Thorpe Touches 13th in 100 Fly; Blair Evans Cracks All-Time Top-10
We’ll start the wrapup of day 2 in Beijing with the obligatory Ian Thorpe report, as he finished 13th in prelims…
Four Meets in Four Weeks for Young Japanese Swimmers Lead to National Records, Several Top 10 Times
Whilst much of the international focus has been on big-time meets like the USA Swimming National Championships, the World University Games,…
Final Thoughts from the 2011 World University Games
The World University Games are always a meet that must be viewed with an eye of skepticism. For many international…
Oder's Slovenian National Record Among 4 Meet Records in 5 Finals on Day 5 at FINA Youth Worlds
Girls 1500 free Slovenia picked an opportune time to win their first every Youth World Championship medal, and made it…
Japan's Kosuke Hagino Breaks Tyler Clary's Meet Record in Men's 400 IM on Day 5 at FINA Juniors
Day 5 at the 2011 FINA Youth World Swimming Championships, there are a slwe of shorter races kicking off, which…
Brittany MacLean Breaks Through With First Gold at 2011 FINA Youth Worlds
There were 9 finals on day 4 of the 2011 FINA Youth World Swimming Championships in Lima, Peru, though 5…
Rocco Potenza's Remarkable Time-Drop in Men's 1500 Concludes 2011 World University Games
Men’s 1500 free This men’s 1500 free ended up being a much better race than previously expected (the posted psych…
FINA Youth Worlds Day 3: Evan Pinion, Lia Neal Set Meet Records
Day 3 at the FINA Youth World CHampionships was a light-night, with four sets of medals (and no relays) given…
Japan's Watanabe, Australia's McEvoy Perform Well on Day 3 Prelims from FINA Youth Worlds
On the day 3 prelims of the 2011 FINA Youth World Championships, we saw yet another Meet Record go down,…
2011 WUGs Final Day Preview/Start Lists: Heated Four-Way Battle in Men's 400 Medley Relay Caps Meet
Start lists are posted for the final day of the 2011 World University Games in Shenzhen, China. Full start lists,…
Virginia's McLean, Tennessee's Connolly Shine on Day 5 from WUG's
Men’s 200 freestyle In the past 6 months, Matt McLean has scored a ton of personal firsts that show why…
2011 WUG's Day 4: American Women Set Relay Record, Ling Yu Sets 100 Fly Record
Day 4 of the 2011 Summer Universiade is in the books with some very exciting swims. After a record-less day…
2011 WUG's Day 2: China's Yi Tang Sets Meet Record in 100 Free, Americans Get on Board with Three Gold Medals
Day 2 at the 2011 World University Games is complete, and we saw the Americans strike gold for the first,…
5 Things to Watch for on Day 4 of the World Championships
Day 4 at the 2011 FINA World Aquatics Championships – Pool Swimming – will feature another very light preliminary schedule. The…
Cracking the Shanghai Relays: Men's 400 Medley
Our final relay breakdown, just in the nick of time for tonight/tomorrow’s first prelims section, is also the last event…