Junior World Record-holder Rosalia Nasretdinova scratches 50 fly after heats of SC Worlds
Only one swimmer has scratched out of a final or semifinal on day 2 of the Short Course World Championships, and the lone scratch comes in the women’s 50 fly.
MUSIC VIDEO: Queens University of Charlotte training montage
Check out this music video from Queens University of Charlotte, which puts together some awesome GoPro footage to give an inside glimpse into the varied training methods of a top college swim team.
3 Storylines to watch on day 2 of the 2014 Short Course World Championships
Sarah Sjostrom will have her first great shot at a gold medal on day 2, swimming the 50 fly, where she smashed the long course world record earlier this year.
2014 U.S. Winter Nationals: Louisville men with two relay A cuts on day 1
The Louisville men hit two NCAA Qualifying Standards on opening night, including the nation’s best 800 free relay time.
Us & You: 10 Big Things from Day 1 of Short Course Worlds
SwimSwam writers and SwimSwam readers team up to break down the big takeaways from Day 1 of the Short Course World Championships.
Dutch women smash 800 free relay World Record to close day 1 in Doha
The Dutch ladies put up the two fastest relay splits in the field and smashed the world record by over three seconds, winning World Championships gold by more than four.
Two-for-one: Belmonte breaks second WR of Doha Day 1 with 400 IM upset
For whom the Belmonte tolls: Mireia Belmonte knocked off her second World Record in just a few hours with a 4:19.86 in the 400 IM.
Ruta Meilutyte sits .01 from World 50 Breast Record after Semifinals in Doha
Lithuanian teenager Ruta Meilutyte is just a single hundredth of a second from owning all four sprint breaststroke world records with one more shot this week to complete the sweep.
Mireia Belmonte becomes first woman under 2:00 in 200 fly with Doha’s first WR
Spain’s Mireia Belmonte crushed a super-suited record to become the first woman under two minutes in the 200 fly.
7 storylines to watch at 2014 Winter Nationals, plus all meet links and info
No swimmer in the world right now keeps us on the edge of our seats quite like Katie Ledecky, and we’ll get to see her in up to 6 events this week in Greensboro.
Jeremy Bagshaw joins Winter Nationals, Vyatchanin out for NYAC
Canadian distance man Jeremy Bagshaw has thrown his name into the hat for the U.S. Winter National title. The reigning NCAA 1650 free runner-up is the biggest addition to the updated psych sheets released this morning.
FINA Coaches Golden Clinic recap: insights into training for Le Clos, Van der Burgh, Jones, Heemskerk, Belmonte
Chad le Clos’s coach said the butterflyer would train 10,000 meters a day in between sessions of the World Cup tour this past season.
In Briefs: British swimming earns awards and you can vote on athlete of the year
It’s raining awards for British Swimming late in 2014. A c0uple of aquatic athletes earned prestigious honors, the Duel in the Pool meet won an all-sports award and five British swimmers are up for Athlete of the Year, with a link to fan voting below.
VIDEO: Student swimmers tackle starts using physics, slo-mo cameras
Blue Valley High School’s Colin Strickland, Sarah Herzberg, Chloe Breau and Kristina Jewell put together this video experiment to compare various styles of racing starts with physics equations.
Swedish swimmers protest exclusion of Simon Sjodin from Worlds to irritation of Swedish federation
A number of Swedish swimmers have protested what they believe to be a wrongful exclusion from the nation’s Short Course World Championships team, and the national swimming federation has moved to silence the protests, according to Swedish newspaper Expressen.