In Briefs: Lyndon Ferns Weds Cara Burger in Beautiful Pretoria Ceremony
South African Olympic gold medalist Lyndon Ferns has gone through plenty of change this year. In April, he officially retired from…
9/8/2011-9/15/2011 High School/Age Group Roundup: Two New HS Swimming Programs Prep in Michigan, Kansas
In the third installment of our weekly high school/age group round up, we will focus primarily on the more scholarl athletes,…
Singapore's Tao Li, Olympic Finalist, Chooses New Coach
In an update to a previous story, Singaporean butterfly champion Tao Li has decided on her 3rd coach in as…
2011-2012 NCAA Previews: No. 3 Stanford Men Bring in Nation's Top Freshman Class
The summer of 2011 will feature a huge meet in the FINA World Championships, but that doesn’t mean it’s too…
Big Changes Coming After Thursday at the USA-Swimming Convention
One of the big topics on Thursday was news and notes from the big meets in the summer of 2012:…
Focus of USA-Swimming Convention Turns to Open Water
Later yesterday, after the discussions about what to do with qualifying for the 2012 U.S. Open, the meeting of the…
Anthony Ervin, Aaron Peirsol Both in USADA Drug-Testing Pool
Today, I was playing on the USADA (the United States Anti-Doping Agency) website, and came across a lot of interesting…
USA Today Releases Post-Worlds Olympic Projections
The USA Today has released the latest incarnation of their computer-driven Olympic predictions, that span every event of every sport…
A Demonstration of the Accessibility of Swimming: the Oldest and the Fastest
I sometimes wish that I had the production budget of a company like ESPN. Swimming is full of inspirational stories…
In Briefs: Coventry Chooses Coach for Monaco Voyage
Zimbabwean swim star Kirsty Coventry has chosen a coach for her new training in Monaco, which will begin this week…
2011 Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool to Pit USA Against E-Stars; UK, Denmark, Belarus, Poland, Denmark Amongst Confirmed Participants
USA Swimming has released more details about the upcoming Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool, which will pit an American All-Star…
Four Meets in Four Weeks for Young Japanese Swimmers Lead to National Records, Several Top 10 Times
Whilst much of the international focus has been on big-time meets like the USA Swimming National Championships, the World University Games,…
High School/Age Group Roundup: 8/31/2011-9/7/2011: Florida HS Swimming Kicks Off, Pacific Swimming Invite Heats up West Coast
This is the 2nd edition of our new high school/age group roundup feature that we are experimenting with here on…
Michael Phelps' Head and Shoulders Endorsement Kicks Off Olympic Endorsement Season
Once every quadrennial( about four years) before the summer Olympics, a marketing fervor begins. Swimming is one of the biggest…
In Briefs: Elliott Keefer to Join SwimMAC Carolina Team Elite
SwimMAC Carolina and coach David Marsh continue to expand into the breaststroking business with the addition of former Ohio State…
