Bracket Challenge: ISL Logos – 2020 Edition
Did the cancellation of March Madness leave you with a bracket-shaped hole in your life? Then have we got something for you.
Disruption, Sports and Pandemic: How Colleges Are Failing Student-Athletes
“The current educational/athletics model is broken and the overall well-being and mental health of students is the price that is being paid.”
SwimSwam Pulse: 46% Pick Rooney (LAC) Over Stewart (CAC) As Top NCAA-to-ISL Man
Almost half of voters picked Maxime Rooney in our poll picking the top NCAA-to-ISL man, edging out the 38.6% picking Coleman Stewart.
A Swim Coach’s Review of “Pretty Little Liars”
Rockvale High School coach Tyler Montgomery gives his humorous take on the swimming that goes on in “Pretty Little Liars”.
SwimSwam Pulse: 46% Pick Un-signed Abbey Weitzeil As Top ISL Prospect
Almost half of voters picked Abbey Weitzeil as the top NCAA-to-ISL newcomer this year. She hasn’t yet publicly signed with an ISL franchise.
SwimSwam Pulse: Virtual Dead-Heat Between Ledecky, Paltrinieri WR Predictions
It was the narrowest of margins, with just 3 votes separating predictions of either Katie Ledecky or Gregorio Paltrinieri 1500 free world records next summer.
SwimSwam Pulse: 66% Favor No-Spectator Meets Over Virtual Meets
Two-thirds of voters favored in-person meets (albeit with no spectators) compared to ‘virtual’ meets for high schools this fall.
SwimSwam Pulse: 55% Favor Indianapolis Over Omaha As 2024 Olympic Trials Host
Indianapolis (54.9%) strongly outpaced Omaha (31.5%) in our poll on the three known bidders to host the 2024 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials.
SwimSwam Pulse: 40% Favor Moving Fall High School Sports To Winter/Spring
40.2% of voters favor moving fall high school sports to a new season between winter and spring sports amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Shouts From The Stands: My Passion, My Dream – Lives On
“In order to achieve my dream, I will have to take things day by day.”
SwimSwam Pulse: 83% Picking Cal Men Over Stanford In Pac-12
It’s a runaway in the men’s Pac-12, where a late transfer probably only expanded a massive Cal lead in votes for the preseason favorite.
Review: ‘The Weight of Gold’ Shows Darkness Can Come With Greatness
‘The Weight of Gold’, a documentary chronicling the mental heath struggles of Olympians narrated by Michael Phelps, debuts Wednesday on HBO
SwimSwam Pulse: 81% Pick Stanford Women As Pac-12 Favorites
Stanford is running away with the women’s Pac-12 title in the preseason – at least, according to 81% of SwimSwam voters.
58% of USA Swimming Sanctioned Times Are Lifetime Bests So Far in July
With about 8,500 splashes in the USA Swimming database, approximately 58% of times have come out as new personal bests so far.
Shouts From The Stands: The Perfect Race – A Narrative Visualization
“You glance up at the scoreboard, and the pain begins rushing in along with the emotions, because you just smashed your goal.”