Anthony Ervin

CIF-SS D2 Boys: Kyle Coan and Los Osos Repeat as Divisional Champs; Beat Santiago by 1.5 Points

Los Osos celebrated back-to-back CIF-SS Division 2 team championships on Saturday, May 17, 2014 in Riverside, when they beat Santiago (Corona) by 1.5 points.

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Josh Schneider is tired of being out of the medal hunt

Josh Schneider stepped up to win the 50 freestyle, swimming a 22.17, which ties him for 19th in the world this year.

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Olympic Champion Cullen Jones will use Mare Nostrum to test his nitro

Jones is training harder than ever in the middle of an Olympic quad, using Mare Nostrum to find his nitro.

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Consistent IM Training With The Postive Drive Fin

The FINIS Positive Drive Fin adds speed to dolphin and flutter motions, and it also allows the swimmer to generate power safely through the breaststroke kick.

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Vyatchanin Stuns Defending Olympic Gold Medalist With Amazing 200 Backstroke

Arkady Vyatchanin, racing against the defending Olympic Champion, had the swim of the night in the men’s 200 backstroke final.

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Race Video: Schneider Wins 50 Free at the 2014 Arena Grand Prix in Charlotte

Race video is courtesy of Universal Sports Network, a SwimSwam partner.

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Charlotte Grand Prix Photo Vault #3 – Michael Phelps first comeback win and more

The buzz on deck last night, as expected, came during the final of the men’s 100 fly – the crowd…

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A Way To Build Long Course Endurance In Swimming

Courtesy of FINIS, a SwimSwam Partner. Featured Image: Anthony Ervin, Olympic Gold Medalist For some, the return of long course…

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Wow – Lots of Swimmers! Time Lapse of USMS Nationals Warm Up

The 2014 U.S. Masters Swimming spring nationals have wrapped but for 1000’s of masters swimmers the memories are as fresh as…

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Charlotte Grand Prix follows suit, will be dual Masters-sanctioned like Mesa

The Charlotte Grand Prix, like the Mesa stop before it, will be dual sanctioned by USA Swimming and US Masters Swimming, meaning athletes like Nathan Adrian could go after Masters World Records at the competition.

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How to improve your technique with the Freestyle Hand Paddle

Whether you’re gearing up for an open water race, training for a triathlon or writing age group practices, the Freestyler paddle is an essential tool for improving freestyle technique. (Image: Anthony Ervin)

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The show is over but the memories live on: USMS Nationals Photo Vault Day 4

It’s a wrap.  The 2014 U.S. Masters Swimming spring nationals are over but there’s a lot of fast swimming and…

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Ervin loves seeing old friends at Masters Nationals – Video Interview

Anthony Ervin talks to SwimSwam’s Mike Lewis about his enjoyment of Masters Nationals, a meet where Ervin says he has all sorts of friends.

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Nathan Adrian Enjoys Having a 92 Year Old Teammate at Masters Nationals – Video Interview

Nathan Adrian won the 50 free at Masters Nationals with a blistering 18.78. Here the Olympic gold medalist talks with SwimSwam’s Mike Lewis about competing at the Masters level.

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