Swimming Australia

Guehrer and Loh go Toe-to-Toe on Day 1 at Australian University Games

Yesterday kicked off the first day of the 2011 Aussie University Games, which is a competition pitting the country’s  Universities against…

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Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre Adds Revolutionary "Altitude Training" Simulator

Swimming Australia has become particularly fond of altitude training under the administration of national team head coach Leigh Nugent, including…

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DarkDingoes for the 2012 Australian Olympic Swimming Squad

Aside from the United States, there are very few countries where, across the board, the Olympic events have an overflow…

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2011-2012 NCAA Women's Swimming Previews: No. 7 Florida Try To Avoid Pre-Olympic Swoon

The summer of 2011 will feature a huge meet in the FINA World Championships, but that doesn’t mean it’s too…

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Final Thoughts from 2011 FINA Youth World Championships

Much like we discussed in our recent recap of the World University Games, different athletes from different countries were at…

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In Briefs: Ian Thorpe Remaking Stroke in Switzerland Under Touretski

Since Ian Thorpe announced his comeback to swimming, there has been hot debate over whether or not he would be…

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8 Meet Records in 11 Events Punctuate Final Day of 2011 FINA Youth World Championships; Canadian NAG Record Goes Down

The final day of competition at the 2011 FINA Youth World Swimming Championships were quite the doozey, with 8 Meet…

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Japan's Kosuke Hagino Breaks Tyler Clary's Meet Record in Men's 400 IM on Day 5 at FINA Juniors

Day 5 at the 2011 FINA Youth World Swimming Championships, there are a slwe of shorter races kicking off, which…

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Brittany MacLean Breaks Through With First Gold at 2011 FINA Youth Worlds

There were 9 finals on day 4 of the 2011 FINA Youth World Swimming Championships in Lima, Peru, though 5…

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Rocco Potenza's Remarkable Time-Drop in Men's 1500 Concludes 2011 World University Games

Men’s 1500 free This men’s 1500 free ended up being a much better race than previously expected (the posted psych…

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Japan's Watanabe, Australia's McEvoy Perform Well on Day 3 Prelims from FINA Youth Worlds

On the day 3 prelims of the 2011 FINA Youth World Championships, we saw yet another Meet Record go down,…

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2011 WUGs Final Day Preview/Start Lists: Heated Four-Way Battle in Men's 400 Medley Relay Caps Meet

Start lists are posted for the final day of the 2011 World University Games in Shenzhen, China. Full start lists,…

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Virginia's McLean, Tennessee's Connolly Shine on Day 5 from WUG's

Men’s 200 freestyle In the past 6 months, Matt McLean has scored a ton of personal firsts that show why…

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2011 WUG's Day 4: American Women Set Relay Record, Ling Yu Sets 100 Fly Record

Day 4 of the 2011 Summer Universiade is in the books with some very exciting swims. After a record-less day…

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New Zealand Wins Two Gold, US Four Silvers on Day 1 From World University Games

Day 1 of the swimming portion of the 2011 World University Games in Shenzhen, China with a total of 6…

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