Germany Names European Championship Team
USC’s Dimitri Colupaev is among the 32 Germans being sent to this year’s World Championships. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
In Briefs: Lyndsay DePaul, Paul Biedermann, Danish/Dutch Women Jump into British Olympic Trials Field
Several more swimmers have thrown their names into the ring for the first 2012 British Olympic Trials meet from March…
Di Carli, Deibler Brothers Light Up Hamburg Sprint Cup in Germany
The elite, sprint trio of the German National Team, Marco Di Carli, Steffen Deibler, and Markus Deibler, kicked off the…
Roland Schoeman Guest Editorial: Steroids, Swimming, and Dangerous Precedents
Today we welcome a very special guest, Roland Schoeman, to The Swimmers Circle to weigh in on the Cesar Cielo debate. Roland…
5 Things to Watch for on Day 4 of the World Championships
Day 4 at the 2011 FINA World Aquatics Championships – Pool Swimming – will feature another very light preliminary schedule. The…
Where is the Anti-Doping Process Failing Us? Fix the Code, Not the Court.
Though a small minority have fallen on the side of the Brazilians in their now-infamous doping scandal, a majority (or…
Athletes React to Cielo Announcement Via Twitter; Poll Results
As is evidenced by the Tweet of Dutch swimmer Sebastiaan Verschuren above above, the first reactions from other athletes about the…
Cracking the Shanghai Relays: Men's 400 Free
With all of the predicting done, we’ve still got almost a week before the actual swimming begins in Shanghai. In that…
Shanghai 2011: Men's Freestyle, Backstroke, and IM Picks
Now that we’re done with the women’s picks (Free/Back/IM’s | Breast/Fly/Relays), it’s time to start on the men, which usually…
Despite Only 11 With Qualifying Marks, Germany Chooses 24 for Shanghai
The German Swimming Federation has released the list of 24 swimmers that they will be sending to the World Championships…
German Team Explodes on Last Day of National Championships
On the 6th and final day of their 2011 National Championship and World Championship Trials, the German swim team exploded…
Di Carli Tops TYR World Rankings in 100 Free After Day 5 in Berlin
On day 5 of the 2011 German National Championships, a new star emerged in the form of sprinter Marco Di…
Deibler Earns Shanghai Bid with National Record, Biedermann Falls Short in 400 Free on Day 4 in Germany
And on the 4th day, the Deutscher Scwimm-Verband (aka German Swimming Federation) opened the flood-gates and said “let their be…
German Nationals Day 3: Great Fan Format, or Performance-Robbing Format?
Day 1 | Day 2 Let’s start day 3 by examining the interesting format of the German National Championships. Unlike…
Medal Tables, 10 Big Winners, and TSC Awards, Along With Final Thoughts From Dubai
The 2010 Dubai World Championships are in the book, and despite some great opposition from the rest of the world,…