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Jaimie Monahan, Marathon Swimming Around the World: Six Continents in 16 Days By Ned Denison Jaimie Monahan has staked major claims in the sport of open water swimming. She is an honoree in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (2018), Ice Swimming Hall of Fame (2019), “Queen of Around Ma...

World Anti-Doping Agency Releases 2024 Banned Substance List: Tramadol Now Banned In-Competition A new list of banned substances takes effect throughout international sports on January 1, 2024. The document provided by the World Anti-Doping Agency specifies which substances are prohibited in-competi...

FINIS Introduces Smart Goggle Max, With Upgrades to Original Revolutionary Product FINIS is thrilled to announce the release of our latest innovation, the Smart Goggle Max – the latest addition to our Smart Goggle lineup. Building on the success of our original Smart Goggle, the Smart Goggle Max tak...

Helping Young Swimmers Master Body Position Through Snorkel Use (Video) Need to improve body position in your freestyle swimming? Snorkels are a perfect tool, and FINIS was the first manufacturer to develop those products as training tools. Now, FINIS has introduced the Stability Snorkel Junior, int...

Nate Murray Appointed as Head Coach of South Carolina Swim Club Former University of Tennessee team captain Nate Murray is the new head coach of the South Carolina Swim Club, based in Mt. Pleasant, S.C., with an additional location in North Charleston. Murray grew up swimming in the Charlotte area b...

Duke Women, UNC-Wilmington Men Prevail in Intrastate Dual In the Blue Devils' home opener Friday against UNC-Wilmington, the Duke women cruised to a 188-104 win over the Seahawks while the UNCW men earned a hard-fought 152.5-145.5 win over Duke in a battle that came down to the final relay. The wome...

The Lake is Calling, and We All Must Go ... 40 Years Later Lake Wallenpaupack Swim By Val VH Pate Swim a 15-mile-long lake, all in one day, just for the fun of it? Yes, that was my twin sister’s idea the summer of 1983 while vacationing at our Pocono summer cottage on Lake Wallenpaupack, Pa. Donning...

Jake Magahey, Ian Grum, Dune Coetzee Star in Georgia Sweep of Georgia Tech After opening their competition season with a west-coast trip to race Arizona State, the Georgia Bulldogs got the better of in-state competitor Georgia Tech in a Wednesday afternoon dual meet, with the Bulldog women coming ou...

Roanoke College Swimmers Unify to Protect Women's Spaces and Rights As Transgender Female Seeks Spot on Women's Roster Roanoke College swimmers are fighting to keep a transgender athlete from competing as a member of the women's team after competing for the school as a male. A New York Post story sa...

New Study: Scientists Find Transgender Women Retain Physical Benefits Long After Transitioning A study in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, conducted by Brazilian scientists, states that transgender women maintain their strength and other cardio-pulmonary benefits from their male birth despite...

Boys’ National High School Mythical Championships: Aaron Shackell Leads Carmel to Tight Title Times compiled by Bob Klapthor Carmel High School was named the national high school team champions for both girls and boys for the 2022-23 school year, with the boys edging out a Keller High School team le...

Technique: The Effect Of Hand Paddles On Swimming Performance BY ROD HAVRILUK, Ph.D. Swimming with hand paddles is often promoted for benefiting strength, technique and swimming velocity, while also being criticized for causing shoulder pain. However, research shows that neither the commonly stated ...

Alabama Dominant in Season-Opening Victories Against Delta State Alabama finished first in all but one event Friday as the Crimson Tide opened head coach Margo Geer's third full season at the helm with wins over Delta State, by scores of 249-50 for the women and 237-59 for the men. Notably, Alabama ...

Girls’ National High School Mythical Championships: How Carmel Dominated the Country in 2023 Times compiled by Bob Klapthor Carmel High School was named the national high school team champions for both girls and boys for the 2022-23 school year, and the girls' competition was not close. The Greyhoun...

China Rattles WR In Men's Medley Relay At Asian Games; Siobhan Haughey Sets Asian 100 Free Record The first two days of the Asian Games pool programme has seen China dominate with 11 golds among 23 medals in Hangzhou, China. Coming into night three, only the Republic of Korea and Hong Kong had denie...

Siobhan Haughey Through As Top Seed In 100 Free At Asian Games; Tomoru Honda & Daiya Seto Book Centre Lanes In 400IM Siobhan Haughey returned the morning after her 200 free triumph to set the pace in the 100 prelims at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. Asian Games results The double Olympic silver...

Qin Haiyang With 58.35 Asian Games Record In 100m Breaststroke Prelims; Ji Yuchan Goes 21.84 In 50 Free Qin Haiyang produced the fifth-fastest 100m breaststroke of his career with a 58.35 Asian Games record on the second day of prelims in Hangzhou, China on Monday. Asian Games results The Chinese sw...

Pan Zhanle Delivers 46.97 100 Free At Asian Games: Wang Shun Goes Third All-Time In 200IM Pan Zhanle and Wang Shun both joined exalted company after they rattled the all-time rankings in the 100 free and 200IM respectively in day one finals at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. Asian Games results ...

Tang Qianting Sets Asian 50m Breaststroke Record As China Hint At Sweeping Day 1 Golds At Asian Games Tang Qianting set an Asian 50m breaststroke record as China hinted at a clean sweep of gold on the first day of prelims at the Asian Games in Hangzhou. Asian Games Preview Asian Games results Tang w...

Qin Haiyang And Zhang Yufei Headline Strong China Squad At Asian Games The swimming programme gets under way at the 19th Asian Games on Sunday with Qin Haiyang in the spotlight in and out of the pool in Hangzhou, China. 2022 Asian Games schedule/results The Chinese athlete became the first swimmer t...