Today in Setúbal, Portugal the men’s Olympic 10K Open Water field was determined at the final of two qualifying events. China’s Lijun Zu led the lead pack with a 1:52:18.2 to punch his
Adam Peaty set the first meet record of the afternoon with a 26.68 in his 50 breaststroke. He stopped the clock in 26.68. Only he has been faster this year, with
By David Rieder Olympic Trials has been circled on calendars across the country for so long that it’s hard to believe we’ve almost made it. Crazy as it may seem,
Jack Saczawa has committed to swim for Michigan State University. The high school senior trains with the Ohio State Swim Club and represents Olentangy Liberty at the high school level. The
Gleb Ionichev will join the Tennessee Volunteers this fall. The future Vol is coming to the United States from Israel. He will be a huge boom to the program, as his
Another nine open water swimmers booked their tickets to Rio and the 2016 Summer Games. There were nine spots on the line to be earned by the top nine finishers,
A monster anchor from Katinka Hosszu delivered the title for Hungary in the women’s 800-meter free relay at the 2016 European Championships. Zsuzsanna Jakabos (1:58.60), Evelyn Verraszto (1:58.16) and Boglarka
Shanghai, China – June 11 – The USA Women’s National Team will have the opportunity to defend their FINA World League Super Final gold medal after defeating China 11-5. In
A remarkable eight meet records were scratched and re-written on the first day of the 2016 Mare Nostrum Tour – Barcelona. Two of those meet records fell in the prelims to
Swimming Technique Misconceptions: Conventional Wisdom (Part II) Many people believe that it is worth copying the technique of the fastest swimmers. In reality, even the fastest swimmers have technique limitations,
