Swimming Canada Appealing Disqualification of 400 IM Champ Overholt
Canadian teen Emily Overholt was trending nationally on Twitter after winning 400 IM gold, and then getting disqualified.
Mereshko’s 2 world records powers Ukraine to medal lead on day 4 of IPC Worlds
Yelyzaveta Mereshko broke the same world record twice in one day and was one of six individual gold medalists for the Ukraine, which now leads the medal table.
Leila Vaziri Technique Tips: Freestyle hand position (Video)
Swimming requires a certain amount of feeling and grip of the water – correlating to your hand. Your palm should be flat, creating a gentle pull on the water. Your fingers are slightly spread apart.
FINA bans Croatian Water Polo player Niksa Dobud 4 years for evading doping test
FINA has banned Croatian Olympic gold medal-winning water polo player Niksa Dobud from competition for 4 years for allegedly evading a doping control test.
Silver Medalist Mauricio Fiol Tests Positive at Pan Am Games
Pan Ams silver medalist Mauricio Fiol (left) could be stripped of his silver medal in the 200 fly, and has withdrawn from the 100 fly final on Thursday.
Head Coach Ben Titley Breaks Down Team Canada’s Day Two Performances
Kierra Smith and Martha McCabe pulled off a 1-2 finish for Team Canada in the 200m breaststroke final, both dipping under the Pan American Games record that Smith set in prelims.
Photo Vault: Toronto 2015 Pan American Games Day Three Prelims
All photos are courtesy of Chris Tanouye. To see more of his work vist www.ChrisTanouye.com
ESPY Winner Becca Meyers Breaks Her 2nd World Record in Glasgow
Becca Meyers has had a fairy tale week, including 2 World Records and an ESPY award.
Mexico threatens to send Fernanda Gonzalez home from Pan Ams for unsponsored suit
Mexican national record-holder Fernanda Gonzalez says she was threatened with expulsion from the Pan American Games for not wearing Mexico’s sponsored competition suit.
Joao De Lucca Credits Success To Sacrificing Junk Food And Partying
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Ryan Lochte, Katie Ledecky, And Dave Durden Talk 2015 World Championships
“I don’t focus on the medals I want to get, if I go up to the blocks, I am going up to win. Hands down, I want to win.” – Ryan Lochte
There’s Plenty More To Come From Olympic Champion Allison Schmitt
Her first swim on Wednesday evening at the 2015 Pan American Games, however, might be the beginning of her final ascent to the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team.
Photo Vault: Michael Weiss Has The Most Famous Fingers In Swimming
In what’s become a media frenzy overnight, Swimswam ran the numbers and it appears that Michael Weiss has the most famous fingers in swimming history.
2015 Pan American Games Day 3 Finals Preview
Kelsi Worrell clocked a new Pan American Games record in her sub-58 prelims swim; will she lower her new personal best of 57.24 even more tonight?
Masters World Champion Hit With 2-Year Doping Suspension
Egypt’s lone male pool swimming representative at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games has been suspended for two years after failing a doping test.
