Indiana Club Swimmer Chase Smith Dies After Long Battle With Cancer
About seven years after being diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma, a form of bone cancer, former Indiana club swimmer Chase Smith has died.
University of Toronto’s Aleksa Gold Breaks Estonian Record in 200 IM
Aleksa Gold, who trains in Canada at the University of Toronto, raced in Latvia over the weekend, where she broke an Estonian Record in the 200 IM.
2021 Men’s NCAAs: How Did Our Top 20 Recruits Perform As Freshmen?
Carson Foster or Luca Urlando? It was an agonizing choice for #1 recruit. But after one year… it’s Destin Lasco leading individual scoring.
7 Ways Swimmers Can Build Confidence as Pre-Race Jitters Kick In
You’ve trained long and hard to perform your best on race day. Here is how to keep those pre-race jitters from holding you back from swimming like a champ.
Rylov, Chikunova Lead Group of Seven New Russian Olympic Qualifiers On Day 3
2016 Olympic medalists Evgeny Rylov and Yuliya Efimova, along with newcomers Evgeniia Chikunova and Kliment Kolesnikov, qualified for the Games on Monday.
USA Swimming Foundation Awards $507K In Grant Funding for Swim Lesson Providers
These grants will support programs offering free or reduced-cost lessons, providing an estimated 13,800 children with the opportunity to learn how to swim.
Swimming’s TopTenTweets: Rikako Ikee Makes Waves In Tokyo
We’re back this week with swimming’s TopTenTweets presented by Arena, where we round up the best of the swimming Twitterverse.
Lakeisha Patterson Opens Australia Multi-Class Championships With 400 Free Win
Belgravia’s Patterson posted a time of 4:39.55 (840 points) – only a second off her gold medal world champs time in 2019.
Chikunova, Sorokina & Klepikova Lower Russian Junior Records On Day 3 In Kazan
Anastasia Sorokina (center) broke the Russian Junior Record in the women’s 200 IM semi-finals in a time of 2:12.90.
D-1 University of Evansville Will Reduce Swimming Scholarships to Save Programs
University of Evansville in Evansville, Indiana, has announced an “institutional realignment” plan that includes cuts to athletics programs.
Kliment Kolesnikov 52.24 Nei 100 Dorso Entra Nella Top Ten All Time
Kliment Kolesnikov nuota il personale nella finale dei 100 dorso e si qualifica per la sua prima olimpiade. Vince Rylov con 52.12
FINA Annulla Eventi Di Qualificazione Olimpica Poichè Non Sicuri
FINA ha annullato alcune manifestazioni di qualificazione olimpica in Giappone poichè non erano garantite misure anti contagio
Alina Zmushka Lowers Own Belarusian 100 Breast Record In Kazan
Competing at the Russian Olympic Trials, Zmushka clocked 1:07.37 in the women’s 100 breast prelims to extinguish her previous national record of 1:07.51
Camden Murphy Almost Quit Swimming Before his Senior Year at Georgia
Ultimately, Murphy did come back to complete his 4th year on the team and ultimately go personal bests in both the 100 and 200 fly.
Several Olympic Qualifying Events Canceled Due to Reported COVID-19 Concerns
The BBC obtained a FINA letter criticizing organizers of a diving World Cup competition for not having a sufficient plan to prevent COVID-19 transmission.
