Showdown in Charlotte: Jones Downs Schneider! [Updated with Post-Race Interviews]
For 22.2 seconds, the swimming world was quiet. Twitter was quiet. Facebook was quiet. For 22.2 seconds, the swimming world…
Jones v. Schneider – The Showdown in Charlotte
Josh Schneider versus Cullen Jones, Thursday Night, Mecklenburg Aquatics Center, Charlotte, North Carolina. You’ve heard the story, you’ve heard the…
10 Big Storylines for 2011 Charlotte UltraSwim Grand Prix
The 2011 Charlotte Grand Prix is big (they always are), but this year’s meet might be better than ever. The…
Off The Deep End: Top 20 Tweeting Swimmers
In this modern age of social media, the number of Twitter follower’s a person has is often viewed as directly…
Kukors Tops Leverenz in 200 IM on Day 3 at Eric Namesnik Ann Arbor Grand Prix
Day 3 is over at the Eric Namesnik Ann Arbor Grand Prix, and the woman stole the show on the…
Phelps Has Roller-Coaster Day 2 at Eric Namesnik-Ann Arbor Grand Prix
Day 2 is over from Ann Arbor, and while there was a lower number of times that rattle near the…
Thoughts from Day 1 at the 2011 Eric Namesnik Ann Arbor Grand Prix
Day 1 is in the books at the 5th Grand Prix of the 2010-2011 season, and there were a lot…
Eric Namesnik Ann Arbor Grand Prix Preview
The stars will be out in full-force in Ann Arbor for the 2011 Eric Namesnik USA Swimming Grand Prix. The…
USA Swimming Announces 2011 World Championships Rosters; Peirsol Staying Home Again
(Update 6/29: USA Swimming has made some changes to their World Championship Roster, including adding some 50m races. Click here…
Dubai 2010: News and Notes from the Twittersphere
Though many, especially in the older generation, have written off Twitter by saying that nobody cares what everyone is having…
Nationals Day 3: Mid-day Update
Women’s 100 breaststroke When fans at the William Wollett Jr. Aquatic Center looked up at the scoreboard in just the…
Nationals 2010 Day 3: Preview
This meet has lived up to the hype, and more. Every race has been a thrill, despite the lack of…
6 Drown in Louisiana River, None Could Swim
On the eve of one of the greatest swimming competitions in the world, the USA-Swimming ConocoPhillips National Championships, a tragedy…
The Unknown Epidemic-Swimming Can Save Your Child's Life
Let’s play a game of “Name That Cause of Death.” This Cause of Death represents over 25% of the deaths…
Final Day Predictions From Charlotte-Chase for the 50k
The excitement of Day 3 certainly lived up to it’s billing, including the race of the meet: the men’s 100…