Olympian Connor Jaeger Featured in Swimming Documentary “The Water Is My Sky”
Jaeger, who just wrapped up his senior season at the University of Michigan, will be offering a glimpse into the world of professional swimming as he trains toward the 2016 Olympics in Rio.
Race Video: Michael Andrew 100 Yard Free 13-14 NAG Record, 43.90
Michael Andrew lowers his own 100 yard freestyle NAG Record from 44.16 to 43.90. Andrew 100 Free Splits: 20.66/23.24
Swimming Nutrition – 2014 Australian Swimming Championships
Swimming video is courtesy of Australian Swimming.
Bama Swimming visits the NCAA – Feature Video
Swimming video, a look back at 2014 NCAAs, is courtesy of the University of Alabama and sophomore Brett Walsh. (Featured Image: Coach Dennis Pursley)
Race Video: Cate & Bronte Campbell – 100m Freestyle – 2014 Australian Nationals
The Campbell sisters once again swept the top two spots in the women’s 100 free, with Cate Campbell swimming to a 52.68 and Bronte Campbell touching 2nd in 53.02.
2014 YMCA Short Course Nationals: Final Day GAC Air Quality Report (a Video Interview)
Eric Knight discusses exactly how he and GAC cleaned up the air for YMCA Short Course Nationals.
7 Awesome Bloopers & Trials SwimFan Videos – 2014 Australian National Championships
All #TrialsSwimFan blooper videos are courtesy of Swimming Australia. (Featured Image: James Magnussen)
Race Video: McEvoy Tops James Magnussen – 100m Freestyle – 2014 Australian Swimming Championships
Magnussen didn’t have his typical closing speed, and McEvoy’s was better than we’ve seen in the past, and the result was the teenager toppling the World Champion 47.65-47.92.
Race Video: Cameron McEvoy Wins 200m Free, 1:45.46 – 2014 Australian Championships
Swimming news: Men’s 200 Freestyle – 2014 Australian Nationals – FINALS – Reported Braden Keith At still only 19 years…
Race Video: Campbell & Sprenger at 2014 Australian Swimming Championships Campbell & Sprenger
Campbell already had the world’s top-ranked time coming into this meet, and she’s reaffirmed that status this week by going faster than her previous season-best three times, with a 24.23 in prelims, a 24.13 in the semi’s, and now a 24.18 in finals of the women’s 50 free.
Race Video: Alicia Coutts wins 100 Fly – 2014 Australian Swimming Championships
Alicia Coutts led the way in a 57.70 – which is not as fast as she was to win this title last year, but there was much, much more pressure on from the competition this year.
Video: Zachary Mollory wins 200 Free at 2014 YMCA Nationals, 1:35.96
Sitting second coming out of prelims, Ocean County’s Zachary Molloy exploded for a big finals swim, going 1:35.66 to break the national record. The old mark was 1:35.96 set by Nicholas Caldwell back in 2011.
Video: Maxwell Dolan 2014 YMCA Nationals 400 IM Winner, 3:46.81
It was a Wilton 1-2 in the boys 400 IM, with a pair of teammates and future Big Ten foes sweeping the top two spots. Top seed Maxwell Dolan went 3:46.81 to just eke out a win over his teammate Ian Rainey by .01.
Video: Harnish wins 400 IM at 2014 YMCA Nationals, 4:11.93
14-year-old Courtney Harnish continues to improve, dropping 3.3 seconds from her already-lifetime-best prelims swim to win the 400 IM. The York YMCA product went 4:11.93, thanks to some big front-half swimming.
Exercise To Improve Your Rotation
The rotation in freestyle and backstroke is a crucial phase in swimming, and many swimmers naturally struggle with it, especially at young age.
