Worlds Day 4 Finals: Phelps Steps Up to Break Drought in 200 Fly
Men’s 100 freestyle semifinals James Magnussen improved his time a bit in the semifinal, but is really showing impressive poise…
ESPN, Yahoo Sports, CBS Sports Give Swimming Front-Page Love
Might swimming be turning a corner in the mainstream media coverage? At the least, it’s going from a “once every…
5 Things To Watch on Day 3 at World Championships
Day 3 will feature a very-light prelims session, with only four races being contested: the men’s 50 breaststroke, men’s 200…
5 Things to Watch on Day 2 Prelims/Finals in Shanghai
With a couple of hours to go until the second prelims session begins in Shanghai, let’s briefly look at a…
Shanghai Roundup: China Remains Perfect on Diving, Food Safety Enforced
China’s Minxia Wu and Zi He finished gold and silver, respectively, on the women’s 3 meter springboard to continue China’s…
Cracking the Relays: Men's 800 free
Two down, four to go. As we inch closer and closer to the meet, we move onto a closer inspection…
Cracking the Shanghai Relays: Men's 400 Free
With all of the predicting done, we’ve still got almost a week before the actual swimming begins in Shanghai. In that…
Shanghai Roundup: Lochte, Phelps Fired Up for Worlds; Germany First to Head to Shanghai
Yesterday was media day in the Gold Coast with the American World Championship Team. The two biggest nuggets were mined…
Shanghai 2011: Men's Freestyle, Backstroke, and IM Picks
Now that we’re done with the women’s picks (Free/Back/IM’s | Breast/Fly/Relays), it’s time to start on the men, which usually…
High-Tech Rubber Suits Seeing New Life in Elite Competitive Swimming
Though FINA has said that the high-tech rubber suits that tore up the World Record books in 2008 and 2009…
Shanghai 2011: Which World Records are Most Likely to Fall?
This is the first of many preview-type pieces we will run in the leadup to the 2011 Shanghai World Championships….
Video: Ryan Lochte in Scooter Crash, Teammate Marco Loughran Gets the Worst of It
Florida Gator Marco Loughran was admitted to a hospital this morning after a minor scooter accident that involved Ryan Lochte,…
Hansen Ends Santa Clara Grand Prix With Top American Breaststroke Time of 2011
The final night of competition at the 2011 Santa Clara Grand Prix, which is the final Grand Prix meet of…
Steph Rice, Meagan Nay Represent Australia Well on Day 2 of Santa Clara Grand Prix
The Santa Clara ‘International’ Grand Prix really lived up to its billing on the 2nd-day of competition, as 7 out…
Phelps, Hansen, Seebohm Highlight Santa Clara Grand Prix
USA Swimming has released the psych sheets for the Santa Clara Grand Prix that begins this Thursday. Besides being a…
