PHOENIX, Arizona, May 21. KENYON swimming head coach Jess Book joins today's edition of The Morning Swim Show.

Book took over head coaching duties for the men's swimming team at Kenyon College at the start of the 2012-2013 season, and saw the Lords win the team title for the first time in three years. Book talks about the ingredients that went into the team win, from th

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 20. THE high school swimming season came to a close last weekend with two national high school records broken at California's north coast sectional championships in Concord. On Friday, Steven Stumph tied Brendan Hansen's public school record of 53.67 in prelims of the event, then led two other swimmers under Patrick Fowler's overall national record of 53

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 20. ONE of the key players in the University of Southern California's women's water polo NCAA win, Madeline Rosenthal, joins today's edition of The Morning Swim Show.

Rosenthal relives the five overtime periods played to determine the winner of the tournament, and the other clutch players that contributed to the win. She also talks about the l

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 17. LAST week, Arena announced that three versions of its Powerskin Carbon Pro were deemed non-compliant by FINA, causing the suitmaker to go into crisis mode and issue replacements at the Arena Grand Prix in Charlotte, as well as the US Masters nationals in Indianapolis. High school swimmers, however, are still allowed to wear the suits to finish out the high school s

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 17. THE USA Swimming open water nationals opened this morning with two very, very exciting races in the women's and men's 10K at Castaic Lake in southern California. Christine Jennings won her first national title in one of the closest finishes we've seen at nationals, pulling ahead of a tight field to win by less than a second and qualify for the world

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 17. OLYMPIAN and NCAA champion Connor Jaeger joins today's edition of The Morning Swim Show.

Jaeger and his teammates at the University of Michigan have been riding a large wave of momentum since winning the team title in March at the NCAA swimming and diving championships. It was tough for Jaeger to take a week off from training after the meet, but he

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 16. FOUR divers qualified last night for the world championship team at the USA Diving nationals, including Olympian and NCAA champion Kristian Ipsen. Ipsen won the 1-meter springboard final with 445.35 points in the final, more than 40 points ahead of Harrison Jones, who will be going to the world championships for the first time. At this meet, the divers are selected

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 16. THE USA Swimming open water nationals begins tomorrow, and on today's edition of The Morning Swim Show we're visited by two members of the U.S. Naval Academy swim team who will be competing in the 5K and 10K swims in Castaic Lake.

For Riley Mita, the venue is very familiar, having grown up a very short distance from the lakeshore. Noah Martin w

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 15. TODAY is International Water Safety Day, but USA Swimming's Make a Splash program is making a week out of making the public aware of the importance of teaching children to be safe in the water. Cullen Jones, the main face of Make a Splash, will be making the rounds this week in New York City and its boroughs, doing interviews with TV and other media outlets an

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 15. NCAA champion swimmer Ozzie Quevedo joins today's edition of The Morning Swim Show to talk about an upcoming episode of CNN's Fit Nation that will feature his coaching staff and training facility in central Florida.

Quevedo, whose age-group team trains at the National Training Center in Clermont, Fla., talks about his team's involvement wi

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 14. RECORDS were being broken left and right in high school and Masters swimming last weekend, and several of the country's best swimmers were in action at the Arena Grand Prix in Charlotte. A lot of options for us to pick from for the Speedo Performance of the Week.

In the end, we couldn't ignore the first of three national high school records broken this

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 14. ON yesterday's show we neglected to mention the amazing final of the women's NCAA Division I water polo tournament featuring the defending champions from Stanford University, and the University of Southern California. Stanford's squad featured Maggie Steffens, the MVP of the women's water polo tournament at last year's Olympics, which on pa

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 14. AFTER many years of coaching swimmers to be their best in the pool and open waer, John Dussliere joins today's edition of The Morning Swim Show to talk about his new venture with USA Boxing.

Dussliere, the 2008 head coach for the American open water Olympic team, discusses the unexpected meeting with the director of USA Boxing that led to his new jo

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 13. SWIMMING fans were treated to a host of fast meets across the United States last weekend, with records falling at the high school and Masters levels and the best swimmers in the U.S. putting up some fast in-season times at the Arena Grand Prix.

Let's start with those record-breaking swims, which included three national high school records. We told you about

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 13. ON today's edition of The Morning Swim Show, recently graduated Texas A&M swimmer Amini Fonua talks about his life as an openly gay swimmer at the university and how a recent national poll claiming the school is one of the least-friendly to gays is untrue.

Fonua came to Texas A&M from New Zealand, where he grew up and learned to swim. He was openly

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 10. ON today's Race Day, Jeff Commings and David Rieder analyze the performances from Olympians and future champions at the Arena Grand Prix in Charlotte, N.C.

From Allison Schmitt's victory in the 200 free to start the session to the breaststroke doubles pulled off by Jessica Hardy and Mike Alexandrov, the racing was exciting to follow at the Meckl

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 10. MANY of the top swimming countries around the world have held their meets to select the athletes who will race in the world championships this summer. Only Great Britain and the United States remain, with both scheduled to hold their trials in late June. We wanted to know if you thought the United States should follow the lead of the rest of the world and hold its

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 10. AFTER a stellar opening session at the Arena Grand Prix in Charlotte, North Carolina, that saw Katie Ledecky posted a fast 1500 freestyle and Connor Jaeger negative split his way to the win in the 800 freestyle, the meet got into full gear this morning in preliminaries of six events. One of the races to watch tonight will be the men's 200 freestyle final, in w

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 10. WELLA Hartig, the mother of swimming greats Aaron and Hayley Peirsol, joins today's edition of The Morning Swim Show to talk about her new book that details a life of raising two accomplished athletes.

Hartig's book, Buoyant, focuses on the lessons she learned while raising her children as a single mother for a time, and how she was able to dea

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 9. OUR first Race Day episode for the Arena Grand Prix in Charlotte, N.C., focuses on the two events staged today: the women's 1500 freestyle and the men's 800 freestyle.

Host Jeff Commings recaps the big wins by Katie Ledecky and Connor Jaeger in both events, and previews the races to be contested in the first full day of competition tomorrow. Be sure to

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 9. THE U.S. Masters nationals began this morning with the 1000 freestyle and wraps up the first day of swimming with the 1650 freestyle in Indianapolis. As we began taping, no national records had been set at the IU Natatorium, but we're bound to see plenty of records fall at this meet. Thirty-nine marks were broken at last year's meet in North Carolina. We&#

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 9. MARK Hernandez joins today's edition of The Morning Swim Show on the eve of his Gunn High School swim team participating in the California Central Coast sectional championships.

Hernandez coached the team to a successful 2012 season, in which the girls' team placed second among public schools nationally in the Swimming World Magazine high

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 8. AT 8 a.m. Eastern time tomorrow, the U.S. Masters Swimming short course nationals begins in Indianapolis. More than 1,600 people will race at the IU Natatorium, including a few Olympians. Dave Wharton, the silver medalist in the 400 IM at the 1988 Olympics, will be there, as will 1976 200 breast Olympic bronze medalist Rick Colella. We'll see a lot of Masters n

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 8. DAVE Wharton will be one of a handful of Olympians competing at this week's U.S. Masters nationals, and he joins today's edition of The Morning Swim Show before racing at the IU Natatorium.

Wharton talks about the back injury that led to him getting back into the pool after some time away, which led to him competing in Masters nationals in 2010.

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 7. THE second half of the Australian world championship trials featured some outstanding swims that gave off the impression that the Aussies have shaken off the subpar performances from the 2012 Olympics. From Cate Campbell and James Magnussen pulling off the sprint double to Thomas Fraser-Holmes' Commonwealth record in the 400 IM, the folks Down Under have plenty

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 7. THE news about Arena's swimsuit exchange that broke yesterday continues to create conversation today, as swimmers voice concerns about getting the right suit in time for the two big meets happening this weekend. Arena has already said it will provide instant exchanges of the Powerskin Carbon Pro at the Arena Grand Prix in Charlotte this weekend to those who bou

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 7. BRITTANY MacLean joins today's edition of The Morning Swim Show at the start of a busy long course season that will have her competing at the World University Games and world championships.

MacLean speaks with host Jeff Commings about making the transition from Ontario in Canada to the University of Georgia, particularly swimming short course yards.

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 7. EARLIER this morning Arena announced that three versions of its Powerskin carbon suits were non-compliant with FINA regulations, specifically involving water permeation. Arena said a change in the way the seams were bonded on the suits and the placing of the logo on the suits back in December was the cause of the issue with these three suits. In an effort to meet th

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 6. THREE years after first winning the title of top high school girls' swim team by Swimming World Magazine, Carondelet High School is looking for a repeat performance, and on today's edition of The Morning Swim Show head coach Jasmine Millan talks about the road to the upcoming Nort Coast sectionals.

Millan has been working hard with the mi

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 3. IN our last poll we wanted to know your thoughts on Ryan Lochte's new reality show, called What Would Ryan Lochte Do? and it appears most people who voted in the poll didn't watch the premiere ... and don't plan to watch the show at all. Forty-six percent of votes went to that option. Asfor those who did watch the premiere episode, 24.75 percent said

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 3. AUSTRALIA had one of the best, if not the best, days in the pool to conclude the world championship trials today in Adelaide. One of the highlights was a Commonwealth record by Thomas Fraser-Holmes in the men's 400 IM with a 4:10.14. A Commonwealth record is the fastest time swum by anyone in Great Britain or any of the countries in the former Commonwealth Empi

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 3. DAVID Marsh's swimmers at SwimMAC Carolina have been enjoying much success in the past 12 months, and on today's edition of The Morning Swim Show he talks about the work he, the rest of the coaching staff and the swimmers have been putting in to make it happen.

Among the accolades SwimMAC has enjoyed includes Olympic medals, junior national titl

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 2. JAMES Magnussen showed that he will be a force to be reckoned with at the world championships this summer, not just in the 100 freestyle, but in the 50 as well. Earlier today in Australia Magnussen won the 50 free with a 21.52, which is now the fastest time in the world this year. Magnussen has been making large inroads in the 50 free in the past year, including swi

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 19. TODAY'S edition of The Morning Swim Show goes back in time to research the history of the famous Broad Ripple Pool in Indianapolis, which once held the Olympic swimming trials in the early part of the 20th century and was the largest concrete swimming pool in the United States.

Bruce Wigo, CEO of the International Swimming Hall of Fame, takes us on

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 1. THE Australians continue to grow their roster for the world swimming championships, adding the Campbell sisters, Cate and Bronte, to the list after they went 1-2 today in the 100 freestyle finals. Cate won with a 52.92 today, with younger sister Bronte second with a 53.85. The two will not only swim the individual event in Barcelona, but will lead a squad in the 400

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 1. DOMINIQUE Bouchard joins today's edition of The Morning Swim Show to relive the thrill of placing second in the 200 backstroke at the NCAA championships.

Bouchard talks with host Jeff Commings about being a part of one of the fastest fields in NCAA history, and almost breaking 1:50 in the event. The NCAA championships was her prime focus the entire s

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 30. FOUR countries held world championship trials in the past week, and there were a lot of great swims to choose from for our Performance of the Week.

From Brazil and Germany to Australia and Ireland, swimmers put themselves at the top of the world rankings in a number of events, but Steffen Deibler's 51.10 in the 100 fly stood out more than others. Not only

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 30. VLADIMIR Morozov announced last night that he's turning pro with one year of eligibility left at the University of Southern California. The Russian surprised many people with his announcement, especially with the Olympics being three years away. Morozov told Swimming World that he's exploring sponsorship options, but obviously will now have the ability

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 30. TODAY'S edition of The Morning Swim Show features Kent Nicholas, the organizer of a unique four-day lake swim tour across Arizona.

Nicholas talks about the Arizona S.C.A.R. Swim Challenge, in which 31 people will swim in four lakes in Arizona in four days, each swim at least 10 miles in distance. Nicholas breaks down the specifics of each lake swi

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 29. FOUR countries held their national swimming championships over the weekend, selecting swimmers for various international competitions, including the world championships. Germany compacted their nationals into a four-day meet and had some very promising swims, including a triple from Steffen Deibler, who won the 50 and 100 butterfly as well as the 50 freestyle. Hi

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 29. OLYMPIAN Gil Stovall joins today's edition of The Morning Swim Show to conclude our special Masters Monday series of interviews with personalities involved in Masters swimming.

Stovall, who swam in the 2008 Olympics, talks about the new team he's working with in Jackson, Tenn., and its association with another team in the area. The Masters sw

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 26. IN a few months, the FINA Bureau might be voting on a proposal to allow up to 15 meters of underwater dolphin kicking at the start of any breaststroke race, which has drawn more criticism than praise. That trend continued in our recent Poll of the Week, in which an overwhelming majority voted against the proposed rule change. Nearly 89 percent said no to the prop

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 26. AUSTRALIAN swimming made some big statements earlier today in the first day of competition at nationals in Adelaide. Bronte Barratt had one of the best swims of the first finals session, posting a lifetime best 4:03.52 in the 400 free that puts her at the top of the world rankings for 2013. It's also about a tenth off Kylie Palmer's national record, whi

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 26. PARALYMPIC champion Justin Zook joins today's edition of The Morning Swim Show shortly after qualifying for his fifth appearance at the IPC swimming world championships.

Zook, a three-time Paralympic champion in the 100 backstroke, talks about the major barrier he was unable to break in London, and how he's working on a strategy that should h

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 25. CESAR Cielo is back on track after knee surgery last fall, becoming the second-fastest man in the 50 free so far this year with a 21.57 in the final of the event at the Maria Lenk Trophy meet in Rio de Janeiro yesterday. Cielo led a trio of swimmers under the 22-second mark, including Auburn swimmer Marcelo Chierighini, who got under the barrier for the first tim

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 25. BEFORE taking off for College Station and the Texas A&M men's swim team, Ryan Mallam joins today's edition of The Morning Swim Show to talk about making the move to Division I college coaching.

Mallam says the biggest change for him in his move from junior college dynasty Indian River State College to a major Division I school is being able t

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 24. CESAR Cielo woke up a sleepy Maria Lenk Trophy meet in Brazil this morning with a 21.58 in prelims, the second-fastest time in the world this year behind reigning Olympic champion Florent Manaudou's 21.55. Bruno Fratus, who has become one of the world's best sprinters, also got under 22 seconds today with a 21.98. Marcelo Chierighini, who was second at

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 24. OUR series of interviews with the representatives of the three cities bidding to host the 2016 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials concludes today on The Morning Swim Show with two members of the San Antonio Sports Commission.

Those in the know in swimming will recognize the name George Block, who was a vice president for USA Swimming and head coach of the Al

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 23. MANY of the major players for this summer's world championships are starting to emerge, and everyone will certainly have their eyes on the winner of this week's Speedo Performance of the Week. It can be tough to go from a major short course yards meet to a major long course meters meet, but Vladimir Morozov pulled it off last week at the Russian nationa

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 23. BRAZIL kicked off the first day of world championship trials in Rio de Janeiro with two swimmers making the roster in individual events. Nicolas Oliveira swam a 1:48.10 in the prelims of the 200 free to give him the opportunity to swim that event in Barcelona. Oliveira couldn't match that swim in finals, falling to third with a 1:50.47. And Etiene Medeiros m

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 23. WE continue our series of interviews with the three finalists in the bid to host the 2016 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials on today's edition of The Morning Swim Show, featuring Frank Viverito, the president of the St. Louis Sports Commission.

Viverito talks about how Omaha's hosting of the Olympic Trials in 2008 and 2012 sparked the idea for St.

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 22. VLADIMIR Morozov closed out the Russian nationals with two wins in the 50 and 100 freestyles, putting up the first sub 48-second swim of the year in the 100 with a 47.93. We'll see this week if that time stands up to the challenge of Cesar Cielo, James Magnussen and others who will be racing for spots on their country's world championship teams. Morozov

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 22. BUMPY Jones joins today's edition of The Morning Swim Show as we continue our Masters Monday series of interviews in April.

Jones turned 80 years old last month, and he celebrated by breaking seven U.S. Masters Swimming short course yards records the weekend of his birthday. He also recently set two more at the YMCA nationals, and he talks about