Former British Olympic swimmer nearly drowns after suffering cardiac arrest
Former British Olympian Shelagh Ratliff had a scary brush with disaster last month, suffering cardiac arrest and nearly drowning in her local pool. Ratliff needed to be rescued by the pool’s lifeguards.
Seliskar, Harnish, Grieshop Among 2014-15 SCY IMX Challenge Winners
The male and female winners in USA Swimming’s IM Xtreme (IMX) challenge for the SCY 2014-2015 have been announced, with…
FINA Provisionally Suspends Serbian National Water Polo Player Nikola Radjen
FINA has provisionally suspended Serbian National Water Polo team member Nikola Radjen after a positive test for cocaine. Last week, news…
St. Thomas Men’s Swim Team Gets “Funky” With Off-Season Regimen
The St. Thomas Men’s swim team had a great season and finished in first place, winning the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference…
Ryan Lochte finally feels at home with SwimMAC (Video Interview)
After what Ryan Lochte has himself called “The worst year of my career”, it seems as if the Gainesville native has turned a new leaf
9 things we learned from the 2015 Charlotte Pro Swim Series meet
The fifth stop of the Arena Pro Swim Series wrapped up in Charlotte last weekend. As the dust settles on one of the fastest and deepest Pro Swim Series meets yet, here are 9 big things we learned:
Daniel Dias, Susanna Riberio Lead Brazil’s Squad Bound for 2015 IPC World Championships
Team Brazil has announced its roster of 23 swimmers set to compete at the 2015 IPC World Championships in Glasgow this…
2016 Rio Olympic Venue Construction Workers Go On Strike
With the Rio Olympics now just 16 months away, Brazil has already been trying to manage perpetual concerns over pollution,…
Indiana Women’s Water Polo: Albright Pens National Letter of Intent
Kaybree Albright of Corona del Mar High School has signed her NLI, joins Indiana water polo for 2015-16 season.
Louis Croenen puts up world’s #5 time in 200 fly to close Belgium Open
Louis Croenen won two events over the final two days of the Belgium Open, including a 200 fly in which he hit the 5th-fastest time in the world this year.
2015 CIF-SS Division I Photo Vault
Santa Margarita senior Katie McLaughlin broke the 100 fly national high school record at CIFSS Division I championships.
After national record haul in Charlotte, Team Egypt prepares for Hungary and Kazan
Egypt’s national team broke several national records and hit multiple FINA “A” cuts in Charlotte, qualifying swimmers to compete in Kazan this summer.
The FINA Technical Committee members will conduct venue inspections in the build-up to this summer’s mega aquatics event.
Representatives of FINA’s technical committees for swimming, open water swimming and synchronised swimming will be in Kazan for a few days to assess the readiness of venues for the upcoming 16th FINA World Championships.
Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace Sprints Her Way into the World Rankings
With a time of 24.35, Vanderpool-Wallace is now tied for 3rd in the world with Ranomi Kromowidjojo of the Netherlands.
Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Ella Eastin comes up big in California
Crean Lutheran high school senior Ella Eastin knocked down the National Independent High School record in the 200 IM while winning the CIF Southern Section Division 2 title. But even more impressive was exactly how much of an improvement Eastin showed from her previous best.
