Basketballer Candace Parker; Missy Franklin Win Sportswomen Of the Year Awards
Missy Franklin hugs Megan Romano after the latter ran down the Australians to win the 400 free relay at the World Championships: the first of Franklin’s 6 golds at the meet.
Junior National Team Member, Brock Turner, Gives Verbal To Stanford Cardinal
Stanford Cardinal land a verbal commitment from Dayton Raiders Junior National team member, Brock Turner (Photo Credit: USA Swimming)
Jacob Molacek Adds A Lot Of Options For Auburn With His Verbal Commitment
Omaha native Jacob Molacek has verbally committed to the Auburn Tigers.
Tips for Open Water Swimming: Coach Catherine Vogt Shares Insight
Coach Catherine Vogt knows open water swimming – she has helped guide Haley Anderson to the podium at the Olympics and World Championships
North Texas Goes to Central Texas: Ringgold Verbally Commits to Longhorns
Eddie Reese gets back to his roots of recruiting the state of Texas very well.
Marie-Pierre Delisle Gives UCLA Fourth Sub-56 Backstroker in Class of 2014
The UCLA Bruins are amassing some impressive depth in their backstroke class of 2014.
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.
