Journey to Olympic Trials: Taper Time!
PHOENIX, Arizona, December 1. TODAY is the day every competitive swimmer dreams about for months. It's the start of taper! If you've been following my blog, you know that I
Suits Undergo Another Evolution
LONDON, England, November 30. SHORTLY before the debut of Speedo's newest effort to evolve under the new non-techsuit rules within the sport, SwimNews' Craig Lord put together a strong history
Passages: The Philadelphia Flyer Carl Robie, 66
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, November 30. CARL Robie, the Philadelphia flyer, who won a silver medal at the 1964 Olympics, in Tokyo and a gold medal in 1968 Olympics in Mexico City
The Morning Swim Show, Dec. 1, 2011: Success in the Pool Equating to Success as a Coach for Courtney Shealy Hart
PHOENIX, Arizona, December 1. COURTNEY Shealy Hart joins today's edition of The Morning Swim Show to talk about coaching at Georgia Tech University. In the three seasons she has been
Streamlined News
PHOENIX, Arizona, November 30. IT’S very rare when the Chinese send divers to the United States for a training/competition trip, but that’s what is happening this week at Miami University
Science of Performance: Return to Swimming After Injury, Part I
By G. John Mullen of SwimmingScience.net and CenterofOptimalRestoration.com, Swimming World correspondent SANTA CLARA, California, November 30. "DR. John, my shoulder feels like someone left a fork inside it." It's not
USA Swimming Hires Second Athlete Protection Employee; Adds New Make a Splash Coordinator
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, November 30. USA Swimming announced today that it has added a second full-time employee to work completely within Athlete Protection. On the heels of Susan Woessner being
Industry News: TYR Hurricane Freak of Nature Wetsuit Available Now
HUNTINGTON BEACH, California, November 30. TYR is excited to announce the availability of triathlon's new premiere wetsuit: the TYR Hurricane Freak of Nature. Available on TYR.com and at select retailers,
Italy’s Federica Pellegrini, Norway’s Alexander Dale Oen Named Swimming World European Swimmers of the Year
PHOENIX, Arizona, November 30. TODAY, we are proud to announce the Swimming World European Swimmers of the Year. Italy's Federica Pellegrini clinched her third straight Female European Swimmer of the
Penny Palfrey Breaks Molokai Channel Record
MOLOKAI, Hawaii, November 30. PENNY Palfrey crossed the Molokai Channel (Kaiwi Channel) in a time of 12 hours 7 minutes today, breaking the existing locally recognized record held by Daren