Shouts From The Stands: Swimming In A Post-Segregation America
“It is time for our great swim community to rise up to the occasion.”
Swimming’s TopTenTweets: A Big Week For Katie Ledecky’s Relatives
We’re back this week with swimming’s TopTenTweets presented by Arena, where we round up the best of the swimming Twitterverse.
Manchester Aquatic Center Improvements Priority For Community
England’s Manchester Aquatic Center, home to City of Manchester Swimming Club and Great Britain’s Para Centre squad, is in need of comprehensive repairs.
SwimSwam Pulse: 36% Favor Separate Women’s & Men’s U.S. Olympic Trials
A little more than a third of voters favored splitting U.S. Olympic Trials by gender, though 31% favored further limiting athlete numbers.
Beyond The Lane Lines: NAIA Volleyballer Among First To Make Money From NIL
Learn something new in this week’s edition of Beyond the Lane Lines, featuring the first NAIA student-athlete to earn money from her own likeness.
How Swimming Helped Matt Mauser After Losing Wife in Crash with Kobe Bryant
Mauser discusses losing his wife and enduring a pandemic while trying to move through his career as well as raise and teach 3 children (ages 12, 10, and 4)
SSPC: Marathon Swimmer Catherine Breed Details Racing 20+ Mile Ocean Swims
Breed describes her training as well as some of her stories about swimming through jellyfish, in the dark, and in the same waters as sharks.
SwimSwam Pulse: 58% Think Sun Yang Will Be Banned Before 2021 Olympics
More than half of voters said they expect Chinese distance swimmer Sun Yang to be banned in time to keep him out of the Tokyo Olympics this year.
SSPC: Swimmer Matthew Marquardt Cycling Across the US to Raise Money for Cancer
Matthew is riding to raise money for pediatric cancer treatment through St. Jude. His goal is to raise $23,000 over the course of his ride, $1000/day.
Former Northern Colorado Coach Will Leonhart Charged With 2 Felonies
Additional details are coming to light involving a deadly crash, resulting in former N. Colorado Coach Will Leonhart being charged with two felonies.
SSPC: Claire Adams on Processing the Loss of her Olympic Dream
Adams sifts through the huge loss breaking her hand and missing the 2016 Olympic team was in her life and what it took to bounce back from that.
Falling Off The Block
Being an experienced swimmer in college didn’t prevent me from having a not-so-graceful tumble off of the blocks, and it happened more than once.
The Hungry Swimmer: What I Eat in a Day as a ‘Swammer’
If you’re still lost on what to eat as a former swimmer, check out some meal ideas below as I walk you through what I eat in a typical day as a swammer!
Beyond The Lane Lines: Carter & Ottesen Honored By Home Nations
Check out this week’s edition of Beyond the Lane Lines, featuring Dylan Carter, Jeanette Ottesen, and the world record-breaking Chinese mixed medley relay.
Swim Mom Musings: A Tribute – I Am A Swimmer (From Mom To Daughter)
Swimming taught my daughter her character counts both in small acts of kindness and choices we make to change our world every day.