In Briefs: Lagunov Dropping 200 Free from Olympic Schedule
Lagunov will give up his lone individual swim to focus on the relay (Photo Courtesy: Mikhail Makarov)
Medal Hopefuls in Moscow and Mission
Garrett Reports on this past week of racing around the world, and he’ll bring it to you like he’s running down the French on the anchor leg of the 4×100 Free Relay… in world record time. (Photo Courtesy: Melissa Lundie)
Zueva Breaks 59; Efimova Upset to End Russian Trials
It was a wild day of highs and lows at the end of the Russian Olympic Trials. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Grechin Top Seed Again, Morozov 4th in Russia
Nobody new was added to the Olympic Roster on day 5, but there were lots of big semi-finals.
Zueva Brings Russian Women Back with World-Leading Time
Anastasia Zueva earns her Olympic spot thanks to a dominating 2:06.59 in the 200 backstroke. PHOTO CREDIT: Tim Binning, theswimpictures.com
Cracking the Relays: Men's 800 free
Two down, four to go. As we inch closer and closer to the meet, we move onto a closer inspection…
Cracking the Shanghai Relays: Men's 400 Free
With all of the predicting done, we’ve still got almost a week before the actual swimming begins in Shanghai. In that…
Cesar Cielo and Camille Muffat Start Paris Open Warm, Finish Scorching Hot
The 2011 Paris Open was an absolutely spectacular meet, and even with the absence of the great Michael Phelps, this…
Coutts Rocks 200 IM, Cseh Impresses in 400 on Day 2 of Barcelona Mare Nostrum
After an exciting first day of competition when several meet records were broken, the swimmers may have even outdone their historical…
Zueva, Efimova Finalize Russian Nationals with More Top-3 Times
In a fitting end to the 2011 Russian National Championships and World Championship Trials, the women’s duet of Anastasia Zueva…
Popova Takes Two More Titles, Another Russian Record on Day 5
Veronika Popova is ripping apart the Russian record books in Miscow. On the tail of her 100 free National Record…
Morozov Finishes 4th in 50 free, Efimova Dominated 50 Breast on Day 4 in Russia
This was the day that American swim fans have been looking forward to: USC star Vlad Morozov’s first sprint-freestyle swim…
Efimova Takes 100 Breaststroke, Izotov Ranks in World's Top-3 in the 200 free
Day 3 in Moscow absolutely lit up the scoreboard, including an onslaught of the international top-15 lists. Yulia Efimova is…
Russian Women Steal the Show from Donets and Crew; Popova Sets Russian Record in 100 free
First, let me say that it would not have been possible to follow Russian Nationals without the help of Tom…
Off the Deep End: Top 10 Greatest Names in Swimming Today
Swimming is a sport that is loaded with great names. Take a look at the heat sheet at your next…
