The Best Swim Dad of All Time
“My dad is better than your dad” has instigated playground fights since Woolly Mammoths roamed playscapes. By calling my dad “the best swim dad of all time,” I don’t mean to pick a fight: I am simply celebrating my own father with a superlative.
Teenager Rescued from Shallow Water Blackout at Swim Practice in SF Bay Area
A 17-year-old was rescued at swim practice after nearly drowning from shallow water blackout.
Irvine Novaquatics Boys Break 10&U 200M Free Relay NAG Record
Irvine NOVA’s Humberto Najera, Joey Chang, Joel Hernandez, and Mitchell Schott broke the boys 10&U national age group record in the 200m freestyle relay with 2:01.35
Claire Tuggle Strikes Again, Breaks Beisel NAG Record by 5 Seconds
10-year old Claire Tuggle has broken her second National Age Group Record of the long course season, crushing an Elizabeth Beisel standard by five seconds.
Golden Girl Natalie Coughlin Blasts New 50 Backstroke American, U.S. Open Records in Santa Clara
Natalie Coughlin snagged the women’s 50m backstroke win tonight, leaving the old American and U.S. Open records in her wake.
Swim Job: Clarence Swim Club seeks a Program Director for Learn to Swim Program
The mission of the Clarence Swim Club is to empower competitive swimmers to be champions in and out of the water for a lifetime, emphasizing team unity and individual achievement.
Following the Feet: Part 4 – First ‘A’ Meet
It’s early Saturday morning and I’m headed to the first A meet of the season with a carful of swimmers. It’s my eight-year-old son’s first A meet.
PHOTO VAULT: 2015 Bill Nixon Memorial Invite featuring Feigen, Larson and Romano
Nina Rangelova (left) and Breeja Larson (right) were among the stars of the 2015 Bill Nixon Memorial Invite.
Franklin and Phelps Highlight Field at Arena Pro Swim Series LIVE June 19-20 on USN
Missy Franklin to Make Her Professional Debut and Michael Phelps Gets Back in the Pool in Santa Clara. Nation’s Best Swimmers Compete in Series Finale with Just over a Month to go until July’s FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia
POSTER VAULT: 2015 Bill Nixon Memorial Invitational, featuring Feigen, Larson and Romano
Megan Romano starred at last weekend’s Bill Nixon Memorial Invite.
Poseidon Swimming and Burkwood Aquatic Club merging to form multi-location mega-club
Two major swim clubs in the state of Virginia will merge to form one new multi-site club, following the recent trend in the area.
Swim Job: Swim Atlanta is looking for a head age group coach
“Swim Atlanta is a Coach run program with 7 sites serving the metro Atlanta area. We are the largest club in the county and have a long history of fast but fun swimming.”
Preparations heat up as Australian Dolphins descend on Townsville
Preparations for the 2015 FINA and IPC World Championships are heating up with the Dolphins set to descend on North Queensland this weekend for the second Grand Prix competition at the Long Tan Memorial Pool in Townsville, from Friday 19 June to Saturday 20 June.