15 Swimmers to Stand as Olympic Flag Bearers
Austria’s Markus Rogan is one of 15 swimmers who will be Olympic flag-bearers. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Morning Roundup: Dunford to Carry the Flag; Madness at Y Nats; ’48 Olympian Passes
One of the pioneering brothers Dunford has been given a very high honor by his native country (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Family at the Picadilly Circus: 11 Sets of Siblings Set to Swim in London
The sisters Anderson (Haley and Alyssa) are not the only siblings going to London. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
European Bookmakers Set Odds for Olympic Swimming
Check out some of the odds for the Olympic races. Hint: Phelps is unlikely to lose. (Photo Courtesy: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Picks: Phelps a Phavorite, But Not a Runaway, in 100 Fly
Coming at the end of a long meet, Phelps is vulnerable in the 100 fly (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Agnel, Muffat Win, But Don’t Wow, on Day 2 at Paris Open
Day 2 of the EDF Paris Open had many “solid” swims, but lacked the headline of the first day. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Sjostrom Shows First Signs of Fatigue at Sette Colli
And Ranomi Kromowidjojo continued to scorch in the 50 free (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Spain’s Costa-Schmid Swims Personal Best at Mare Nostrum
(Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Adlington One of Four Mare Nostrum Record Breakers on Day 1 in Barcelona
Rebecca Adlington quieted her critics on day 1 of the 2012 Mare Nostrum Series with a scorching 800 free (Photo Courtesy: Kierra Smith)
Sprint News 5/20/12: Dunford Moves; Alabama Retains One Assistant; Connolly Gets Big Honor
The brothers Dunford are moving on from Palo Alto and landing in Italy. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Out of Africa…a story of 2 swimming brothers
For many swimming enthusiasts, even before the Beijing Olympics, there has been a noticeably slow–yet interesting rise of swimming stars…
Shields Smokes 100 Fly; West Adds Second OT Event
Tom Shields is starting to click in long course. (Photo Courtesy: Melissa Lundie)
Julia Anderson Improves Stanford Stock at Elite Pro-Am
There are a lot of big-name professional swimmers competing at this weekend’s Elite Pro-Am meet in Oklahoma City, but future…
Anthony Ervin, Slew of Other Pros, Back in Action in Elite Pro-Am
From the perspective of someone who has both participated in, and followed as a fan, the Elite Pro-Am meet in…