How to Avoid the ‘Modern Toilet Seat’ Syndrome, Backstroke/Freestlye
I call this the ‘modern toilet seat’ syndrome, because in swimming freestyle and backstroke, the hand slows down just like a modern toilet seat with a spring on it to keep it from falling down hard.
FAST’s Isaac Stump Sends Verbal Commitment to Arizona Wildcats
Isaac Stump of the Flying Fish Arizona Swim Team has joined the University of Arizona class of 2021. “I chose Arizona…
Brittany Aoyama and Zoe Lei Earn Mountain West Weekly Honors
The Mountain West Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships will be held February 15-18 at the Texas A&M Natatorium in College Station, Texas.
Cleveland State Picks Up Verbals from Shaw Barney and Dana Bender
SHAW BARNEY Hailing from southern Illinois, Barney is a breaststroker/IM’er from Delta Aquatics. She is a senior at Plainfield North…
Cate Campbell’s Coach Wants To Keep Medal Contenders Out Of Spotlight
Simon Cusack, coach of world record holder Cate Campbell, points to his athlete’s having been in the spotlight in the lead-up to Rio as part of the reason she faltered individually.
ASU Adds Another, Receives In-State Verbal from Joshua Vedder
Bob Bowman and ASU continue a fruitful recruiting season with a verbal commitment from Arizona’s own Joshua Vedder out of Scottsdale…
OWP on Why South Padre is Quickly Becoming Next Open Water Hot Spot
The team discovered that South Padre Island, Texas met all of this race criteria in spades, while offering so much more to race goers and spectators alike.
Experts Michael Phelps and Coach Krzyewski Discuss Greatness
Charlie Rose recently sat down to interview two of the sporting world’s bests, Michael Phelps and basketball coach Mike Krzyewski, to discuss…
Mid-Distance Freestyler Lindsay Mathys Commits to Rice University
Mid-distance swimmer Lindsay Mathys of the Wheaton Swim Club (Illinois) has made a verbal commitment to swim at Rice University in the fall of 2017.
Fordham Adds Two More, McNary and von der Lippe, to Class of 2021
Caitlin McNary (above) will bring free and back speed to the Fordham Rams next season.
Yale Picks Up 55.2 100 Breaststroker Sam Pekarek of MN
Blackline Aquatics’ Sam Pekarek has verbally committed to Yale‘s class of 2021. Excited to announce my verbal commitment to swim and…
An Open Letter to my College Team
You make every grueling set, late night study session, and lost hour of sleep worth it.
Penn Snags Fox Valley Sprinter Phillip Sajaev for Class of 2021
Fox Valley Swim Team’s Phillip Sajaev has verbally committed to the University of Pennsylvania class of 2021. Notably, Fox Valley is…
Virginia 6A 100 Breast Champion Spencer Rowe Chooses Auburn
Auburn has added a breaststroker to their class of 2021– NCAP‘s Spencer Rowe, the defending 100 breast Virginia 6A Champion. Im…
Butterflier Caitlin Tycz, SwimSwam’s #14, Verbally Commits to USC
#14 Caitlin Tycz from Long Reach Swim Club in Maine has made a verbal commitment to the USC Trojans for the fall of 2017.
