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Two Lies And A Truth: How Individuals Can View the Sport By Jamie Kolar Being in the water in swimming can be seen as a blessing because it can block out the rest of the world for a brief two-hour period. However, every blessing has its curse. The water can trap us in solitary confinement with our o...

Finding Inspiration Out of the Pool. Today: Lessons from Walt Disney When you hear the name Walt Disney, a lot of feelings and thoughts probably come to mind — the magic, the joy, the household empire that it has become in the last 60 years and of course Mickey Mouse. Who people normally do not thin...

The Confessions of a Back-Halfer Swimming World continues a brief series from the archive that identifies confessions of specific types of swimmers. Previously, articles discussed the confessions of a distance swimmer and the confessions of a butterflyer. By Jamie Kolar, Swimming World College Inter...

The last night of the 2019 New Zealand Swimming Championship was one for the record books. The Women's 800m Freestyle was one to watch tonight with four potential swimmers possibly finishing under the qualifying time for World Championships. It was Eve Thomas, Carina Doyle who touched with A qualify...

Night four of the 2019 New Zealand Swimming Championships was one that saw may records fall.  The women competed in the following events: 200 free, 100 fly, 50 back 200 breast and the 800 free relay. The men competed in the 200 IM, 50 back, 50 free and the 800 free relay. Daniel Hunter broke his own...

The third night of the 2019 New Zealand Swimming Championships was an eventful one. The nigh consisted of the following events for the women: 200 IM, 100 back and the 400 free. The men competed in the 400 free, 100 fly, 50 breast and 200 back  Erika Fairweather made the FINA A qualification time for...

The 2019 New Zealand Swimming Championships were in full swing for day two. The nigh included the following women's events: 400 IM, 50 breast, 200 fly and the 400 medley relay. The men competed in the following events: 200 breast, 50 fly, 200 free and the 400 medley relay. Several records fell as we...

The first night of the 2019 New Zealand Swimming Championships were in full swing. The night's events included the women's 50 free, 200 back, 50 fly and the 1500. On the men's side the event list included the 400 IM, 100 back and 800 free. There were also several swimmers that have qualified for the...

Night two of the Santa Clara International was in full swing. The night included the following events: 100 free, 200 back, 100 fly, 400 IM and the 50 breast. Katie McLaughlin continued her extremely strong year, finishing with the second-fastest time of her career (57.77) in the 100 fly to win. It r...

The first night of the 2019 Santa Clara International is underway at the George Haines International Swim Center. The meet began with the distance events. Both the women and the men swam the 800 free today with some major conviction. Women's 800 Free In first was Tessa Cieplucha of Swim Ontario with...

Just diving back into the water for the first race was the victory Nathan Adrian needed. Adrian, one of the most decorated U.S. sprinters in Olympic history, made his return to competition this weekend at the TYR Pro Swim Series in Bloomington after being diagnosed with testicular cancer in January ...

The second night of finals at the 2019 French Swimming Championships saw some amazing swims as swimmers try to qualify for world championships and other international competitions. The night's events included the 50 free, men's 1500 free, 100 back, 100 breast and the 200 free. Check out more coverag...

By: Jamie Kolar The second night of the 2019 Dutch Swimming Championships were well underway in the Netherlands. This night consisted of the following men's and women's events: 400 free, 100 breast, 50 back, 400 IM, 200 Fly and the 100 free. Women's 400 Free In first was Marij van der Mast with a ti...

The first night of the 2019 Dutch Swimming Championships were well underway in the Netherlands. This night consisted of the following men's and women's events:1500 free, 50 fly, 200 breast, 100 back and 200 free. Women 1500 Free Laura Setz touched first in a meet record time of 17:03.82. Lena-Marie ...

By Jamie Kolar, Swimming World College Intern. The 2019 NCAA DIII Championships was well underway in the Greensboro Aquatic Center in North Carolina with the first night of competition. The battle for the title has began as last year Emory was victorious on the women's side and Denison was victoriou...

By Jamie Kolar, Swimming World College Intern.  The final night of the 2019 CSCAA National Invitational in Cleveland was one for the record books. The final night of action consisted of the 1650 free, 100 IM, 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly and 400 free relay. Team Scores Men Indiana 763 Cal...

By Jamie Kolar, Swimming World College Intern. The 2019 Region VIII Speedo Spring Sectional meet went into its final day of competition at the Mizzou Aquatic Center in Columbia, Missouri. The events featured tonight include the 1650 free, 200 back, 100 free, 200 fly, 50 breast and 400 free relay. Af...

By Jamie Kolar, Swimming World College Intern. The final night of the 2019 NJCAA Championships was a night to remember in Buffalo, New York. Indian River continued their reign. The men have won 45 titles and the women have 37 titles in a row. The Indian River men won the meet by 625 points and the w...

By Jamie Kolar, Swimming World College Intern. Night three of the NJCAA Championships was an eventful one in Buffalo, New York. The Burt Flickinger Athletic Center saw a busy night with the following events: 100 IM, 500 free, 100 back, 100 Breast, 200 Fly, Men's 1-Meter Diving and concluded with the...

By Jamie Kolar, Swimming World College Intern.  The final night of the Mid-American Conference wrapped up in the Ocasek Natatorium. Akron came up victorious in the conference once again. The events of the night included the 1650 free, 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, 400 free relay and 3 met...