USA Swimming Introduces 2016 Olympic Team: Cammile Adams
In a video series introducing the 2016 USA Olympic Swim Team Cammile Adams spoke about her introduction to swimming and her best event. While Adams was not the best as a youngster,
Yemen’s Mokhtar Al-Yamani No Longer Swimming in the Olympics
Yemen’s Mokhtar Al-Yamani has announced on Facebook that he will no longer be competing in the Rio Olympic Games. The University of Michigan swimmer cited a “miscommunication” between the International Olympic
Diana Nyad To Promote The Sport Of Swimming With FINIS
FINIS, Inc., a worldwide leader in technical swimming development, is proud to announce a new partnership with famous long-distance swimmer, Diana Nyad. Nyad gained major national and international notoriety when
Vladimir Morozov Pleads Innocence in Facebook Post
Yesterday when FINA announced seven Russian athletes who would not be eligible to compete in Rio, Vladimir Morozov was on that list. While he has never been suspended for a positive test (a
6 Firsts for Olympic Rookie Kelsi Worrell in 2016
By Julia Cunningham, Swimming World College Intern In the past few weeks the swimming world has been hit by many surprises: from world record holders missing the Olympic team to
Yulia Efimova Filing an Appeal on Olympic Ban with CAS
Yulia Efimova announced plans to file a lawsuit to appeal her ban from the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Yesterday, FINA declared that she and six other Russian teammates were no longer
Performance of the Week: Andrew Ress’s Channel Crossing
This week’s Performance of the Week goes to 48 year old Andrew Ress, who last Sunday became the first deaf man to successfully swim the English Channel solo. Completing the
Macedonia’s Marko Blazevski Relieved to be Officially Rio Bound
Macedonian record holder Marko Blazevski is officially headed to Rio. Blazevski swam the 400 IM in the London Olympics and was also the nation’s flag bearer at that Games. When the FINA
FINA President Julio Maglione Criticizes WADA
Yesterday FINA announced that seven Russian swimmers would not be eligible to swim in Rio, in response to the IOC’s decision to making doping bans the responsibility of International Federations. Today,
York’s Michael Brooks Taking Over at North Carolina Aquatic Club
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – North Carolina Aquatic Club, a United States Swimming club team based in Chapel Hill, N.C. which trains at the University of North Carolina’s Koury Natatorium, Monday