QUIZ: Can You Name All Colleges With a 2020 NCAA Men’s Swimming Qualifier?
The NCAA Championships are the pinnacle of college swimming. Can you name every school with a men’s swimmer invited to the 2020 edition?
QUIZ: Can You Name All Colleges With a 2020 NCAA Women’s Swimming Qualifier?
The NCAA Championships are the pinnacle of college swimming. Can you name every school with a women’s swimmer invited to the 2020 edition?
Swim of the Week: Tuncel’s Turkish Record Onslaught In Distance Free
At 15, Turkey’s Merve Tuncel went 4:06.83 in the 400 free, closing in on similar 15-16 age group times set by Katie Ledecky and Janet Evans.
QUIZ: Can You Name The Top 3 Swimmers of 2020 In Each Short Course Event?
It was a weird, pandemic-affected swimming season – but can you name the swimmers with the top 3 times in each short course event for 2020?
2020 Swammy Awards: European Male Swimmer of the Year Ilya Shymanovich
Ilya Shymanovich was a late-comer to the conversation for this award, smashing a 100 SCM breaststroke world record late in 2020.
QUIZ: Can You Name The Top 3 Swimmers of 2020 In Each Long Course Event?
It was a weird, pandemic-affected swimming season – but can you name the swimmers with the top 3 times in each long course event for 2020?
NEW YEAR’S QUIZ: Which Swimming Events Had a SC or LC World Record Set In 2020?
Can you pick every event with a long course or short course world record set in the calendar year 2020 – without picking any wrong events?
SwimSwam Pulse: 42% Pick ‘Other’ In Split Vote Over Top Woman of 2020
Voters were completely split on the best women’s swimmer of the year 2020, with 43% voting for ‘someone else’ over Kaylee McKeown (26%) and Lilly King (18%).
2020 Swammy Awards: South American Male Swimmer of the Year Nicholas Santos
Even at age 40, Nicholas Santos continues to get it done in the 50 fly, setting the ISL record and winning four of his five meets in 2020.
Retired Michigan HS Coach Sentenced To One Year in Jail For Sexual Conduct
David Eric Alsager, a retired high school swimming coach, pleaded no contest to criminal sexual conduct and will spend a year in jail as part of a plea deal.
2020 Swammy Awards: South American Female Swimmer of the Year Julia Sebastian
Julia Sebastian broke two continental records in an outstanding short course season for the LA Current in the International Swimming League.
2020 Swammy Awards: CAC Male Swimmer of the Year Dylan Carter
In 2020, Dylan Carter became a force in the ISL, making a 50 back skins final and setting three national records for Trinidad & Tobago.
Training Blocks: Age Group Sets With Westchester Aquatic Club
Westchester head coach Carle Fierro shares some age group workouts, including some for 13-year-old standout Claire Weinstein.
Albanian Record-Holder Klavio Meca Dies At Age 24
Albanian record-holding swimmer Klavio Meca has died at the age of 24, according to Albanian media. Meca competed at the 2017 World Championships.
Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 12/29/2020
One 15-year-old swimmer broke 4:30 for the first time in the 500 free. A 12-year-old swimmer dropped almost three seconds in the 100 breast.