SwimSwam’s The Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 3/26/2014
Short course season is wrapping up all over the country. Here are our Weekly Wonders for the weekend of March 21-23, 2014.
Heading Into Trials Atkinson Discusses His First Year On The Job
It has now been just over a year since John Atkinson was hired as Swimming Canada’s High Performance Director…
McEvoy Swims Lifetime Best to Win 200 Free on Day 2 of 2014 Australian National Championships
In addition to McEvoy, Alicia Coutts sealed up her spots on this summer’s rosters with a win in the women’s 100 fly.
Another National Record Goes Down-2014 YMCA Short Course Nationals: Day 2 Prelims-Full Recap
Day 2 of YMCA Nationals was again highlighted by a new national record. This time it was Countryside’s Emily Slabe in the 100 backstroke.
European Champion Vitalii Melnikov Provisionally Suspended After Positive Tests for EPO
Russian Sergey Melnikov has been provisionally suspended by FINA after a positive test for EPO at the 2013 European Championships.
SwimSpray to Work with Chloe Sutton as First Athlete Ambassador
A partnership between SwimSpray, Chloe Sutton and the Fitter and Faster Swim Tour Presented by Swimoutlet.com, will help increase awareness in the swimming community about the benefits of using all-natural formulas, to remove chlorine from your hair and skin.
1946 NCAA Champion, Swimming Philanthropist Charles Keating, Jr. Passes Away
Charles Humphrey Keating, Jr., a juggernaut across many worlds, passed away on Monday in Phoenix, Arizona. He was 90 years…
U.S. Olympic Committee announces 2014 Best of U.S. award winners
The United States Olympic Committee today announced the Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games honorees for Best of U.S.,…
Collegiate Club Swimmers & Divers Return to Georgia Tech for National Championship Meet
Thanks to Kevin Gell and Patrick Chai for sharing this preview of the Eastern Collegiate Club Championships. Live meet results…
Minnesota “Head Men’s Coach” Dennis Dale Leaving Program
Minnesota Head Men’s Coach Dennis Dale is out in Minneapolis. Derek Toomey (above) is one of his most recent success stories.
Video: Ryan Held 2014 YMCA Nationals 50 Free Winner, 19.58
This race was another one of our “pre-meet highlights” and Ryan Held certainly did not disappoint. The senior out of the Springfield, Illinois YMCA not only swam a lifetime best of 19.58 to win the title.
Video: Konopka 2014 YMCA Nationals 50 Free Winner, 22.46
Another Middle Tyger podium finish came from 16-year old Katrina Konopka, on her second swim of the finals session, with a 22.46.
Video: Weaver 2014 YMCA Nationals 100 Fly Winner, 52.87
Courtney Weaver was successful in winning her 10th career YMCA National Championship, and even though she couldn’t match her record-breaking prelims swim of 52.51, Weaver still had a comfortable margin of victory with a 52.87 for the title.
Video: Petersen 2014 YMCA Nationals 100 Fly Winner, 48.12
Led by Nick Petersen from the Schroeder YMCA in 48.12, last year’s runner-up, there were 5 swimmers in this final under 49 seconds.
Jaeger named Big Ten Swimmer of the Year, Schmidt is Diver of Year
In a repeat of the 2013 yearly awards, both Connor Jaeger and Darian Schmidt repeated as Big Ten Swimmer and Diver of the Year, as voted on by the coaches within the conference.
