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At the recent British Swimming Olympic Trials, World Champion and FINIS-sponsored athlete, Robbie Renwick, qualified for his third Olympic Games with a medal winning performance in the 200-meter Freestyle. Renwick, posted a time of 1:47.23 on the final night of the British Olympic Trials which took ...

SwimOutlet.com, the web’s most popular swim shop, has added the College Swim Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) as its most recent partner, joining a long list of organizations on SwimOutlet.com’s partner roster. Among USA Swimming, U.S. Masters Swimming, USA Synchro, NISCA (high school coaches ...

The 2016 Army West Point Swim Camp is directed by Head Coach Mickey Wender.  In his 26th year as an NCAA head coach, Coach Wender has coached at all levels of competitive swimming, from summer league to the Olympic Games.  He has also coached swimmers to the NCAA Division I Championship Meet in ever...

TYR Sport, the leading manufacturer of competitive swim and triathlon gear, is proud to join Life Time Tri Race Series as the Official Wetsuit Sponsor. Life Time­-Healthy Way of Life Company is a comprehensive health and lifestyle organization that offers a personalized and scientific approach to lo...

The 4th Annual Swim For Alligator Lighthouse returns Saturday September 17 at the Moorings Resort and Spa where over 200 swimmers from all over the world will compete in one of Open Water Swimming’s most difficult challenges: a 9 mile open ocean swim through some of the most beautiful waters that th...

TYR Sport is proud to announce its continued sponsorship of U.S. Masters Swimming. As a national membership organization, USMS provides benefits to nearly 65,000 swimmers and  supports more than 1,500 swimming clubs and workout groups nationwide. From learn ­to swim programs to coaching certificatio...

Whether you’re going to the pool or to a beach halfway around the world, chances are a towel is taking up too much room in your bag. Even the largest Speedo Teamster swim bag can easily be overrun by bulky cotton towels. On the other end of the towel spectrum you’ll find the chamois. Everyone would ...

The Thailand National Swim Championships, also the 2016 Olympic trials, recently took place over a five day competition from the 1-5 April 2016, at Assumption University in Bangkok. British International School Phuket's BISP JSA Swim Academy sent two Thai swimmers to the event whilst the majority of...

This past week team TYR athlete and 2x Open Water World Championship Medalist Ashley Twichell turned heads in her Avictor at the Open Water Festival 10k race in Miromar Lakes, FL. Racing alongside some of the world’s highest ranked open water swimmers, Ashley edged out ahead with an impressive time ...

Stands were packed last week for the third annual Dolfin NASA Showcase Classic at the Long Center in Clearwater, FL. This meet attracts some of the best 14 and unders in the country and offers teams the opportunity to swim against top-level swimmers they normally wouldn’t compete against at meets. T...

The swimmers in the British International School, Phuket BISP JSA Swim Academy won a total of 29 medals at the recently concluded Malaysian National Age Group Championships: 7 gold , 9 silver, and 12 Bronze. Led by Performance Coach Colin Braund, as Head Coach Simon Jones was with other members of t...

Spectrum Aquatics Launches New ADA Lift Motion Trek 350 New lift provides users with more control and comfort Spectrum Aquatics has launched a brand new ADA pool lift, the Motion Trek 350 Lift. This new lift has been designed and built with the user in mind. “With the large number of Freedom lifts ....

Michigan Swim Camp Four sessions open to any and all entrants, limited to 185 campers per session in Canham Natatorium at the University of Michigan.  A staff of 50 and three instructional sessions per day, ensure the individual attention necessary for significant improvement.  Coaches Mike Bottom, ...

TYR Sport is proud to announce the resigning of 4x IRONMAN 70.3 Champion Josh Amberger to its roster of sponsored athletes. Having leapt into the world of professional triathlons at just 18 years of age, Josh Amberger certainly knows a thing or two about hard work. Winning his first IRONMAN 70.3 in ...

14 year-old British International School, Phuket (BISP) swimmer Nicholle Toh rose through the ranks of world age group swimming with a 1min 01.44 LCM 100m Butterfly race at the 16-20 March 2016 Singapore National Age Group Championships (SNAGS), which should be enough to book her place on the Singap...

FINIS, Inc., a world leader in technical swimming development, is proud to announce the release of the Edge fins, a comfortable high-velocity swim fin. To begin the design process for the Edge fin, CEO and Cofounder John Mix partnered with industrial designer David Beittel and long-time friend of FI...

Celebration & Fundraiser for Baltimore’s Leading Swimmers Preparing for Olympic and Paralympic Trials; Michael Phelps, Allison Schmitt, Chase Kalisz, Cierra Runge,  Becca Mann, Jessica Long and Becca Meyers among 21 Honorees North Baltimore Aquatic Club today announced that Olympians Michael Phelps....

Colorado Time Systems, a PlayCore company, is pleased to announce a partnership agreement with Myrtha Pools to provide the timing scoring equipment for the Invictus Games May 8 – 10, 2016 in Orlando, FL. As the "Official Timing and Scoring Partner," Colorado Time Systems will provide a complete set ...

Building on its popular team store platform launched over three years ago, the SwimOutlet.com Team Division has unveiled its newest online platform: the online team store with full customization capabilities. “We are thrilled to bring our new 2.0 team store platform to market,” said Jaime Benes, VP ...