Only Two Individual Prelims Scratches On Day 7 of World University Games
With just two individual events and two relay events on the final morning of the 2019 World University Games, there are only two scratches.
2019 World Champs Preview: Italians Returning From Injury in Men’s 800 Free
Gabriele Detti won the 2017 World title, but missed much of 2018 with injury. He returns to find a new wave of distance talent threatening his 800 free crown.
2019 World University Games: Day 6 Prelims Recap
South Africa’s Tatjana Schoenmaker turns 22 today. She’ll look to celebrate with a clean sweep of breaststroke golds – the 50 breast heats are today.
David Marsh Out At UCSD; Will Continue With Team Elite, Pros, Consulting
Rio Olympic head coach David Marsh will no longer be the head coach at UC-San Diego. Instead, he’ll focus on his work with Team Elite and new consulting jobs.
U.S. Center For SafeSport Briefly Lists 13-Year-Old In Banned Database
The Center for SafeSport listed, then removed, a 13-year-old swimmer in its database of banned individuals & won’t reveal whether the child remains suspended.
4th Seed Munoz Scratches Day 6 Prelims At World University Games
Only one top 10 seed has taken a scratch on day 6 of the 2019 World University Games: 4th-seeded Lidon Munoz del Campo of Spain.
China Finishes With 11 of 15 Diving Golds At 2019 World University Games
China won 6 of the final 9 gold medals in diving to lead all nations with 11 – one more than they earned last time they competed at this event in 2015.
ASCA To Replace CEO John Leonard With TSE’s Steve Roush
Consulting director Steve Roush will take over as American Swimming Coaches Association CEO at the beginning of 2020, replacing John Leonard after 35 years.
Jose Lopez Breaks 12-Year-Old Portuguese 800 Free Record At Universiade
18-year-old Jose Lopez of Portugal appears to have eclipsed a national 800 free record that had stood for a dozen years.
Egorova Only Scratch For Day 5 Finals Of World University Games
There’s just one scratch out of tonight’s finals session of the 2019 Summer Universiade: 16th-ranked women’s 50 backstroker Polina Egorova out of semifinals.
2019 World University Games: Houlie Hits For Meet Record at Day 5 Prelims
Gabby DeLoof already has gold medals in the 4×100 free relay, 4×200 free relay, and the 100 free and is the top seed in the 200 free.
Scandal-Wracked Former USOC CEO Scott Blackmun Received $2.4 Million Severance
Despite resigning amid heavy criticism for his handling of major abuse scandals, former USOC CEO Scott Blackmun received severance pay of $2.4 million.
SwimSwam Pulse: Voters Favor NCAA Reform But 42% Fear Effects To Swimming
86% of voters said college athletes should be able to profit from their names and images, but 42% expressed concern about the effects to non-revenue sports.
Dolfin Swim of the Week: Sjostrom Now Owns 4 of 7 Fastest 50s Ever
The 2019 Swedish Championships were about as good a tune-up for the World Championships as Sarah Sjostrom could have asked for.
Devan Tunnell, John Hopkins Added To SafeSport Banned Database
Two new names appear in the U.S. Center for SafeSport’s database of banned individuals: Devan Tunnell from Oregon and John Hopkins from Ohio.