Kirsty Coventry

Clary Upsets Lochte; Phelps Completes History on Day 6 Finals

Tyler Clary Celebrates his upset victory in the men’s 200 backstroke. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Phelps Begins Last Run at Olympic Three-Peat in 100 Fly Prelims

Michael Phelps is still seeking individual gold at this meet, and enters still as the favorite in the men’s 100 fly. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Day 3 Olympic Finals Recap, Presented by SwimOutlet Team Division

Matt Grevers and Missy Franklin both win Gold and carry on a strong tradition of USA backstroke dominance. (Photo Courtesy © Tim Binning, theswimpictures.com)

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Missy Arrives With First Gold in Day 3 Evening Session

Missy Franklin played her double perfectly, and earned her first ever gold medal (Photo Courtesy: US Presswire)

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Phelps 5th in 200 Fly; Shiwen Ye Warns of More Records in 200 IM

Michael Phelps began his quest for a third-straight gold medal in the 200 fly Monday morning, but the Austrian Jukic outshone him (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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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)

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Picks: Phelps and Lochte Gunning for World Records in 200 IM

Replace the caps with American flags, and you’ll have the scene for gold in London (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Garrett Reports: Weekend Results Wrap Up

Camille Muffat is looking unbeatable in the middle distance events, and Wu Peng is in prime position for a medal run in London. (Photo Courtesy © Tim Binning, the swimpictures.com)

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Temp. Drops Don’t Lead to Time Drops at Paris Open (Day 2 Prelims)

A chilly day in the pool still left some good times, but many athletes seem to be saving their speed for a little bit warmer weather in the afternoon. (Photo Courtesy: Nico Messer)

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Camille Muffat Continues Craziness at Paris Open Day 1

Nico Messer was born and raised in Switzerland, and is currently the head coach for Vevey Natation. He has spent time…

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Muffat’s 1:58 Highlights Prelims 1 at Paris Open

Yannick Agnel also took his 400 free out in a blistering split, though it was pretty clearly a purposeful front-half.

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Sprint News 7/5/12: GWG to Hall of Fame; Paris Open Start Lists

Garrett Weber-Gale has been honored with induction into the National Jewish Sports Hall-of-Fame (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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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…

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Texas-Ex Brackin Training at Nitro

Kim Brackin, who last week parted ways with the University of Texas, has landed at Austin’s NITRO club team, where…

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Brackin Response to UT Release

“I plan to continue to prepare Kirsty Coventry for her 4th Olympic Games in London and then take some time to welcome my husband back home from his service to our country and enjoy Austin with our children.”

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