Georgia Tech Adds 7 in Spring Class, Including Several Immediate-Impact Swimmers
Georgia Tech has added 7 swimmers/divers to their 2014 recruiting class in the spring signing period: 5 men and 2…
World Records fall at Sarasota Masters Bumpy Jones Classic
Multiple world records were broken* at the Bumpy Jones Classic, held at the Selby Aquatic Center in Sarasota, Fla., June…
Rutgers Hires Three-Time NCAA Champion Tracy Menzel as New Assistant
The Rutgers women’s swimming & diving team has announced the hiring of Tracy Menzel as the program’s new swimming assistant,…
SwimSwam’s The Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 6/18/2014
A lot of new names had some great swims during the weekend of June 13-15, 2014. Below are our picks…
7th-Place Finisher at 2013 Worlds Tests Positive for Clenbuterol, Receives 12-Month Suspension
Ecuadorian swimmer Ivan Enderica Ochoa has tested postivie for the banned substance Clenbuterol and been suspended by the FINA Dopint Panel…
Kanako Watanabe Breaks Japanese National Record in 100 Breaststroke
The Japan Open is rarely any kind of a selection meet for anything, but that seems to rarely prevent the…
Cameron’s world record overlooked at British Championships
The only world record performance at the British Gas Masters Championships in Swansea was Kirstin Cameron’s 40-44 age group 1500m freestyle.
Cincinnati Names Mandy Commons-DiSalle New Head Coach
Mandy Commons-DiSalle has served as the assistant coach at the University of Cincinnati for the past four years. Today, athletics…
PA State Champion Price Higlights 6 Signees for Penn State Women
Penn State recruited their home-state well this year, which hopefully will build some recruiting momentum for the next few seasons.
University of Louisville Professor Johnmann To Swim The English Channel
The first man to swim the English Channel, unassisted and observed, was Matthew Webb, who completed the swim from to Dover Calais on August 25, 1875 in a time of 21 hours, 45 minutes.
Amy Van Dyken Being Moved to Denver’s Craig Hospital
Amy Van Dyken-Rouen will be flown back to Denver today to continue rehabilitation.
Kinetic Energy in Swimming – Part 1.2: Wasted Movement Continued
In part 2 of this two part introduction to how Sturdy and Westfall try to translate physics into speed, Rebecca Westfall and Gary Sturdy look more at how swimmers like Missy Franklin take advantage of their kinetic energy.
Sarah Denninghoff, Now Married, to Return for Final Year of Eligibility at Texas
Sarah Denninghoff is healthy and ready to roll in 2014-2015 for the Texas Longhorns.
Olympic Gold Medalist Swimmer Amanda Beard to Appear on “Celebrity Wife Swap”
Four-time Olympian Amanda Beard will appear on the ABC reality show on Tuesday, June 24th.
FINA Announces Dates for 2017 World Championships; Masters Worlds to Follow
The Scotiabank Aquatics Centre, built for the 2011 Pan Am Games, will host the 2017 World Aquatics Championships.