Wisconsin Swimming LSC Buys ‘Gap Insurance’ To Cover Remote Dryland
Wisconsin’s LSC has bought an insurance policy to cover remote dryland and coaching activities, currently a hot-button ‘gap’ in USA Swimming’s club insurance.
Olympic Drain Returns: 16 of 26 NCAA Invite Times Get Slower In 2020
The slowest times invited to the 2020 NCAA Championships actually got slower in a majority of events than their counterparts from the 2019 NCAA invite list.
Savanna Faulconer Makes Difficult Decision after Olympic Postponement
Florida senior Savanna Faulconer is one of many athletes facing tough decisions this spring. But the now-retired Gator has found some important perspective.
Dolfin Swim of the Week: Phelps/Hoff Clearout of 400 IM WRs Was No April Fools
On April 1, 2007, North Baltimore Aquatic Club training partners Michael Phelps and Katie Hoff each shattered world records in the 400 IM.
SwimSwam Pulse: 38% Think Farris Should Delay Harvard Return Until After Tokyo
It was a relatively close poll result, with 38% of voters saying Dean Farris should take another year to focus on the Olympics before returning to Harvard.
Hungary Suspends Training Through April 15 After Coronavirus Outbreak
The Hungarian Swimming Federation has suspended training for Hungarian swimmers who have been abroad after 9 people tested positive for COVID-19.
Reuters: Tokyo 2020 Gave $8.2M To Businessman Who Gave Gifts To Olympic Broker
A new report from Reuters casts light on huge cash payments and expensive gifts involved in the selection of Tokyo as the 2020 Olympic hosts.
Epic Swims: The South African Quartet Who Shocked the 2004 Olympics
Heading into the 2004 Olympics, the men’s 4×100 free relay was a hot commodity. The United States had swept the…
Kevin Cordes’s 1:48: One Giant Leap For Breaststrokers Everywhere
At the time, no man had been under 1:50 in the 200 breast. Only one had ever broken 1:51. To go 1:49 was considered nearly impossible. 1:48 shocked the world.
Men’s Recruiting Class Ranks Revisited: Top 12 Schools For 2016-2019
Looking back at four years, three NCAA meets and one set of NCAA psych sheets, we re-score the 2016 recruiting classes by school.
WATCH: Michael Andrew Analyzes His Own 1:56.8 IM & That Freestyle Split
Some interesting insight from Michael Andrew’s latest vlog, as the U.S. National Teamer breaks down his nation-leading 200 IM from earlier this month.
Projected Men’s 2020 NCAA Points By Class – All Classes
We tally up projected individual scoring for the 2020 NCAA meet, plus look back at the past three NCAA meets for class-by-class scoring by individual.
Competitor Coach of the Month: Bob Bowman, Arizona State
Coach Bob Bowman had his Arizona State Sun Devils competing at an incredible level in the first half of March, before the NCAA season was halted by COVID-19.
Ultra Swim Swimmer of the Month: Hugo Gonzalez’s Bounce-Back
For Gonzalez, even though the postseason was wiped out by the coronavirus pandemic, the 2019-2020 season was a trajectory-changing success.
Dolfin Swim of the Week / This Day In History: Austin Staab’s 44.1 Fly
Today is March 27 – that’s a very fast day in history, considering it was the Friday of 2009 Men’s NCAAs. Austin Staab smashed records with a 44.18 100 fly.