Oldest High School Mark Broken23 February 1998Patrick Fowler, a junior at Seattle Preparatory Academy in Washington, destroyed the oldest national high school record in the books last Friday at the Washington state 3A championships when he powered his way to a time 53.66 in the 100 yard breaststroke. The old record, 54.42, was set by Rickie Gil...
Read more1Reece Whitley Discusses 100 Breast Record Swim At Easterns (Video)24 February 2015Agon is the proud sponsor of all high school coverage (recruiting, results, state championships, etc.) on SwimmingWorld.com. For more information about Agon, visit their website Agonswim.com. PHILADELPHIA - Reece Whitley didn't put in a full rest for last week's Eastern Interscholastic swimming cham...
Read moreChris Martin's Influence Re-Launched Peddie School to Powerhouse Status24 September 2020Swimming World first began recognizing the top high school teams in the country in 1971. Since then, three schools stand out as the most successful among independent schools. Featured in the magazine’s September print issue is The Bolles School of Jacksonville, Fla., which has captured the most nati...
Read more3Princeton's C. Rob Orr Announces Retirement After 40-Year Career01 April 2019C. Rob Orr, a man whose name is synonymous with both championship-level coaching and Tiger Swimming, has announced his retirement as the head coach of the Princeton Men's Swimming & Diving team, effective at the end of the academic year. Orr just completed his 40th season as the Princeton head coach...
Read more10Reece Whitley Breaks 25-Year-Old Meet Record In 100 Breast At Eastern Interscholastic Championships21 February 2015Agon is the proud sponsor of all high school coverage (recruiting, results, state championships, etc.) on SwimmingWorld.com. For more information about Agon, visit their website Agonswim.com. PHILADELPHIA – Reece Whitley and Carsten Vissering had the 25-year-old meet record in the 100-yard breaststr...
Swimming World Magazine Names High School Male Swimmer Of The Year09 August 1998SEDONA, AZ - Patrick Fowler, 17, a junior at Seattle Prep School in Washington became the first high school swimmer to break the 54-second barrier in the 100 yard breaststroke with a 53.66 at the Washington State high school championships in Federal Way last February. He smashed the 1990 standard of...
Read moreOlympic Champ Nelson Diebel Hired as Head Coach of Delaware Swim Team13 June 2020Delaware Swim Team on Friday announced the hiring of Olympic gold medalist Nelson Diebel as its head coach. Diebel won gold in the 100 breaststroke (setting an Olympic record) and 400 medley relay (in a world record) at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. Diebel’s swimming track record includes silver m...
Martin Moves to England27 August 1997One of America’s top swim coaches will become the head coach of the development program run by the Birmingham City Council, England. Chris Martin, from Philadelphia, PA, is the former head coach of the USA women’s team and has numerous Olympic, Pan-Pacific and Pan-American gold among his many accomp...
Read more1Swimming World Olympic Predictions: Men's 100 Breast01 August 2016By David Rieder Any conversation about the men’s 100 breast begins and ends with Great Britain’s Adam Peaty. He won the event at last year’s World Championships, taking down Olympic gold medalist Cameron van der Burgh of South Africa in the process. Peaty is the only man ever to break 58 seconds in ...
Olympic Trials Day One Prelims08 August 2000TORRES SETS AMERICAN RECORD AT OLYMPIC TRIALS INDIANAPOLIS, August 9. DARA Torres blasted to a new American record in the women’s 100 meter fly, and Ed Moses established a new Olympics Trials mark in the men’s 100 breast to highlight preliminary action on the first day of the U.S. Olympic Swimming T...