USA Report Day 3: Order is Restored in the World of Backstroking
Today’s USA Report is a long, winding path that ends in a rant about stroke 50’s. Not even sure how it got there. Let’s just go with it. (Photo: Victor Puig/victorpuig.com)
The End of an Era: Ledecky Breaks 1500 Meter Free World Record
Two 16-year old World Record breakers, in the same meet? Unbelievable. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Ledecky 1500 Free World Record – Post Race Interview
Katie Ledecky has broken the all-time mark in the women’s 1500 free with a 15:36.53. The old mark of 15:42.54 was set by fellow American, and fellow D.C. Metroplex native, Kate Ziegler, who was a 15:42.54 in 2007 at a meet in Mission Viejo, California. (Photo Credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)
Oceania Report, Day 3, Emily Seebohm Finishes Second in the 100 Backstroke
Emily Seebohm and Lauren Boyle both earned medals on Day 3 of the World Championships. (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, TheSwimPictures)
Euro Report – Day 2 – Meilutyte was Incredible What Else is There to Say?
There is no debate that the story for the Europeans, the story of the day, the story of the meet so far is Olympic champion Ruta Meilutyte… (Photo Credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)
2013 FINA World Championships Day 2: Real-Time Recaps
Ruta Meilutyte reacts with great emotion after breaking the 100m breaststroke Lithuanian, European, World Championship, and World Records in 1:04.35. (Photo Credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)
Ledecky’s Coach, Bruce Gemmell, Breaks Down Her Worlds Races – Video Feature
Day 2 swimswam coverage of the 2013 FINA World Championships as reported by Amanda Smith – women’s 1500 freestyle: The…
2013 FINA World Championships Day 2 Prelims LIVE Recap
Ruta Meilutyte rips a 1:04.52 in the 100 meter breaststroke prelim, .6 tenths faster than the rest of the field! (Photo Credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)
Katie Ledecky Only Really Surprise Outcome of Day 1 Pick ‘Em Results
Was Katie Ledecky’s win in the 400 free an upset? Pick ‘Em Results indicate ‘yes’. (File Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Danish Sports Director Expects Results in Barcelona
The Danes have brought a national team that consists of four women to compete in Barcelona. The team is made…
2013 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS PREVIEW: Can the Younger Xu Beat Ledecky in the 800 freestyle?
The women’s distance events have traditionally been a young woman’s game and with the emergence of Chinese teenager Xu Danlu…
Ledecky Breaks 25 Year-old NAG Record
Katie Ledecky breaks her third 15-16 National Age Group record at the 2013 World Championship Trials. (Photo Credit: Janna Schulze/SwimSwam.com)
Hardcore Swim of the Week: A Pair of 4:02’s for the World Champion Muffat
The HardCoreSwim of the week goes to France’s Camille Muffat, who despite jet-setting around Europe put up the world’s two-fastest…
Muffat Swims World Best 400 Free Again, Manaudou Beats Bousquet in 50
Day 1 of the 2013 Sette Colli Trophy did not disappoint, with a handful of Meet Records and a World Leader going on the boards. (Photo: Aidan Pongrace)
Muffat and Meilutyte post world’s bests in Monaco
On the second night of the Mare Nostrum competition in Monaco Olympic champion Camille Muffat dominated the field in the 400 freestyle…