Questions for College Swim Coaches from American College Connection
To help you out during the recruiting process, ACC has put together a list of questions that they suggest swimmers consider asking college coaches.
Zelin: Structure, Positives & Negatives of Athlete Protection Training Course
College professor and SwimSwam contributor Alex Zelin took the new SafeSport Athlete Protection Training (APT) course, and recounts what is included, what the course does well and what the course could do better.
After 30 Years, Eddie Sinnott Steps Down as SMU Men’s Swimming Head Coach
In Sinnott’s 30 years as head coach, SMU athletes won 80 individual All-America honors and 59 relay All-America honors.
Bailey Meyer Headlines ACWPC Division III Water Polo All-America Teams
The Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) has tabbed 38 student-athletes from 18 institutions as 2019 Division III women’s water polo All-Americans, including five honorees apiece for Pomona-Pitzer and Cal Lutheran.
USA Women’s Water Polo Announces Roster for FINA World League Super Final
15 athletes have been named to the USA Women’s Senior National Water Polo team roster for the FINA World League Super Final. 13 athletes will be selected for competition prior to the start of each match.
Canadian Honor Brodie-Foy Gives 2020 Commitment to Miami (OH) University
Canadian Honor Brodie-Foy Gives 2020 Commitment to Miami (OH) University
Canadian Breaststroker Paige Banton Delivers Verbal To Marshall For 2020
Banton is poised to make a big splash for the Thundering Herd, but will have to wait to do so.
Futures Champion Eli Tarabocchia Has Chosen To Swim For South Carolina In 2020
Tarabocchia is the first member of the Class of 2020 to commit to the Gamecocks.
Competitor Coach of the Month: Ray Looze, Indiana
Though May has been marked by major staff turnover in Bloomington (with assistant coaches Coley Stickels and Caitlin Hamilton both leaving for head coaching gigs and Kirk Grand moving to a different state), the month was also a banner one for IU-trained athletes, particularly the breaststroke group.
BSN Sports Swim Team of the Week: Auburn Tigers
This week’s BSN Sports Team of the Week is the Auburn Tigers, one of the most legendary teams in NCAA swimming history.
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Swim Mom: Should Parents Use the Carrot or Stick as Motivation?
Here are five thoughts about using punishment and bribes to motivate our children to do well.
6 Reasons You Are Struggling with Motivation at Practice
Frustrated with not feeling motivated consistently enough? Have big goals, but have a hard time sticking to them because of wobbly motivation? Then read on.
Ultra Swim Swimmer of the Month: Luca Urlando, DART
It’s been an outstanding month of May for high school junior Luca Urlando, in both short course and long course.
SwimSwam Pulse: 57% Pick Stickels As Best NCAA Coaching Decision
More than half of voters preferred the hiring of Coley Stickels for the Alabama head coaching role, compared to Mark Gangloff to UNC (24.2%) and Dan Schemmel to Stanford (18.4%).
Dolfin Swim of the Week: Don’t Count Out Katie McLaughlin
Last summer was a breakthrough season for Katie McLaughlin, who booked a return trip to the World Championships with a stellar 100 fly. But McLaughlin, who was a 2015 World Champs team member before missing the team in 2017, is sneakily becoming a multi-event threat for next summer’s Olympic Trials.
