NC State Hosts Swim Across America in Raleigh Featuring Olympians and World Champions
The Triangle Water Festival will feature Olympic Gold Medalist David Fox, Olympic Silver Medalist Elaine Breeden, Puerto Rican Olympian Dan Velez, and Open Water World Champion Ashley Twichell.
Egypt dominates Arab Championships led by distance sweeps from youngsters
Egypt rolled through the 2nd Arab Championships earlier this month, winning 33 of 42 events, including distance sweeps by 19-year-old Marwan Ahmed Aly Morsy and 16-year-old Roaia Mohamed Ahmed.
College Swimming Previews: New sprint influx looks to keep #9 Texas inside the top 10
Texas brought in a tough new class of sprint-based recruits to pad its relays in search of another top 10 finish.
College Swimming Previews: Giant senior class has come of age for the #10 Minnesota women
Freestyler Kiera Janzen is a big part of a hard-hitting senior class for the Golden Gophers, who look for a third-straight top-10 finish in 2014-2015.
One more win for Heemskerk powers Fiat/Minas to Jose Finkel team trophy
Femke Heemskerk and Cesar Cielo each won one more event each on the final day of competition to power Fiat/Minas to the team title at Brazil’s Jose Finkel Trophy.
Kosuke Hagino breaks Asian 200 IM record with 1:55.33 at Japan Intercollegiate Champs
Daiya Seto and Kosuke Hagino swept the top two spots in the 200 IM, with Hagino breaking his own national and continental records.
College Swimming Previews: A young #11 Virginia starting to come into its own in year 2 of Augie Busch era
Courtney Bartholomew is now a junior, a part of a rising young nucleus that has Virginia fighting for a top 10 finish.
Netherlands national record for Heemskerk, relay run-down for Cielo on Jose Finkel day 5
Femke Heemskerk broke the Netherlands’ national 200 IM record, then came back to power her 4×100 free relay to victory on night 5 in Brazil.
National 50 free record for 19-year-old Miki Uchida at Japan’s Intercollegiate Championships
Miki Uchida was the star of Japan’s Intercollegiate Championships today, breaking a national record in the 50 free that was nearly as old as she is.
Schlanger, Adrian sweep sprint paydays at Singapore Swim Stars, each earn $20,000
Australia’s Melanie Schlanger and the U.S.A.’s Nathan Adrian put their sprinting skills on display in Singapore and were handily rewarded for it, to the tune of $20,000.
Swim Job: Dynamo Swim Club seeks Full-Time Coach
Dynamo Swim Club is seeking a full-time coach. Dynamo celebrates it’s 50th anniversary and is a nationally recognized Gold Medal Team. The position will include coaching two group and administrative responsibilities.
More gold for Etiene Medeiros on night 4 of Jose Finkel Trophy, Franca wins 100 breast handily
Etiene Medeiros won her third event of the meet and made her fourth Worlds cut with a new South American record in the 50 back.
Finkel day 4 prelims: Felipe Franca breaks South American record, qualifies for Worlds in two events at once
Felipe Franca of Corinthians had himself a great 100 breaststroke on Thursday morning, breaking a continental record while qualifying for Worlds in two events with his one race.
Cielo wins 50, two South American relay records drop on day 3 of Jose Finkel Trophy
Cesar Cielo won the 50 on day 3, though a bad turn left him slower than his preliminary time.
Cesar Cielo with world-leading 20.68 in 50 free prelims of Jose Finkel
Cesar Cielo put up a lightning-quick relay split on day 1 of the Jose Finkel trophy, and at prelims of day 3, he followed it up with the world’s fastest 50 free of 2014.
