Saint Louis Swimming and Diving Announces Addition of 23 for 2014-15
Saint Louis head swimming and diving coach Jim Halliburton has announced the addition of 23 student-athletes (13 women, 10 men) for the 2014-15 competition season.
Swimming Australia partners with Aspetar
Swimming Australia has partnered with Aspetar in Doha, for a new Altitude Performance Program in the lead up to the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
25 Div. I women’s swimming programs, 13 men’s garner perfect APR scores from NCAA
38 swimming & diving programs in the NCAA’s Division I have earned perfect Academic Progress Rate scores of 1000 through the 2012-2013 season, according to numbers released by the NCAA today, including women’s national champions Georgia.
HardCore Swim of the Week: Jiayu represents rising tide of Asian backstrokers
Xu Jiayu’s world-leading 100 backstroke appears to have some big international implications.
Trinidad & Tobago to build high-level swimming facility, with May 2015 completion goal
Trinidad & Tobago is on its way to having a top-tier swimming & diving facility, which the country believes will help its sports tourism industry. Pictured is an artist’s sketch of the pool.
2014 Charlotte Grand Prix: Links, storylines and more in your official SwimSwam preview
The Charlotte stop of the Arena Grand Prix Circuit is still packed to the brim with big names, including Michael Phelps making the second appearance of his comeback tour.
Two Junior World Records open Russian Nationals, but notable absences dominate
The first day of Russian Nationals saw three Junior World Record-breaking swims culminating in two new records, but the bigger story so far has been the big names not competing for various reasons.
VIDEO: Wesleyan Swimming end-of-year vid is all about the abs and selfies
The Wesleyan Swimming & Diving team wrapped up their season with a 10-minute “End of Year” video that runs across the spectrum of content.
Connor Hoppe allowed to compete at high school championships, per executive committee vote
Potential national record-challenger Connor Hoppe will be allowed to compete at the Sac-Joaquin Section Championships this weekend after an executive committee voted to overturn his ineligibility.
Belmont Plaza Olympic pool requesting historical information, pool records from fans
The Belmont Plaza Olympic Pool, in the midst of a large-scale renovation, has requested more information from knowledgeable parties about the rich historical tradition of the pool.
Las Lomas boys knock off defending section champs Campolindo at DFAL Championships, Campo girls dominate
The girls of Campolindo High School powered away with a Diablo Foothill Athletic League (DFAL) championships Saturday, while the Las Lomas Knights topped defending North Coast Section Champions Campolindo on the boys side.
Photo Vault: Brazil’s top athletes in action
Photographer Satiro Sodre has captured a plethora of stunning shots of Brazil’s top aquatic athletes. Check out this photo vault to see some of his recent outstanding work.
Santa Margarita sweeps titles at CA’s Trinity League high school championships
In California high school swimming, Santa Margarita ran away with both the boys and girls titles at the Trinity League Championships Friday night.
Pastel leads San Clemente boys, Humphrey Dana Hills girls to Sea View League titles
In California, the Sea View League high school championships took place on Friday, with Aidan Pastel leading San Clemente to a boys title and Cassidy Humphrey doing the same for the Dana Hills girls.
Brazil Winter Champs day 3 see national record for de Deus, near miss for Oliveira
In addition to Matheus Santana’s outstanding Junior World Record, one Brazilian record fell to Leonardo de Deus (pictured) on day 3 of the Brazil Winter Championships, and a South American record survived a scare by just .15.