Wilimovsky, Anderson Earn Top Finals Seeds in Distance Events on Day 1 of LA Invite
Jordan Wilimovsky (above) took the top seed for finals of the men’s 1500 by almost ten seconds tonight.
Margalis doubles, hits world’s #4 time in 200 IM at Athens Sectionals
Night 1 of the 2015 Athens Sectionals was all Melanie Margalis, with the Georgia Bulldog grad winning two events and hitting the fourth-fastest 200 IM the world this year.
Ryan Lochte And Dylan Bosch Take Top Seeds After Day One Prelims At Athens Sectionals
The 2015 Long Course Speedo Sectionals in Athens, Georgia kicked off Thursday, featuring some of the top athletes from SwimMAC Elite and Club Wolverine. Elite swimmers from around the globe added prestige to the meet, putting up some fast times during day one prelims.
All-American Sam Tierney training with USC for summer, will return to Mizzou’s new pro group
Missouri All-American breaststroker Sam Tierney is spending the summer training with the loaded professional group at USC, but will return to Mizzou in the fall to help start a postgrad group at his alma mater.
USA Swimming Coach BJ Reynoso Competes on American Ninja Warrior
Reynoso (above, right) competed for a spot in the American Ninja Warrior finals. The episode was aired just over a week ago.
Katie Hoff out of competition for summer after surgery
Olympic medalist Katie Hoff’s summer season has come to a close after surgery.
Michael Phelps Won’t Swim at Paris-Chartes World Cup Stop
Phelps’ management said he will not be competing in France because he wants to concentrate on the US National Championship meet in San Antonio.
Dana Vollmer Entered in 100 Fly at LA Invite; Is a Comeback Nigh?
Vollmer (second from left) celebrates with her relay after the USA Women win gold in the 4×100 medley relay. They broke the world record and still hold that mark today.
Ryan Lochte and SwimMac Elite Highlight Psych Sheets for ABSC Speedo LC Sectionals
2015 ABSC Speedo Long Course Sectionals Where: University of Georgia, Athens, GA (hosted by the Athens Bulldog Swim Club) When:…
Kelsi Worrell To Represent The United States Internationally For The First Time At The Pan Am Games
NCAA Champion and American record holder Kelsi Worrell will get her first crack at representing the United States in major international competition in just a few days at the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto.
Leah Smith Breaks Frederica Pellegrini’s 400m Freestyle World University Games Record
American Leah Smith broke the 400m freestyle universiade record at the 2015 World University Games in Gwangju, South Korea Tuesday, putting up a time of 4:04.55 to win heat four and take the top seed heading into the final.
U.S. National Team qualifying may leave athletes requiring double taper meets
The United States will be sending different national teams to three international meets this summer, but selection procedures for the 2015-2016 National Team could leave many of those athletes in need of a second taper meet.
Natalie Coughlin Featured On Cover Of ESPN’s “The Body” Issue – Video Interview
“One of the things I love about the Body Issue so much is that it celebrates the bodies that allow us to be successful in our sport. As a sports fan, I love seeing the differences in body types.”
College Recruiting: There is Nothing Magic About July 1
Don’t panic if you have not received a ton of calls on July 1. This is only the first day that D-I coaches are “allowed” to start making calls.
Three 13-year-olds qualify for Olympic Trials over the weekend
This past weekend, 3 women qualified for the U.S. Olympic Trials at just 13 years of age. In the backstroke and breaststroke events, these swimmers could bring a strong presence to the future of Team USA.