Open Water Relay Breaks Guinness World Record
CAMLOUGH, Ireland, September 21. A team of swimmers from the Newry Triathlon Club in Ireland set the Guinness World Record for Longest Continuous Open Water Relay Swim with a 10-day
College Recruit Rankings Profile: Five-Star Melissa Bates, Class of 2010
PHOENIX, Arizona, September 21. MELISSA Bates, a five-star recruit from the Class of 2010, is the next subject in the Swimming World College Recruit Rankings Profiles series. Bates hails from
Swimming, Diving and Synchronized Swimming Announce Recipients of Top Honors at USAS Convention
CHICAGO, Illinois, September 20. THE winners of awards in swimming, synchronized swimming and diving were announced at last night's ceremony that concluded the 2009 United States Aquatic Sports convention. Two
USA Swimming Adopts October 1 Ban on Speedsuit
CHICAGO, Illinois, September 19. AT its annual Convention on Saturday, more than 400 USA Swimming Delegates, representing swim clubs from all 50 states, voted overwhelmingly for early implementation of a
Brunemann, Crippen, Gemmell and Thomas Win USA Swimming Open Water Swimming Awards
By Steven Munatones, Swimming World Open Water correspondent CHICAGO, Illinois, September 19. IN a whirlwind year when she won the NCAA 1650 freestyle and started to take to the oceans
Britta Steffen Heading to Australia for Temporary Training Camp
BERLIN, Germany, September 19. EARLIER this week, multiple Olympic medalist Britta Steffen of Germany announced that she would be traveling to Australia to train in Brisbane for a month starting
Queensland Takes Lead After First Day of 2009 Australian State Teams Short Course Championships
CANBERRA, Australia, September 19. QUEENSLAND will take a 56 point lead into the second day of competition at the 2009 State Teams Short Course Championships after opening their account with
Florida State Swimmers Impressive In FSU Pentathlon
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, September 19. THE Seminoles Swimming team took to the pool this afternoon for the first intra-squad scrimmage of the 2009-2010 season. Head Coach Neil Harper was highly impressed
The Morning Swim Show, Sept. 19, 2009: Interviews with Heads of USA Diving, USA Synchro and US Masters Swimming
CHICAGO, Illinois, September 19. THE heads of USA Diving, USA Synchro and US Masters Swimming stopped by the Swimming World.TV booth at the United States Aquatic Sports convention to talk
All White People Look the Same to Me
By Jeff Commings, The Morning Swim Show associate producer, originally posted on SwimmingWorld.TV CHICAGO, Illinois, September 18. ALL black people do not look alike. And, if you see a black