Previews & Recaps

Paralympic Champion Ellie Simmonds and European Champion Andrew Mullen to train at British Para-Swimming National Performance Centre

Four-time Paralympic Champion Ellie Simmonds and four-time European Champion Andrew Mullen have moved their training base to the British Para-Swimming National Performance Centre in Manchester.

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2015 Short Course Far Westerns: Day Two Finals – NAGs and Meet Records Testify to Fast Meet

Hunter Hitchens of Irvine Novaquatics broke the meet record in the 100 free at Far Westerns in Morgan Hill, California.

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De Deus breaks another South American record on day 5 of Maria Lenk Trophy

Leonardo de Deus kept right on charging through day 5 of Brazil’s national championships, the Maria Lenk Trophy. The dimunitive distance man broke the South American 400 free record a day after doing the same in the 200 fly.

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2015 Short Course Far Westerns: Day Two Prelims

Several meet records fell already in prelims of the second day at Far Westerns in Morgan Hill, California.

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2 New Qualifications for Junior Worlds at Maria Lenk Day 6 prelims

Nicholas Santos will challenge Cesar Cielo for the 50 fly title in tonight’s final on Day 6 of Maria Lenk.

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2015 Short Course Far Westerns: Day One Finals – PASA’s Henig & Ho and Reno’s Hurst All Double

Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics’ Isabelle Henig & Benjamin Ho and Reno’s Madeleine Hurst each won two events on Day One of Far Westerns.

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2015 Australian Nationals and Trials: Day Eight Prelims – Final Morning Marked by Several Big Swims

The 2015 Hancock Prospecting Australian Swimming Championships will come to a close in Sydney tonight, closing the book on an exciting week of fast swimming from the Land of Oz.

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Christopher Hardt and Chase Travis win 5 events each over first two days of NASA Showcase Classic

Aquastar 12-year-old Christopher Hardt and Delaware Swim Team 12-year-old Chase Travis won 5 events each to lead all swimmers after two days of the NASA Showcase Classic in Clearwater, Florida.

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Leonardo de Deus puts up world’s fastest 200 fly time on Day 4 of Maria Lenk

The fourth day of Brazil’s long course nationals, called the Maria Lenk Trophy, saw Leonardo de Deus power away with the 200 fly in the world’s fastest time of 2015.

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2015 Short Course Far Westerns: Day One Prelims

2015 Short Course Far Westerns Championships Dates: Thursday, April 9 to Sunday, April 12, 2015 Times: prelims 9 am, finals…

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2015 Australian Nationals and Trials: Day Seven Prelims – More Campbell vs Campbell Action in the Women’s 50 Free

We’ll have one more opportunity to watch the Campbell sisters face off against one another: the pair led the 50 free qualifiers through to the semi-finals on the penultimate morning of the 2015 Australian Nationals and Trials.

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Thiago Pereira wins Maria Lenk 400 IM for 13th-straight year, Fratus beats Cielo on day 3

On day 3 of Brazil’s long course national championships, Thiago Pereira extended a long win streak while Cesar Cielo saw his come to a close.

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2015 Australian Nationals and Trials: Day Six Prelims

James Magnussen qualified through to semi-finals of the 50 free during Wednesday morning’s prelims session in Sydney.

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Brandonn Almeida Breaks Brazilian 1500 Free Record To Highlight Day 2 of Maria Lenk Trophy

18 year old Brandonn Almeida won the 1500 freestyle, establishing a new Brazilian Record with his time of 15:12.20.

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SwimSwam’s Way-too-early preview of the 2016 Men’s NCAA Championships

After a dominant showing in 2015, Texas’s young core returns as the favorite to win the 2016 national title. The ‘Horns boast the nation’s best butterfly group of all-time, led by freshman NCAA champ Joseph Schooling.

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