Sandpipers of Nevada’s Ron Aitken is On Deck at Tokyo Olympics
In spite of not being publicly named to the U.S. Olympic coaching staff, Sandpipers of Nevada coach Ron Aitken has been taken to Tokyo anyway.
10-Time Paralympic Medalist Roy Perkins Pushes Back on Becca Meyers Outrage
Paralympian Roy Perkins shared heated thoughts about Meyers sitting out of the Tokyo Paralympics after being denied her mother as her personal care assistant.
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 5 Finals Preview
Perhaps the race of the Olympics: 2016 Olympic champ Kyle Chalmers takes on 2017/2019 World champ Caeleb Dressel with gold and the world record on the line.
NCAA Diver of the Year Sarah Bacon Will Use 5th Year of Eligibility for Gophers
4-time NCAA Champion diver Sarah Bacon will use her bonus 5th year of eligibility after a change-of-heart from her post-NCAA Championship decision.
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap
After anchoring Australia to a world record in the 400 free relay, Cate Campbell will contest her first individual race on Day 5 in the women’s 100 free.
Why Was Australia’s -0.03 Relay Start Not A DQ? A Rules Deep Dive
Zac Incerti’s relay start registered on official results as a -0.03. We dig into the rules on why that exchange didn’t call for an automatic disqualification.
Tokyo 2020 Men’s 100 Free Final: Fastest Qualification Times in History
USA’s Caeleb Dressel, the 3rd-fastest performer of all time, will race in the final of a men’s 100 free that took 47.82 to qualify for.
Tokyo Rapid-Fire: Day 4 Swimming Headlines
Didn’t have time to watch day four finals last night live or today before day five? Read on for the biggest swimming headlines from day four of Tokyo 2020.
China Wins 3rd Diving Gold Medal of Tokyo Olympics; US Repeats at Silver
Michael Hixon paired with Andrew Capobianco to win his second straight Olympic silver medal in the men’s 3-meter synchronized diving event.
11-Year-Old Lia Roggi Posts 1:01.46 100 Freestyle Split at IL Age Groups Champs
At the Illinois Age Group Championships, 11-year-old Lia Roggi split 1:01.46 on the second leg of Academy Bullets’ winning 400 Freestyle Relay.
Erin Gemmell, Summer Smith Highlight Psych Sheets for Richmond Futures Champs
Nation’s Capital’s Erin Gemmell and Bluefish Swim Club’s Summer Smith each hold multiple top seeds at the Futures Championships in Richmond.
Be a (Google Doodle) Olympian! “Champion Island” Includes Artistic Swimming
You, too, can be an Olympian with Google’s Doodle Champion Island game. (Good luck beating me in artistic swimming, though.)
Melanie Margalis on Why It’s So Impressive to Sweep the IMs at the Same Meet
Margalis swim nerds it up, delving into why it is so difficult to have both your 200 IM and 400 IM fire on the same level at the same meet
Tokyo 2020, Africa Day 4: Chad le Clos Misses Olympic 200 Fly Podium Again
South African Chad le Clos, the London 2012 Olympic 200 fly champion, placed outside of the event podium for the second Olympics in a row.
Kozan, Han, Jett Among Top Names to Watch At 2021 Santa Clarita Futures
Wave II Trials finalist Justina Kozan highlights 2021 Santa Clarita Futures along with 13-yr-old prodigy Kayla Han and versatile Gabriel Jett of Clovis.
