Why Join a Masters Swim Team? Video Feature
Video is courtesy of swimswam contributor and US Masters Swimmer Christina Wright. Featured USMS Swimmer: Cynthia Lewis. (Photo Credit: Mike Lewis, olavistaphotograpy.com)
Harvard Men Hire Samantha Pitter from MIT As New Assistant
The new assistant coach of the Harvard men won’t have to move for her new position. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Australia Remains Atop Medals Table as Americans Slip to 3rd
The Australian Junior team is having an impressive run of success at this year’s World Junior Championships. (Photo: Colin Blair/SwimSwam.com)
How Competitive Swimming Races Should Start (GoPro Hero3 Video)
Image courtesy of Mad Froggies video capture.
So Stacked – 2013 RCP Tiburon Mile Deep with Talent
RCP Tiburon Mile Race Director Bob Placak (center) with 2012 winners Kane Radford and Melissa Gorman. (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)
Caeleb Dressel Breaks First 17-18 National Age Group Record
Caeleb Dressel has broken his first National Age Group Record as a 17-18. (Photo: Colin Blair/SwimSwam.com)
Meilutyte Takes Two; Percy Wins Sprint Showdown on Day 4 from World Juniors
In the men’s 800 free relay final, Australia’s Mack Horton will be looking for his 6th gold medal of the meet in four days. (Photo: Colin Blair/SwimSwam.com)
Meilutyte Scratches 50 Fly Final; Americans Get a Breakthrough
Ruta Meilutyte had barely a moment to spare in a triple on Wednesday; with the 200 IM involved, she’s avoided four finals on Thursday. (Photo: Colin Blair/SwimSwam.com)
In Briefs: Tahiti Considering Change of Status; Egerszegi Honored; Chinese Swimmers Come Up Clean
There were 8 positive doping tests in China in the 2nd quarter of 2013, some very significant, but none were swimmers. (Stock Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPIctures.com)
Doak Finch, UVA Legend, Hired as New Penn State Assistant
The Tim Murphy era is underway in State College, Pennsylvania, and he has made his first assistant coaching hire as…
Cincinnati Hires Matt Ense as New Assistant
Matt Ense (left) takes his first Division I NCAA coaching job with Cincinnati for the 2013-2014 season. (Photo Courtesy: Denison Athletics Department)
Haughey 100 Freestyle Junior World Championships – Post Race Video Interview
The title went to Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey in 54.47, which broke the Meet Record set by American Lia Neal in 2011 at 54.90. That also re-broke the Hong Kong National Age Group Record for 15-17′s that she set in prelims, and came within a tenth of former NCAA standout Hannah Wilson’s overall National Record.
Mack Horton 800 Freestyle Junior World Championships – Post Race Video Interview
Australia’s Mack Horton has established himself as the swimmer of these championships, and in the boys’ 800 free on Wednesday, put up what is undoubtedly the swim of the meet so far.
Kylie Stewart 200 Back Junior World Championships – Post Race Interview
In what could be termed a mild upset, American Kylie Stewart of the Dynamo Swim club won the girls’ 200 backstroke in 2:09.74, which is a new Championship Record. That broke the 2:10.43 that Ukrainian Daryna Zevina swam to win at the 2011 edition of this meet. (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)
Salo: Tentative USC Men vs. Trojan Postgrads Meet on Schedule
Dave Salo, who always keeps things interesting, has announced a tentative dual meet between the Trojan postgrad group and the USC men’s squad.
