World Champs Day 5 Swim of the Day: Lochte's 200 IM (With an Assist to Mr. Phelps)
With all due respect and regard to Missy Franklin’s 1:55.06 200 freestyle to lead off the relay, which has been…
When Can We End the "Textile-Best" Conversation?
Since FINA announced on July 31, 2009 that swimming would be going back to minimal, textile jammers, swims have been…
Missy Franklin Crushes 15-16 National Age Group Record
The USA’s Missy Franklin, swimming the leadoff leg on the American 800 free relay, demolished the 15-16 National Age Group…
Shanghai Day 5 Finals: Lochte Ends Drought With First World Record After Tech Suits
Women’s 100 free semifinal Femke Heemskerk looked like she was cruising in this 100 free semifinal with a very Lochte-esque…
World Championships Day 5 Prelims: Soni Already in a Class of Her Own in 200 Breaststroke Prelims
Women’s 100 free prelims This 100 free prelim was pretty fast; really faster than I expected that it would be. Femke…
Check Out Live Preview Show of Tonight's Final With The Swim Brief!
Be sure to l0g on to the Swimmers Circle tonight 30 minutes before the start of the perlims session (aka…
5 For Day 5: Races to Watch Wednesday/Thursday at the World Championships
Tonight, we will be doing a very special live broadcast preview 30 minutes before the beginning of prelims (8:30 US…
World Champs Day 4 Swim of the Day: Federica Pellegrini's 200 Free Takes It By a Tweet
There were lots of excellent swims on day 4 of the World Championships. Phelps broke through with his first gold…
Roland Schoeman Guest Editorial: Steroids, Swimming, and Dangerous Precedents
Today we welcome a very special guest, Roland Schoeman, to The Swimmers Circle to weigh in on the Cesar Cielo debate. Roland…
A History of Cheating in the Men’s Breaststrokes
For those of you who haven’t seen the video yet, click here to watch Universal Sports’ replay of the men’s…
Worlds Day 4 Finals: Phelps Steps Up to Break Drought in 200 Fly
Men’s 100 freestyle semifinals James Magnussen improved his time a bit in the semifinal, but is really showing impressive poise…
Shanghai Day 3 Prelims: Thiago Pereira Fast Top Seed in 200 IM Prelims; German Qualifying Process Catches Up To Them
Women’s 50 backstroke The women’s 50 backstroke prelim was extremely tight, with the top 11 swimmers all finishing between 28.2…
5 Things to Watch for on Day 4 of the World Championships
Day 4 at the 2011 FINA World Aquatics Championships – Pool Swimming – will feature another very light preliminary schedule. The…
World Champs Day 3 Swim of the Day: Lotte Friis in the 1500 free
Day 3’s swim of the day was a much easier decision than either of the first two days. Though Ryan…
ESPN, Yahoo Sports, CBS Sports Give Swimming Front-Page Love
Might swimming be turning a corner in the mainstream media coverage? At the least, it’s going from a “once every…
