Waschburger and Olasz Take European Cup in Open Water Swimming
2013 European Cup of Open Water Swimming (file photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)
Seven-Time World Champion Lisogor Involved in Kidnapping Accusations in Liberia
Former World Record holder Oleg Lisogor’s name has been swirling in African and Ukrainian media in connection to an alleged kidnapping. (Stock Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Brown Continues to Shine at South African Short Course Nationals
South African Myles Brown experienced a great deal of success over the last couple of weeks in Europe. In the…
Australian Open Water Swimming Great Trent Grimsey Retires
Australian Open Water Swimming Champion Trent Grimsey announces his retirement from competition. (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)
Three More Elite Russian Swimmers Provisionally Suspended; Double Digit Positives in Last Year
At least 10 Russian swimmers have received sanctions in the last year for positive doping tests, ranging from “warning” to a 6 year suspension. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Late August is Swimming’s Wedding Season: Trio of Swimming Superstar Weddings in Two Weeks
Anastasia Zueva (white dress) and Sergey Fesikov (black suit) was one of three mega-star swimming weddings from the past weekend, plus one American star got engaged. (Photo Posted to Fesikov’s Facebook, labeled courtesy: Georgian’s Swimmers Club)
Tim Phillips To Do Internship In Charlotte For Fall Semester; Returning for Spring Semester
Ohio State’s Tim Phillips will represent Ohio State at the 2014 Big Ten and, hopefully, NCAA Championships. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Ruta Meilutyte Scheduled to Swim at 2013 World Junior Championships
Ruta Meilutyte’s addition increases the meet’s claim to be a Junior World Championship. (Photo: Victor Puig/victorpuig.com)
USA Swimming to Bring In National Child Protection Center For Independent Review of SafeSport Program
USA Swimming has hired a national child protection center to independently review and critique it’s SafeSport prgoram.
Seven More World Records on final night of IPC World Championships
Seven more world records were set on the final night of the IPC Swimming World Championships making it a total of 45 new world marks being recorded through out the seven day competition…. (Photo Credit: Janna Schulze)
NYC Swim’s Governors Island 2 Mile
Swimmers enter the Hudson River for the NYC Swim’s Governors Island swim.
EBay Items of the Week: 2012 Olympic Team Autographed Flag; Famous Artist’s 1928 Swimming Trophy
This trophy is one of just a few of the coolest lot of swimming EBay items that we’ve seen yet. (Photo Courtesy: EBay)
Ranking the 2013 NCAA Women’s Recruiting Classes: #’s 1-4
This shot captured ominously a then 15-year-old Missy Franklin with her future coach Teri McKeever (right). Did Missy and the crew capture the #1 class ranking? (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Sviderska and Vynohradets Both Collect Their Fifth IPC World Titles
Ukrainians Olga Sviderska and Dmytro Vynohradets both collected their fifth gold medals of the competition powering the Ukraine to an…
Femke Heemskerk Breaks Meet Record to Close 2013 Jose Finkel Trophy in Brazil
Femke Heemskerk (above) broke the Championship Record in the women’s 100 free and Julia Sebastian broke her 3rd Argentina National Record to close the Jose Finkel Trophy. (Photo: Satiro Sodre/SSPress)