Former Dive Coach Sentenced To Up To 7 Years In Prison For Child Pornography
A former Pennsylvania high school swimming and diving coach has been sentenced to up to 7 years in a state prison for possessing child pornography and inappropriately touching a girl.
SwimSwam Pulse: 87% Agree With Long Course World Cup Format in 2015
Maybe the only person not to benefit from the World Cup’s switch to a long course format is Katinka Hosszu, who has found it harder to rack up the $10,000 world record bonuses this season.
Fighting Diabetes, One Lap at a Time: Carly Lenett and Kristy Kowal
Kristy Kowal teamed up with Carly Lenett to give diabetes a run for its money. For the fourth year in a row, the pair swam side-by-side for 75 minutes together, non-stop, raising funds (over $25,000) and awareness for the American Diabetes Association.
Blood-Flow Drug Meldonium Added To WADA’s Banned Substances List
Anti-ischemic drug Meldonium has been upgraded to WADA’s banned substances list for 2016, and swimming federations have already started to warn athletes of its coming illegality.
Former SMU Mustang Rangelova Up For ‘Miss Bulgaria In The USA’
Bulgarian-born Nina Rangelova is participating in the ‘Miss Bulgaria in the USA’ pageant later this month.
Why Great Britain’s Olympic Qualifying Standards Might Not Be As Crazy As They Seem
Great Britain’s selection system will cut the team’s size, sure, but it shouldn’t affect any clear medal hopefuls and gives the federation flexibility to put together a roster it feels good about, two major pluses in Olympic selection.
What Is A Performance Based Identity and How Does It Affect Athletes?
Dr. Ben Houltberg breaks down “Performance Based Identity” in this 26 minute presentation.
Free speed- Introducing the Air Gallop for Open Water Swimming
Swimming is not golf, there are no extra points for the least amount of strokes taken. It is not diving, there are no extra points for pretty. Swimming is swimming.
Swimmers: Forget Being Perfect, Focus on Being Awesome.
Being a perfectionist is not only exhausting, but hamstrings your chances at success in the pool. Here’s why.
SwimMom Musings: Dear Coach
Our role as parents in this swimming journey might sometimes conflict with a coaches goals… So coaches, here’s an open letter of things we want you to know but may never express.
Soldier Returns Home To Surprise Son At Local Swim Meet (Video)
US Navy Chief Paul Swezey waited at the end of his sons Jayson’s lane to surprise him after being away for seven months in Afghanistan.
In Briefs 10/10/15: Albany Area Aquatic Facility, Tulane, USMS News
Check out news from around the web in this edition of “In Briefs”.
Protein Bars: What’s The Best One?
Protein bars have the purpose of filling that hunger when whole foods cannot be implemented, like during practice or immediately after, but what is the best?
Want to be ultra successful in the pool, but you’re not getting there?
Here are the 9 things you have to do and 9 famous quotes to motivate you along the way…