Aaron Piersol Visits Great Wall of China; Returns to the United States Inspired
Beijing, December 22. Aaron Piersol’s Final Daily Dairy: Day 5. SORRY for yet another delay on the journal entry. Yesterday was another long day and when we got to the
New Technique Tip Now Posted: Breaststroke – Skinny Arms
By Glenn Mills PHOENIX, Ariz., December 23. Swimming World's latest Tip on Technique is now available on our website .Click Here To Read More
Taylor, Waterfield Head English Divers Selected for Commonwealth Games
LONDON, England, December 22. TEAM England selected 17 divers for the squad that will compete at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne in March. The selections were announced on Wednesday and
Dutch Short Course Nationals Produce Several Quality Swims
By Oene Rusticus AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, December 22. THE Dutch Short Course Nationals, held last week, marked the end of the glorious career of Edith van Dijk, Swimming World Magazine’s Open
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Thorpe Not Convinced to Swim 400 Free at Commonwealth Games
SYDNEY, Australia, December 21. ANY chance of Ian Thorpe swimming the 400-meter freestyle at the Commonwealth Games has apparently been crushed. According to a story in the Herald Sun, National
Spackman Appointed Head Coach of Lincoln Vulcans
LINCOLN, England, December 21. MARC Spackman, a former Olympian and World Championships competitor for Great Britan, has been appointed head coach of the Lincoln Vulcans Swimming Club. A 26-year-old, Spackman
Rice’s Brittany Massengale Named C-USA Swimmer of the Week
DALLAS, Texas. December, 21. FOR the second time this season Rice sophomore Brittany Massnegale has been named the Conference USA Swimmer of the Week (Dec. 14-20), the league office announced
YMCA of Triangle Area Sets 15-16 National Age-Group Record in 200 Free Relay
RALEIGH, N.C., December 21. COMPETING at the Speedo Capital Classic earlier this month, the YMCA of the Triangle Area Swim Team blasted the National Age-Group record in the 15-and-16 category
Aaron Piersol Motivates Chinese Youth, Later Visits Tiananmen Square
Beijing, December 19. AARON Piersol’s Dairy Day 4. IT is 6 AM on Tuesday and I am heading off for a day of sightseeing with our hosts. You are probably
Some Observations on the Chinese Swimming Scene
BEIJING, China, December 21. A former collegiate swimmer at Villanova University, Ryan Costella has been reading for a master’s degree in Chinese Economics from the University of Cambridge. While performing