Cal Men, Women Impress as "Kings and Queens of the Pool"
While many squads around the country are kicking off their seasons with intrasquad meets, Cal begins its year a bit…
Wang Shun Continues to Impress with 100 Free Swim on Day 4 at Chinese Nationals
Day 4 at the 2011 Chinese National Championships in Rizhao, China didn’t quite live up to the excitement of the…
Age Group/High School Roundup 9/15-9/23: Waukesha South, Arrowhead Show Down Twice in Wisconsin
This past week offered a great mix of high school and club swimming for us to look at, including the…
Sun Yang Misses Another World Record by Tenths on Day 3 in China
On day 3 at Chinese Nationals in Rizhao, the swimmers continued to tear up the water with extremely fast September…
2011-2012 NCAA Previews: No. 2 Georgia Women Leaning Heavily on Romano
The summer of 2011 will feature a huge meet in the FINA World Championships, but that doesn’t mean it’s too…
USA Swimming Releases 2012 US Open Qualifying Standards
As we reported last week, USA Swimming decided last week at the USA Swimming Convention in Jacksonville, Florida that it…
49-Year Old Model Walks on to Division 1 Team
The Pepperdine Waves women’s swim team made big headlines last year when a $1.6 million check showed up on the…
In Briefs: Trojan Adds Another Olympian in World Record Holder Zhang Lin
Chinese newspapers are reporting that Zhang Lin, current World Record holder in the men’s 800 free (long course), has arrived…
Wang Shun Breaks Asian Record in 400 IM on Day 2 at Chinese Nationals
Day 1 on Wednesday at Chinese Nationals were pretty quick. Day 2, however, really lit things on fire, beginning with…
WADA Approves Official 2012 Prohibited Substance List; Recommends Increase in Blood Testing
WADA has approved their updated list of prohibited substances to take effect January 1st, 2012 as well as put forth…
Cal Lands Yet Another Top 5 Recruit in Lauren Driscoll
Is it too early to declare the Cal women’s class of 2012 the greatest recruiting class of all time? Ok, that…
Sun Yang Blisters Through Day One 200 Free at Chinese Nationals [video]
Results from Chinese swim meets are notoriously hard to find, but thanks to a source within the Chinese swimming community,…
Swim Talk with Texas A&M Captain Amini Fonua
Braden Keith chats with Texas A&M Men’s Swim Team captain Amini Fonua (Photo courtesy: ©2012 Tim Binning)
NBAC's Kalisz Makes College Selection
Another big-time recruit in the class of 2012 has announced his commitment via Twitter. Chase Kalisz of NBAC has decided that…
Best Swimming Nations: Men's Sprint Freestyles
If you’re a frequent reader of The Swimmers Circle, you’ll know that we frequently refer to certain national programs, as…
