LANE LINES - (Tag)

The Evolution of Women's Swimming: From Then to Now By McKenna Ehrmantraut, Swimming World College Intern. Women have fought for equal rights throughout history, but the first major spark of women's suffrage in America began during the 1920s. Women’s suffrage is often focused on women’s right to .....

USA Swimming announces the renewal of its partnership with Competitor Swim, the leading manufacturer of lane lines and other swim products for competitions around the world. The company will continue to serve as the “Official lane line of USA Swimming” through 2020. “We are thrilled to continue our ...

CANBY, OR - S.R.Smith has enhanced its commercial product line with an all new backstroke starting system for both competition and training, as well as, updating its XL Capacity Lane Line Reel.  S.R.Smith’s FINA compliant Backstroke Start System is designed to be added to virtual any starting block ...

Oh No! 5 Things Swimmers Dread at Practice Every swimmer has their irks, the things that bother them most at practice. We all dread certain things whether it is a challenging set in the pool, or a basic everyday task as simple as putting lane lines in the water. Read on to see the five things that s...

Advertorial Competitor Swim has always been a company that puts their customers first. In 2012, multiple customers of Competitor brought it to their attention that their white discs were yellowing faster than their other colors. To confirm that they were always providing the best quality product, th...

MEDINA, Ohio, September 16. FOLLOWING months of research and testing, Competitor has released a new lane line material with enhanced performance and durability that exceeds its own superior standards. Competitor is proud to announce a new protective additive formula with cutting edge polymer stabili...

By Bill Bell LOS ANGELES, July 20. WHAT a difference a year makes! In July of 2000 at the 7th Janet Evans Invitational here at the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium on the campus of USC, Stanford's Jenny Thompson -- who would go on to win Sydney gold -- won the 100 free in a meet-record 54.27....

LOS ANGELES, July 21 -- Gabrielle Rose always admired Jenny Thompson. Now she's beginning to swim like her. Rose, a 23-year-old Stanford graduate who helped lead the Cardinal to its last three-consecutive NCAA Division 1 Championships in 1996-98 and who is a two-time Olympian for Brazil and the ...

5 Timeless and Unforgettable Aspects of Swimming By Mauro Pacsi, Swimming World College Intern As you get older, you take notice of the nature of the sport changing around you. You get to see changes in the USA Swimming rulebook, witness new developments in strokes or drills, and even see changes in...

10 Things the Non-Swimmer Will Never Understand By Suzie Ryan, Swimming World Intern As swimmers, we spend hours upon hours in the water. When our friends are hanging out after school or on the weekend, we are swimming up and down the black line at practice or at a meet. As swimmers, we have our own...