Amy Van Dyken

Six-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Amy Van Dyken Throws Out First Pitch at NLCS Game

6-time Olympic gold medalist Amy Van Dyken threw out the first pitch before Game 3 of the NLCS, leading the home team Diamondbacks to a win.

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Longtime Alabama Assistant James Barber Leaving Program to ‘Pursue New Opportunities’

Alabama associate head coach James Barber (left) is leaving the Crimson Tide’s combined swim program after 16 years in Tuscaloosa.

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Pac-12 Networks To Deliver In-Depth Coverage Of Pac-12 Swim & Dive Championships

Both the men’s and women’s meets will be featured on Pac-12 Now, Pac-12.com and Pac-12 Mountain.

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Do Host Countries Do Well At The Olympics? Not So Much

While history shows that host nations typically do well at the Games, their performance in the swimming pool does not follow suit.

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets: A Relatable Reaction From Amy Van Dyken

We’re back this week with swimming’s TopTenTweets presented by Arena, where we round up the best of the swimming Twitterverse.

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Chandler, Burckle, Basson Named To University of Arizona Sports Hall of Fame

The trio of former Arizona Wildcats and NCAA Championships were honored over the weekend for their careers by the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame.

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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Swimming Previews: Sjostrom’s 100 Fly Title & WR in Jeopardy

Three women cracked the 56-second barrier in the LCM 100 fly, threatening Sarah Sjostrom’s 55.48 world record. But is Sjostrom’s Olympic title also in danger?

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NBC Annuncia 7000 Ore Di Trasmissioni E 178 Telecronisti Per Olimpiadi

NBCUniversal ha annunciato una copertura da record per le prossime Olimpiadi di Tokyo. 7000 ore di trasmissione e 178 cronisti

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NBC Announces Record 178 Commentators for Tokyo Olympics Coverage

The NBC commentating crew also holds a huge number of former Olympians, who have combined to win 76 Olympic medals, 41 of which were Gold.

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SwimSwam Podcast: Amy Van Dyken on Cramping at the Olympic Games

While Mel admits he ripped her on for taking up too much screen time, Amy agrees she would rip her too: “easy there jr nationals, head on back!”

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Wheaties Wonders: All The Swimmers Featured On The Iconic Cereal Box

Michael Phelps has been featured on the box three times, including receiving a “Lifetime Achievement Honor” from the company after the 2016 Olympic Games.

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Exclusive Coverage Of Pac-12 Championships Begins Wednesday On Pac-12 Networks

Coverage kicks off with women’s swimming, men’s and women’s diving championships on Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 6 p.m. PT / 7 p.m. MT on the Pac-12 Now app.

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U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee to honor Amy Van Dyken

Van Dyken to receive award from Jesse Owens’ grandson, Stuart Rankin, and deliver acceptance speech during the Nov. 19 ceremony at Universal Studios.

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Zoe Bartel Named Colorado Sports HOF High School Athlete of the Year

Zoe Bartel, now in her freshman season at Stanford, is the 2018 Colorado Sports Hall of Fame High School Female Athlete of the Year.

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Katie Ledecky Named 2017 AP Female Athlete of the Year

Ledecky is the first swimmer to win the award in 21 years.

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