Dave Salo

Yulia Efimova Suspended For 16 Months, Stripped of Medals and World Record

World Champion Yulia Efimova has been stripped of four European titles and two World Records by FINA after a positive doping test.

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USC Coach Dave Salo talks USRPT, coaching philosophy on Ritter Sports Podcast

USC Head Coach Dave Salo shares some insights into his coaching philosophy and training methodology, including his thoughts on USRPT.

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Dave Salo Talks About Fine-Tuning the Details at SMU Classic

Dave Salo talks to SwimSwam’s Catherine Lee at the SMU Classic.

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USC Women Top Utah in First Competition of New Year

Jasmine Tosky won a pair of events in the Trojans’ dominant win over Utah.

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BREAKING: Ous Mellouli to Train with NBAC and Bob Bowman After Winter Training Trip

Among other great male freestyler in the NBAC group are Olympic champions Michael Phelps and Yannick Agnel.

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Golden Goggles Nominees Photo Vault

USA Swimming’s grand awards showcase is just a few days away. The 2013 Golden Goggles will be held in Los…

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Jon Urbanchek, legendary coach on coaching with Bowman, Salo, and Bottom

Jon Urbanchek, a legendary coach, is best known for his 22 years as Head Coach at University of Michigan, and…

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Mike Alexandrov, World Champion talks beard, Malibu, breaststroke race with BJ Johnson and others

Mike Alexandrov, World Champion (USA) and Olympian (for Bulgaria), shares how he felt about the breaststroke competition. It was fast,…

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Southern Cal Gets Verbal From Scott Clausen

Dave Salo will have another North Coast Aquatics swimmer on deck next season with Scott Clausen giving his verbal commitment to the Trojans. (Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Paralympic Gold Medalist Ian Silverman Verbals To Fight On In SoCal

Davo Salo has himself another male commitment tonight, from freestyler Ian Silverman from NBAC.

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“The SwimSwam Ballot” for the 2013 Golden Goggles Awards

Katie Ledecky is going to be the star of the show at the 2013 Golden Goggles Awards.

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2013 Golden Goggles Awards Nominees Revealed

Double World Record breaker Katie Ledecky is among three nominees for Female Athlete of the Year.

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Hannah Weiss, Top-5 Backstroker in Class of 2014, Verbally Commits to USC

Hannah Weiss of the King Aquatic Club plans to stay on the west coast for her collegiate swimming career.

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Salo: Tentative USC Men vs. Trojan Postgrads Meet on Schedule

Dave Salo, who always keeps things interesting, has announced a tentative dual meet between the Trojan postgrad group and the USC men’s squad.

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Yuliya Efimova Breaks Jessica Hardy’s 50 Breaststroke World Record

Yuliya Efimova swims to a time of 29.78 in the women’s 100 breaststroke, breaking Jessica Hardy’s World Record by .02 at the 2013 FINA World Championships. (Photo Credit: Victor Puig)

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