Mike Westphal

Olympic Champion Zach Apple On Highs, Lows, and In-Betweens

Zach Apple breaks down his entire swimming career, from his college whirlwind with three schools to his Olympics highs and lows (and yes, that relay).

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Indiana Associate Head Coach Jonty Skinner Retires Mid-Season

“Although my departure isn’t super timely, we’ve both benefited from the experience,” the veteran coach Skinner said in a statement to SwimSwam.

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The Most-Read SwimSwam Articles of 2019

When Kristof Milak broke Michael Phelps’ World Record in 2020, it registered as one of the most popular SwimSwam stories of 2019.

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Indiana Hires John Long as New Assistant Swimming Coach

John Long comes to Indiana from Queens, where he was with the program for all 10 of its NCAA Division II National Championships.

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Indiana Fires Coach Mike Westphal After Arrest, Intimidation Charge

Indiana University has fired associate head coach Mike Westphal after news broke this week of his arrest on intimidation charges.

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Indiana University Coach Mike Westphal Arrested, Charged With Intimidation

Indiana Hoosiers coach Mike Westphal was arrested last week and charged with intimidation against a former IU swimmer and local swimming coach.

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Indiana’s Paul Gabhart Enters NCAA Transfer Portal

Gabhart is the second Indiana freshman from Bloomington South High School to seek a transfer.

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Veteran Jonty Skinner Expected to be Named New Indiana Sprint Coach

Skinner, current Alabama senior associate head coach, will take the new Alabama head coach Stickel’s old job at Indiana University.

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Kredich and Bultman Named Head USA Coaches for 2019 Pan American Games

USA Swimming announced today that Matt Kredich and Steve Bultman will lead the men’s and women’s teams, respectively, at this summer’s Pan American Games.

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USA Swimming Announces 2018-2019 National Team Coaches

Cal men’s head coach Dave Durden was one of the 83 coaches named as a 2018-2019 USA Swimming National Team Coach.

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33 Meters: Zane Grothe’s Turnaround Story

This is the turnaround story of Zane Grothe: U.S. National Champion, Team USA member, and Fike Swim ambassador.

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Oh, The InZanity!

ZANE GROTHE TRAINING SETS: These were done in the lead up to the Mesa Pro Swim Series, where Zane took gold in the 1500 and 800 and silver in the 400 and 200, performances which put him tied with Chase Kalisz for the Series’ points lead.

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IU Adds to Massive Talent Pool with New Coaching Hires (Video Report)

Indiana has been seeing rapid success in all different areas of the pool as of late. And there’s a reason for it.

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Indiana To Host Notre Dame, Cincinnati On Thursday

The No. 1/9 Indiana University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will host No. 13/18 Notre Dame and Cincinnati in a double-dual meet at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center in Bloomington, Ind. on Thursday.

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Dryland Training At Indiana University

Recently I paid a visit to my alma mater, Indiana University, to celebrate the life of the Grand Dame of swimming, Marge Counsilman.

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