MacLean Erases Reimer’s 800 Freestyle Record; Canadian Swimming Trials
Brittany MacLean went into the 800 freestyle with a lifetime best of 8:33.70 and came out with a new national record time of 8:24.91…
Grimaldi takes title – Men’s race disputed: FINA Open Water World Cup Cancun, Mexico
The second stop on the FINA open water swimming world cup in Cancun Mexico saw several of the world’s top…
Canada’s Three Golden Flyers At It Again After Fast Prelims Session At Canadian Trials
The fastest heats in the men’s 1500m freestyle final and women’s 800m freestyle final will be swum tonight. Ryan Cochrane is the undisputed favourite in the 1500m free, Brittany MacLean in the 800.
Multiple National Records Go Down on Saturday; Sprenger Misses WR By Less Than a Tenth
Christian Sprenger missed the World Record by the slimmest of margins while winning the men’s 50 breast in a landslide.
Florida Men Hold 1-Day Lead Over Colorado at ECC Championships; Buffs Women Rolling Again
Day 1 of the 2014 ECC National Swimming & Diving Championships is in the books, and the Buffaloes have jumped…
Eamon Sullivan Qualifies With The Fastest 50 Freestyle Time In Prelims
Eamon Sullivan was the story of the preliminaries on the fifth day of the 2014 Australian Swimming Championships…
Savard Breaks Canadian Record In The 100 Butterfly In A Time Of 57.27
Katerine Savard broke her own Canadian record winning the women’s 100 butterfly in a time of 57.27, the second fastest time done in the world this year…
Meet records for Weaver, Held, Small as YMCA Nationals close
Courtney Weaver of Greater Flint YMCA swept the butterfly events with her meet-record-swim in the 200 fly.
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.
SwimSwam’s The Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 4/2/2014
It’s crossover season! Short-course is ending, long-course is getting started, and we’ve got notable swims from both. See the Daring Dozen for March 25-27, 2014.
Finding Pace in Open Water Swimming
Here’s a workout from the Wind-n-Sea Masters Swim Team that is geared toward developing you concept of pace and working…
Savard And Caldwell Take Top Seeds On Day Three Of Canadian Trials
The women’s 200m backstroke final should be a quick one as there’s a lot of depth in that field. Taking the top spot was Hilary Caldwell who swam a 2:10.82.
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Big Upset in Men’s 100 Free Final; Treffers Breaks National Record on Day 4 of 2014 Aus Champs
Day 4 of the 2014 Australian National Championships, plus Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacs trials, saw the meet’s biggest upset…
18 Canadians Achieve Qualifying Standards Through First Two Days Of Trials
The follow is a list of swimmers that have acheived the qualifying standards to be considered for the Pan Pacific Championships and Commonwealth Games teams…