BYU’s Sorenson Tabbed as MPFS Athlete of the Week
BYU senior swimmer Payton Sorenson claimed the MPSF/TYR Athlete of the Week award for his leading performances in the dual meet against UNLV.
2018-2019 Women’s NCAA Power Rankings: November Edition
As in previous years, SwimSwam’s Power Rankings are somewhere between the CSCAA-style dual meet rankings and a pure prediction of NCAA finish order….
Olympic Gold Medalist Jack Conger Joins UVA Post-Grad Training Group
Conger grew up about 2-and-a-half hours from Charlottesville. He’s been named a member of the 2018 and 2019 US World Championship teams.
Top NCAA D1 Men Lag Behind Last Year
We’re a more than a month into the men’s NCAA season and nearly every championship relevant team has competed multiple…
Versatile Sam Rennard Makes Verbal Pledge to Nittany Lions
Red Bank YMCA’s Sam Rennard has verbally committed to Penn State for 2019-20.
Ball State Hires Miami All-American Kelsi Hall as New Assistant
Kelsi Hall swam for new Ball State head coach J. Agnew in high school.
Ten Ways to Make Swimming a Bigger and Better Sport
In 1996, shortly after the Olympic Games of Atlanta, I wrote an article with the same title as this one. I will recap the original 10 suggestions now and provide an assessment of where we are today with new suggestions on how we might make swimming a bigger and better sport.
Conner Snare Joins Michigan State as New Mid-Season Assistant Coach
Anderson University head men’s and women’s swimming coach Conner Snare has resigned to take a job as the assistant coach at…
Michigan’s Swanson, Ohio State’s Fielding Honored by Big Ten
Michigan’s Charlie Swanson was tabbed as Big Ten Swimmer of the Week, while Ohio State’s Jacob Fielding garnered Diver and Freshman of the Week nods.
Michigan, Nebraska, Purdue Earn Big Ten Women’s Weekly Honors
Michigan’s Siobhan Haughey and Maggie MacNeil, Nebraska’s Abi Knapton and Purdue’s Emily Bretscher garnered Week 6 awards from the Big Ten.
Kolesnikov, Krasnykh Hit SC Worlds Qualifying On Day 1 In Kazan
Aleksandr Krasnykh booked his ticket to SC Worlds with a win in the 400 free on day 1 of Russian Nationals.
Auburn Picks Up Backstroker Ella Miller from Edge Swim Club
Miller is within hundredths of what it took to C final in the 100 back at SECs last season.
Red Bank Backstroker Paul Retterer Verbally Commits to USC for 2019
Retterer was a 200 back finalist at both YMCA National Championships, placing 13th in short course in the spring and 4th in long course this summer.
SwimSwam Pulse: 66% Predict More Hangzhou Medals For Dressel Than Andrew
Two thirds of voters predicted that Caeleb Dressel will win more medals at 2018 Short Course Worlds than Michael Andrew.
Justina Kozan Erases Sippy Woodhead LSC Record Which Had Stood 40 Yrs
Kozan’s 1:45.77 cleared the SCS 13-14 200 free record held by the legendary Sippy Woodhead, which was a 1:46.40 done in 1978.
