Amanda Beard

Dave Salo to Step Down as USC Head Coach to Focus on Olympic Hopefuls

March’s NCAA championship meets will be the storied USC head coach of 14 years Dave Salo’s last in his current role, he announced.

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2019 Golden Goggles: LIVE Awards Show Recap

Follow along here as we will provide a live recap of tonight’s Golden Goggles awards gala.

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Grace Rainey Ranks #3 All-Time in 13-14 Girls 100 Breast – 1:09.42

. The 14-year-old also came home very fast, splitting 36.34 on the 2nd 50.

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Abby Arens, Jake Foster Swim No. 4 All-Time 17-18 200 Breaststrokes

Arens dropped nearly four seconds in a day Thursday to go 2:25.80; Foster dropped over two seconds on the day to go 2:11.01.

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Greg Rhodenbaugh to Return to SMU as Head Men’s Coach

Rhodenbaugh will return to SMU, where he was head coach during the 1988-1989 season, after nine years at the University of Missouri.

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10 Oldest Remaining U.S. NAG Records

Since our last look at the records back in July of 2015, only 2 of the 10 oldest NAG records have been broken, but there’s a fresh class of contenders hungry to get their names in the history books.

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Are You Anchoring to Improve Your Swimming Performances?

Anchoring is sports psychology that the swimmer does or says or thinks either standing behind or on the starting block, just seconds before the start of an important race.

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International Swimming Hall of Fame Announces 10-Member Class of 2018

The International Swimming Hall of Fame has announced its class of 2018 inductees which will include 10 names to be…

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ISHOF Launches New Designation For Swim Schools

Olympian Amanda Beard’s Beard Swim Co. Selected as First Swim School to be Recognized

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Beyond The Lane Lines: Adam Peaty Does Wimbledon

British superstar Adam Peaty wore a different kind of suit as he waltzed into the Royal Box of Wimbledon this week.

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Swimming Technique & Racing Strategy

Swimming technique goes hand in hand with racing strategy. Racing strategy often involves implementing more than one swimming technique.

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15-Year-Old Regan Smith Brings Return to U.S.’s Young Swimmer Legacy

Last year’s U.S. Olympic team was completely devoid of swimmers under 18. 15-year-old Regan Smith’s 2nd-place finish in the 200 back tonight shows a return to the U.S.’s young international-level swimmer tradition.

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Obi Wan Swimobi to reveal Jedi Secrets

In honor of Star Wars Day, here is an update of what some of our Jedi Olympic Swimmers are doing to pass their knowledge on to the next generation of Swimming Jedi’s.

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Race Video: Watch Lily King Break the 17-18 NAG in 200m Breast at Nats

Watch Lily King break the National Age Group Record in the women’s 200 breast at Winter Nationals.

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Lilly King Breaks Amanda Beard’s National 17-18 Age Group Record

Lilly King breaks Amanda Beard’s 15-year old 200m breaststroke record.

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