Aaron Peirsol Appointed to FINA Technical Swimming Committee
Earlier this week, FINA announced its committee appointments through 2021.
A Look At The Stats From Budapest World Championships
Now that the World Championships in Budapest have come to a close, let’s take a look back at the numbers and see what’s interesting.
Ledecky’s Dozen: Passes Missy For Most World Champs Golds In History
With her third consecutive 1500 free title, Katie Ledecky has passed Missy Franklin for the most gold medals in long course World Championships history, holding a dozen world titles in as many appearances.
ASIA: Sun Yang Breaks Tie with Peirsol, Hackett for 3rd Highest Number of Worlds Titles
Tonight’s win was historic for Sun as it makes him the solo 3rd most decorated performer ever in terms of World Championships gold medals, breaking the former tie he shared with Aaron Perisol (7) and Grant Hackett (7).
Peirsol, Athletes Committee Encourage Athletes To Voice Concerns
As top-level swimmers around the world start to express their misgivings about FINA, the international governing body for aquatic sports, the federation’s Athlete’s Committee has written an open letter encouraging athletes to voice their opinions about decision-making within their sports.
SwimLabs Westchester Hires Michael Galindo As Aquatic Director
SwimLabs Westchester is excited to announce the appointment of Michael Galindo as Aquatic Director. Michael comes to SwimLabs Westchester following…
Could China Knock Off the USA In Budapest In The 4×100 Medley Relay?
Ning Zetao will be an interesting storyline for China as we move closer towards the 2017 World Championships in Budapest.
China’s Xu Jiayu Storms to 51.86 100 Back for New Asian Record
Jiayu threw down a 51.86, clearing the former Asian Record of 52.24 and missing Ryan Murphy’s World Record by just a hundredth of a second.
Ryan Murphy College Swimming Update: GMM presented by SwimOutlet.com
Ryan Murphy, on the men’s side of Team USA, is it. He’s the star. After Rio, after taking three Olympic…
12 Days of Christmas with BREAKout! Swim Clinics
In honor of this special time of year we will showcase 36 of our Olympian clinicians that are not only great swimmers but great people that love to inspire kids.
Swimmers Peirsol, Hayes Selected For Texas Athletics Hall of Honor
Aaron Peirsol (above) and Andrea Hayes are both being inducted into the Texas Athletics Hall of Honor in October.
Though Ratings Down from London, Phelps’s Final Swim Gives NBC a Jump
The time block from 10 pm – 10:15 pm ET yesterday (during the men’s 4 x 100 medley relay) saw the highest spike in viewership for NBC watchers this Olympics.
After Rocky Roads Since London, Canada & the U.S. Delivered In Rio
Both the USA and Canada took rocky roads to get to Rio, but both ultimately delivered better than one could have predicted.
Ryan Murphy Breaks Elusive 100 Back World Record On Medley Relay
Ryan Murphy led off the American 400 medley relay in a new world record of 51.85 in the men’s 100 back.
Phelps Sticking to Retirement Plan and “Happy about It”
Tonight after his three-way silver in the 100 fly, Phelps was quoted saying that his is standing by his plan to retire.
