Open Water World Championships begin Saturday with Olympic spots up for grabs
The 10K races at this year’s World Championships will serve as the main qualifier for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Pictured: 2013 World 10K champ Ous Mellouli of Tunisia.
FINA among lowest-scoring sports federations in Play The Game’s good governance study
An ongoing study of sporting federations finds that FINA ranks near the bottom of all sports federations in terms of good governance principles.
Following the Feet: Part 9 – Last Day
Following the Feet is an 8-week summer series on SwimSwam. Written by Stina Oakes, the series follows the eight weeks of summer…
Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Stevens rattles 1:00 in breakout 100 Back
Missouri’s Hannah Stevens put up the second-fastest American 100 back time of the year last weekend, and will shoot to break the minute barrier at U.S. Nationals.
Arkansas club, high school coach arrested on sexual assault suspicions
The former head coach of an Arkansas swim club has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault, per ArkansasOnline.com.
Will Licon talks weight training, passing up Pan Ams & US Nationals preparation
It was a banner NCAA season for Texas’s Will Licon, but the rising junior has had a relatively quiet summer. He checked in with SwimSwam to talk summer training, NCAA time drops and goals for this coming summer.
Australia’s World Champs team training in Doha before Worlds in Kazan
Australia’s World Championships team has already entered staging for next month’s major international event, training in Doha, Qatar.
USA Swimming to add Indianapolis to 2015-2016 Arena Pro Swim Series
USA Swimming has added an Indianapolis stop to its Arena Pro Swim Series tour for 2016, but that stop might turn out to conflict with the established Santa Clara meet.
Sun Yang, Ye Shiwen head 51-member Chinese team for World Champs
China has finally announced its roster for the upcoming FINA World Championships, headed by Olympic gold medalists Sun Yang and Ye Shiwen.
Great Britain’s Gary Hunt wins 5th-straight Red Bull Cliff dive event
Great Britain’s Gary Hunt continued his dominance of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series with his fifth consecutive win at the…
Miriam Sheehan breaks 10 & Under Lia Neal NAG with 28.52 in 50 free
Make it 3 for Miriam Sheehan: the Phoenix Swim Club 10-year-old broke her third National Age Group record of the weekend by taking down Olympian Lia Neal’s 50 free mark.
Licon, Miller up for Big 12 Athletes of Year – Voting link here
A pair of swimmers are nominated for the Big 12 Conference’s Athlete of the Year awards, with an online fan vote standing as part of the award selection process.
Britain’s Kearney wins twice to close 2015 IPC World Championships
Great Britain’s Tully Kearney won a pair of gold medals on the final day of action at the 2015 IPC World Championships.
Follow coach Rachel Stratton-Mills’ yearlong club tour leading up to 2016 Olympic Trials
With just under a year left until the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials, one swim coach is taking a tour across America to see a wide view of America’s Swim Team in the lead up to America’s biggest swim meet.
Joanna Evans sets Bahamian record in 800 free at Pan American Games
This past week’s Pan American Games were an onslaught on various national record books, and one more national record to fall on the last night of action went to Bahamian teenager Joanna Evans.