Science of Performance: Spondylolysis

By G. John Mullen of SwimmingScience.net and CenterofOptimalRestoration.com, Swimming World correspondent SANTA CLARA, California, December 13. LOWER back pain is an epidemic in the United States. Unfortunately, this epidemic does

King and Queen of the Sea – Amateur Start

COPACABANA BEACH, Brazil. December 13. WHEN thousands of people do an open water swim, the start is always exciting to watch. The annual King and Queen of the Sea (Rei

Journey to Olympic Trials: What a Difference a Day Makes

Commentary by Jeff Commings, SwimmingWorld.TV associate producer PHOENIX, Arizona, December 12. TWENTY-FOUR hours ago, I swam the worst 100 breaststroke race of my life. It left me upset, confused, depressed

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PHOENIX, Arizona, December 13. WE saw some fast swimming from meets around the world this weekend, but let’s start at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, where Allison Schmitt won

Emily Seebohm Chases Her Own Slice Of Olympic History

By Ian Hanson, Swimming World's Australian Correspondent BRISBANE, Australia, December 12. AUSTRALIA has never won Olympic gold in women's backstroke – but if 19-year-old Beijing Olympian Emily Seebohm can spend

Passages: Danish Legend Ragnhild Hveger, 90

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, December 12. LEGENDARY Danish swimmer Ragnhild Hveger has passed away at the age of 90, according to the Washington Post. Hveger, who set world records on 44 different