Read more1Chad le Clos Parts Ways With Longtime Coach Graham Hill15 September 2016South Africa's King of Butterfly Chad le Clos announced today via Twitter his separation from long-time coach Graham Hill. Le Clos, now 24 years old, first started swimming for Hill when he was just 8 years old, experiencing an unbelievable amount of success under Hill's tutelage. The South African...
Read moreThe Week That Was: Paralympic Games Come To A Close19 September 2016This week saw a record-breaking 2016 Paralympic Games come to a close in Rio de Janeiro, in addition to revelations about a recent hack into WADA’s database from the Rio Olympic Games. Check out all the stories below to catch up on The Week That Was! The Week That Was #5 - Inaugural CSCAA National.....
Read moreMorning Swim Show: Todd Schmitz Enjoying the Ride On Elite Coaching Train10 September 2014PHOENIX, Arizona, September 10. TODD Schmitz joins today's edition of The Morning Swim Show, returning to Colorado after a couple of weeks of travel to the Middle East and Mexico. YouTube Measures Views Only For Episodes Watched On YouTube Subscribe to our YouTube channel, SwimmingWorldSPI Schmitz, ...
Read moreWith Coach Lars Humer Stepping Back, World Champion Erika Fairweather Relocates to Auckland21 January 2025With Coach Lars Humer Stepping Back, World Champion Erika Fairweather Relocates to Auckland Swimming New Zealand announced on Monday that coach Lars Humer will “step back” from international coaching, with star pupil Erika Fairweather relocating to Auckland as a result. Humer has coached in his home...
Read moreChad le Clos Leads Roster for South African Worlds Team18 June 2015Chad le Clos, along with Devon Myles Brown, Sebastien Rousseau, Ayrton Sweeney, and Cameron van der Burgh, were announced today by Swimming South Africa as members of the 2015 World Championship team. The team staff will include Manager / Coach Cedric Finch and Coach Graham Hill. All five qualified ...
Read moreThe Week That Was: Olympians Highlight First Arena Pro Stop Of 201717 January 2017This week was the first major national competition in the United States of 2017, giving Olympians both home and abroad the chance to test the waters as they look to World Championships in Hungary this summer. Take a look below to see some of the top performances from that meet and the biggest storie...
Read more1Chad Le Clos Selects Andrea di Nino To Be His New Swim Coach13 January 2017In September of this year, South Africa’s King of Butterfly Chad le Clos announced his separation from long-time coach Graham Hill. Now, three months later, Le Clos has selected coached Andrea di Nino to train him. The world-renowned Italian coach, who coached Olympic medalists Milorad Cavic and Evg...
Read moreSwimming South Africa Under Fire For “Unfair” Punishment Of Two Athletes07 July 2014JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, July 7. THE South African swimming federation sent two swimmers home from a recent training trip in Italy as discipline for having sex multiple times in front of a minor, and one of the country's top swimmers is speaking out on what he believes to be a light punishment. T...
Read moreChad Le Clos: Sprinter? (Morning Swim Show)10 November 2014PHOENIX – Olympic and world champion Chad Le Clos joins today's edition of The Morning Swim Show from his new apartment in South Africa at the end of a whirlwind tour of the globe to race and start a business venture. YouTube Measures Views Only For Episodes Watched On YouTube Subscribe to our YouTu...
Read moreChad Le Clos and Graham Hill Earn South Africa Sports Awards Nominations15 October 2014Photo by Pamela Roberts DURBAN, South Africa, October 15. CHAD Le Clos is nominated in two categories for this year’s South Africa Sports Awards, while his coach Graham Hill is up for Coach of the Year honors. Le Clos is one of four nominees for the Sportsman of the Year, and is a nominee for the ge...
Read more7Chad Le Clos Admits to Being Haunted by 200 Fly Final in Rio21 February 2017South Africa's Chad Le Clos won two silver medals at the Olympics in Rio, in the 200 free and 100 fly, but he missed out on the podium in the event where he was the defending gold medalist, the 200 fly, as Michael Phelps re-claimed that gold medal. Now, Le Clos tells IOL Sport in South Africa that t...