Fran Halsall and Roberto Pavoni star at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow
Halsall, 24, will be competing in the 50m and 100m freestyle, 50m butterfly, 4x100m freestyle relay and 4x100m medley relay.
PHOTO VAULT: Twitter’s inside glimpse at the Commonwealth Games
With most of the athletes competing in the Commonwealth Games now moved into the athlete village and preparing for competition, Twitter has been flooded with some great photos of the facilities and athletes. We’ve reposted a few of the best here to give you an insider’s look at the Commonwealth Games
Shouts From the Stands: Coventry, England Fights to Save Their Pool
Robert Bernhardt is a high school senior and contributing author for SwimSwam. He recently spent the last 10 months in…
Conor Ferguson Has Impressive Day at 2014 Irish Age Group Champs
Irish swimming certainly has a lot to be excited about with the performance of Junior swimmers this week at Irish…
WADA Data: Blood testing on the rise, Aquatics among most-tested Olympic sports
This month, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) released its 2013 Anti-Doping Testing Figures Report – in short, an aggregation of all of the drug testing data it acquired over the past year.
Swim Job: Swimming Queensland Seeks Mentor Coach for Athlete & Coach Development Manager
Swimming Queensland (SQ) is the governing body in Queensland, Australia. 15,000 swimmers are serviced by 280 swim clubs. Founded in 1898, SQ has a long history of innovation and success in swimming.
Scottish Swimming Unveils Team Kits for 2014 Commonwealth Games
Scottish Swimming has unveiled the team kits that their swimmers will wear at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. This is a…
Commonwealth Games Preview – Women’s Distance Freestyle
Look for New Zealand’s Lauren Boyle to be ready to perform in Glasgow…
Swim stars Alicja Tchórz and Filip Zaborowski sign with FINIS
Filip Zaborowski is one of the best young distance swimmers in the world. At 20 years of age, his time of 7:55.65 in the Men’s 800m Freestyle has put him into the top-20 on the FINA World Rankings
HardCore Swim of the Week: Michael Phelps finds his statement swim in Athens
A big comeback swim has been missing, a headline-grabbing time that would really put the world on notice. In Athens this weekend, Phelps made his statement with a 51.67 in the 100 fly.
160 divers from 28 countries compete at the 19th FINA Diving World Cup
Prize money will be distributed to the medallists as follows: USD $10’000 (1st place), USD $8’000 (2nd place), USD 5’000 (3rd place) for each of the nine events.
Nic Fink Crushes 200 Breast Despite Questionable Song Choice – Video Interview
Georgia’s Nic Fink had a great swim, coming within two seconds of his lifetime-best to go 2:11.76.
Commonwealth Games Preview – Women’s Butterfly
Australian star Alicia Coutts looks to add two more gold to the five she collected in Delhi…
Great Britain Announces Youth Olympic Games Team
Great Britain has announced their squad for the Youth Olympic Games which will be held in Nanjing, China from August 16th-28th…
Scottish Swimmers Have Taper Fever: Slow Motion Cap Dive
This might be the coolest swimming video since the Georgia underwater Harlem shake video. Team Scotland, and the rest of…