Beyond The Lane Lines: Aussies Get Lego’d, Fun USA Swimming Facts
Check out interesting snippets from around the web, with this week’s Beyond the Lane Lines featuring Nathan Adrian and Siobhan-Marie O’Connor.
Ask Swim Mom: My Son Hasn’t Been Recruited Yet
I’m concerned because my son who is a good swimmer, hasn’t gotten any offers from colleges, but his friends have already committed.
SwimSwam Pulse: Farris, Adrian Expected to Make American Free Relay For Tokyo
38% of voters said Dean Farris was the most likely of our listed candidates to make the American 4×100 free relay for the Tokyo Olympics.
Storied British Coach Mike Higgs Loses Battle With Cancer
Athletes, coaches, and members of the swimming community are paying tribute to Coach Mike Higgs who died after a long battle with cancer.
Beyond The Lane Lines: Dolan & Savulich Honored; Cullen Welcomes Baby Boy
Catch some smaller stories from around the web in this edition of Beyond the Lane Lines, featuring Tom Dolan, Bobby Savulich, Cullen Jones and more.
Predicting Tokyo: SwimSwam 2020 US Olympians Draft
The following is a lightly edited transcript of a Slack chat that took place over the last three weeks. This…
Swim Mom Musings: What the Soccer Championship Does for Girls & Women in Sports
The USA Women’s Soccer team won another championship. The media coverage and aftermath propels girls and women who compete foreword in so many ways.
Three Unique Techniques in Sun Yang’s 1500 m Freestyle
Courtesy of Gary Hall Sr., 10-time World Record Holder, 3-time Olympian, 1976 Olympic Games US Flagbearer and The Race Club…
The Silver Lining of Missing Goals
Out of all the life lessons our children learn from swimming, one of the greatest is picking themselves up and trying again after not making a goal.
Living a Balanced Swim Life
Love your swimming, but remember you’re not just a swimmer. You’re a valuable, amazing human being that does swimming. It’s only part of your life.
Shouts from the Stands: What is Developing the WHOLE PERSON?
Coaches talk about developing not only the athlete, but the WHOLE PERSON. Have you ever sat back and thought about what that meant?
Glory Days – Four Amigos Reunite by Jim Dickson (Record Holder)
Well, here we are–The 4 Amigos – still holding an Northern Virginia Swim League record 11-12 Boys 100YD medley relay set in the summer of 1963.
SwimSwam Pulse: Voters Favor NCAA Reform But 42% Fear Effects To Swimming
86% of voters said college athletes should be able to profit from their names and images, but 42% expressed concern about the effects to non-revenue sports.
Chad Le Clos Named To Forbes Africa 30-Under-30 List
Olympic, World and Commonwealth Games champion Chad Le Clos has been named to Forbes Africa’s 30-Under-30 List for his achievements in and out of the pool.
Update On Austrian Artistic Swimmer Sahinovic 4 Years After Baku Bus Tragedy
Vanessa Sahinovic was one of 3 Austrian teen-aged synchronized swimmers struck by a shuttle bus at the European Games athlete village back in 2015.