A Demonstration of the Accessibility of Swimming: the Oldest and the Fastest
I sometimes wish that I had the production budget of a company like ESPN. Swimming is full of inspirational stories…
The Invasion of the Nose Clips
SMU sophomore Rachel Balke models her team-issued nose clip above No more than a few years ago, whenever a new…
World Championships Day 5 Prelims: Soni Already in a Class of Her Own in 200 Breaststroke Prelims
Women’s 100 free prelims This 100 free prelim was pretty fast; really faster than I expected that it would be. Femke…
Check Out Live Preview Show of Tonight's Final With The Swim Brief!
Be sure to l0g on to the Swimmers Circle tonight 30 minutes before the start of the perlims session (aka…
2012 YMCA Short Course Nationals to Make Rare Appearance Outside of Ft. Lauderdale
For one of the only (the only?) times in the history of the meet, and certainly the first time of…
German Team Explodes on Last Day of National Championships
On the 6th and final day of their 2011 National Championship and World Championship Trials, the German swim team exploded…
Di Carli Tops TYR World Rankings in 100 Free After Day 5 in Berlin
On day 5 of the 2011 German National Championships, a new star emerged in the form of sprinter Marco Di…
In Briefs: Libby Trickett's 9-Month Wait is Up!
Now that the calendar has turned over to June 1st in Australia, Libby Trickett is officially back and eligible for…
Smit Caps Impressive Meet With Career (Textile) Best in 100 free, Win in 100 Back
After what has been a very fast meet thus far, the Speedo Grand Challenge sort of fizzled out on the…
Addition of Dave Walters Pushes USC Olympian Count to 22
If you walk around the McDonald’s Swim Center on the USC campus, something striking will stand out: the preponderance of…
In Briefs: CDC Reports That Swimmer's Ear Costs Americans Half-Billion Dollars Per Year
A new report by the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta reports that Americans spend in the neighborhood of $500…
Tosky Downs Hyman's National High School Record in 100 Fly
Jasmine Tosky, a junior at Palo Alto High, downed the oldest National High School record on the books in prelims…
Off the Deep End: Love Is In the Air; and In the Water, too!
It takes a special type of person to love a swimmer. You have to be an early riser, accept that…
Jones v. Schneider – The Showdown in Charlotte
Josh Schneider versus Cullen Jones, Thursday Night, Mecklenburg Aquatics Center, Charlotte, North Carolina. You’ve heard the story, you’ve heard the…
Missy Franklin Turns 16 on Eve of Charlotte Grand Prix
Sure, lots of swimmers have birthdays. Nay, all swimmers have birthdays. If you went around the world, you could probably…
