Eve and Candace on: Michael Phelps Comeback
Eve and Candace are the world’s number one swimming fans and reporters on all aspect of swim lifestyle content.
Cochrane named OMEGA Male Swimmer of the Year
The week-long celebration of the best in Canadian swimming continues as the Victoria Times-Colonist will reveal the next Big Splash Awards Week winner Thursday. The OMEGA Female Swimmer of the Year, Open Water Swimmer of the Year and the People’s Choice Race of the Year remain to be announced.
Reverse Circle Swim: Why Do It?
After four years of swimming nearly every practice in a reverse circle pattern, I’ve gotten used to life on the left lane line. However, when I brought my training pattern to a new team, the first question I heard was “Why?”
Anthony Ervin to DJ at Mumford & Sons’ Communion Night in NYC
DJ Anthony Ervin, aka Olympic gold medalist Anthony Ervin aka the Conductor of the Crawl aka the Beethoven of Berkeley aka the Spinner of Spieker aka the Fast-Fingered Freestyler will be participating in a show produced by Mumford and Sons star Ben Lovett in New York City on December 3rd.
Analysis of World Records and Gender: Predict World Record Trends through Regressional Analysis
For as long as there have been World Records for competitive swimming, many people have wanted to know if the females will ever catch up to the males. There have been several reasons listed for why the genders stay separated by time, and many of them are obvious, but in today’s age, we have seen several female athletes attempt to compete with the men, some even successfully.
2013 Golden Goggles Behind the Scenes Photo Vault
Anders Holm, writer, producer and star of Comedy Central’s Workaholics, with Katie Ledecky, 2013 Golden Goggles Female Athlete of the Year.
The Swim Life
Many thanks to Lester Rich of the SwimTeamPic.com for these beautiful swimming photos.
Fifty Years Ago: ISHOF Remembers JFK
Kennedy had been a swimmer at Harvard when Kiphuth was coaching Yale. Swimming helped JFK survive WWII and become the war hero that helped launch his political career. He also swam in the White House pool almost every day to relieve his chronic bad back.
Katie Ledecky and Missy Franklin Are In The Running For ESPN’s Most Impactful Female Athletes Of 2013
Missy Franklin and Katie Ledecky are in the running for the Most Impactful Female Athletes of 2013. You can vote on the ESPNW site or through twitter with the hashtag #Impact10 and their full name.
Golden Goggles Nominees Photo Vault
USA Swimming’s grand awards showcase is just a few days away. The 2013 Golden Goggles will be held in Los…
The Water Is My Sky: Filmmaker Brian Tremml Responds to the Positive Praise
November 19th, 2013, SwimSwam reported that a new filmmaker was among the swimming ranks. Brian Tremml teased us with the…
The Water Is My Sky – Featured Video Teaser
“So I’ve found that…many swimmers (think) it’s a cruel sport.”
Connor Hoppe Swimming Photo Vault
Connor Hoppe is a breaststroke behemoth at 6’5 with 200+ pounds of pure muscle. He’s been a 54.81 in the 100 yards breaststroke and a 1:03.48 in the 100 meters breaststroke. Hoppe recently signed his NLI to Cal.
Opposite Coasts, Common Cause: Team Theo
The movement known as Tem Theo gathers momentum, with orange shirts and caps ever present at San Francisco Bay Area meets.
VIDEO: Tom Luchsinger talks about 200 fly win, Worlds, NBAC, Michael Phelps
Tom Luchsinger, World Championships Team Member in the 200 meter butterfly, won the 200 yard butterfly at the Minnesota Grand…