Swimming South Africa: “No Athlete Will Bear the Cost” for Commonwealth Games Participation
In response to media reports last week that the South African Olympic Committee (SASCOC) would not be covering the full…
2014 FINA World Cup Lands Russian Bank MASTBANK as Title Sponsor
FINA has announced a new title sponsor for the FINA World Cup Series in 2014, with Russian bank MASTBANK replacing…
Haley Anderson 5K National Champion Talks About the Race
5K national champion Haley Anderson was joined by her younger sister Jordan in today’s race
Video Interview: Canyons’ Coach Jeremy Anderson and the Growth of Age Group Open Water Swimming
Coach Jeremy Anderson of Canyons Aquatic Club, host club of the 2014 Open Water Nationals, talked with SwimSwam about running this meet two years in a row, and about the growth of open water swimming among age group swimmers.
Video Interview: The Past and the Future of the David Heron-Tyler Fenwick Collaboration
Tyler Fenwick and David Heron sat down with SwimSwam’s Anne Lepesant to talk about the past and the future of their collaboration in distance swimming.
Video Interview: Yale’s Eva Fabian on Open Water, Ivy League Swimming
Yale junior Eva Fabian sat down with SwimSwam to talk about open water swimming, and competing in the Ivy League.
Video Interview: Jordan Wilimovsky Sums Up Open Water Nationals
Jordan Wilimovsky talks open water strategy with SwimSwam’s Anne Lepesant.
Henique Breaks Military World Record in 50 Fly, Enters World’s Top 10
As has been the story all week, several more CISM (Military athletics) World Records went down on the final day…
Ottesen Records World’s Top Time In The 50 Butterfly
Jeanette Ottesen took the women’s 50 butterfly in Barcelona in a time of 25.27…
Ottesen Takes Top Seed in 50 Fly, Will Try to Hold Off Halsall in Final
The last preliminary session of the 2014 Mare Nostrum series, which closes Sunday in Barcelona, Still saw most competitors going…
Alex Meyer Talks New Team, Making the Pan Pacs, Growth of Open Water Swimming
Saturday was the off day at the USA Swimming Open Water Nationals and we caught up with Olympian Alex Meyer…
Photo Vault from Shore: Men’s 10K at 2014 Open Water Nationals
Coverage of the 2014 Open Water National Championship at Castaic Lake.
Interviews with the USA Swimming 10K Champs Becca Mann and Andrew Gemmell
If you love open water like we love open water, then you had to appreciate the great racing brought by…
Two Secrets of College Recruiting: Shoe Size and Kicking Ability
College swim coaches are all strapped for time. Only a handful of programs have big staffs with recruiting coordinators. The rest of the coaches have to do everything themselves, maybe with help from a grad assistant.
Zetao Breaks Military World Record, Almost Gets National Record in 100 Free
China’s Ning Zetao broke a Meet Record and almost broke a Chinese National Record in the men’s 100 free to start day 2 of the 2014 World Military Swimming Championships.