VIDEO: Elvis Burrows shows up for local morning show interview in swimsuit
Bahamian Olympian Elvis Burrows joins the WHAS11 morning show hosts wearing nothing but his trusty Speedo. Hilarity ensues.
Virginia high school swim coach Clayton Joyner dies at 29 after heart attack
Falls Church High School (VA) swim coach Clayton Joyner passed away on Monday, almost two weeks after suffering a major heart attack. Joyner was just 29 years old.
SwimSwam’s The Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 5/7/2014
Who made the Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming for the weekend of May 2-4? We have some great new names for you this week. Congratulations to all the fast age group swimmers.
USA Swimming Zone Select Camp rosters released
USA Swimming has announced rosters for its 2014 Zone Select Camps, bringing together rising age group athletes from within each zone to work with the some of the area’s standout coaches.
Fitter and Faster Swim Tip: Underwater Freestyle Drill
This Swimming Tip video is courtesy of the Fitter and Faster Swim Tour presented by SwimOutlet.com, a SwimSwam partner. Olympians…
Hunter Hitchens Age Group Swimming Standout – Video Profile
Hunter Hitchens, Irvine NovAquatics, is a standout for his range and future potential.
Hunter Hitchens, Irvine NovAquatics Age Group Standout – Swim Photo Vault
Hunter Hitchens is developing fast, showing a lot of talent, cracking National Age Group Swimming Rankings across butterfly, backstroke, freestyle and IM.
Tell Us Why Your Swim Mom Is The Best For Mother’s Day
Tell us “why your swim mom is the best” and we’ll post the top three on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 11th. (We’ll accept submissions through Saturday morning May 10th, 9am CST.)
VIDEO – Remember the Marlins: The Marlins of Raleigh dryland song
The Marlins of Raleigh took a page out of classic cinema to make their dryland sessions a bit more unique, singing to the tune of Remember the Titans.
SwimOutlet.com Becomes First Swim Retailer to Launch Crowdsourced Style Gallery
“Customer-generated style photos are the way to go in a world increasingly dominated by Instagram and the like, even for a more sports-specific retailer,” said Alexander Sienkiewicz, CMO at Spiraledge, Inc.
Charlotte Grand Prix follows suit, will be dual Masters-sanctioned like Mesa
The Charlotte Grand Prix, like the Mesa stop before it, will be dual sanctioned by USA Swimming and US Masters Swimming, meaning athletes like Nathan Adrian could go after Masters World Records at the competition.
Potomac Marlins Hosted Special Olympics Swim Meet at George Mason
More than 150 swimmers, parents and friends of the Potomac Marlins, a USA Swimming year-round swim team, volunteered April 26 to host the Northern Virginia Special Olympics Swim Meet held at George Mason.
Keeping up with the Code: A quick look at some recent rule changes
Keeping up with the ever-evolving swimming rulebook can be hard. Check out this guide for a brief review of some of the rule changes you might not be aware of.
Nerding Out: LCM National Age Group Record Progressions
Missy Franklin has made a serious dent in the record books over the last seven years.
SwimSwam’s The Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 4/30/2014
A lot of new names made Weekly Wonders for April 25-27, 2014. Click through to see who’s on the list.