Chad Le Clos: YOGs Prepared Me To Win Olympic Gold (Video Interview)
Youth Olympic Games ambassador and 2010 YOGs alum Chad le Clos says the Youth Olympic Games prepared him to win Olympic gold two years later. The butterflyer appears in a Youth Olympic Games promotional video with his take on what the competition did for his career.
Morozov, Sjostrom Cruise Over $100K In World Cup Winnings In Budapest
Vladimir Morozov leads all earners on the 2018 World Cup tour, hauling in $113,900 over the first four stops. His $50,000 bonus for winning cluster 2 put him well over that mark, and earned him a more-than-$54,000 lead in the money lists.
World Cup Points: Wang, Atkinson, Santos Win Budapest
World record-setters Wang Jianjiahe, Alia Atkinson and Nicholas Santos put up the most World Cup points of any swimmers in Budapest, with Morozov and Wang winning Cluster 2. Morozov still leads the men’s points, while Sarah Sjostrom remains the women’s leader for the series.
Michael Cwirka Added To SafeSport, USA Swimming Banned Lists
Michael Cwirka, a former high school swim coach in Connecticut, has been officially banned by the U.S. Center for SafeSport, appearing in the Center’s banned database as well as USA Swimming’s banned list.
Sean Hutchison Permanently Banned By U.S. Center for SafeSport
Sean Hutchison, the former coach of Olympian Ariana Kukors and the now-defunct USA Swimming Center of Excellence at FAST, has been permanently banned from Olympic sports by the U.S. Center for Safesport.
US Indicts 7 Russian Officials For Hacking Related To Doping Misinformation Plot
The U.S. Department of Justice indicted seven Russian intelligence officials this week, accusing them of hacking and wire fraud as part of a campaign to obtain information about athletes and selectively spread that information in an attempt to make it look like non-Russian athletes were cheating the anti-doping system.
2018-2019 Men’s NCAA Power Rankings: First Edition
Townley Haas and the Texas Longhorns are the returning #1s… right? Our first-place votes are surprisingly split in our preseason NCAA men’s Power Rankings.
Hinchey Testifies For Congress, Notes SafeSport Response Time
USA Swimming CEO Tim Hinchey testifed for a Senate Subcommittee Wednesday, giving some updates on USA Swimming’s progress in the area of SafeSport and especially emphasizing the need to speed up response time to sexual abuse complaints.
College Swimming Weekend Preview: 10/1/18 – 10/7/18
Intrasquads and alumni meets still abound on the first weekend of October, but Oregon State vs Arizona State will begin to kick off major conference dual meet action.
CA Police Investigating Embezzlement Accusations Against Bitter
Santa Clara police are investigating allegations of embezzlement leveled at former Santa Clara Swim Club head coach John Bitter, The Mercury News reports.
Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Morozov’s World Record Highlights Eindhoven
For Vladimir Morozov, the World Cup’s switch back to a short course meters format was exactly what he needed.
2018-2019 Women’s NCAA Power Rankings: First Edition
Ella Eastin and Stanford chase a third-straight NCAA team title. Who are the top challengers? A conference rival you probably saw coming and a couple more teams you might not have.
SwimSwam Pulse: 100 IM Reigns Supreme As Most-Wanted NCAA Event
Nearly half of voters picked the 100 IM as the favored addition, easily outpacing the other hypothetical NCAA Championships events in our latest poll.
Tim Hinchey Among CEOs to Testify For Congress Today
USA Swimming CEO Tim Hinchey will be one of five sports federation executives to testify before a Congressional Subcommitee today as part of a hearing about athlete safety.
YMCA Aquatics Manager Curtis Klausner Banned By SafeSport
Curtis Klausner, a Florida-based aquatics manager, has been deemed “permanently ineligible” by the U.S. Center for SafeSport.