JuCo National Champion Marc Rojas Verbally Commits to Florida State
Marc Rojas was the 1650 free national champion last year, but this summer may have turned a corner in the breaststrokes.
NorCal Breaststroker Brittany Oxley Commits to South Carolina
Brittany Oxley from the Arden Hills Swim Club and Vista Del Lago High School in Northern California has verbally committed…
Matt Whittle Verbally Commits to Cal
Matt Whittle of the Davis Aquadarts has verbally committed to Cal.
Canadian Tia VanLandeghem Commits to Pitt
Canadian Tia VanLandeghem will come to the United States for her college swimming.
Missy Franklin Pranked Teri McKeever in Commitment Call
Verbal commitments are the rage this fall on SwimSwam, driving a large audience fueled by college swimming passion. Missy Franklin,…
Today In Swimming History: October 16th, The First Woman Swims Across The English Channel
Today in swimming history Gertrude “Trudy” Ederle became the first woman to swim across the English Channel in 1926. In doing so, she set the English Channel record and her time stood as the fastest time in the world until 1950.
World Champion Gerhard Zandberg Retires from Swimming After Two-Year Suspension For “Violation of Team Rules”
2007 World Champion Gerhard Zandberg has retired from swimming.
Hardcore Swim of the Week: Ruta Meilutyte Breaks World Record in Moscow
Ruta Meilutyte broke a World Record in Moscow, despite focusing on studying this year.
The SEC and Mountain West Conferences Announce Weekly Award Winners
The SEC and Mountain West conferences released their weekly swimming and diving awards. Marcelo Chierighini (pictured above) was the SEC Men’s Swimmer of the Week after swimming a 19.93 and 44.09 in the 50 and 100 freestyles.
Swimming Australia to Hire Jacco Verahaeren as New Head Coach; Troy ‘Had Conversations” for Job
Double Olympic Champion Ranomi Kromowidjojo is one of Verhaeren’s biggest success stories.
Patrick Conaton Verbally Commits to Stanford
The Stanford men are working on rebuilding depth with this year’s recruiting class.
Park Returns To Competition At Aquatic Centre That Bears His Name
Park Tae-Hwan will be returning to competition at the National Sports Festival which is being held in Incheon, South Korea…
Olympic Gold Medalist Cullen Jones to Speak at 2013 Feast Conference
The Feast Conference gathers remarkable entrepreneurs, radicals, doers and thinkers who are revolutionizing the way things work for the betterment of humanity. The conference draws the best from across multiple disciplines to share perspectives, tools, challenges and models for changing the world in new ways.
Hosszu: “I Don’t Know if I Will Be Able to Break World Records Now”
Katinka Hosszu swam a brutal meet and event schedule in 2013, and didn’t crack. In this interview, she discusses how she ramps back up for a new year.
Le Clos: Goal is to Take it Global Like Phelps Did
Chad le Clos knows there’s only one way to build a global footprint like Phelps did.
