Francisco Rivas, Coach Of Olympic Champion Claudia Poll, Handed Provisional Suspension By AQIU
The AQIU has provisionally suspended Costa Rican coach Francisco Rivas while investigating allegations of harassment and abuse of athletes.
The Most Successful Siblings in Competitive Swimming
There have been quite a few sibling pairs that have seen incredible success at the international level, including a number of Olympic and world champions.
Olympic Gold Medalist Claudia Poll Accuses Former Coach Of Abuse
1996 Olympic Gold Medalist Claudia Poll and other Costa Rican swimmers have accused and reported former coach Francisco Rivas of abuse
The Last Time Each Country from the Americas Won an Olympic Medal
Which North and South American countries have had the longest Olympic medal streak, and which have had the longest medal droughts?
How Tall Have Olympic Medalists Been Historically?
At 6’8 (203 cm), Matt Grevers is tied with Gustavo Borges for being the tallest Olympic swimming medalist we’ve ever seen.
For the First Time Since 2004, The US Olympic Swim Team Will Have Two Sets of Siblings
Sisters Alex and Gretchen Walsh are on top of the heap right now, but they’re far from the first siblings with swimming success.
Making the US Olympic Team vs. Making the Podium at the Olympics, a Statistical Review
Hali Flickinger occupies a pretty unique space in American swimming history, threading a needle that nobody else has done in at least 40 years.
The Tallest Female Olympic Swimming Medalists
At 6’1, Australian Cate Campbell was the tallest female swimming medalist at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Nine things we noted from FINA World Masters Championships in Montreal
Holding the FINA World Championships in North America meant the meet attracted many of the best US & Canadian swimmers, but they by no means had an easy run at the medals with winners coming from allover the world.
Today in Swimming History: September 26th, A Dark Day for Doping Bans, a Bright Day for Birthdays
United States Olympian Jimmy Feigen is one of an impressive lineup of September 26th birthdays.
