Leah Smith

British Swimming Announces Their Portion Of The Duel In The Pool Team

The British contingent of the European All-Star’s team will be led by 2015 World Champions James Guy.

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College Swimming Previews: Stars Aligning For #5 Virginia

A crazy season in the NCAA with Olympic redshirts, freshmen deferrals and underclassmen turning pro has just about everything breaking in favor of Leah Smith and the Virginia Cavaliers.

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets of the Week: #4 ‘Bama-LSU Twitter Feud

See #4 for why Alabama head coach Dennis Pursley (above) is THE ONE.

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World Championship Relays Highlight Relay Performance Of The Year Nominees

USA Swimming is preparing for the 2015 Golden Goggles Awards and are beginning to release the nominees for the 2015…

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Auburn, Georgia, Cal Men Set for 2015 UGA Fall Invitational

To make things interesting at the conference level, SEC rival Auburn will bring their men and women. Last season Auburn was 3rd just behind UGA on the men’s side and 4th on the women’s side at this meet.

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Virginia Cavaliers Announce 2015-16 Schedule

The University of Virginia Cavaliers have announced their meet schedule for 2015-16, with 7 meets lined up before the post season. 2 of those meets will be ACC dual meets, and just 2 will be at home.

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6 Reasons for American Optimism at 2015 World Championships

There are plenty of reasons to smile in Kazan….here are 6.

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2015 World Championships Day 5 Finals Photo Vault- theswimpictures.com

Ryan Lochte (USA) is World Champion in the men’s 200m IM with 1:55.81 at the 2015 World Championships in Kazan, Russia.

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Watch Team USA win 800 Free Relay at World Championships – Race Video

2015 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS RACE VIDEO: Missy Franklin, Leah Smith, Katie McLaughlin, and Katie Ledecky defend their world title in the women’s 800 freestyle relay.

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USA Swaps 3 of 4 Legs for Finals of Women’s 4×200 Free Relay

Teammates Missy Franklin and Katie Ledecky will be looking to lead USA to its first relay gold medal of the 2015 FINA World Aquatics Championships this evening in Kazan, Russia.

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2015 World Championships Day 5 Prelims Photo Vault

Australia’s Cate and Bronte Campbell cruise into the women’s 100m freestyle semi finals.

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2015 World University Games: SwimSwam’s post-meet awards

Shannon Vreeland led all swimmers with 4 gold medals at the 2015 World University Games.

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Phillips, Lochte set to dual in 100 fly after Athens Sectional prelims

Showdowns abound heading into night 3 of the Athens Speedo Sectional meet, with big names set to clash in a number of races.

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Shannon Vreeland Wins 200 Freestyle At WUG’s (Race Video)

Shannon Vreeland won Team USA’s first medal on day six with a 1:58.38 in the women’s 200 freestyle.

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Five Big Things from Day 5 of the 2015 World University Games

Brazil’s Henrique Martins surged in the final 20m of the men’s 100m freestyle to win gold at the 2015 World University Games.

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