10/23/15 In Briefs: Rooney’s Award, Filipino Record, West Fargo Hire
Maxime Rooney’s Pacific LSC ‘Swimmer of the Year’ award highlights this edition of In Briefs.
USA Swimming Announces Duel In The Pool Roster; No Phelps Or Ledecky
The Indianapolis team will be lead by Ryan Lochte, Missy Franklin, and Simone Manuel, the hero of the 2013 Duel in the Pool Team.
Long, Steffens Up For Sports Woman Of The Year Awards
Jessica Long is among those female athletes up for the Women’s Sports Foundation’s ‘Sports Woman of the Year’ awards.
How The U.S. Olympic Trials Is A Meet Unlike Any Other (Video)
“You can think about it and be afraid, or you can have fun with it”, says Connor Jaeger of the most-hyped competition that is the U.S. Olympic Trials.
Lacourt Set to Take His Second Gold in Chartres
Camille Lacourt put up the morning’s fastest 50 backstroke time of 25.41…
Béryl Gastaldello Lowers Own French National Record in 50m Backstroke
Béryl Gastaldello lowered her own French National Record in the women’s 50 meter backstroke to 28.01 on Saturday at the Paris-Chartres stop of the FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup 2015.
Hosszu Qualifies as Top Seed in Three Events in Chartres
Katinka Hosszu put up the morning’s fastest times in the 200 freestyle, 200 IM and 100 butterfly…
American Women’s 4x100m Medley Relay From Pan Ams Faster Than Worlds
After a top notch showing by the American women at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, a question was raised as to whether the worlds team would be able to better their relay results, and after both competitions have concluded, the Pan Am team is still on top.
Luvo Announces Natalie Coughlin as Brand Ambassador
Luvo Inc., a forward-thinking frozen food company, announced today that Olympic gold medalist Natalie Coughlin has joined the team as the company’s newest brand ambassador.
Claire Adams Explodes for a New World Junior Record in the 100 Back at U.S. Nationals
Claire Adams has surged into the world top 10 with her swim tonight.
Friday Factoid: US Olympic Trials Schedule Chart
With ten semi-finals and thirteen finals over the course of eight days at Trials, swimmers vying for a spot on the 2016 US Olympic Team have a year to decide which events to pursue in Omaha next summer.
American Gold Medalists Share Olympic Memories with USA Swimming
In this video posted to USA Swimming’s youtube channel, a group of American gold medalists reflect on their Olympic memories.
One Year Countdown Begins For The Rio 2016 Olympic Games
In exactly one year from now all eyes in the world will be on Rio as the opening ceremonies kick off and the 2016 Olympic Games officially begin.
Could The American Women’s Medley Relay Team From Pan Ams Beat The Worlds Team?
The American 4x100m medley relay team at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games put up an amazing time that under careful consideration might be faster than what the American ladies can go at the 2015 World Championships in Kazan, Russia.
Top 5 Reasons Why These Were The Best Pan Am Games Ever
After an extremely eventful week in Toronto, we at Swimswam compiled a list explaining just why these Pan American Games were the best ever.
