American Short Course Champs Sees Florida State, Texas A&M School Records Crushed
Day 2 at the American Short Course Championships saw some more great post-grad and age-group action, but even more exciting…
Stanford Freshmen Win Two More on Day 3 at Pac 12’s
Youth continued to prevail on day 3 at the Pac-12 Championships. Not a single one of the day’s 5 individual…
Florida's Elese Zalewski Surprise Scratch From NCAA Championship Meet; Florida State Benefits
The first round of scratches, released on Wednesday, for the 2011-2012 Women’s NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships, were fairly obviously…
CSCAA Releases Final "NCAA Prediction" Poll
As we roll into championship season, the CSCAA has released their final women’s poll of the 2011-2012 season, which in…
Two-Time Olympian Brooke Bennett Back in Drug Testing Pool, Mulling Comeback
The latest in the line of swimmers considering comebacks is 31-year old American Brooke Bennett. The alarms in my head started…
Two National Records Go Down on Day 3 at Irish Olympic Trials
Headed into day three of the 2012 Irish Olympic Trials, the first two National Records went down in Friday’s morning…
Longhorn Men Earn Three More Qualifiers at American SC Champs
Night one of the ambitiously-named American Short Course Championships in Austin, Texas had a bit of buzz to them. The…
David Nolan, Chad La Tourette Mark Career Firsts on Eventful Day 2 at Pac 12's
Night two of the 2012 Pac-12 Men’s Swimming Championships are in the book, and what immediately jumps out is that…
Big Story: Cal, Wisconsin, North Carolina Women Pick Up Additional Entries to NCAA's in Updated Psych Sheets
As often happens after the initial release of NCAA psych sheets, there have been 5 new invites to the 2012…
McMahon Scares Fabled Irish Record on Day 1 at Ireland Olympic Trials
On day 1 of the 2012 Irish Olympic Trials on Wednesday (not to be confused with the British Trials that…
Women's 2011-2012 Season Shows Shocking Time Consistency
I have a perception about women’s swimming in this country: that it’s getting faster. There are always some outliers, but…
Princess Charlene to Host Swimming South Africa Pre-Olympic Training Camp
It’s good to have friends in high places. Princess Charlene of Monaco (formerly Charlene Wittstock, Olympian from South Africa) has…
[Updated] Virginia Star Lauren Perdue's NCAA Status "Up in the Air"
[UPDATE 3/1/2012: Word out of Cavalier camp is that the decision has gone from “she’s out” to “still up in…
Cal, Stanford Split First Day Relays at Men's Pac 12 Championships
Men’s 200 Medley Relay The Cal men’s team has a lot of options in this 200 medley relay, and they…
Full, Official Psych Sheets Released for 2012 Women's NCAA Championships
After yesterday’s release of the “preselection” psych sheets, today the NCAA released the full-blown psych sheets for the 2012 Women’s…