Missy Franklin, Michael Phelps Headline the Pro Swim Series Santa Clara
Olympic gold medalists and world-record holders Missy Franklin and Michael Phelps are expected to lead a group of more than 50 members of the USA National Team headlining the field for the June 18-21 Arena Pro Swim Series at Santa Clara.
Japanese Men’s Freestyle On The Rise – Historic Olympic Medal Drought Threatened
Japan is one of history’s great swimming powerhouses. Their men sit fourth on the all-time medals table, and their women eighth. From the 1930s until the 1960s Japan was one of the top nations in every discipline in swimming, but since then hasn’t produced any top swimmers in the freestyle events at the Olympic Games.
Tom Shields’ 3 Favorite Exercises
Tom Shields had a breakout swim last summer at U.S. Nationals, winning the 100m and 200m butterfly events.
3 Ways to do a Shoulder Safe Swimming Workout
Practicing proper technique is arguably the #1 measure you can take to prevent or recover from an overuse injury. To avoid technique that can aggravate an injury, warm-up with 3-5 drills before every workout.
Anthony Ervin’s 3 Favorite Exercises
Thanks to our Pan Pacs partner, BridgeAthletic, today we featured Anthony Ervin’s 3 Favorite Exercises. This summer at US Nationals, Ervin battled a lightning fast final to win the title in the 50m freestyle.
American Sprint Freestyle Not Up To Par With World – Medals On The Line
On Friday, USA Swimming posted the following Tweet highlighting the dire challenge of American sprinting so far in 2015. Since then, the situation has gotten even more dire, with Katsumi Nakamura going a 48.41 in the 100m freestyle at the Japan Open.
Irie, Seto, Hagino, Along with America’s Ervin, Headline the 2015 Japan Open
Red-hot backstroker Ryosuke Irie will look to dominate once again, this time at the 2015 Japan Open slated for May 22-24th in Tokyo.
2015 Arena Pro Swim Series Charlotte: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap
With the comeback in full force, Michael Phelps swam his first 200m fly since the 2012 London Olympics. He wasn’t afraid to attack the race early on, leading the way to the 100 meter wall in 57.09. At the 150, Phelps was still in front, but that last 50 seemed to prove to be trouble.
Pro Swim Series Charlotte Photo Vault Prelims Day 3
A fun weekend of fast swimming and good times is underway in Charlotte at the penultimate stop of the 2015…
Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte and Natalie Coughlin Headline Arena Pro Swim Series at Charlotte
Nathan Adrian, Natalie Coughlin, Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps are among the nearly 20 Olympic medalists expected to highlight the field for the May 14-17 Arena Pro Swim Series at Charlotte.
The Art of Swimming: Photo show in San Diego’s North County
There is undoubtedly an artistic aspect to all sport, and swimming is no exception. The beauty and grace of swimming is…
Josh Davis National Record Celey Time Lapse Video
Davis captured two national records at USMS Springs Nationals. Mike Lewis, SwimSwam Photographer, put together a great “celey” time lapse video. See it here.
More than 40 USMS records fall at Masters Spring Nationals
More than 40 different Masters National records fell at the short course national championship in San Antonio this weekend, including a number to some former Olympians.
Josh Davis Breaks USMS Record, Interviews USMS Star Matt Grevers, Hosts Mutual of Omaha BREAKOUT Swim Clinic
Josh, 42 years old, dropped a 1:38.23 breaking the 200 yard free USMS Record for the 40-44 age group. (Michael Ross held the record at 1:38.94.)
Swimming is for life USMS Nationals Photo Vault
There’s a lot of fast swimming going on in San Antonio Texas this week at the Nationwide USMS Spring Nationals. Swim…