VIDEO INTERVIEW: Cesar Cielo enjoying new training environment in Mesa
Brazilian World record-holder Cesar Cielo talks with SwimSwam about his new training home in Mesa as well as his second-place 50 freestyle swim at the Orlando Grand Prix. Video courtesy of Coleman Hodges.
Drury’s Agnieszka Ostrowska breaks D2 National Record in 200 breast at GLVC Champs
At the inaugural Great Lakes Valley Conference Championships, the Polish Drury senior put the new conference on the map in a big way, breaking the D2 national record in the 200 breast.
Carmel girls break 5 state records at Indiana high school state prelims
Claire Adams (above) broke two state records for Carmel in prelims, as did teammate Amy Bilquist. The finals could see nearly every record in the book rewritten in an outstanding year of high school swimming in the state.
Michael Andrew makes Orlando Grand Prix his latest NAG stop, breaks own 100 back mark
The 14-year-old bettered his own 100 backstroke mark at finals Friday night, going 57.13 to cut another two tenths off the 13-14 National Age Group record he set at the last Grand Prix stop in Austin, Texas.
5 state records, 1 national record go down on day 1 of Tennessee High School Championships
The Baylor School boys broke a national high school record in the 200 medley relay and followed it up with two individual state records on day one of the two-day state championship.
Baylor School breaks Bolles’ national high school record in 200 medley relay
On day one of the Tennessee high school state championships, Luke Kaliszak, Dustin Tynes, Sam McHugh and Christian Selby went 1:27.74 for the Baylor school to break a national high school record in the 200 medley relay.
Lawrence wins dramatic 200 breast on day 2 of Orlando Grand Prix, Verraszto wins again
Micah Lawrence’s crazy come-from-behind victory in the 200 breast was one of the more memorable moments from night two in Orlando
Laura Sogar shares her thoughts on the new Arena Powerskin Carbon Flex at Orlando Grand Prix
Laura Sogar talks about the new Arena racing suit at the Orlando Grand Prix in this video, courtesy of Arena.
VIDEO INTERVIEW: Laura Sogar talks about her 100 breast at Orlando Grand Prix
Former NCAA 200 breaststroke champ Laura Sogar catches up with SwimSwam to talk about her runner-up finish in the 100 breast on night 1 of the Orlando Grand Prix.
Hungarian Invasion: Verraszto goes 4:16, Hosszu wins twice on night one of Orlando Grand Prix
Katinka Hosszu won the 200 free and 400 IM on the first night of action in Orlando, with fellow Hungarian David Verraszto putting up the third-fastest 400 IM time in the world this year.
Three records fall over first two days of MIAA Championships to Calvin College’s Waugh, Calvin relay and Kalamazoo’s Edsall
Calvin College broke the men’s 800 free relay conference record, and on the women’s side Erika Waugh broke the 100 backstroke mark twice on Thursday. Kalamazoo also got in on the action with Tristyn Edsall breaking the 50 free record in prelims.
AUDIO CLIPS: Georgia coaches, swimmers talk SECs
The University of Georgia prepares to host the first of Division I’s major conference championships next week as the whole SEC gang comes to town. The Georgia Athletic Department caught up with several of Georgia’s top athletes and coaches to get their thoughts leading up to the conference championships.
FINA Diving Grand Prix 2014: World-class divers to make a splash in Madrid
A total 76 divers from 15 countries will gather for the inaugural leg of the FINA Diving Grand Prix 2014, organised in Madrid (ESP) fromn February 14-16.
HardCore Swim of the Week: Another mind-boggling record-smash from Katie Ledecky
Katie Ledecky doesn’t break records. She smashes them. Now she’s done it again after becoming the first woman in history under 4:30 in a 500 freestyle.
Wyoming swimmers help two car wreck victims on team bus ride home from competition
A bus full of high school coaches and swimmers put their lifeguarding skills, quick thinking and bravery to great use when they came upon a destructive car wreck on the way home from a meet.