FINA Junior World Championships Psych Sheets Released (Preliminary Version)
World Record holder Ruta Meilutyte has 7 entries in Dubai at the Junior World Championships, including the two events in which she’s the World Record holder. (Photo: Victor Puig/victorpuig.com)
Seven More World Records on final night of IPC World Championships
Seven more world records were set on the final night of the IPC Swimming World Championships making it a total of 45 new world marks being recorded through out the seven day competition…. (Photo Credit: Janna Schulze)
Sviderska and Vynohradets Both Collect Their Fifth IPC World Titles
Ukrainians Olga Sviderska and Dmytro Vynohradets both collected their fifth gold medals of the competition powering the Ukraine to an…
An Amazing Eight World Records Broken in Montreal
Another swim, another championships and another world record those words are often heard when American Jessica Long is in attendance at an international competition so why should today be any different…
Canada Picks Up Two Gold as the Ukraine Continues to Dominate
The crowd in Montreal, Canada at the IPC Swimming World Championships had reason to cheer right from the get go…
Ukraine Increases Lead in Medal Standings with Six Gold
After a strong night in the pool at the IPC Swimming World Championships the Ukrainian team increased their lead in the medal standings accumulating a total of 36 medals (14 gold, 10 silver and 12 bronze) in the first three days… (Credit: Janna Schulze)
Four More World Records Fall at the IPC World Championships
There were four more world records set on day two of the IPC Swimming World Championships in Montreal, Canada. That…
Canadian Swim Stars wrap up World Cup season
Katerine Savard of Pont-Rouge, Que., won three medals and set a new Canadian record of 56.35 in women’s 100-metre butterfly. (Photo Courtesy Swimming Canada/Ian MacNicol)
2013 World Championships Video Highlights – FINA Thanks You
Cameron van der Burgh, 50 breaststroke World Champion, is one of the many stars in this gorgeous super slow motion highlights video. (Photo Credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)
Five World Records Fall on the First Night of IPC World Championships
The first day at the 2013 IPC World Championships in Montreal, Canada was an eventful one. In the preliminaries the…
Jason Dunford, Thiago Pereira, Aaron Peirsol Nominated to FINA Athletes Committee
5-time Olympic Champion, and 16-time World Champion, Aaron Peirsol has been re-nominated to the FINA Athletes Committee. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Swim and Shine, Do Not Give In – Swimming Psych Up Video
James Magnussen (featured image, Olympic ink) is a swimmer who does not give in. After a disappointing 2012 Olympic Games, Magnussen returned to the top of the men’s 100m free mountain, winning the 2013 FINA World Championship in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)
Current in the Pool: A Contrarian Brings Some Rationality to the Discussion
Was there a current in the Palau Sant Jordi? Maybe, but the numbers being thrown out by the Counsilman Center for Swimming Performance haven’t given any reason to believe so. (Photo: Victor Puig/victorpuig.com)
Atkinson, Swimming Canada HPD, Breaks Down FINA World Championships
Hilary Caldwell (featured image) took bronze in the women’s 200-metre backstroke while Ryan Cochrane won silver in the men’s 1,500-m freestyle to go with his 800-m bronze. (Photo Credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)
And it’s Vacation Time!
Now that the World Championships and the first two World Cup stops have concluded it is time for many of the top swimmers in the world to take some well deserved time off.