2011 Mid-Term Swimming Comeback Report Card
As 2011 comes to an end, and we can almost begin talking about “this year’s” Olympics rather than “next year’s”, it’s…
Federica Pellegrini Again Searching For a New Coach
Italian superstar Federica Pellegrini, who won two gold medals in the 200 and 400 freestyles at the Shanghai World Championships,…
Race of the Day: James Magnussen/Australian 400 Free Relay; [Link to Video]
With only four finals on the first evening session, it might seem like there was a derth of candidates for…
Manaudou Scratches 100 Free, Posts Top-20 Time in 200 Back On Last Day of Athens Sectional
In the last session of the Athens Sectional meet, Laure Manaudou was apparently satisfied with her 56.51 from prelims in…
Athens Sectional: Ohio State's Tim Phillips Moves Into Top 20 in TYR World Rankings in 100 Fly
Day three (of four) at the Athens Sectional didn’t see any Laure Manaudou vs. Megan Romano showdowns, like the three…
In Briefs: More Swift Times for Manaudou in Georgia; 100 Back, 200 Free
In Prelims at the 2011 Speedo Southern Zone East Sectional Speedo Chamionship Series Meet on the University of Georgia campus (AKA Athens Sectional),…
Manaudou Takes 2nd in 50 Free Final at Athens Sectional
On night two at the Southern Zone Eastern Sectional Championship Meet in Athens, Georgia (also known as simply the Athens…
In Briefs: Manaudou Makes Blistering Return at Georgia Sectionals Meet
France’s Laure Manaudou, the three-time World Champion, is competing in her first significant action since announcing her return from retirement…
Off the Deep End: Love Is In the Air; and In the Water, too!
It takes a special type of person to love a swimmer. You have to be an early riser, accept that…
In Briefs: Bousquet Relents, Will Swim for France in Shanghai
After some nasty teeth-gnashing from French star Fred Bousquet and the Fédération Française de Natation, a somewhat peaceable resolution has…
Florida's Davie Nadadores to Assemble Elite Camp of French, American Swimmers
Yesterday, we reported our excitement about Russian swimmer Danila Izotov heading to Nice, France to train with French-swimming golden boy…
Pellegrini to Work With Mega-Rival Manaudou's Ex-Coach Philippe Lucas
If you were hiding under a swimming-rock in the middle part of last decade, you might have missed the development of the…
French Olympic Champ Laure Manaudou Returns to the Pool
The Associated Foreign Press is reporting that French superstar Laure Manaudou returned to the pool earlier this week to begin…