National 50 free record for 19-year-old Miki Uchida at Japan’s Intercollegiate Championships
Miki Uchida was the star of Japan’s Intercollegiate Championships today, breaking a national record in the 50 free that was nearly as old as she is.
College Swimming Previews: #11 Louisville enters life without De Lucca, but it might not be as tough as you think
Thomas Dahlia is part of a loaded breaststroke group that will look to fill the big NCAA scoring hole left by double-national champ Joao de Lucca.
Schlanger, Adrian sweep sprint paydays at Singapore Swim Stars, each earn $20,000
Australia’s Melanie Schlanger and the U.S.A.’s Nathan Adrian put their sprinting skills on display in Singapore and were handily rewarded for it, to the tune of $20,000.
More gold for Etiene Medeiros on night 4 of Jose Finkel Trophy, Franca wins 100 breast handily
Etiene Medeiros won her third event of the meet and made her fourth Worlds cut with a new South American record in the 50 back.
Finkel day 4 prelims: Felipe Franca breaks South American record, qualifies for Worlds in two events at once
Felipe Franca of Corinthians had himself a great 100 breaststroke on Thursday morning, breaking a continental record while qualifying for Worlds in two events with his one race.
PHOTO VAULT: Watch Northern Arizona’s new pool rise from the ground up
Northern Arizona University is getting a new home for its swimming and diving program, and coach Andy Johns has been kind enough to share photos of the new building from various times this summer. Swimming fans can watch a time-lapse of sorts as the facility starts to rise from the ground up.
Lake Balaton, Hungary all set for 2014 World Junior Open Water Swimming Champs
The second edition of the FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships will take place from September 5-7, 2014 in Balatonfured (HUN) with the presence of 153 athletes from 30 countries.
City of Long Beach holding public meeting on Belmont Pool project’s budget and design
As the next step in the ongoing renovation of the historic Belmont Pool, the city of Long Beach, California has called for a public meeting to inform the public on the project’s design and financial scope, and to get public feedback on the current design plans.
Cielo wins 50, two South American relay records drop on day 3 of Jose Finkel Trophy
Cesar Cielo won the 50 on day 3, though a bad turn left him slower than his preliminary time.
Cesar Cielo with world-leading 20.68 in 50 free prelims of Jose Finkel
Cesar Cielo put up a lightning-quick relay split on day 1 of the Jose Finkel trophy, and at prelims of day 3, he followed it up with the world’s fastest 50 free of 2014.
Another national record for Snyders on day 2 of New Zealand Short Course Nationals
Glenn Snyders stayed on a roll on the second day of New Zealand’s Short Course Nationals, breaking his second national record in as many days.
HardCore Swim of the Week: Le Clos’ textile-best 100 fly turns into a $50,000 swim
The South African rattled a super-suit world record while earning 30 World Cup points in one race en route to his giant bonus for leading the first cluster by just 4.
Thiago Simon, Julia Sebastian set South American breaststroke records on day 2 of Jose Finkel Trophy
South American records went down in both 200 breaststrokes on the second day of the Jose Finkel Trophy in Brazil.
One day after qualifying for Worlds, Thiago Pereira out of Jose Finkel Trophy with groin injury
Thiago Pereira will take two weeks off to rest and recover from a nagging groin injury, plus finalize his coach and training plans for the two years leading up to the 2016 Olympics in his home country.
Cielo blasts giant relay split, Heemskerk wins twice on opening night of Brazil’s Jose Finkel Trophy
Cesar Cielo put up a huge 20.57 split on the 4×50 free relay, one of the highlights of the Jose Finkel Trophy’s first night.