National Teamers, NAG Record Holders to Unite for NCSA Junior Nationals (PSYCH SHEETS)
World Championship finalist Simone Manuel will swim at the NCSA Junior National Championships in Orlando next week.
SwimSwam’s The Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 3/12/2014
The short course season is winding down in most parts of the country and many LSCs held their age-group championships this past weekend. Read about our Daring Dozen here.
Tyler Clary Moving to Charlotte, Joining SwimMAC Carolina
Tyler Clary is moving to train with his primary 200 backstroke rival in the U.S.: Ryan Lochte.
Swim Prom Video: Ryan Lochte and Cullen Jones Passed Up for Dion Dreesens
It’s prom season and every so often swimming elites get asked to the big event.
Race Video: Michael Andrew 100 Breast NAG Record, 54.04
14-year old phenom Michael Andrew has broken yet another National Age Group Record, taking down the 100 yard breaststroke
Race Video: Michael Andrew 200 Back NAG Record, 1:45.14
Michael Andrew has an uncanny knack for breaking National Age Group Records in threes. He did it at Winter Juniors, and he did it at the College Station Sectional last weekend.
Fitter and Faster Swim Tip: Olympian Kara Lynn Joyce Shares her Pre-Race Strategy
This Swimming Tip video is courtesy of the Fitter and Faster Swim Tour presented by Swimoutlet.com, a SwimSwam partner.
Stopkotte Indicted by Grand Jury in Tennessee on Charges Including Larceny, Money Laundering
Former Fishers, Indiana swim coach Ken Stopkotte has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of bank larceny,…
Taper Problems for Swim Coaches
Swimming Video is courtesy of SwimMAC. Swimming coaches of the world over have this issue at taper time (see video…
Final night of Jenks Sectional sees big swims from Walker, Tatlow, Molacek
Columbia Swim Club’s Elizabeth Walker finally broke through with her first two wins of the weekend, both lifetime-bests and huge time drops. Michael Andrew and Jacob Molacek continued to impress while Chelsea Tatlow took home her third win of the meet.
Michael Andrew Goes 1:45.1, Breaks 200 Back National Age Group Record
Michael Andrew has broken his 3rd National Age Group Record of the Jenks Sectional Championship meet.
Jenks Sectional highlighted so far by Andrew-Molacek battles, multiple wins for Tatlow, Pfeifer
14-year-old Genevieve Pfeifer won her second race of the weekend with the 500 free Saturday night, while Arkansas commit Chelsea Tatlow took the 200 IM and Jacob Molacek and Michael Andrew dueled it out in the 50 free.
Michael Andrew Gets His Unicorn, Breaks National Age Group in 50 Yard Free
Michael Andrew now owns 8 out of 14 individual yards National Age Group Records in the 13-14 age group.
Race Video: Michael Andrew 50 Yard Freestyle 13-14 NAG Record, 19.85
Michael Andrew swam a 19.85 in the 50 yard free on Saturday night at the Jenks Sectional in Oklahoma, breaking the National Age Group Record that seems to, ironically, have been the hardest for him to get at the 13-14 level (among his wheelhouse events, at least).
Schooling Wins Three More Titles on Day 2 of 2014 Southern Premier Meet
Bolles’ Joseph Schooling won three more events and swam a lifetime best in the 100 yard backstroke on Saturday at the 2014 Southern Premier Meet.