Hawkeyes kick-off long course season with intrasquad meet
The University of Iowa men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams kicked off its long course season with an intrasquad meet Saturday afternoon.
Wabash’s Barnes, W&L’s Shuman, UMBC’s Donovan, Wheaton’s Sexton among Fulbright Scholarship winners
Wabash College captain Adam Barnes, Washington & Lee University captain Eric Shuman, UMBC alum Mitchell Donovan and Wheaton senior Matt Sexton have all been awarded prestigious Fulbright Scholarships for the coming year.
Kyle Chalmers breaks Thorpe’s Aussie age 15 record with 50.09 in 100 free prelims
15-year-old Kyle Chalmers broke a 16-year-old Australian age record at prelims of the 100 free, going 50.09 to beat the mark set by the legendary Ian Thorpe back in 1998.
43-person French European Champs team officialized
Yannick Agnel is among the headliners of the 43-person French roster for the European Championships.
Start lists for Maria Lenk released: Cielo sticks to sprints, busy schedules for Hosszu, Pereira
Cesar Cielo is entered in the 50 free, 100 free and 100 fly at the Maria Lenk Trophy meet, Brazil’s national championships and a qualifying meet for the Pan Pacs team.
Moller Pedersen, Nielsen, Sjostrom close out Eindhoven Cup with blistering swims
Rikke Moller Pederson further lowered her world-leading 200 breast time, and now sits atop the rankings by two and a half seconds.
National 50 back record for Niccolo Bonacchi to close Italian Nationals
Niccolo Bonacchi closed Italian Nationals with a bang, downing the national record in the men’s 50 back with the second fastest time in the world.
Tandy joins South African Commonwealth Games roster on final day of SA Championships
NCAA co-champ Brad Tandy booked his ticket the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow with a big 50 free swim on the closing day of South African Nationals.
Another day, another Sjostrom win, Swedish star dominates 200 free at Eindoven Cup
The 20-year-old Sjostrom went 1:55.04 to win the women’s 200 free, improving her already-world leading time by a half second and taking another two tenths off her Swedish record in the race.
Schoeman, Nicholas join Commonwealth Games roster, Le Clos wins two more at SA Nationals day 5
At 33 years old, Roland Schoeman has qualified to once again represent South Africa at the Commonwealth Games. Tara Lynn Nicholas joins him after winning the women’s 100 breast of day 5.
Paltrinieri strikes back, tops Detti and breaks Italian record in 1500 free
Gregorio Paltinieri destroyed the championship field, the Italian record and the world’s top time of 2014 in one fell swoop with his 14:44.50 in the 1500.
Quadcopter Cam: See the IUPUI Natatorium from a brand new angle
Indiana-based tech company Dodd Technologies took its Quadcopter for a spin with video camera on board at the famous IUPUI Natatorium in Indianapolis.
Spanish record falls to Jessica Vall in fast 100 breast race to open Spanish Nationals
Jessica Vall rolled to a national record on the first day of Spanish Nationals, going 1:06.81 to break Marina Garcia’s mark from last summer.
Guy’s Brit record 400 free, Jamieson’s world-leading 200 breast kick off British Gas Swimming Championships
James Guy broke the first national record of the British Gas Swimming Championships, going 3:45.15 to win the 400 free.
Detti tops Paltrinieri in tight 400 free race to highlight day 3 of Italian Nationals
After breaking the European record in the 800 free on day 1, 19-year-old Gabriele Detti continued his rise by taking the men’s 400 free after an intense showdown with Gregorio Paltrinieri.