Read more11A Splash of Hope in a Sea of Darkness: One Swimmer’s Quest to Change the World of Water21 July 2015By Tera Bradham, Swimming World Intern The feel of smooth water on your fingertips as you begin each stroke, the catch of the pull on your palms as you propel yourself through the water, the splash of your feet as they rhythmically create a motorboat behind you… For a swimmer, the feel of water is a...
Read more2Haiti Aquatic Federation Calls Upon Swimmers For Donations After Hurricane Matthew07 November 2016It has been approximately one month since Hurricane Matthew struck the coast of Haiti and left many homeless, injured, and in dire need of assistance. Hurricane Matthew has claimed close to 550 lives in the past month and displaced many more as damage and widespread flooding have wreaked havoc on th...
Read more112 National Records Fall in First Two Days of CCCAN Championships in Puerto Rico25 June 2021Twelve national records have fallen in the first two days of competition at the Central American and Caribbean Swimming (CCCAN) Championships in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The host country has supplied three, including two of the nearest brushes with an Olympic A cut. Both 200 individual medley records ...
Read moreNaomy Grand'Pierre Named Haiti's First Ever Female Swimming Olympian09 July 2016CHICAGO – Life-changing news rarely arrives on schedule. Friday, July 8 was marked in Naomy Grand'Pierre's calendar – the day when she would find out if her Olympic dream would be fulfilled. Instead, she got an unexpected phone call from her mother on Tuesday, July 5 with the thrilling news: she had...
Read more1Emma Svensson from Florida Gulf Coast University Nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year23 June 2015After the conclusion of historic careers at FGCU, swimming & diving program record-holder Emma Svensson have been nominated for the 2015 NCAA Woman of the Year award. Now in its 25th year, the Woman of the Year award honors graduating female college athletes who have exhausted their eligibility and ...