Joao De Lucca

Notre Dame Women Sweep Day 1 of 2013 Big East Championships

Women’s 800 freestyle relay In the first event of this year’s Big East Championships Kelsi Worrell of Louisville started fast swimming…

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2013 Big East Men’s Fan Guide: Notre Dame Trying to Defend, With a New Rules Twist

Louisville’s Joao de Lucca (above) will show down with Notre Dame’s Frank Dyer in the best race of this year’s Big East Championship meet. (Photo Courtesy: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Indiana Sweeps Louisville on the Road

Indiana senior Ashley Specht (above) led teammate Bronwyn Pasloski and men’s swimmer Cody Miller in a breaststroke assault against the Cardinals. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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USC’s Morozov Ties School Record at SMU Classic, But Not in Race You’d Expect

USC’s Vlad Morozov is a freight train that isn’t slowing down as he tied a USC Record and put up a nation-leading swim in the same day, and it’s only January (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Cesar Cielo’s Flamengo Club, Defending National Champs, Drops Swim Team

Brazil’s Cesar Cielo is one of a number of Brazilian elites that have lost a major contract with the defending National Champions of Brazil. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Winter Nats Day 2, Finals: American Records for Cordes, Grevers

Kevin Cordes and Matt Grevers set American records in the 100 breast and 100 back Friday night.

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Matt Grevers, 2012 US Short Course Nationals 50 Free Champion

Swim Photo Credit: Melissa Lundie, melissalundie.com

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Christine Magnuson’s Still Got it at Day 2 Prelims from Winter Nats

Day 2’s preliminary session wasn’t quite the same fevered-pitch as we had in the morning on Thursday, but with a…

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Day-By-Day Stories to Watch at 2012 Winter National Championships

Matt Grevers’ name dominates the record books for the Winter National Championships. (Photo Courtesy:

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Weekend Highlights: Joao de Lucca Breaks Grevers Pool Record at Purdue Invite

Louisville’s Joao de Lucca has led the country all year long in the 100 free, and his swim from this past weekend kept him in front. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Brazil Taking Large, But Relatively Weak, Roster to Short Course Worlds

The Brazilians are sending a very watered-down roster to this winter’s Short Course World Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. Though the…

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Big East Wrap: De Lucca Posts NCAA-Leading 100 Free in Win Over Xavier

Louisville Men Top Xavier as De Lucca is Hot Early Men: Louisville 182 – Xavier 75 (last 3 events exhibition)…

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Louisville Bolsters Sprint Group with Verbal From Trevor Carroll

With many of their relay swimmers (like Michael Pryor above) graduating, Louisville made a big move in their fall recruiting class this week. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Cielo Swims 45.9 in 100 Free; Pereira Breaks South American Record at Jose Finkel

Whenever Cesar Cielo is in action at a major Brazilian meet, it is akin to the fervor that surrounds any Michael…

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