Brown Hires de la Pena as New Assistant Coach
Brown has hired former Monmouth head coach Alex de la Pena as their new assistant.
Caeleb Dressel, Becca Mann Lead U.S. Roster for World Junior Championships
Affable teen Becca Mann is among 18 men and women selected for the 2013 FINA World Junior Championships from the USA. (Photo: Janna Schulze/SwimSwam.com)
Two New York Swimmers To Cross Massachusetts Bay This Week
Early this morning, under sunny but windy skies, 54-year-old Paul Rekoff of New York, NY, set off from White Horse Beach in Plymouth, Mass., bound for Provincetown and a 20-mile swim to Cape Cod. He’s hoping to complete the P2P crossing today, and on Saturday, August 17, Mo Siegel, 62, of Piermont, NY, will also attempt the long distance swim. (Photo Credit: Mike Lewis, olavistaphotography.com)
Lots of NCAA Jobs Still Available As Students Prepare to Return to Campuses
With just weeks until the NCAA season kicks off, there’s still a ton of jobs open at the colleigate level, including the spot for head diving coach at Virginia. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
What Music Do Swimmers Listen to On Deck to Get Psyched Up Races?
What music are swimmers listening to on deck at the 2013 YMCA Long Course National Championships? (Video and featured image courtesy of Kelly McCommons)
Alex Meyer Plans to Continue Training at Harvard After Coach Takes Penn State Job
2012 U.S. Olympian Alex Meyer will remain at Harvard, even after his coach Tim Murphy moved on to Penn State. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPIctures.com)
Four More World Records Fall at the IPC World Championships
There were four more world records set on day two of the IPC Swimming World Championships in Montreal, Canada. That…
Why Do You Love YMCA Nationals and YMCA Swimming?
This video was captured by Kate Hugo at the 2013 YMCA Long Course National Championships and produced by Kelly McCommons. (Video and featured image courtesy of Kelly McCommons)
Looking Back at the Career of Brenton Rickard
On August 5th, a day after the 2013 FINA World Championships concluded Australian breaststroker Brenton Rickard decided it was time to call it a career… (Photo Credit, Tim Binning, theswimpictures)
2013 Junior Nationals – A Massive Swimming Photo Vault
Gunnar Bentz, rising swim star at the 2013 Junior Nationals (Images courtesy of Anne Lepesant)
Time Lapse Video: 2013 YMCA Nationals
Time Lapse video is courtesy of Kelly McCommons (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)
A&M-Texas Women to Revive Rivalry Series in 2013; Men Still Holding Out
Aside from matchups with Texas and Georgia, the #4 Aggies have a pretty easy schedule through to SEC’s. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Night Train Swimmers Announce World-Record Relay Attempt
Six swimmers will complete 228-mile relay from Point Conception to San Diego to benefit the Navy SEAL Foundation SAN FRANCISCO,…
Clark Burckle Accepted to Stanford Business School, “Competitions on the Back Burner”
Clark Burckle, seen above at US Masters Nationals, will focus on school for now, but hasn’t retired either. (Photo: Mike Lewis/OlaVistaPhotography.com)
Left Handed Swimmers Celebrate Left Handers Day
Left handed people are a little like X-Men, with superpowers. For example left handers can adjust to seeing underwater quicker! 5-time Olympic medalist, Josh Davis (featured image), is left handed. (Photo Credit: MOO BOSC)