Irvine High Keeps on Rolling, Wins Southern Section Calif. CIF High School Div. I Titles12 May 2001BELMONT SHORES, CA., May 11 -- Back in the heyday of the Mission Viejo-Florida Aquatics cross-continent rivalry during the 1970s and '80s, FAST stars David McCagg and David Larson would sport t-shirts showing an oversized gator torching a Spanish-style building with the words "Burn Down the Miss...
NCAA Div. I: Florida Holds Narrow Leads in Both the Men's and Women's Team Races After Day Two of SECs22 February 2002FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., Feb. 21. WITH national powerhouses Georgia, Auburn and Tennessee in the field, it was upset-minded Florida that took the lead after the second day of competition at the South-eastern Conference Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas. After two days of swimming, Florida held a 10...
Read more6How Did George DiCarlo Win 400 Free Gold At 1984 Olympics But Lose Olympic Record?02 August 2014Each 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...
Read more1Simone Manuel Gets Oh So Close To NCAA and American Record in 50 Free15 March 2018Stanford senior Simone Manuel continued the team's hot streak on Thursday night at the 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships at Ohio State University. Manuel won the 50 free final with a 21.18 to just miss the NCAA record that she set last year at 21.17. She was also off the...
NCAA Div. I: After Day 4 at SECs, Georgia Leads the Women, Auburn Tops the Men23 February 2002FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., Feb. 23. WHEN he was UCLA's men's hoops coach a few moons ago, current Georgia head man Jim Herrick characterized a particularly important upcoming game as follows: "It's gonna be another ball burner." That same phrase could well be applied to the women's team rac...
Read more25Who Set The First World Record For The 50 Freestyle?24 June 2015Pre-Coverage of the World Championships is sponsored by Wylas Timing. Each week until the start of the swimming competition at the world championships, Swimming World will look back at a previous performance at the world championships that still carries significance. By Jeff Commings, Swimming Worl...
Read moreNISCA All-American Showcase: Two Names Synonymous With 100 Fly: Misty Hyman, Michael Cavic12 July 2014PHOENIX, Arizona, July 12. AS part of our 11-day series highlighting the National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association’s release of the 2013-14 All-America lists, Swimming World will also be looking at the history of each event that is part of the high school schedule. Today, we're looking at th...