Garrett Reports: Weekend Wrap Up for Monday, September 24th
The Fast Lane Meet in Rio over the weekend featured a fresh format that was fan friendly. (Photo courtesy © Mike Alexandrov)
China Daily: Swimming Australia Bans Cotterell From Training Foreigners
Update: Swimming Australia denies China Daily report. In apparently one of the first conclusions as Swimming Australia tries to rebound…
Sprint News 9/12/12: Date Set for Curl Hearing; Olympic Furniture for Sale
Swim News: “CUBU Swim Club founder Rick Curl’s hearing date is set for Sept 19th, after the USA Swimming convention this week in Greensboro.”
Contract with Federation Forces Sun Yang Give Up Bulk of $18 Million in Endorsements
Yang will still walk away with roughly $6 million, though, which will still make him one of the world’s wealthiest swimmers. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Former Chinese National Team Swimmer, Talks Olympics
Abi Liu is a former national record holder in China and now coaches Peak Aquatics in Northern California.
Medals, Medals, Everywhere, But What Does It All Mean?
Firsts, bests, and other trends from the Olympic medal podium. (Photo: US Presswire)
Michael Phelps Becomes First Swimmer to Surpass 1,000,000 Followers
Michael’s Twitter profile still says “14-time gold medalist”. It might be time to update that. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
As an American Streak Ends, “Textile-Bests” Still in Play
Last summer, I asked the question after Sun Yang and Ryan Lochte broke World Records at the World Championships of:…
Day 8 Finals Recap, Presented by SwimOutlet Team Division
The US Swim Team put an exclamation point on arguably the greatest Olympics ever.
Sun Yang Crushes World Record on Final Day of Olympics (RECAP)
Sun Yang hammered the World Record in the men’s 1500 free (Photo Courtesy: US Presswire)
The Final Olympic Finals Preview, Presented by SwimOutlet Team Division
4 races left in the swimming at the 2012 Olympics. (Photo Courtesy © Jesse Stipek)
Jaeger, Hardy Safely Into Finals; Aussie Women Dominate Medley Prelims
Jessica Hardy survived a tight 50 free prelim, though KLJ was nipped by a three-way swim off. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Ryan Lochte Handles Double Easily Through Preliminary Rounds
Ryan Lochte exerted little more energy than would a warmup on Wednesday morning (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Americans Top Medal Table at Halfway Mark; China 2nd
Allison Schmitt scored a big gold medal in the 200 free (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)