Should College Athletes be Paid?
By Isabelle Robuck, Swimming World College Intern. As fall sports season is in full swing, it’s inevitable that one of the most popular debates is soon to arise again –
Breaststroker/IMer Kyle Falkstrom Gives Verbal to Boston University
NEW COMMIT: Mundelein, Ill. Kyle Falkstrom has verbally committed to Boston University and will suit up for the Terriers next fall. Falkstrom does his club swimming with the Woodstock Dolphins Swim Team and
Rikako Ikee Named Japanese Swimming ‘MVP’
Rikako Ikee was named the “MVP” of the year by the Japanese Swimming Federation. Ikee, 18, had a dominant year in the pool from start to finish. It started at
USA Swimming Chief Marketing Officer Matt Farrell Stepping Down For Golf Channel Role
USA Swimming’s Matt Farrell is stepping down from his role as Chief Marketing Officer and will take on the role of General Manager of Alternative Golf at the Golf Channel. His new role
FINA Announces 2018 Swimming Coaches Golden Clinic to be Held in China
5TH FINA WORLD AQUATICS CONVENTION 2018 4th FINA Swimming Coaches Golden Clinic hosts strongest panel ever Speakers include Nigel Redman, Zhu Zhigen, Nigel Redman, David Lush, Stéphane Lecat, John Atkinson,
Sprint vs. Distance Swimmers: Who is Superior?
By Mark McCluskey, Swimming World College Intern. Your coach walks out onto the pool deck, looks the team up and down, and then makes the announcement: “It is sprint/distance day!”
On The Record with Peter Ollis, Monmouth College Head Men’s and Women’s Water Polo Coach
By Michael Randazzo, Swimming World Contributor The Fighting Scots of Monmouth, Illinois, have been waging an uphill battle in Eastern water polo since joining NCAA varsity play in 2013. In
Philomath Community Pool Over $700K Gift From Benton Community Foundation
The Benton Community Foundation today announced that they are giving $734,000 from the Philomath Community Pool Fund to the Clemens Community Pool. This transformational gift will fund essential repairs and
50 Year Lookback of 1968 Mexico City Olympics: Major Upsets Rock Olympic Pool on Day Three
Each day through October 26, Swimming World will take you back 50 years to the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, and will re-tell the stories of those Games through archived meet
Missy Franklin To Be Inducted into Colorado Sports Hall of Fame
Two-time Olympian and five-time Olympic Champion Missy Franklin has been announced as one of the inductees to the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame for 2019. According to the Denver Post, Franklin