Bryon Tansel Added to LSU Coaching Staff
BATON ROUGE — LSU swimming and diving has added Bryon Tansel as the program’s third assistant coach, co-head coaches Dave Geyer and Doug Shaffer announced Friday. “I have been overcome
USA Swimming Introduces 2016 Olympic Team: Jack Conger
Jack Conger made the Olympic team with a third place finish in the 200 freestyle. In the USA Swimming video introducing him, the University of Texas Longhorn described the intensity of Olympic
6 Reasons to Admire First-Time Olympian Maya DiRado
By Allison Pierce, Swimming World College Intern The Olympic Trials this past month brought about many first-time Olympians. One of those Olympic rookies is Stanford University’s Maya DiRado. DiRado’s noteworthy swimming
USA Swimming Introduces 2016 Olympic Team: Missy Franklin
Missy Franklin, who needs very little introduction a year into her professional swimming career, shared the importance of the team supporting her swimming endeavors. The 21 year old talked about all of
Rio’s Mayor Criticizes Rio Organizing Committee for Olympic Village Fiasco
While problems in the Olympic village persisted this morning, the mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes, has criticized the Rio2016 organizing committee. According to Paes, the village was ready before the
USA Swimming Introduces 2016 Olympic Team: Kathleen Baker
In the video series introducing the 2016 Olympic team, an excited Kathleen Baker revealed the energy the rookies are bringing this summer. The nineteen year old spoke a bit about her superstitions surrounding
Canadians Sweep Fourth Stop of FINA Open Water World Cup
The fourth stop of the 2016 FINA Open Water World Cup took place in Lac St. Jean, Canada on Thursday and Canadians won both the women’s and the men’s event.
Swimming World Olympic Predictions: Women’s 200 Free
By David Rieder The women’s 200 free was billed as the event to watch at last summer’s World Championships. Expect the same in Rio. That’s because Sarah Sjostrom—ranked no. 1
Olympic Village Housing Problems Persist As The Games Creep Closer
With the days continuing to count down towards the start of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games concern continues to grow in Rio’s preparation for the Games. Last weekend when the
Who Is Olympic Rookie David Plummer?
By Siobhan Dale, Swimming World College Intern David Plummer isn’t your average Olympian. In fact, David Plummer isn’t average at all. Over the last eight years Plummer has faced a