Historical Trends in NCAA Championships: Men’s Edition (Infographics)
Since 2009, no team has had a bigger NCAA rise (in terms of points) than the USC Trojans.
Chloe Sutton: 8 Reasons Why It Is Fun to Date a Distance Swimmer
Olympian Chloe Sutton: “The girl that’s the first in and last out of the pool has a lot of special qualities that translate well to being excellent relationship material. I might be biased, but distance swimmers are awesome.”
Video Demonstration of SwimSpray’s Chlorine Killing Powers
Video product demo comparing SwimSpray’s chlorine killing efficacy versus shampoo or body wash.
A Big SwimSwam Sendoff to the 2600+ S&D Athletes Entering College Now
It’s Back-to-School-Back-to-the-Pool time, and we at SwimSwam would like to acknowledge the 2632-and-counting freshmen swimmers and divers we’ve been tracking. Good luck to you all; have a great freshman season!
5 Chemistry Lessons Every Swimmer Should Know
For student swimmers, back-to-school also means heading back to the pool. Here’s five swimming-related chemistry lessons to kick off the back-to-school season.
Penn Adds Nikki Kett as Assistant Coach of Men’s & Women’s Swimming
Former All-American Nikki Kett has joined the University of Pennsylvania’s staff as Assistant Coach of men’s and women’s swimming.
NCAA Releases 2015-16 NCAA Division I Time Standards
Jack Conger and the rest of the NCAA will be aiming for the 2016 NCAA qualifying time standards all season.
Comparing The 2016 NCAA Division I Time Standards
The time standards got much quicker this year, with 94.4% of the “A” standards faster than there were in 2015.
Princeton Hires Former Gator All-American Michael Joyce as Assistant
Princeton University has hired Michael Joyce to replace Mitch Dalton as assistant coach for the men’s swimming and diving team.
Quakers Women’s and Men’s Teams Announce 2015-16 Season Schedule
Penn head coach Mike Schnur, who heads both the men’s and women’s teams, is getting ready to guide the Quakers into the 2015-16 season.
Jim Pyrch Hired as Diving Coach at Brown
Head Coaches Chris Ip and Kate Kovenock have announced the hiring of Jim Pyrch as the diving coach of the men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs on Monday.
Open Contact Season Begins for High School Seniors on July 1
Maxime Rooney, a top-10 men’s recruit in the class of 2016, has already verbally committed to the University of Florida, part of a trend to pledge earlier and earlier.
NCAA to add long course meters back into rulebook as ‘approved course’
Among the headline-grabbing NCAA rule changes we reported on last week is another impactful update: the NCAA will add long course meters as an approved course for college swim meets next season.
Do Not Pee or Poop in Pools Warns Center for Disease Control
CDC report strongly recommended not to “pee or poop in the water” in order to prevent dangerous chemicals from forming when that pee or poop chemically reacts with the chlorine.