BSN Sports Swim Team of the Week: Mission Viejo Nadadores
The Mission Viejo Nadadores, located in Orange County, CA, have been one of the most prominent club teams in the US over the past 50 years.
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Hall of Fame Swim Coach Don Lamont Dies
Lamont (above middle, with swim coach son Ken to his right) coached 13 Olympians at all different stages of their careers, including 7 who won gold or silver medals.
2018 U.S. Nationals Preview: Who Will Step Up In Men’s 1500?
Is the United States ready to compete for international medals again in the men’s 1500 freestyle?
$11 Million Mission Viejo Nadadores Pool Renovation Nearing Completion
The $11 million renovation to the Marguerite Aquatic Center in Mission Viejo, California is nearing its completion, the OC Register…
Shirley Babashoff To Headline Southern Pacific Masters Clinic
The 2017 Southern Pacific Masters Swimming Coaches Clinic will feature Olympic gold medalist Shirley Babashoff and legendary coaches Mark Schubert and Jim Montrella.
Happy Olympic Day: Check Out The 20 Most-Decorated Olympic Swimmers Ever
June 23 marks Olympic Day, a holiday dedicated to the Olympic movement and its three pillars: move, learn and discover. To celebrate, we’re giving swim fans a chance to move (their mouse to scroll lower down this page), learn (about the most-decorated Olympic swimmers of all-time) and discover (some swimming legends they may not have previously known).
Katie Ledecky Wins U.S. Olympic Committee Female Athlete of the Year
Katie Ledecky earned the top honors tonight as the US Olympic Committee’s Female Athlete of the Olympic Games.
California Senate Passes Resolution on East German Doping
The California Senate has taken a major step in recognizing the injustices of the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games by passing…
Where Penny Oleksiak’s Performance Ranks Amongst Best Teens In Olympic History
Penny Oleksiak was the most dominant teenager at the 2016 Olympic Games by far, taking home one gold, one silver, and two bronze medals for Canada in the pool.
“The Last Gold” Premieres at LA Film Festival to Rave Audience Reviews
“The Last Gold: The greatest untold story in Olympic swimming history,” which recounts the struggle the U.S. women’s swim team had against the doped East Germans at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montréal, opened on Monday at the Los Angeles Film Festival.
The Last Gold chosen as Official Program Selection for 2016 LA Film Festival
See the film’s trailer here and learn why this is the Greatest Untold Story in Olympic Swimming History.
Babashoff To Release Book On Conquering East German Doping
Eight-time American Olympic medalist, swimmer Shirley Babashoff, co-authored “Making Waves”, a book based on her experience with cheating at the 1976 Olympic Games via the since-confirmed systematic doping of the East German (DDR) women’s swimming team.
Revenge of the Nerds: All-time Women’s Olympic Medal Winners
You might be surprised to learn that it’s Kirsty Coventry who has won the most individual Olympic medals, among women, of all time. Believe it. (Photo Courtesy: Facebook/Kirsty Coventry)
Nerding Out: All-Time Leaders in World Championship Medal Counts
If Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte were their own country at World Championships, they’d sit in 6th place in the total gold medal count for all sports, both men and women.
