Swimming’s TopTenTweets: Best of 2019
We’re back with swimming’s TopTenTweets, but this week, we’ve got our 19 favorites of 2019.
2019 Swammy Awards: US Coach of the Year Greg Meehan
Meehan coached his swimmers to 9 medals at the 2019 FINA World Championships. That included 3 individual medals and 6 relay medals.
SwimSwam’s Official 2019 Swammy Awards Index
Keep track of all of our Swammy Award winners here, with links out to full Swammy Award stories and honorable mentions for all categories.
2019 Swammy Awards: Men’s NCAA Coach of the Year – Dave Durden
Cal coach Dave Durden earns his 2nd Swammy Award for Men’s NCAA Coach of the Year after leading the Bears to a historic win at the 2019 NCAA Championships.
FINIS Set of the Week: Mid-Distance Pace Set
This week’s set of the week comes from Dave Durden, US Olympic Coach and head men’s swimming coach at Cal. Alternate paced sets and rest.
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TIDE Swimming Announces Coaching Leadership for 2019-20 and Beyond
TIDE Swimming proudly announces the promotion of Associate Head Coach, Richard Hunter, to the Head Coach of TIDE Swimming, effective Sept 1, 2019.
Competitor Coach of the Month: Dave Durden, California
The Cal men hold the nation’s top time in the 100 fly, 100 back, 100 breast and 100 free thanks to fast swimming at the King of the Pool meet.
College Swimming Previews: Unlikely Sprints/400 IM Combo Lead #1 Cal Men
Cal has the two best returning 50 freestylers in the NCAA. But they also have arguably three of the top 400 IMers. That’s what you call a well-rounded roster.
Cal Men Spring Swim and Weights Practice: Photo Vault
SwimSwam’s Jack Spitser took a trip up to Berkeley, CA back in the spring to capture images of both a swim and weights workout of the Cal Bear Men
Competitor Coach of the Month: Dave Durden, Cal
Coach Dave Durden’s Cal-based swimmers put up some great swims this month, mostly at the long course dual meet between Cal and Stanford.
Meehan and Durden Named 2019 US World Championship Head Coaches
Greg Meehan and Dave Durden have been tabbed as the head’s women’s and men’s coaches for the 2019 USA World Championships team.
Who Wore it Better: Hugo Gonzalez Transfer or Maxime Rooney Transfer?
Hugo Gonzalez (above) is a little harder to project, given that he didn’t swim the 2018-2019 NCAA season.
Cal Coach Dave Durden Describes Build Up to National Title (Video)
Cal scored 560, the 9th most points any men’s team has ever scored at NCAA’s and the most by any team at this meet since 2004
Top 25 Quotes from the 2019 Men’s NCAA Championships (Video)
This year was all about 2nd chances for 1st times
