HardCore Swim of the Week: Gkolomeev with a fast start to second NCAA season
We’re barely half-way through September, but the new NCAA swimming & diving season has already come crashing in.
Swimming Canada Announces 2014 FINA SC World Championship Team
John Atkinson: “This is a strong, targeted group that will perform competitively at the international level.” (Featured Image: Hilary Caldwell)
Russian Sergey Makov, Former World Record Holder, Suspended For Two Years
Russian Sergey Makov has been handed a two-year suspension dating back to the 2013 Moscow stop of the FINA World Cup series.
Stanford Women Announce 2014-2015 Schedule, Will Dual Seven Pac 12 Opponents
The Stanford women’s swimming and diving team will swim seven dual meets with Pac 12 competitors for the second season…
James Magnussen Splits With Long-Time Coach Brant Best
Australian sprint-star and 2013 100m freestyle world champion James Magnussen split with long-time coach Brant Best in what he has…
Nitro’s Tate Jackson Verbally Commits to Notre Dame
Nitro swimmer Tate Jackson is a second All-American-potential sprinter for Notre Dame in this fall’s recruiting class.
Fisher’s (IN) Swimmer Emily Moser Verbally Commits to Louisville Cardinals
Middle-distance freestyler Emily Moser has verbally committed to the Louisville Cardinals. That makes her one of the rare Indiana recruits to escape…
Arizona Gains Two Verbal Commitments From Parks Jones and Matt Salerno
The Arizona coaching staff is making their way through the midwest as they recruit the boys high school class of…
Christie Jensen Joins Club Teammate Lilly King in Committing to Indiana
Christie Jensen, a relative newcomer to club swimming, has verbally committed to Indiana.
Egypt dominates Arab Championships led by distance sweeps from youngsters
Egypt rolled through the 2nd Arab Championships earlier this month, winning 33 of 42 events, including distance sweeps by 19-year-old Marwan Ahmed Aly Morsy and 16-year-old Roaia Mohamed Ahmed.
Brent Hayden to Compete for the Title of Canada’s Smartest Person
Olympic bronze medallist Brent Hayden will be one of the participants on the television program Canada’s Smartest Person…
Tough Texas men’s schedule includes big October quad plus mid-season split
The Texas Longhorn men have officialized their 2014-2015 schedule, which includes battles with 5 of the top 10 teams at last year’s NCAA Championships.
African Swimming Federation Postpones 2014 African Championships Over Ebola Concerns
Ebola fears have struck a second major international swimming competition this week, as La Confederation Africaine de Natation (African Swimming Federation)…
Playful banter or rollicking trash talk? Sun Yang ramps up rivalry with TV commercials directed at Park Tae-Hwan
With about a week to go until the start of the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, perhaps the biggest rivalry of the meet is already heating up.
Steele Wisdom: 7 Visualization Drills for Fast Swimming
Steele’s coaching wisdom can be summed up simply: “It’s not what you do, but how you do it,” and “if it’s fun to watch, it’s fun to do”.
