Pac-12 Football Players Threaten Season Boycott If Demands Aren’t Met
The players threaten to jeopardize the 2020 Pac-12 football season if demands related to matters of player health, financial reform, and social justice…
Texas A&M Commit Vincent Ribeiro Clocks 1:58.42 200 Breast PB in Practice
Rising Texas A&M freshman Vincent Ribeiro of Nitro Swimming in Austin posted a new lifetime best 200 breaststroke in practice.
14-Year-Old Michael Robinson Hits National Age Leading 24.0 in 50-Meter Free
14-year-old Michael Robinson put up the top time in the nation among 13-14 boys in the 50 free: a personal-best 24.03 at the Mississippi Makos intrasquad.
4x NC Independent Schools State Champ Liza Murtagh Sends Verbal to BC
4x North Carolina Independent Schools D2 state champion Liza Murtagh has announced her intention to swim for the BC Eagles beginning in 2021-22.
SEC Delays Football Season Until September 26, No Non-Conference Games
The SEC has delayed the start of its football until September 26, and teams will only play in-conference games amid concerns about the coronavirus.
United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee Releases 2019 Financial Reports
USOPC CEO Sarah Hirshland earned over $800,000 in total compensation in the 2019 fiscal year.
How to Get The 2020-2021 College Preview SwimSwam Magazine
Cal star Reece Whitley graces the cover of SwimSwam Magazine’s 2020-21 College Preview issue. Inside we rank the top-50 NCAA swimmers and the top-20 teams.
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Maryland Postpones Both Fall & Winter High School Sports Competitions
Maryland has postponed high school sports in both fall and winter seasons for the 2020-2021 school year – that includes girls and boys swimming & diving.
Leah Smith Sprints Stroke 50s, 100 IM at Fort Collins Area Swim Team Intrasquad
Smith, a prolific distance swimmer, raced all four 50s and the 100 IM. She won the 50 breast (30.75) and 100 IM (59.18).
Des Moines Futures Champion Tanner Nelson Commits to BYU Class of 2025
Winter US Open qualifier Tanner Nelson has verbally committed to swim for BYU’s class of 2025. He will join the Cougars in the fall of 2021.
Russian Whistleblower: Russian Athletes Should Not Be Allowed at Tokyo Olympics
Grigory Rodchenkov, subject of the documentary Icarus, says that nothing has changed in spite of the punishments handed out by WADA last year.
Keep The Faith: Reitshammer Hits First OLY-Qualifying Time At 26 Years Old
Proving it’s never too late to keep a dream alive, Austria’s Bernhard Reitshammer has qualified for his first Olympic Games at the age of 26.
The Olympics That Would Have Been: Post-Meet Medal Table Analysis
The United States’ 29 gold medals were it’s most since 1984, while 19 total medals for Australia almost equalled its 2012 and 2016 numbers combined.
SwimSwam Podcast: Ous Mellouli on Winning 15 Gold Medals, $150K at 1 Meet
We dove deep into a piece of trivia you may not know about: Mellouli’s performance at the inaugural Pan Arab Games in 2011.
Joshua Edwards-Smith Grabs 5 Golds At West Aussie Qualifier
West Australia’s competition calendar got underway last week with emerging age group swimmers taking to the HBF Stadium pool.
