Texas Women’s Swimming Signs 2 Recruits

From Penny Abrahams of UT – AUSTIN, TEXAS – Westlake High School senior Megan Gettel of Austin, Texas, and Sarah Allen, of Chapel Hill, N.C., have signed National Letters of

National Independent School Record Broken

The national independent school record for the girls 100 yard backstroke, 55.05, has been broken twice in the last month. First Shelly Ripple broke the mark at the Baton Rouge

FINA To Honor Otto

FINA–swimming’s international governing body–intends to honor several outstanding swimmers of the past at the World Championships next month. No announcement has been made, but the list is headed by Kristin

U.S. National Team Injury Report

The U.S. National Team, which heads for training camp in Australia on December 26, will be in less than peak condition. Missing from the team will be Chad Carvin, who

Chinese Swimmers To Compete In U.S.

Four of China’s fastest female swimmers and one of its top divers will be attending college and competing in the United States. All five women will be attending the University

Sullivan Award Finalists Announced

ORLANDO, FL – Swimmers Chad Carvin and Jenny Thompson; former Florida State baseball star J.D. Drew, Tennessee quarterback Peyton Manning and Tim Duncan, a former Wake Forest basketball star who

Carvin To Take “A Break” From Swimming

For the past four days, rumors have been circulating on the internet that American distance swimmer, Chad Carvin, had hung up his suit and called it a career. Swimming World

Stanford Women’s Swimming Signs 5 To Letters-of-Intent

STANFORD, CA – Stanford women’s swim coach Richard Quick announced the signings of Sylvia Bereknyei (Pittsburg, CA/Carondelet HS), Jessica Foschi (Old Brookville, NY/Friends Academy), Whitney Leatherwood (Lilburn, GA/Brookwood HS), Alexis

Have Your Cake And Eat It Too?

From Reuters – MOSCOW, RUSSIA – Russian swimmers Vladimir Pyshnenko, Natalia Mesheryakova and Olga Kochetkova, who tested positive for steroids earlier this month, will fly to Switzerland next week to