind Boat
Rich and Laura Howard of OceansofImages.com were in La Paz, Mexico celebrating their 20th Wedding Anniversary when nearly 20 killer…
Brits, Home Team Canadians Announce Teams for IPC World Championships
The host teams from Canada and the mega-squad from Great Britain both announced their IPC World Championship rosters this week.
Excerpt from Buoyant, The Book By Aaron Peirsol’s Mother
Just in time for Mother’s Day, Buoyant: How Water and Willpower Helped Wella to Channel Aaron and Hayley Peirsol has been…
American Record on Watch at 2013 Charlotte Grand Prix (Psych Sheets & Preview)
Glenview Titans swimmer Olivia Smoliga could scare an American Record in the 50 backstroke this weekend in Charlotte. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Arena Waives FINA Approval On Three Models Of Powerskin Carbon-Pro – Updated
“In February 2013, FINA, the international governing body for all aquatic sports, requested compliance information regarding one of the Arena POWERSKIN Carbon-Pro racing suits (woman full body open back – FINA approval code AR220993), purchased during routine testing.” (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)
Does Water Have Memory
If you spend, as many swimmers do, up to 20 hours per week in the water at swim practice, this…
2013 Winter Juniors Time Standards Overall Get Faster, But Not By Much
Defending Winter Junior Nationals 200 backstroker Kathleen Baker doesn’t have to worry about qualifying for the 2013 meet, but she may be facing fewer competitors after the women’s backstroke qualifying standards stiffened significantly. (Photo: Tim BInning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Olympian and Masters Champion, David Sims, Breaks 200 Fly 2 Minute Barrier
David Sims is supposed to be a miler. That’s the event in which he made the 1980 Olympic Swimming Team,…
Amini Fonua: Our Sport Has Thrived Because of the Open Minds that People Have
Amini Fonua says even being gay, he never felt like an outcast at the most conservative college in America. (Seen above with US and Texas A&M track star Jeneba Tarmoh and fellow A&M breaststroker Breeja Larson at the 2012 Olympic Games).
California Southern Sectional HS Championship Preview
The depth and star-factor of the CIF Southern Sectionals championship weekend are unparalleled by any high school meet in the country. (Photo of Ella Eastin: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
New Zealand Hires Brit David Lyles from Shanghai Swimming Team as High Performance Coach
New Zealand website Stuff.co.nz is reporting that Swimming New Zealand has hired David Lyles, the head coach of the Shanghai Swimming…
Crazy Swimming Videos
At SwimSwam, we get a lot of emails with all kinds of swimming videos. Many of them we cannot share….
2013 Maria Lenk Trophy and Brazilian Championships Photo Vault
Cesar Cielo, Olympic Champion & World Record Holder (Photo Credit: Satiro Sodre)
