Euro Report – Day 3 – Friis was Fabulous
On most days the event winners would be the athletes we would highlight, but on this day Danish swimmer Lotte Friis, who won the silver in the 1500 freestyle stole the show…(Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)
2013 FINA World Championships Day 2 Pick ‘Em Contest
We expect that this is the reaction we’ll get from SwimSwamSam, winner of the day two Pick ‘Em Contest. (Photo: Victor Puig/victorpuig.com)
European Report Day 1 – Hosszu Impressive in the 200 IM; Costa Schmid Gives the Crowd a Reason to Cheer
Katinka Hosszu, who has been having an extremely impressive year… (File Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Cal Men’s Swimming Video Compilation
Bob Smith, a Cal alumni and a huge fan of the men’s swim team, put together the above compilation video,…
Stravius Goes 53.1 in 100 Back; Pedersen 2:21 in 200 Breast on Day 1 of Canet Mare Nostrum
Felipe Lima posted this shot of the Canet pool from day 1 of the 2013 Mare Nostrum series.
Meilutyte one one-hundredth of a second away from Euro Record
After having a spectacular day of racing yesterday, where she broke the European record in the 50 breaststroke winning the…
Muffat and Meilutyte post world’s bests in Monaco
On the second night of the Mare Nostrum competition in Monaco Olympic champion Camille Muffat dominated the field in the 400 freestyle…
Ruta Meilutyte lights it up on the first night of Mare Nostrum
Ruta Meilutyte won the 100 breaststroke destroying the field by almost three full seconds in a blazing 1:05.20 setting meet…
Le Clos Headed to Europe for Big Summer Meet Season; Pair of Bulldogs Too
Chad le Clos (above) is part of a loaded field that will compete in Europe over the next month. Also on the list is a pair of Georgia Bulldogs. (Photo Credit: Staccioli/Arena)
Nijhuis Breaks Dutch Record; Sjodin Breaks Swedish Record on Day 2 in Eindhoven
Three National Records went down on day 2 of the 2013 Eindhoven Cup. (Stock Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Kevin Cordes Happy with Record Swim, Says He Could Have Swum The Race Smarter
Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures
Kevin Cordes Breaks American Record in Prelims of 100 Breaststroke
Arizona’s Kevin Cordes has already taken down the American Record in prelims. We’ll have to wait until finals to see what sort of effort he has to give there. (Photo Courtesy: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
The Year of the Relay Splits Continues: Cordes 49.56, Shields, 43.48
So, I texted my swimmers that someone just went a 49.56 in the 100 breaststroke. Their response: “What? How?” Precisely. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Lichtenstein, Caymans Have Biggest Olympic Concentrations
NCAA Champions Brett and Shaune Fraser give the Caymans more Olympic swimmers per capita than any other country on earth (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)