Dartmouth Men’s Basketball Players Drop Push To Unionize
The move is being made in order to avoid potential legal and political risks in anticipation of personnel changes within the NRLB with a new U.S. President.
2024 Swammy Awards: African Coach of the Year – Rocco Meiring (RSA)
Meiring coached five of the eight members of the South African Olympic team, highlighted by double medalist Tatjana Smith.
Competitor Coach of the Month: Peter Verhoef
Verhoef led his Bolles School Sharks to a phenomenal performance at Winter Juniors – East, winning the boys’ and combined team titles in Greensboro.
Ultra Swimmer of the Month: Gretchen Walsh
After a record-setting short course meter debut in October, Walsh rewrote the women’s SCM world records over a six-day stretch at SC Worlds in Budapest.
2024 Swammy Awards: Oceanian Coach of the Year – Dean Boxall
Dean Boxall put 10 swimmers on the Australian Olympic team and they combined to win 18 medals in Paris, led by Mollie O’Callaghan and Ariarne Titmus.
In Memoriam: Remembering The People Swimming Lost In 2024
Jon Urbanchek, the longtime Michigan head coach who served on numerous U.S. Olympic team staffs, was among the notable people swimming lost in 2024.
Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming: 12/21/2024
Our Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming series celebrates swimmers of every age and experience level with age group profiles of some recent results.
2024 Swammy Awards: Oceanian Male Swimmer of the Year – Cameron McEvoy
Eight years after he was favored for gold in Rio and fell short, Cameron McEvoy had his Olympic moment in Paris in the men’s 50 freestyle.
SwimSwam Pulse: American Sweeps In 200 IM, 100 Free Were Most Unexpected In Budapest
Shaine Casas and Kate Douglass made it a gold medal sweep for the U.S. in the 200 IM at SC Worlds, one of six events where a nation won both golds in a race.
2024 Swammy Awards: Oceanian Female Swimmer of the Year – Kaylee McKeown
McKeown defended both of her Olympic titles in the women’s backstroke events in Paris, earning a total of five medals to tie for 2nd-most among all athletes.
Fluidra Race Video of the Week: Gretchen Walsh Soars To World Record In 100 Fly At SC Worlds
Walsh broke 11 world records in Budapest, including doing so in the heats, semis and final of the women’s 100 fly.
arena Swim of the Week: Mary-Sophie Harvey Caps Standout Worlds With 1:51.49 200 Free
Harvey raced 15 times over six days at Short Course Worlds and saved the best for last, unloading a massive best time in the women’s 200 free final.
Leon Marchand Headed To Australia To Train Under Dean Boxall In January
Marchand will spend two or three months in Australia to “breathe” and experience a new training philosophy before returning to the U.S. and Bob Bowman.
NCAA Dealt Another Legal Blow As Court Rules In Favor of Diego Pavia In Eligibility Case
The ruling could lead junior college to no longer counting towards a student-athletes’ NCAA eligibility.
New England Swimming Has New Look With Disbanding of Gator Swim Club
One of the mainstays of the New England Swimming LSC appears to be no more as indications are that Gator Swim Club has effectively disbanded.