Rebecca Adlington

Olympic Experience: Does It Really Matter?

DeSantis and the Viking take a look at the stats to determine how much past Olympic experience should weigh in toward national selection criteria.

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Glasgow selected to host 2016 British Olympic Trials

Glasgow, Scotland will host the 2016 British Swimming Championships, which will serve as the nation’s Olympic qualifying meet next spring.

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Carlin ready to achieve International Success

There are not many better stories than the comeback of Jazz Carlin. After suffering major illnesses disrupting her preparations for…

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New Generation of Athletes Moving British Swimming In Right Direction

This new generation of British talent is also pushing the veterans of British Swimming to help the country move forward.

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Furniss Receives Special Achievement Award

Bill Furniss was recognized with a special achievement award at the Nottinghamshire Sports Awards…

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British Swimming Uses A Two Day Camp To Test Top Swimmers

British Swimming has been stepping up their use of sport science to optimism performance…

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Splits From Britain’s 100 x 100 World Record-Setting Relay

Organizer Lewis Coleman split nearly his lifetime best with a 50.54 to anchor Great Britain’s 100 x 100 meter freestyle relay.

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Brits Smash World Record in 100×100 Relay By 8 Minutes

Want to take your own shot at the 100×100 World Record relay to raise money for Swim4Leukemia? Send it to [email protected] and we’ll be happy to support it!

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Adlington To Serve As Mentor For Six Young Athletes

British Swimming announced today that Rebecca Adlington will take an active role in helping to develop the next generation of British swimmers…

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Former World Record Holder Rebecca Adlington Voted Off of British Reality Show

Rebecca Adlington was one of the final 7 remaining participants on the show.

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Spice Impressed by Young Swimmers Performances in Dubai

After observing the results of their young swimmers at the World Junior Championships in Dubai the leadership within British Swimming is very encouraged about their potential… (Image courtesy of Blueseventy)

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Ledecky 800 Free World Record Swim – Complete Race Footage

Women’s 800 freestyle race footage is courtesy of swimswam partner Universal Sports Network. (Photo credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)

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NBC Interview: Katie Ledecky 800 Free World Record

Women’s 800 freestyle race footage and post race interview is courtesy of swimswam partner Universal Sports Network. (Photo Credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)

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Hardcore Swim of the Week: A Pair of 4:02’s for the World Champion Muffat

The HardCoreSwim of the week goes to France’s Camille Muffat, who despite jet-setting around Europe put up the world’s two-fastest…

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