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Paralympic Spotlight: Mark Barr
November 5, 2009

Mark Barr PHOENIX, Arizona, November 5. TODAY's Paralympic Spotlight features Mark Barr. Barr is an all-around athlete who has not only competed at a pair of Paralympic Games, but also swam at Cal Poly as a Division I athlete.

In 2004, Barr first com...
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City of Yucaipa to House Competition Pool from 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials
November 5, 2009

By Brian Savard

YUCAIPA, California, November 5. THE exoskeleton from the multimillion dollar 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials facility has found a new home, but it is not quite where the average swim fan would expect to look.

Always in the s...
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USA Swimming Names 2009 Duel in the Pool Team
October 28, 2009

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, October 28. THIRTY-six top American swimmers, including 17 Olympians, will battle against a squad of European swimmers at the 2009 Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool in Manchester, England December 18-19. The event, which...
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USA Swimming Hires Shaun Anderson, Ben Sheppard as Sport Diversity Consultants
October 21, 2009

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, October 21. USA Swimming today announced that Shaun Anderson (Norfolk, Va.) and Ben Sheppard (Oakland, Calif.) will join the USA Swimming staff as Sport Diversity Consultants. Both Anderson and Sheppard have extensive e...
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Natalie Coughlin Dances Paso Doble
October 20, 2009

HOLLYWOOD, California, October 20. LAST night, Natalie Coughlin danced the paso doble as part of her stay on the Dancing With The Stars television show.

She scored a 22/30, which is among the bottom three, but has certainly had a strong fan fo...
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Natalie Coughlin Dancing the Paso Doble Tonight on Dancing With The Stars
October 19, 2009

HOLLYWOOD, California, October 19. CALLING all voters! Here's another nudge to remind our readers to vote for Natalie Coughlin tonight as part of the Dancing With The Stars competition.

This evening, she dances the Paso Doble, which she ...
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USA Swimming Foundation Announces Nominees for the 2009 Golden Goggle Awards
October 16, 2009

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, October 16. THE USA Swimming Foundation today released the nominations for the Golden Goggle Awards, a star-studded awards gala celebrating the accomplishments of top American swimmers in 2009. The event will take place...
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Passages: Former First Colony/Longhorn Coach Jay McDonald, 52
October 14, 2009

WIMBERLEY, Texas, October 14. JAY McDonald, 52, from Wimberley, Texas passed away on Saturday, October 10. He died having a heart attack while playing tennis.

McDonald began coaching swimming in the late 1970s at the Woodway Country Club in Co...
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Natalie Coughlin Demonstrates Grace in Flexible Bolero Routine
October 13, 2009

HOLLYWOOD, California, October 13. DANCING With The Stars has finished its fourth night of competition, and Natalie Coughlin continues to impress, but still needs your votes! She showed off her flexibility and grace in the Bolero last night en rou...
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Natalie Coughlin Dancing the Bolero Tonight on Dancing With The Stars
October 12, 2009

HOLLYWOOD, California, October 12. AS we have been doing throughout the season, here's a gentle reminder to our readers that Natalie Coughlin needs your vote tonight as part of the Dancing With The Stars competition.

Tonight, she does the B...
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Olympian Kaitlin Sandeno Returns to Club Team as Coach
October 11, 2009

LAGUNA HILLS, California, October 11. OLYMPIAN Kaitlin Sandeno might not be coming back to the pool as a swimmer anytime soon, but she's returned as a coach at her old club team according to the OC Register.

The ...
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Dara Torres to be Out up to 18 Months
October 9, 2009

Dara Torres places first in the prelims of the 50 Free at the 2009 USA Swimming ationals/World Team Trials. CORAL SPRINGS, Florida, October 9. ACCORDING to a report by the Associated Press, Dara Torres will be looking at a 12-18 month recovery from major knee surgery.

Previously believed to just need a minor surgery, Torres has learned that s...
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Natalie Coughlin Rocks Rumba
October 6, 2009

HOLLYWOOD, California, October 6. NATALIE Coughlin kept on rolling in this season's Dancing With The Stars. Last night, she put together a steamy Rumba en route to a total score of 26. She's become one of Carrie Ann Inaba's favorite ...
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Natalie Coughlin Dancing the Rumba Tonight on Dancing With The Stars
October 5, 2009

HOLLYWOOD, California, October 5. JUST a friendly reminder to our readers that Natalie Coughlin needs your help to keep rolling on the Dancing With The Stars competition. Tonight, she does the Rumba, which she already ...
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SwimmingWorld.TV to Stream 2009 USA Olympic Swim Head Coaches Reunion Dinner
September 30, 2009

PHOENIX, Arizona, September 30. SWIMMINGWorld.TV is pleased to bring you one of the most exciting events of the year – the American Swimming Coaches Association's 2009 USA Olympic Swimming Head Coaches Reunion Dinner – in a streaming broadcast...
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USA Swimming Releases Reference List for Allowed Swimsuits Through End of Year
September 30, 2009

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, September 30. THE USA Swimming House of Delegates, consisting of 438 coach, official and athlete members, voted to implement new swimsuit requirements, beginning on October 1. While this earlier implementation date has ...
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World Record Holder Ariana Kukors Signs with TYR Through 2013
September 30, 2009

Ariana Kukors HUNTINGTON BEACH, California, September 30. TYR is proud to announce a multi-year partnership with Ariana Kukors, the 2009 World Championship gold medalist and world record holder in the 200m Individual Medley out of Orange County, Ca.

"I ...
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Natalie Coughlin Performs Quickstep on Week Two of Dancing With The Stars
September 29, 2009

HOLLYWOOD, California, September 29. NATALIE Coughlin made it through the first cut last week, and earned herself a spot in the week two performance show.

Coughlin had the chance to dance the quickstep, which is oftentimes one of the toughest t...
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USA Swimming Releases Clarification of New Swimsuit Rules
September 24, 2009

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, September 24. AFTER announcing that Oct. 1 would be the effective date for a speedsuit ban during the USAS Convention recently, USA Swimming has been fielding plenty of phone calls and e-mails about the specifics of the...
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Natalie Coughlin's First Night on Dancing With The Stars
September 23, 2009

HOLLYWOOD, California, September 23. LAST night, Natalie Coughlin began her hopefully long and successful journey as a ballroom dancer on the ABC show Dancing With The Stars.

Last night she scored a 19 out of 30 on her salsa, and took second i...
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Swimming World to Stream Broadcast of United States Aquatic Sports Banquet
September 23, 2009

PHOENIX, Arizona, September 23. IF you weren't able to attend the United States Aquatic Sports annual banquet last week in Chicago, Swimming World.TV is bringing you the full ceremony today through a 155-minute streaming Internet broadcast and...
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Valley Swim Club Penalized for Racism Complaint in Pennsylvania
September 23, 2009

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, September 23. LAST summer, word filtered out from Philadelphia that the Valley Swim Club allegedly discriminated against the Creative Steps day care center, a group comprised mostly of minorities.

Tuesday, the Penns...
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Swimming, Diving and Synchronized Swimming Announce Recipients of Top Honors at USAS Convention
September 20, 2009

CHICAGO, Illinois, September 20. THE winners of awards in swimming, synchronized swimming and diving were announced at last night's ceremony that concluded the 2009 United States Aquatic Sports convention.

Two awards presented previously we...
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USA Swimming Adopts October 1 Ban on Speedsuit
September 19, 2009

CHICAGO, Illinois, September 19. AT its annual Convention on Saturday, more than 400 USA Swimming Delegates, representing swim clubs from all 50 states, voted overwhelmingly for early implementation of a ban on high-tech swimsuits. The legislation...
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All White People Look the Same to Me
September 18, 2009

By Jeff Commings, The Morning Swim Show associate producer, originally posted on SwimmingWorld.TV

CHICAGO, Illinois, September 18. AL...
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Jimi Flowers to Receive the 2009 Disability Swimming Coach of the Year Award Posthumously
September 18, 2009

CHICAGO, Illinois, September 18. FORMER USA Swimming National Team Coordinator and U.S. Paralympics National Team Manager and Coach Jimi Flowers was honored today as the 2009 Disability Swimming Coach of the Year at the Aquatic Sports Convention i...
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Amanda Beard Welcomes Son Blaise Ray Brown
September 16, 2009

LOS ANGELES, California, September 16. U.S. Olympian Amanda Beard welcomed her first son into this world yesterday as Blaise Ray Brown was born at 10:50 a.m., according to People.

Blaise is the first son of Beard and husband Sacha Brown...
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American Swimming Coaches Association Names Eddie Reese Coach of the Year
September 15, 2009

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, September 15. THE American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA), at its annual Awards Dinner last Friday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., named Eddie Reese its Coach of the Year.

Reese was cited for his 2009 work with men'...
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Auburn Head Coach Brett Hawke Now a U.S. Citizen
September 11, 2009

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, September 11. BRETT Hawke, the head coach of Auburn University, became a U.S. Citizen yesterday after completing all of the naturalization requirements.

"I'm thrilled to be an American citizen because it open...
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Chad Onken Promoted to Head Coach/Director of Competitive Swimming at YMCA of the Triangle
September 11, 2009

RALEIGH, North Carolina, September 11. CHAD Onken has been named the new Head Coach/Director of Competitive Swimming at the YMCA of the Triangle Area Swim Team in Raleigh, N.C. effective August 31.

After serving 3 years as its Assistant Direct...
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USA Swimming Names Lisa Wemhoff National Team Performance Support Coordinator
September 10, 2009

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, September 10. USA Swimming today announced the promotion of Lisa Wemhoff to National Team performance support coordinator. Wemhoff, who first joined USA Swimming in the summer of 2008, recently completed a one-year Coac...
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Matt Lowe, Dale Rogers, Jackie Vavrek Win Three-On-Three Swimming Tournament
September 9, 2009

AUSTIN, Texas, September 9. RunTex Fish out of Water (former University of Texas swimmer, Matt Lowe, and University of Wisconsin alums Dale Rogers and Jackie Vavrek) teamed up to win the World Championship of Texas 3-on-3 Swimming Tournament, pres...
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