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Pan Am Games Day 6 Mid-Day – Albert Subirats Makes Individual Return in 100 Fly

The day 6 finals at the 2011 Pan American Games are a real mixed-bag. Some of the races are set…

Megan Jendrick Gives Birth to Baby Daethan Overnight

During the night, while most of the country slept, three-time Olympic medalist, and 2000 Olympic breaststroke champion Megan (Quann) Jendrick…

Ye Goes 2:10.0 in 200 IM for 3rd Gold, Skips 200 Free

Sometimes, you can’t have your cake and eat it too. This was the case on day 4 of the 2011…

Pereira Wins Record-Tying 10th Gold on Day 5; LSU's Kendall Takes 3rd of Meet

Day 5 at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico didn’t see any meet records, and in fact the…

Missy Franklin Wins 4 at Moscow World Cup, Phelps Only 2

Missy Franklin continues to force her way into the world’s swimming conciousness with her four-peat (in four races) at the latest…

Wang Shun Posts 7th-Ranked 200 Free at Intercity Championships

At this week’s Chinese Intercity Championships, which are a premier national event to identify budding star athletes ahead of the…

Three Pan Ams Records Go Down on Day 4 in Guadalajara

The 4th night of the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico were the best yet. There were three Meet…

Pan Ams Day 4: Mid Day Update

After the morning session of the 4th day of the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, the Americans are…

Yiwen Shao Goes 4:04 in 400 Free at Chinese Inter-City Champs

On day two at the 2011 Chinese Inter-City Championships in Nanchang, China – a meet designed to identify the country’s…

Off the Deep End: Pan Ams Cheerleaders Take a Tumble

Check out the following video from the 2011 Pan Am Games. During a delay in the meet, where the timing…

In Briefs: USA Swimming National Champion Gillian Ryan Joins NBAC

When Gillian Ryan won a USA Swimming National Title this summer at only 15, she had to know her life would…

Chris Ritter: Expand Capacity to Increase Speed

Chris Ritter is a former college swimmer at Cal State-Bakersfield, and is the founder of RITTER Sports Performance. He has trained…

American Women, Brazilian Men, Sweep Day 3; de Deus Reclaims Gold Medal on Appeal

Women’s 400 Free Young Gillian Ryan, even at only 16 years old, is already showing the nerves of a polished…

Pan Am Games Embarrass Themselves Again Amid "CapGate" Drama

So first, the Pan Am Games tried to cut swimmers who had earned automatic qualifying times. If that wasn’t bad…

Chinese Inter-City Championships Kick Off with 2nd-Ranked 400 IM from Ye Shiwen

The Chinese Inter-City Swimming Championships kicked off today in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province. In the never-ending quest to decipher the inner-workings…