Shouts From the Stands

Shouts From The Stands: Unexpected Lessons

7th grader Connor Simpkins’s experience of breaking his arm prior to his Zones meet earlier this year prepared him for dealing with the coronavirus.

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Shouts From The Stands: Shutdown, But Not Shutout (A Win In Wake Of COVID-19)

“This growth will carry over to the next championship meet. Their quench for success will be even greater. The drive to bounce back will be stronger.”

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Shouts From The Stands: Timing Of Rio 2016 Finals Give Americans Unfair Advantage

Impairing the performances of American opponents and the integrity of sports and competition is not for sale at any price. We won’t stand for it. We won’t permit it.

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Shouts From The Stands: A Different Perspective On The Closing Of The OCCC Aquatic Center

SwimSwam welcomes reader submissions about all topics aquatic, and if it’s well-written and well-thought, we might just post it under our “Shouts from the Stands” series.

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Shouts from the Stands: A Tech Suit State of Mind

SwimSwam welcomes reader submissions about all topics aquatic, and if it’s well-written and well-thought, we might just post it under…

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Shouts From the Stands: Why My Swim Team is Different than a Fraternity or a Sorority

SwimSwam welcomes reader submissions about all topics aquatic, and if it’s well-written and well-thought, we might just post it under…

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Shouts From the Stands: A German Fan Laments the Lack of a Berlin World Cup in 2014

The Schwimm- und Sprunghalle im Europasportpark in Berlin will not host a World Cup meet this year for the first time since 1998. This will be the first time in the series’ history that it won’t have a German meet.

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