WATCH: Walkthrough of the Brand New 2022 Commonwealth Games Aquatics Facility
Construction on the Sandwell Aquatics Centre is complete with the facility set to host aquatic action at the 2022 Commonwealth Games later this summer.
What Makes Mare Nostrum One of the Premiere Racing Circuits of the Year?
Consistently for the past 2+ decades, we’ve seen some of the fastest non-championship meet swims of the year come during the Mare Nostrum Tour
Practice + Pancakes: Louise Hansson Suits Up for the ‘Hunter Armstrong’ Set
The set is 3 rounds of a 25 off the blocks, followed by 2×50 at back-end 100 speed. Louise does them on a descending interval (R1 – 90, R2 – 75, R3 – 60)
Gregorio Paltrinieri: “Non Mollate Mai, Anche Nei Momenti Più Difficili”
Gregorio Paltrinieri “non mollate mai, anche nei momenti più difficili. Tutti abbiamo paura quando saliamo sul quel blocchetto.” Video
Michael Andrew Moves Through Mare Nostrum with Worlds on His Mind
After getting an enormous amount of racing in over the 3-meet circuit, Andrew will stay in Europe and prepare for Worlds
Luke Greenbank Coming Off “One of the best blocks of training I’ve ever done”
With a front half of 56.52 and a back half of 1:00.36, Greenbank of Great Britain/Loughborough beat the next closest swimmer tonight by nearly a second.
Sophie Hansson Finding Success in Longer Breaststroke Training
Renshaw touched in 2:25.47 to McSharry’s 2:25.58, while Sweden’s Sophie Hansson was just behind in 2:26.70 for bronze.
Nicholas Santos: “My best time is 22.6… I think I can swim faster”
For Santos, he’s been as fast as 22.73 so far this season, a time which situates him as the #2 swimmer in the world behind Russia’s Oleg Kostin
James Guy on In-season Swims: “You have to swim fast at the right time”
After his races, Guy emphasized that in-season swims were good to practice, but the focus was is on swimming fast when it matters most.
Cate Campbell “Siamo Umani, Non Supereroi”
L’australiana Cate Campbell parla dell’importanza che gli atleti condividano i propri problemi di salute mentale “Non siamo supereroi”
Cate Campbell “We Don’t Have To Be Ashamed On Mental Health Struggles”
Cate Campbell talks about the many high-profile swimmers who have discussed their experiences with mental heath struggles.
Matt Sates Taking Slight Taper for World Champs, All in for Comm Games
Sates, who already did major damage on day 1 by beating Olympic champion Dean in the 200m free, got it done for 200 IM gold tonight in 1:58.31
Why Loughborough University is Becoming a Hot Spot for NCAA Post Grads
After getting a first-hand look at Loughborough, it’s easy to see why an NCAA athlete looking to keep swimming might take the leap across the pond.
Ben Proud on Staying at the Top Level of Sprinting Consistently
Proud produced 21.89 for silver in the men’s 50 free while winning the B-final of the 50 fly in a time of 23.22, which would have placed 2nd in the A-final
Kamminga Would Rather Race Adam Peaty Head On Than Win World Title Without Him
Arno Kamminga of the Netherlands nabbed the men’s 200m breast victory here in a time much quicker than Monaco.
