Alberto Montini Betters Three FINA Masters World Records
RICCIONE, Italy, July 1. AT the Italian Long Course Masters Championships this past weekend, Alberto Montini lowered three FINA Masters world records in the 40-44 age division. He dropped a
Fast Rising USA Freestyle Sprinter Nathan Adrian Is Featured Personality on Front Cover of July Issue of Swimming World Magazine
PHOENIX, Arizona, July 1. OLYMPIC gold medalist, and current American record holder in the 50 and 100 yard freestyles, Nathan Adrian is featured on the front cover of the July
USA Swimming Announces List of Suit Manufacturers Available at Nationals
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, July 1. USA Swimming has been posting information for the last few weeks about swimsuits and their availability at the 2009 ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championships. Suit
Speedo Considering Allowing Contracted Swimmers To Wear Other Suits
PHOENIX, Arizona, July 1. ACCORDING to reporting by The Associated Press, Speedo may be going the way of the Japanese Swimming Federation last summer and allowing contracted swimmers the ability
Commentary on France’s Ban of Polyurethane Suits
Guest editorial by Steven V. Selthoffer PARIS, France, July 1. IN a press release on June 29, Francis Luce, the President of the French Swimming Federation (Federation Francaise De Natation)
Paralympic Spotlight: Jessica Long
PHOENIX, Arizona, June 30. THE only Paralympic athlete to win the Amateur Athletic Union's Sullivan Award, Jessica Long has been a trailblazer for all athletes with disabilities. In 2007, Long
Mediterranean Games: Spain’s Aschwin Wildeboer Faber Lowers European Standard
PESCARA, Italy, June 30. SPAIN's Aschwin Wildeboer Faber captured the European record in the men's 100 back during the fourth night of swimming at the Mediterranean Games held in Italy.
USA Men’s Water Polo World Championships Roster Announced
HUNTINGTON BEACH, California, June 30. USA Water Polo Men's Senior National Team Head Coach Terry Schroeder has announced the 14-man roster for the 2009 FINA World Championships scheduled to begin
French Swimming Federation Bans Polyurethane Suits
PARIS, France, June 30. IN a press release distributed to the media yesterday, the French Swimming Federation (Federation Francaise de Natation – FFN), announced that it would follow only the
Flash! Western Illinois Reinstates Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving
MACOMB, Illinois, June 29. WESTERN Illinois University Vice President for Student Services Dr. Garry Johnson and Assistant Vice President and Director of Athletics Dr. Tim Van Alstine today announced that