Read moreEric Hansen Speaks to Hometown Newspaper About Life After Resignation11 February 2014SIOUX CITY, Iowa, February 11. FOR the first time since announcing a leave of absence from his job as head coach of the University of Arizona's men's and women's swimming teams last October, Eric Hansen has spoken publicly about the reasons behind his departure in the Sioux City Journal. Hansen grew...
Read more1Splashbacks: Michael Phelps, Jack Bauerle Among Top Names of Jan-Feb 201426 December 2014PHOENIX - It's been another amazing year of aquatics competition, including the massive comeback of Michael Phelps, and Swimming World had our readers covered every step of the way. During the next few days, we'll take a look back in "Splashbacks", the most read stories of 2014. First up is January...
NCAA Div. I Women: Penn State Takes a Narrow Lead Over Indiana After Day Two of Big 10 Champs22 February 2002ANN ARBOR, Mich., Feb. 21. PENN State leading the women's Big 10 Swimming & Diving Championship? Why, you might as well say Joe Paterno has gone to the NFL! Yet after the completion of Day 2's splashing at the Canham Natatorium on the campus of the University of Michigan, fourth-year Coach B...
NCAA Div. I Women: Indiana Takes The Lead After Day 3 at Big 10 Champs23 February 2002ANN ARBOR, Mich., Feb. 22. ANOTHER day, another new leader. After Day 1 of the Big 10 women's meer here, Coach Eric Hansen's Wisconsin Badgers were in the lead. After yesterday's splashing was concluded, it was Penn State's Badgers occupying the top spot. Tonight, after Day 3, it'...
USA Swimming Picks Team for Short Course World Championships24 October 2001COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Oct. 24. USA Swimming announced the slection of a 26-person team to compete at the Short Course World Championships in Moscow next April 3-7. Among the 26 athletes are 13 Olympic medalists from Sydney, three 2001 world champions and several members of the Goodwill Games and ...
Read moreThe Week That Was: Analyzing Last Week's Top Headlines17 February 2014 PHOENIX, Arizona, February 17. WE at Swimming World covered a lot of news, and it wasn’t easy narrowing it down to the five best, but here they are, starting with number five. At number five was Olympian Caitlin Leverenz’s announcement that she is engaged. Leverenz talked with Swimming World’s Tiff...
Read moreArizona's Eric Hansen Resigns Following Extended Leave of Absence20 January 2014TUCSON, Arizona, January 20. CLOSING a story that left the swimming community in shock and speculation for the last several months, Arizona head men's and women's swimming and diving coach Eric Hansen has officially resigned from his position following an extended leave of absence that began in Octo...
NCAA Div. I Women: Penn State Takes Big 10 Crown24 February 2002ANN ARBOR, Mich. Feb. 23. THE fickle finger of fate smiled broadly upon Coach Bill Dorenkamp this evening as his Penn State Lady Nittany Lions won their inaugural Big 10 Swimming & Diving Championship. The women from Happy Valley scored 594.5 points to 561 for runners-up Indiana, with Wisconsin thir...
Read moreVideo Interview: Arizona's Margo Geer Soaks In Surreal End to NCAAs22 March 2014NCAA Championship editorial coverage is proudly sponsored by Competitor Swim. Visit CompetitorSwim.com for more information on our sponsor. For all the latest coverage, check out our event coverage page. Also, make sure to check out our Facebook photo gallery for the latest images from the meet in M...
Read moreThe Week That Was: Analyzing Top Five Swimming Headlines of the Week27 January 2014PHOENIX, Arizona, January 27. WE'RE counting down the five biggest swimming-related storylines that took place in the past seven days, including news from college swimming in the United States and a Canadian Masters swimmer making history. Let's get started with the number five story of the week. At...