Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Qin Haiyang’s 200 Breaststroke
At China’s National Games this week, Qin Haiyang broke his own world junior and Chinese national records in the 200 breast, dropping all the way down to a 2:07.35.
Austin Open Water Event Aims To Raise Drowning Awareness
I am a swimmer…Eight years ago, I would never have called myself a swimmer.
Swimming Australia Updates Open Water Event Bylaws
Swimming Australia announced that the 2018 Australian Open Water Swimming Championships will remain at Brighton Beach in Adelaide, but participants should expect some notable changes at next year’s event.
Italy Shows Strong at Weather-Shortened Capri-Napoli Race
The Italians continued their dominant open water run at Capri-Napoli.
USA Swimming Announces 2017-2018 National Team
Today, USA Swimming announced which athletes were dominant enough to make the National Team.
USLA Announces USA Athletes Chosen To Compete At DHL ISRC 2017
The United States Lifesaving Association is pleased to introduce the athletes chosen to represent the U.S.A. at the DHL International…
15 Competitors Have Been Selected To USLA U19 National Team
Fifteen young competitors have been selected to the USLA U19 National Team to compete at the DHL International Surf Rescue…
Sixth Annual Meters for Mike Race Set for September 16th
On September 16th, the sixth annual Meters for Mike swim will take place along the New Jersey shoreline.
Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Regan Smith, Riptide
It’s been quite a week of 100 backstrokes for 15-year-old Regan Smith.
Swimming Canada Pulls Athletes from World University Games Open Water
29TH WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES (SUMMER UNIVERSIADE 2017) Sunday, August 20-Sunday, August 20, 2017 50-Meter Course Taipei, Taiwan National Taiwan Sport…
Gardner-Webb Alum Heather Roka Crosses English Channel
Roka was a collegiate swimmer for Gardner-Webb from 2004-2008, and credited her time at GWU as the inspiration for her swim.
Blueseventy Swim of the Week: American Sprinting Is Back At Universiade
In 2015, there was a race among swimming fans to declare the death of American male sprinting. But we’re discovering in 2017 that like Mark Twain’s, reports of the American demise were greatly exaggerated.
Italian Women Dominate Ohrid Lake Open Water Grand Prix
It was all Italy last Saturday at the Ohrid Lake Open Water Grand Prix stop in Macedonia.
Two Teenagers Complete Solo Swim Of The Catalina Channel
Mia Thomas (16 years old) and Heloise Leblanc (17 years old) from San Diego County completed their solo swims across…
Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Sjostrom Strikes Back In Eindhoven
Sarah Sjostrom has already been tearing it up on the World Cup series, but this week, she very clearly went out of her way to earn SwimSwam’s prestigious Swim of the Week award.