2014 European Championships rosters roundup as of May
Here’s your guide for the nations that have already publicized rosters for the 2014 European Championships, including France and dominant freestyler Yannick Agnel.
Singapore Swim Stars to award $150,000 in prize money, event lineups set
The Singapore Swim Stars meet, billed as a kick-off to the brand-new, state-of-the-art Aquatic Center in the Singapore Sports Hub, will award $150,000 in prize money between 10 total events, according to Italy’s SwimBiz.it.
Sedov And Chimrova Set Junior World Marks At Russian Championships
Two Junior World Records went down on the final day of competition at the Russian National Championships in Moscow…
Morozov Puts Up Second Fastest 50 Backstroke
Russian star Vlad Morozov followed his 100 freestyle win by taking the men’s 50 backstroke on day four of the Russian National Championships in Moscow…
Popova Breaks Into The Top Five In The 200 Freestyle With A New Russian Record
Veronika Popova posted a 1:56.39 in the semi-final of the women’s 200 freestyle, setting a new national record and put herself into the fifth place position in the world rankings…
Ustinova Puts Up World’s Second Fastest Time To Break Junior World Record
15 year old Daria Ustinova broke the Junior World Record twice in two days taking the women’s 200 backstroke in a time of 2:08.02…
List of New European Championships Medal Winners After Efimova’s Suspension
Rikke Moeller-Pedersen will be the new European Champion and Record holder of the 200 breaststroke after FINA approves the reshuffle of results from Herning.
Russian National Championships Preview; Links, Schedule and Story Lines
The 2014 Russian National Championships will be held in Moscow from May 13th-17th…
2014 M. NCAA Championships 5 Big Things #5: How much do “returning points” really tell us?
Based on numbers compiled from the 2013 and 2014 NCAA Championships, only about 2/3rds of “returning point scorers” will actually return to put up points the following season, and almost half the total points in the NCAA will come from new point scorers.
European Champion Vitalii Melnikov Provisionally Suspended After Positive Tests for EPO
Russian Sergey Melnikov has been provisionally suspended by FINA after a positive test for EPO at the 2013 European Championships.
2013 Swammy Awards Wrap-Up
We’ve spent the last two weeks honoring the best and brightest of 2013. Here’s the final awards list.
Chad Le Clos, 2013 SwimSwam Swammy Male Swimmer of the Year Award Winner
Chad le Clos rose to global stardom in 2013, and still managed to impress in the pool.
14 Questions for 2014
2013 was our first Phelps-less year in a long while. Will the New Year bring a return of the iconic pre-race body-slaps?
2013 Swammy Awards: SwimSwam Buzz Award
With the figurative, and sometimes quite literal, support of his coaches like Jason Calanog (left); along with his family like younger sister Sheridan Dressel (right), Caeleb Dressel (center) put up the most eye-catching swim of 2013 at the Winter Junior National Championships.
Morozov and Efimova Russian Swimming’s Sportsman And Woman Of The Year
The Russians have had a very good year in the pool, which included eight podium finishes at the 2013 World…
