Iowa State’s Paulson and Dickinson are Big 12 Swimmer and Diver of the Week
Iowa State’s Amanda Paulson and Julie Dickinson earned Big 12 Swimmer and Diver of the Week honors, the conference announced Wednesday.
VIDEO: PATHSTAR 2014 Alcatraz Swim Week
PATHSTAR is a non-profit dedicated to promoting healthy lifestyles and fighting diabetes, particularly among Native American communitites. One of the organization’s major events is the yearly Alcatraz swim, where a group heads to San Francisco for a week and trains to swim the famous open water course near the island.
UMBC’s Escobedo is America East Outstanding Swimmer after three championship records
UMBC’s coaching staff was also named Coaching Staff of the Year in the America East Conference.
Purdue’s Julianne Heyde is Big Ten Swimmer and Freshman of the Week
The Purdue first-year swept both weekly honors in the last week of the season.
Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Caroline Hauder goes back-to-back-to-back at NC high school state
Sophomore Caroline Hauder played the closer for Marvin Ridge, pitching a shutout ninth inning with three straight event wins to close the meet.
University of Hawaii mulling sports cuts, including men’s and women’s swimming & diving
The University of Hawaii is considering a proposal to cut up to three of its sports teams, with men’s and women’s swimming & diving among the prime candidates, the Pacific Business Journal reports.
2015 ACC Women’s Championship Fan Guide: American records on high alert, UVA chases 8-straight
Virginia’s Courtney Bartholomew will have swim fans on American Record Watch all week after some blistering mid-season performances.
VIDEO: Georgetown Swim & Dive’s hype video for the Big East Championships
Check out this video, which comes to us from Georgetown Swim & Diving to hype the team before the Big East Championships, which begin tomorrow in Ithaca, New York.
PHOTO VAULT: Happy Birthday to Rowdy Gaines!
Today marks the birthday of Olympic gold medalist and swim commentator Rowdy Gaines. So in celebration, we’ve got a Rowdy-centric photo vault to highlight the coach, swimmer and TV personality in all of his various roles.
VIDEO INTERVIEW: Vyatchanin’s citizenship search comes to a close
Arkady Vyatchanin made his 2015 Pro Swim Series debut in Orlando over the weekend, and the former Russian Olympian checked in with SwimSwam for an update on his citizenship search.
VIDEO INTERVIEW: Leverenz talks marriage and honeymoon training trip
SwimSwam caught up with Caitlin Leverenz over the weekend at the Arena Pro Swim Series at Orlando to talk everything from the 400 IM to her recent marriage to training alongside a college program.
2015 SEC Women’s Championship Fan Guide: Bauerle back, Bulldogs shoot for six straight
Brittany MacLean and the Bulldogs look fierce heading into post-season action, with Texas A&M and Florida the closest challengers to the reigning NCAA champions.
Hauder’s 100 back/100 breast double leads Marvin Ridge to repeat NC Class 3A title
The Marvin Ridge girls and Chapel Hill boys each repeated as North Carolina high school Class 3A champions over the weekend in a meet highlighted by back-to-back event wins from Marvin Ridge’s Carolina Hauder.
VIDEO INTERVIEW: Elizabeth Beisel talks life in the Florida post-grad group
Elizabeth Beisel is still dealing with a nagging groin injury, but at the Orlando Arena Pro Swim Series event, the Olympian did find time to both win the 400 free and check in with SwimSwam for a mid-season interview.