Yannick Agnel Signs Sponsorship Deal With Arena Through 2016 Olympics
Yannick Agnel (center) has a new sponsor that will carry him until at least the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.
NCSA Junior Nationals – A View From the Cheap Seats
Kylie Stewart’s winning time in the 200 backstroke at NCSA’s would have also won NCAA’s the same weekend.
2014 YMCA Short Course Nationals: Day 3 Prelims Full Recap
While Day 3 was the first prelims session with no new national records, there was still plenty of fast swimming to go around.
Elliott McGill Leaving Eastern Illinois for Job at Nitro in Austin
Eastern Illinois is looking for a new head coach after Elliott McGill resigned to take a club job instead.
Sprenger & Seebohm Break Aussie All-Comers Records; Magnussen Sub-48 on Day 3 of Aus. Trials
Christian Sprenger (above) was one of two Australian All-Comers Record breakers on Thursday at the Australian National Championships.
Video: Zachary Mollory wins 200 Free at 2014 YMCA Nationals, 1:35.96
Sitting second coming out of prelims, Ocean County’s Zachary Molloy exploded for a big finals swim, going 1:35.66 to break the national record. The old mark was 1:35.96 set by Nicholas Caldwell back in 2011.
SwimSwam Interview With Dan Stephenson, Author & Masters Swimmer
SwimSwam’s Dean Ottati caught up with author and Masters’ swimmer Dan Stephenson to talk about his book: The Under Water Window
Video: Maxwell Dolan 2014 YMCA Nationals 400 IM Winner, 3:46.81
It was a Wilton 1-2 in the boys 400 IM, with a pair of teammates and future Big Ten foes sweeping the top two spots. Top seed Maxwell Dolan went 3:46.81 to just eke out a win over his teammate Ian Rainey by .01.
Video: Harnish wins 400 IM at 2014 YMCA Nationals, 4:11.93
14-year-old Courtney Harnish continues to improve, dropping 3.3 seconds from her already-lifetime-best prelims swim to win the 400 IM. The York YMCA product went 4:11.93, thanks to some big front-half swimming.
Exercise To Improve Your Rotation
The rotation in freestyle and backstroke is a crucial phase in swimming, and many swimmers naturally struggle with it, especially at young age.
Cyclist Sarah Hammer & Paralympian Evan Strong earn U.S. Olympic Committee’s March honors
Top performances throughout March earned Sarah Hammer (Temecula, Calif.) and Paralympic snowboarder Evan Strong (Maui, Hawaii) Athlete of the Month…
Treffers Takes Top Ranking Away From Lacourt
Ben Treffers recorded a 24.91 to qualify first in the men’s 50 backstroke and taking over the top position in the world rankings…
2014 YMCA Nationals GAC Air Quality Report Day 2: Air Remains Fresh
It’s day 2 of the 2014 YMCA Short Course National Championships at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, North Carolina,…
MacLean Continues Her Winning Ways; Canadian Trials Live Coverage
For all of SwimSwam’s coverage of the Canadian Swimming Trials check out our competition channel…
Dolan, Molloy, Middle Tyger girls set national records on night 2 of YMCA Nationals
Maxwell Dolan (400 IM), Zachary Molloy (200 free) and the Middle Tyger girls (400 medley relay) all set national records on night 2 of the YMCA Short Course National Championships.
