Open Letter to Swimming Community: Then They Came For Me

By Dana Abbott, NISCA Past President The disturbing trend among intercollegiate athletic programs to drop swimming and diving, or baseball, or gymnastics, often citing budgetary reasons, is obviously of great

USAS Announces New Officers

PHOENIX, Arizona, October 3. THE United States Aquatic Sports (USAS), the official body that represents the aquatic sports of Swimming, Diving, Synchronized Swimming, Water Polo and Masters Swimming internationally, recently

Hargis Returns to Roots with Arkansas Dolphins

CLINTON, Arkansas, October 3. ARKANSAS’ own 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist John Hargis is returning home to coach the team for which he swam, the Arkansas Dolphins Swim Team. He will

Sutton, Dyatchine Claim RCP Tiburon Mile Titles

SAN FRANCISCO, California, October 2. ON a Sunday morning featuring lower 60-degree waters, Chloe Sutton and Vladimir Dyatchine picked up wins at the RCP Tiburon Mile. Sutton, a 14-year-old open

Vergnoux Named British Coach of the Year

EDINBURGH, Britain, October 2. FRED Vergnoux was named the BSCTA Coach of the Year at the organization's national conference for the first time over the weekend. The award came after

Whitman Named Assistant at Southern Illinois

CARBONDALE, Illinois, October 2. GREG Whitman has been named assistant coach for Southern Illinois University's swimming and diving program, head coach Rick Walker announced Friday. Whitman replaces Chris Gally, who