The Pac-12 Conference Look-Back: Women’s Record Books (Part 1)
Since 1980, Stanford women have won an astonishing 14 Olympic gold medals in swimming, twice-as-many as any other Pac-12 school in that time.
Tess Howley Drops 2:08 200 Fly, #12 All-Time Fastest 17-18 to Surpass Misty Hyman
Howley blasted a 2:08.98 200-meter fly at U.S. Nationals, passing Olympic gold medalist Misty Hyman on the list of all-time fastest 17-18-year-olds.
Chandler, Burckle, Basson Named To University of Arizona Sports Hall of Fame
The trio of former Arizona Wildcats and NCAA Championships were honored over the weekend for their careers by the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame.
A Rare Feat: NCAA & Olympic Champions In The Same Year
Ryan Murphy was one of three swimmers to win both the Olympic and NCAA titles in the same event in 2016, doing so in the men’s 100 and 200 backstroke.
Epic Swims: Misty Hyman Beats Madame Butterfly for 200 Fly Gold, Sydney 2000
In one the greatest upsets in swimming, Misty Hyman defeated Australian sensation Susie O’Neill for gold in the women’s 200m butterfly at the Sydney Olympics.
Roadmaps – Mapping the Journey of US Swimming Stars: Women’s 200 Fly
Mary T. Meagher’s 80s NAGs and Mary Descenza’s 2009 American record remain unbroken today. Who’s been close to breaking the marks? Could they ever go down?
USC’s Louise Hansson Earns 4th-Straight Pac-12 Title in 100 Fly with 49.94
Reigning NCAA Champion Louise Hansson, a USC senior, became the first woman to win 4-straight Pac-12 100 fly titles with her victory tonight.
Catalina Foothills Girls and Campo Verde Boys Win AIA DII State Championships
Sophomore Kennedy Noble, of Millennium High School, breaks Misty Hyman’s AZ state 100 backstroke record dating back to 1996 with a new time of 52.73.
Watching Swimming: What Makes a Race Good?
Last Friday, SwimSwam published our Swammy Awards Top 10 Swims of the Year. The number one race was the men’s medley relay at the Asian Games.
Strouse, Pattison Lead Chaparral Girls To Arizona HS Division I State Title
Ashley Strouse won two individual events and added a pair of relay wins as the Chaparral girls definitively won the Division I Arizona High School State title.
Simone Manuel Wins 2018 Honda Sport Award
Manuel is the 10th Stanford Cardinal to win the award.
The Greatest Collective Swimming Performance In 50 Years
Chuck Warner’s “Lesson From Legends”
Sun Devil Swim Camps with Coach Bob Bowman and Ryan Mallam
Experience the vision of legendary Olympic Head Coach Bob Bowman and the technical expertise of Associate Head Coach Ryan Mallam through a series of structured practices.
Misty Hyman to Resign as Arizona State Coach after NCAAs
Misty Hyman, the 2000 Olympic gold medalist in the 200 fly, will step down from her role as senior assistant coach at Arizona State.
Hall of Fame Swim Coach Bob Gillett Dies
Hall of Fame Swim Coach Bob Gillett passed away this morning in Phoenix, Arizona after suffering a heart attack. Gillett…