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.
2014 YMCA Nationals GAC Air Quality Report Day 2: Air Remains Fresh
It’s day 2 of the 2014 YMCA Short Course National Championships at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, North Carolina,…
Canadian Swimming Trials Webcast
Watch the Canadian Swimming Trials Webcast streamed live, courtesy of Sportsnet Canada. Finals sessions start at 6pm Pacific (9pm Eastern)…
Lip Dub: Columbia Men’s Swimming and Diving Pump Up Music Video – Eminem’s Lose Yourself
Courtesy of Stanley Wong. Thanks to Matt Traub for sending SwimSwam this swimming video.
Finis Tempo Trainer: Good For Training And Pranking Your Coaches
College of Charleston swimmers Sarah Graif & Jayme Groth decided to have a little April fools fun with their head coach…
Olympian Alex Meyer Walks The 2014 YMCA Nationals Parade
2012 Olympian and open water World Champion, Alex Meyer, walks the famous YMCA Nationals Parade in Greensboro, North Carolina. Alex…
Motivational Cal NCAA Highlight Video: Passion Has A Funny Way of Trumping Logic
The Cal Berkeley YouTube account posted a highlight video from the 2014 Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships. This inspiring two…
Video: Ryan Held 2014 YMCA Nationals 50 Free Winner, 19.58
This race was another one of our “pre-meet highlights” and Ryan Held certainly did not disappoint. The senior out of the Springfield, Illinois YMCA not only swam a lifetime best of 19.58 to win the title.
Video: Konopka 2014 YMCA Nationals 50 Free Winner, 22.46
Another Middle Tyger podium finish came from 16-year old Katrina Konopka, on her second swim of the finals session, with a 22.46.
Video: Weaver 2014 YMCA Nationals 100 Fly Winner, 52.87
Courtney Weaver was successful in winning her 10th career YMCA National Championship, and even though she couldn’t match her record-breaking prelims swim of 52.51, Weaver still had a comfortable margin of victory with a 52.87 for the title.
Video: Petersen 2014 YMCA Nationals 100 Fly Winner, 48.12
Led by Nick Petersen from the Schroeder YMCA in 48.12, last year’s runner-up, there were 5 swimmers in this final under 49 seconds.
Feature Video: 2014 Australian Swimming Championships
Swimming video is courtesy of Swimming Australia for the 2014 Australian Swimming Championships.
