CSCAA Convention Travel Blog Day 3 and 4
“After all of the previous day’s excitement I wasn’t sure the schedule could keep pace. I was incorrect.”
Kade Knoch blogs from the National Diversity Select Camp: Blog #3 – Breaststroke, backstroke and food
King Marlin Swim Club member Kade Knoch practices at the Olympic Training Center during USA Swimming’s 2015 National Diversity Select Camp.
How to Make Sense of the College Recruiting Process: Never Assume
(Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)
Australia Fails To Pass Revised Anti-Doping Legislation
In light of several recent cases in Australian sport regarding doping allegations, specifically in football and rugby, Australian Olympic Committee…
Let’s Clear the Air: Stop Peeing in the Pool at Major Meets
Air quality in most indoor facilities already isn’t great, but are swimmers making it worse?
10 Steps to Make a Massive Swim Cap
If, for any reason, you have not made a massive swim cap, it is time to get started. (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)
Michael Phelps enters 200 fly among 6 races at Charlotte Pro Swim, psych sheets released
Michael Phelps continues to lengthen his event ranges post-comeback, entering the 200 butterfly at the Arena Pro Swim Series Charlotte meet. Barring a scratch, that would be Phelps’ first 200 fly since the London 2012 Olympics.
Russians Announce World University Games and European Games Squads
The Russian Swimming Federation announced the rosters for both the 2015 World University Games and the European Games…
Catherine Vogt Named U.S. Open Water Head Coach For 2015 World Championships
Haley Anderson’s coach Catherine Vogt will lead Team USA’s open water squad to the 2015 World Championships in Kazan, Russia.
VIDEO DOCUMENTARY: Swimming – An Underrated Sport
Niagara senior Brad Ash found a way to incorporate his swimming into a class project, creating a short documentary about the sport, called Swimming: An Underrated Sport.
The 4 Most Common Extracurricular Activities of the Competitive Swimmer
#2 Napping. Olympic Champion Nathan Adrian must know what we’re talking about. Sprinters are fast, but big, strong sprinters love to nap.
Katie Ledecky to defer enrollment at Stanford until fall of 2016
Olympic champ and all-world distance swimmer Katie Ledecky will defer her freshman season at Stanford University, instead staying at her Nation’s Capital Swim Club training base through the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Siberian Winter Swimmers Celebrate 70th Anniversary of the Great Victory with a Mass Swim
Among the participants there are Russian champions: Yuri Shmelev, Anatoly Borovinsky, Marina Gavrikova, and the medalists and world champions: Yuri Neupokoev, Andrew Agarkov, Andrei Sychev.
Kade Knoch blogs from National Diversity Select Camp: Blog #2 – Day one crazy, but exciting
Blog #1 Oklahoma swimmer blogs during camp at Olympic Training Center; Day one crazy, but exciting May 7, 2:20 a.m….
Sun Yang’s doctor Ba Zhen has suspension extended after treating Sun during Asian Games
Ba Zhen, the suspended doctor of Chinese distance swimmer Sun Yang, has had his suspension extended by FINA after he reportedly violated the rules by treating Sun at last fall’s Asian Games, when Ba was still suspended.