Mens 200 And 400 IMs – Commonwealth Games Preview – Australians Seeded First In Both
Fraser-Holmes is currently the Commonwealth record holder in the 400m IM with the 4:10.14 he swam at Australian nationals in 2013. If he’s able to swim a time like that at Commonwealths he’ll break Chad Le Clos’ games record of 4:13.25 and definitely be in contention for the gold.
Park Tae-hwan to swim IM events at Korean Trials, hopes for Asian games bids
Olympic gold medal-winning freestyler Park Tae-Hwan is looking to expand his repertoire. The Korea Herald report that Park will enter the 200 and 400 IMs at next week’s Korean national team trials, with the hope of making the country’s Asian Games roster in those races.
How to achieve Early Vertical Forearm
Brian Bolster, Head Coach of Osprey Aquatics, wanted to tackle the issue of Early Vertical Forearm (EVF) and succeeded spectacularly with the development of the Bolster Paddles.
3-time Olympian and Olympic Gold Medalist Darian Townsend extends agreement with A3 Performance
Townsend is an 8-time NCAA Champion, World Record Holder, 3-time Olympian and an Olympic Gold Medalist in the 400-meter Freestyle Relay at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.
European Junior Championships Preview
The European Junior Championships will be held in Dordrecht from July 9th-13th…
Switzerland Names Roster For European Championships
The Swiss have finalized their roster for the 2014 European Championships which will be held August 13-24 in Berlin, Germany….
Team USA Sends 94 to the 2014 U.S. Youth Olympic Team
2014 YOG swimmer Courtney Mykkanen is the daughter of Olympian John Mykkanen, who at age 17 claimed silver in the men’s 400-meter freestyle at the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games.
Alshammar, Sjostrom lead 21-person Swedish Euro Champs roster
On the heels of the Swedish Championships last week, the Swedish Swimming Federation has announced its official entry roster for the European Championships, headed by World Record breaker Sarah Sjostrom and 36-year-old un-retired sprinter Theresa Alshammar.
Alec Page Removed from 2014 Pan Pacs, Commonwealth Games Rosters
The one month suspension handed out to Canadian Olympian Alec Page after a doping violation at the 2014 Canadian national championship…
Germany Announces 8-Swimmer Roster for 2014 Youth Olympic Games
Germany has announced an 8-swimmer roster for the 2014 Youth Olympic Games that will include double-duty from some of the…
Germany wraps 2014 Open Water Swimming Nationals
Germany is home to many great open water swimmers and the past week saw a monumental showing of German swimmers…
Australian Commission probing into Volkers abuse case, uncovering new info
Australia’s Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse heard testimony on Monday centering on the child abuse case leveled against former National Team coach Scott Volkers.
Canadian Alec Page Receives One-Month Doping Suspension
Canadian Commonwealth Games swimmer Alec Page was suspended from May 26th-June 26th, though it was only announced by FINA on Monday.
Swim Ireland Announces Rosters for Commonwealth Games, European Championships, Youth Olympics
Swim Ireland has today announced the teams of swimmers that will represent Ireland and Northern Ireland at this Summers International…
Nay Believes She’ll Need Surgery After Dislocating Left Shoulder in Cairns
Meagen Nay’s injury is likely to keep her out for longer than just the Commonwealth Games, as she feels like she’s probably headed for surgery.