Matt Biondi

Rewind Olimpico: I 100 Metri Farfalla Maschili Delle Olimpiadi Di Seoul 1988

Anthony Nesty ha sconfitto Matt Biondi per l’oro nei 100 farfalla ai Giochi del 1988, diventando il primo atleta del Suriname a vincere l’oro olimpico.

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Olympic Rewind: The Men’s 100 Fly, Seoul 1988

Anthony Nesty upset Matt Biondi for gold in the men’s 100 fly at the 1988 Games in Seoul, making him the first athlete from Suriname to win Olympic gold.

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Cal Men Claim First 800 Freestyle Relay Title Since 1986 In NCAA Record Fashion (6:02.26)

After a 3rd place finish last year, the California Golden Bears claimed the 800 freestyle relay title this year (6:02.26) in record-setting fashion.

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WATCH: Matt Biondi, Pablo Morales Set Records At 1987 Men’s NCAA Championships

Watch Biondi break the American Record in the 50 free, 100 free and 200 free at the 1987 Men’s NCAA Championships in Austin.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 42.6% Would Name Men’s Sprint Free Award After Alexander Popov

Popov, Cesar Cielo and Matt Biondi were the leading vote-getters in our poll asking readers who they would name an annual men’s sprint free award after.

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Which Swimmers Have Medalled Across The 50/100/200-Meter Distances At Worlds?

Russian breaststroker Yuliya Efimova has medalled in all three distances three separate times at the World Championships.

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Is David Popovici The Fastest 50/100/200 Freestyler Ever?

Despite being just 17 years of age, Popovici has already cemented himself as one of the world’s fastest freestyle swimmers across the three distances.

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Has American Age Group Swimming Power Shifted East?

TAC Titans’ star Claire Curzan is one of a slew of USA Swimming stars that developed on the eastern seaboard and should make noise in Budapest next month.

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets: Go For The Swimming, Stay For The Pizza

We are back with your weekly dose of swimming’s TopTenTweets, where we round up the best of this week’s swimming Twitterverse.

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Ryan Held Raises a Big Question: What Is The Fastest Name In Swimming?

Ryan Held thinks that the fastest relay made up of one name is Ryan, but some other names may have a strong case as well.

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2021 Swammy Awards: Todd DeSorbo wins US Coach of the Year Honors

Virginia head coach Todd DeSorbo is the 2021 Swammy US Coach of the Year, having won Women’s NCAA championship and coaching multiple Olympic medalists.

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Caeleb Dressel Named Sports Illustrated Athlete of the Year

Dressel competed in 6 events in Tokyo, 3 individual and 3 relays, winning 5 Gold medals, and breaking 4 Olympic Records, as well as 2 World Records.

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L’nternational Swimmers Alliance Critica Il Rapporto Di Riforma FINA

L’International Swimmers Alliance ha rilasciato commenti sul recente rapporto per la riforma della FINA per mancanza di coinvolgimento atleti

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International Swimmers’ Alliance Says FINA Report Lacks Athlete Involvement

FINA released its 2021 reform report in early October and while the International Swimmers’ Alliance “welcomes” it, they say it lacks athlete involvement.

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SwimSwam Tokyo Olympics Awards: Dressel and McKeon Swimmers of the Meet

Caeleb Dressel and Emma McKeon are the most decorated athletes at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Dressel earned 5 golds and McKeon earned 4 golds and 3 bronzes.

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