Prinsloo Takes 4th and 5th titles, van der Burgh Posts World Best in 50 Breaststroke
Karin Prinsloo is going to take home a haul of gold medals from the South African Championships, after winning her…
As Filippi Waltzes Back to Pool, Polieri and Pizzetti Take Torch for Italians on Day 3
The Italian women put two more on the team for Shanghai in their first crack of the day: the 400…
FINA Releases Surprisingly Thorough and Detailed Report on Crippen, Open Water Safety
Despite many concerns and accusations about FINA and their report that outlines the events surrounding Fran Crippen’s death, the final…
FINA Releases Groups for Shanghai 2011 Water Polo; American Men Get Favorable Draw
Lest we forget in our fervor with the swimming, there are actually 5 FINA disciplines that will be competed at…
Off The Deep End: Top 20 Tweeting Swimmers
In this modern age of social media, the number of Twitter follower’s a person has is often viewed as directly…
Vanessa Mohr a Star In the Making on Day 4 in South Africa
Finals Action Just like in the 50 butterfly (where she was the champion), 16-year old Vanessa Mohr was faster in…
Scozzoli Takes Ill in Italy, Pesce Steps Up On Day 2
After a rocking day 1 at Italian trials that saw a ton of Shanghai A-times, things got off to a…
FINA Releases Response to USA Swimming Comments About Lack of Information Sharing
Today, FINA has sent out a response to the heated criticism that they have been receiving over their investigation into…
South African Stars Schoeman, van der Burgh Earn Trips to Shanghai on Day 3 in S.A.
Arguably the two biggest names in South African swimming, Roland Schoeman and Cameron van der Burgh, finally punched their tickets…
At Italian Trials, Pellegrini Falls Short of Adlington’s Time with 4:03.4 in 400 Free
On day 1 at the Italian National Championships and World Championship Trials, the Italian team has earned itself several automatic…
USA-Swimming Releases Open Water Safety Report (Updated With Bryce Elser as Open Water Manager)
USA-Swimming has released its official report regarding the inquiry into the unfortunate death of Open Water star Fran Crippen last…
Zandberg Posts FINA A-Time in 50 Backstroke, Trott Posts World-Ranked Time in 1500
Two days down, and two FINA World Championships qualifiers for the South African National Team. On day 1, it was…
Eric Hansen Takes Over the Head Coaching Post at the University of Arizona
After it was announced that Frank Busch would take over as the USA-Swimming National Team Director last winter, the immediate…
Le Clos Only Worlds Qualifier on Day 1 at South African Nationals
Day 1 is in the books from Port Elizabeth, South Africa at the 2011 Telkom SA National Championships, and in 4 individual…
Maps to Get to the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Home of the 2011 FINA World Aquatics Championships
We’ve gotten a ton of questions over the past few months about the exact location of the Shanghai Oriental Sports…
