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By Andy Ross, Swimming World College Intern The Rio Olympics are quickly approaching and the swimming community is buzzing with excitement. Swimmers under the age of 10 will be viewing their first Olympics and people around the world of sports will be paying attention to the sport. Ask any swimmer o...

Congradulations to Gilbert Legaspi for correctly answering SWIMINFO's first "Trivia Question." He will receive a free "Mel Stewart Poster." The Question: Who were the "Grossbusters"...and what did they do? Gilbert's Correct Answer: Mike Heath, David Larson, Jeff Float and Bruce Hayes. They beat the ...

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 28. THIRTY years ago, most of the world's best athletes gathered in the Los Angeles Coliseum to open the 23rd edition of the Summer Olympic Games. It would be marked by the absence of the Eastern bloc countries that were boycotting the competition, partly in response to the U....

Before the Heroics of Jason Lezak, American Bruce Hayes Delivered Gross-Busting Anchor for 1984 Relay Gold At the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, Bruce Hayes stood on the blocks awaiting the biggest moment of his swimming career with the hopes of an entire U.S. team riding on his swimming over the nex...

In the same pool where he raced just a week earlier at the USA Swimming nationals, Marcus Titus has been one of the highlights of the deaf world swimming championships, breaking a world record in the 100 freestyle. Three others have broken world records in the first three days of competition. Titus ...

Each day through August 4, Jeff Commings will take you back 30 years to the Olympic Games in Los Angeles, highlighting one of that day’s swimming events that continues to be a benchmark for the current culture of the sport. A full list of medalists from that day’s competition follows at the end of t...