The Official SwimSwam Ballot For The 2016 Golden Goggle Awards
SwimSwam’s take on the 2016 Golden Goggle Awards nominees.
Michael Phelps Nominated For 5 Golden Goggle Awards
Michael Phelps leads all athletes with 5 Golden Goggles nominations, per the official ballot released by USA Swimming today.
College Swimming Previews: Weitzeil Incoming For #3 Cal Women
With the returning group, Cal has no lack of depth in the sprints and several potential individual scorers. Now add Abbey Weitzeil, Maddie Murphy, and Keaton Blovad to the mix and you’ve got a dangerous looking sprint free group for the Golden Bears.
Kathleen Baker Crowned Queen of the Pool in Annual Cal Meet
Kathleen Baker was crowned the Queen of the Pool this weekend for her combined 100 fly, back, breast, free, and IM performances, unseating three-time defending champ Celina Li.
John Fedena Leaving SwimMAC For Northwest Carolina YMCA
John Fedena will be leaving SwimMAC to accept the position of Director of Competitive Swimming and Head Coach with the YMCA of Northwest North Carolina, otherwise known as TYDE.
Instagram Gallery: Rio 2016 Swimmers Get Their #OlympicInk
See any more #olympicink from swimmers on social media? Throw a link in the comments, and we’ll add it to the gallery.
Olympics NCAA Wrap Part II: 9 of top 10 Teams Earned Medals
Rising California senior Ryan Murphy was the only NCAA swimmer who competed in the 15-16 season to earn two individual gold medals in Rio.
Simone Manuel and Lia Neal’s “One Lit Team” USA Music Video
Simone Manuel and Lia Neal can add swimming filmmakers to their already-packed resumes.
Kelsi Worrell Throws First Pitch at Philadelphia Phillies Game
After returning as an Olympic gold medalist from the Rio Olympics, Kelsi Worrell threw the first pitch in today’s Philadelphia Phillies game.
As Rio Wraps, Olympic Swimmers Put Back Into Storage Until 2020
With the competitive swimming portion of the 2016 Rio Olympics wrapping up this week, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has begun returning swimmers to their storage unit, where they’ll remain until fans care about swimming again in the year 2020.
Most Dominant Swims of the 2016 Olympic Games Days 7 and 8
Daily Dominance is the best way to describe the swimming competition in Rio.
Day 8 Relay Lineups: No Major Surprises On Medley Rosters
Cate Campbell has given the freestyle leg on Australia’s medley relay despite fading to 6th in the individual race, getting beaten by her sister Bronte.
Medley Relay Preview: U.S. Women In Command, Men In For Close Battle
Check out a full preview of tonight’s medley relays, with full projections of all 16 finalists based off of their flat start times done here in Rio.
Katinka Hosszu Sets Olympic Record In 200 IM Winning Third Gold Medal
Iron Lady Katinka Hosszu blasted another Olympic record in the finals of the women’s 200 IM this evening en route to her third gold medal of these Rio Olympics.
Updating Relay Projections: Americans Now Favored In Both Medleys
Abbey Weitzeil’s huge split on the 4×100 free relay gives a spark of hope to an American medley relay originally projected to take silver.