VIDEO: An Examination on FINA’s Tweak to the Backstroke Finish Rules
Jenna Haufler and Hugh Berryman explain the new craze that’s been sweeping the swimming nation: the illegal backstroke finish.
25 Div. I women’s swimming programs, 13 men’s garner perfect APR scores from NCAA
38 swimming & diving programs in the NCAA’s Division I have earned perfect Academic Progress Rate scores of 1000 through the 2012-2013 season, according to numbers released by the NCAA today, including women’s national champions Georgia.
U.C. San Diego’s Luke Calkins Awarded NCAA Post Graduate Scholarship
Luke Calkins, an All-American senior diver for the UC San Diego men’s swimming and diving program this past winter, has…
CIF-SS Preview: Division III – Crean Lutheran Girls Again; Boys Too Close To Call
Crean Lutheran, shown here celebrating their 2013 victory at the CIF-SS Division 3 championships, is expected to repeat this year.
Evgeny Sedov Second to Declare Intent to Bypass Senior Meet in Favor of Youth Olympic Games
According to the Brazilian swimming website Blog do Coach writer Alex Pussielidi, Russian swimmer Evgeny Sedov will join the growing list of…
Viewer’s Notes: USA Swimming Posts Pre-Scratch Timeline for Charlotte Grand Prix
Michael Phelps will race at 9:20 and 10:30 AM Eastern time on Friday at the Charlotte Grand Prix.
HardCore Swim of the Week: Jiayu represents rising tide of Asian backstrokers
Xu Jiayu’s world-leading 100 backstroke appears to have some big international implications.
Preview of California’s North Coast Section (NCS) High School Championships 2014
The Campo boys (left) and Granada boys (right) went toe-to-toe at last year’s CIF Championship meet. Who’s in the driver’s seat this year?
Glide Snorkel Now Available For Purchase
FINIS, a worldwide leader in technical swimming products announces the release of the Glide Snorkel. The Glide is a new take on the Original Swimmer’s Snorkel, first released by FINIS over 15 years ago.
CIF-SS Preview: Division IV –Cerritos Poised to Sweep both Boys and Girls Meets
Riverside Aquatics Complex is the home of the four divisional championships of California Interscholastic Federation’s Southern Section (CIF-SS) taking place May 14-17, 2014.
Fu Yuanhui, Ye Shiwen Claim World’s Fastest Swims At Chinese Spring Nationals: Day 3
Ye Shiwen won the women’s 400 IM with a new world leading time, two seconds faster than anyone else in the world this year, at the Chinese Spring National Championships.
Trinidad & Tobago to build high-level swimming facility, with May 2015 completion goal
Trinidad & Tobago is on its way to having a top-tier swimming & diving facility, which the country believes will help its sports tourism industry. Pictured is an artist’s sketch of the pool.
Ustinova Puts Up World’s Second Fastest Time To Break Junior World Record
15 year old Daria Ustinova broke the Junior World Record twice in two days taking the women’s 200 backstroke in a time of 2:08.02…
Lima, Valencia, and New Zealand Add Names to Pool For 2018/2020 Worlds Hosting
The Campo de Marte pool in Lima, Peru hosted the 2011 FINA Junior World Championships.
2014 Charlotte Grand Prix: Links, storylines and more in your official SwimSwam preview
The Charlotte stop of the Arena Grand Prix Circuit is still packed to the brim with big names, including Michael Phelps making the second appearance of his comeback tour.
