ISHOF Announces Class Of 2014 Australia’s Grant Hackett Leads Group of 12
The International Swimming Hall of Fame today announced results of the International Selection Committee’s vote for the Class of 2014. Led by Australian swimmer Grant Hackett, this year’s class of 12, represents eight different nations.
Mark Szaranek, Top Scottish Junior, Changes Verbal Commitment from Michigan to Florida
Mark Szaranek will join fellow Scottish IM’er Dan Wallace (above) at the University of Florida next fall.
FINIS Announces Sponsorship of Mallory Weggemann
“We are extremely lucky to have such an incredible swimmer join our team,” said FINIS President John Mix. “It would be enough if all she did were win gold medals and set world records, but this young woman is so remarkable on her own. Her drive, her will to succeed, to overcome adversity; we can all learn a lot from Mallory Weggemann.”
Danish Newspaper Creates Swimming Section
There has been a great deal of excitement in and around Danish Swimming in the past year. With performances such…
Graeme Smith to Lead Para Squad at new National Performance Centre
Graeme Smith, the 1996 Olympic bronze medalist in the 1500 meter freestyle, has been hired as Great Britain’s new British…
Cesar Cielo Secures New Sponsorship Dollars
Cesar Cielo has secured a new sponsorship deal with Furnas, which is a subsidiary of state-owned electrical utilities company Eletrobras. SportsPro…
Watch Matteo Rivolta’s 50.87 100 Butterfly Italian Record
Italian Olympian Matteo Rivolta set a new short course Italian national record in the 100 butterfly posting a 50.87 at the Trofeo…
Wolf Pack Gains Verbal Commitment From British Prospect Jaeger Turner
A backstroke and freestyle sprint specialist, Turner swims with the City of Salford club in Manchester, England, and was a multiple finalist at this year’s British Youth championship, as well as being former age group national record holder and podium pacer in national age group competition.
Paraplegic water polo player Zach Pickett defies odds – Feature Video
Just 15 months after a horrific diving accident leaving him paralyzed from the chest down, Zach Pickett inspires with a quiet and unassuming spirit, a courageous and harrowing story, and a positive and straightforward attitude.
New York Athletic Club Making Waves in Olympic Swimming
Tyler McGill of the NYAC famously kisses his wife after making the 2012 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team in the 100-meter butterfly at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska.
Tony Tuesdays: Azevedo Signs with Sao Paulo Brazil Water Polo Team
Tony Azevedo, aka The Savior, is a 4-time Olympic water polo player, graduate of Stanford, and the current captain of the US…
One of Greatest Indian Swimmers, Arjun Muralidharan, Given Two-Year Doping Ban
Arjun Muralidharan, an Indian swimming legend, has been banned for two years beginning on October 25th, 2013 by the India…
UBC SWIMMING: T-Birds to host Toronto in “Ghoul in the Pool” meet
Local swimming fans are in for a treat on Halloween as the UBC Thunderbirds men’s team hosts the University of Toronto Varsity Blues in a dual meet at the UBC Aquatic Centre in Vancouver. Dubbed “Ghoul in the Pool,” the meet features the top two teams from last year’s Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) championship, where Toronto defeated UBC by a score of 539-524.
Big Splash Awards Week set for late November
The 2013 Big Splash Awards Week will be a weeklong celebration of Canada’s best swimmers and their accomplishments throughout the year. Swimming Canada will be announcing a number of awards including six major individual awards between Nov. 22 and 29.
New Land Swimming World Record Challenges Ottesen Performance Oct 22nd 2013 – Video
Is Land Swimming an event for the AquaZone at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials? You decide.