Shanghai Day 8 Finals Session: Ryan Lochte Wins 5th Gold Medal; Sun Yang Downs World Record
On this last day of competition its all medals, with only 7 finals races to go before the conclusion of…
World Champs Day 4 Swim of the Day: Federica Pellegrini's 200 Free Takes It By a Tweet
There were lots of excellent swims on day 4 of the World Championships. Phelps broke through with his first gold…
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…
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…
Shanghai 2011: China Announces Lineups for 2011 World Championships
China is always the big mystery team headed into any World Championship meet. They don’t often swim in other countries,…
World Championships Roundup: WR Holder Zhao Jing Out of 50 Backstroke
Big news coming out of China for those making your World Championship selections is that the World Record holder in the…
World Championships Roundup: Flag-Raising Begins Final Wind-Up to Shanghai 2011
One of the coolest features of this year’s World Championship venue, the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, is the massive flag…
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….
Globe-Trotting the 2011 World Championship Trials
With the majority of the Spring National Championship season over around the World (of course, the US doesn’t have a…
