Polish Men Light Up TYR World Rankings on Day 1 in Poland
Scrabble players rejoice: this week’s big meet is the Polish National Championships and World Championship Trials, which will take place…
University of Houston Names Augie Busch New Head Swim Coach
The University of Houston has named Augie Busch as the new head coach for their women’s swimming program. Busch, son…
Splash Magazine Editor Jim Rusnak Discusses Shift to Digital Media
Our Shelly Thiel recently wrote about USA Swimming’s wildly successful Splash Magazine, and what her favorite parts of the publication are….
In Briefs: USA Swimming Announce's Criteria for 2011-2012 National Junior Team
USA Swimming announced new selection criteria for it’s Nationa Youth Team (which has been officially renamed the National Junior Team,…
5 Big Things, 5 Little Things from Charlotte
The 2011 Charlotte UltraSwim Grand Prix, as has become the norm, was a huge competitive and marketing success. Now that…
In Briefs: Arizona Adds Texas A&M Assistant Tracy Duchac to Staff
New Arizona coach Eric Hansen added another coach to his roster today when he recruited Tracy Duchac to join the…
WADA Launches CoachTrue Programme to Improve Anti-Doping Education
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has launched a program called CoachTrue (a play off of their “Play True” slogan) that is designed…
Off the Deep End: Love Is In the Air; and In the Water, too!
It takes a special type of person to love a swimmer. You have to be an early riser, accept that…
Berens Picks Up First Charlotte Win, Girlfriend Soni Picks Up $20,000 prize
For at least the 3rd and 4th time this meet, USC/Trojan Aquatics affiliated swimmers went 1-2 in both the men’s…
Schneider Wins Rematch Over Jones, Sutton Earns Heartfelt Win on Day 3 in Charlotte
In the men’s 200 fly, the great Michael Phelps was back! He tore through the first 100 meters in 56.39,…
In Briefs: Chowdown in Charlotte with GWG
Love food? Love swimming? In Charlotte for this weekend’s Grand Prix? Well, you’re in luck. You can have dinner with…
Three Meet Records Fall on Day 2 at Charlotte UltraSwim Grand Prix
Missy Franklin is celebrating her 16th birthday in final. She took huge points in the night’s first event, the women’s…
In the Calm Before the Storm, Sutton and Ryan Win Day 1 Distance Events in Charlotte
Most minds were fully focused on the 50-meter showdown between Cullen Jones and Josh Schneider from the 1st night of…
Showdown in Charlotte: Jones Downs Schneider! [Updated with Post-Race Interviews]
For 22.2 seconds, the swimming world was quiet. Twitter was quiet. Facebook was quiet. For 22.2 seconds, the swimming world…
Potential Phelps-Thorpe Matchup in London Still Alive
And so it goes, when one door opens, a window to the right cracks slightly. The Australian media is burning…
