Richard Funk

2013-2014 College Swimming Previews: #1 Michigan Men Need a Backstroker to Repeat

If Michigan wants to defend their 2013 NCAA Men’s Championship, they’ll need to find a sprint backstroker.

  18 Comments

Michigan Men and Women Take Home Victories In the First Big Ten Meet of the Season

The Michigan Men and Women defeated the Iowa men and women in the first Big Ten dual meet of the season in Ann Arbor.

  5 Comments

Twitter, Ehh? Full Twitter List of Canadian World Championship Swim Team

The Canadian team has truly outdone themselves on the Twittersphere since the Olympic games. Now every swimmer on the women’s roster has Twitter account along with only two missing on the men’s side…impressive. (Image courtesy of Swimming Canada)

  8 Comments

Margalis; Peacock Take Top Seeds in Prelims on Day 3 of World University Games

Georgia’s Melanie Margalis used a great back-half on her 200 IM to pull away for the top seed on Friday morning in Kazan. (File Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

  4 Comments

Michigan Men to Swim 8 Meets at Home, Including Big Ten Champs, in Title Defense Season

The University of Michigan will have a tall task to replace all of the relay points they’re losing, but they’ll at least have the support of their home crowd to do it. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

  2 Comments

Lochte Finishes Meet With 4th Win; Pelton Swims Best Time in 100 Back

Conor Dwyer has been on a roll so far at the Santa Clara Grand Prix, and will hope to stay hot in the last finals session in the 200 IM. (Photo: Bill Collins)

  23 Comments

Lochte Top Seed in 100 Backstroke at Sleepy Sunday Morning from Santa Clara

Mike Alexandrov has been on fire this year, but he’ll face his biggest challenge yet in the young Kevin Cordes in Sunday’s 100 breaststroke. (Photo: Bill Collins)

  13 Comments

Adrian Wins Star-Studded 50; Lochte Holds Off Scrappy Kalisz in 400 IM

Every race should have great head-to-head battles, though a big showdown looms to end Saturday’s finals with a showdown between top-seeded Nathan Adrian (above), Anthony Ervin, Cesar Cielo, and Cullen Jones in the men’s 50 free. (Photo: Bill Collins)

  43 Comments

Lochte Takes Top Seed in 400 IM on Day 3 at 2013 Santa Clara Grand Prix

Ryan Lochte swam two events that he hasn’t (Photo: Bill Collins)

  17 Comments

Lochte Wins 100 Fly, Adrian Swims 48.0, and American Men Light Up Night 2 at Santa Clara

Ryan Lochte won his first Grand Prix race in almost three months, and the American men put on quite a display on night 2 of the 2013 Santa Clara Grand Prix. (Photo: Bill Collins)

  32 Comments

Dwyer Posts Surprise Lifetime Best; Cordes Makes LC Debut on Friday Morning

Conor Dwyer swam a lifetime sprint best and Ryan Lochte (above) looked sharp early at the Santa Clara International Grand Prix. (File Photo: Bill Collins)

  70 Comments

He’s Back: Ryan Lochte Entered in 400 IM for Santa Clara Grand Prix; Seebohm/Franklin to Do Battle

First-of-the-year swims by Ryan Lochte and Kevin Cordes highlight the psych sheets for the Santa Clara Grand Prix. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

  43 Comments

Lochte Breaks Meet Record in the 200 IM

After having a very relaxed morning, qualifying first in the 200 IM with a time of 2:07.87 Ryan Lochte returned…

  2 Comments

Gemmell, Jaeger, Cordes Highlight Men’s Academic All-District Teams

It takes brains to be a top American distance swimmer; both U.S. Olympic representatives in the 1500 were named to the Capital One All-District First Team this week. (Photo of Andrew Gemmell: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

  3 Comments

Canada Names 2013 World University Games Squads

Georgia Bulldogs Brittany MacLean is one of a handful of swimmers who will take on this summer’s World University Games and the World Championships two weeks later. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

  2 Comments