USA Synchro Honored With USOC’s Advancing D&I Award
USA Synchro, the federation governing synchronized swimming, will be honored with the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) Advancing D&I Award, which honors sport growth among women and racial minorities.
College Swimming Previews: #8 Missouri Men Look To Stick In Top 10
We’ll be previewing the top 10 men’s and women’s programs from the 2016 NCAA Championships – stay tuned to our College…
Buckeye Alum Michael Hulme Returns To Columbus As New Assistant Coach
The Ohio State Buckeyes have added former standout Michael Hulme back onto its roster – this time as the program’s new assistant coach.
Danish Swim Federation Defends Blume’s Innocence After Medical Info Hack
The Danish Swimming Federation strongly supported the innocence of Olympic 50 free champ Pernille Blume after Russian hackers released her medical records last week.
China Sets Paralympic Record With 92 Swimming Medals, 37 Gold
China has been crushing the Paralympic swimming medal table all week, and finished the 2016 Rio Paralympics with what is believed to be the most swimming medals in Paralympic history.
College Swimming Previews: Sprinters, Breaststrokers Lead #9 Indiana
Olympian Blake Pieroni leads an IU sprint freestyle crew that is among the toughest in the NCAA.
University of Mary Washington Forfeits Season Opener After Hazing Bust
CAC powerhouse University of Mary Washington will forfeit its first dual meet of the 2016-2017 season after the team was caught having a party that included underage drinking and alleged hazing, according to school newspaper The Blue and Gray Press.
China’s 31 Gold, 76 Total Medals Lead Paralympic Table After Day 8
China continues to lead all nations in Paralympic swimming stockpiling 31 golds and 76 total medals to blow out their London totals with two days left.
College Swimming Previews: #10 Auburn Hunts Postseason Consistency
Auburn has won 11 straight SEC titles in the 400 free relay, but needs a better NCAA showing to improve on last year’s 10th-place finish.
International Anti-Doping Summit Makes Recommendations To WADA
A meeting between 17 National Anti-Doping Organizations (NADOs) in Denmark this week produced reform recommendations for the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) among other things.
Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Liu Benying Obliterates World Record
It’s been a banner week for China at the Paralympics with 27 golds through 9 days. But none has been as historically dominating as Liu Benying’s 200 free S2.
Noah Lense Added To USA Swimming’s National Junior Team
Tampa Bay Aquatics’ Noah Lense has been added to the USA Swimming National Junior Team roster after he was mistakenly missing from the original version.
Chinese Swimmers Set 4 World Records On Tuesday At Paralympics
It’s been a banner week for the Chinese Paralympic swim team, which leads the medal tables by a wide margin in Rio. Tuesday may have been the highest point yet, with 4 of 5 total world records in the finals session set by Chinese athletes.
USA Swimming To Up Marketing Budget By $3.3 Million For 2020 Quad
USA Swimming has released its budget proposal for the upcoming quad, which will run from 2017-2020, with the marketing budget set to go up more than $3.3 million from the previous quad and the national team division getting $6.3 million more.
NCAA Pulls 7 Championships Out of North Carolina Over ‘Bathroom Bill’
The NCAA has announced it will move 7 of its major championship events out of the state of North Carolina in response to the controversial ‘bathroom bill’ that some criticize as discriminatory.