Read more51USA Swimming, Speedo USA Announce 30 Most Influential People In Swimming Over the Past 30 Years28 July 2015COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the partnership between USA Swimming and Speedo USA, the organizations announced the “30 Most Influential People in Swimming over the Past 30 Years” to recognize those who have made a significant impact to propel swimming into the p...
Read moreMaya DiRado, Micah Lawrence and Shannon Vreeland Join Speedo's Squad01 July 2014LOS ANGELES, California, July 1. SPEEDO USA, a division of PVH Corp. (NYSE: PVH), today announced that individual medley standout Maya DiRado, breaststroke specialist Micah Lawrence, and Olympic gold medalist Shannon Vreeland will join Team Speedo, marking the start of their professional swimming ca...
Read moreRyan Lochte, Cullen Jones, Laszlo Cseh And Others To Race At Weekend Sectional Meets13 March 2014By Emily Sampl BOULDER, Colorado, March 13. FOUR more Speedo Champions Series sectional meets are on tap for the coming days, as the Federal Way, Wash. meet got underway last night and competition begins today in Plantation, Fla., Charlotte, N.C. and Pleasant Prairie, Wisc. Several big names will be...
Read more1Tech Talk: The Speedo LZR Racer X Suit “Feels Fast”08 April 2015PHOENIX - SWIMMINGWORLD.TV brings you another episode of SwimOutlet.com Tech Talk devoted to educating consumers on cutting-edge products in aquatics. In this episode, Tiffany Elias is joined by Kate Wilton, the Senior Director of Merchandising and Design for Speedo to discuss their recently launche...
Read moreSpeedo Performance of the Week, Presented By Pace Club: Adam Peaty's 100 Breast British Record17 June 2014PHOENIX, Arizona, June 17. WE'RE about five weeks away from the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, and an Englishman just made himself a serious medal contender in the sprint breaststroke events thanks to some impressive times on the Mare Nostrum circuit. YouTube Measures Views Only For Episod...
Read moreIndustry News: Speedo Signs Brazilian Olympic Medalist Thiago Pereira17 April 2014RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, April 17. ONE of the greatest swimmers in the history of Brazil, Thiago Pereira, is the latest athlete to join Speedo as a global ambassador. The international gold medalist, who will compete exclusively in Speedo until 2016, has enjoyed success around the world and has repre...
Read moreCSCAA Announces Winners of Five Annual Major Awards28 April 2014PHOENIX, Arizona, April 28. THE College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) takes great pleasure in announcing the 2014 recipients of our five annual major awards. The awards will be presented at the CSCAA Annual Banquet on Thursday, May 22, 2014 held in conjunction with the CSCAA Conven...
Read moreElizabeth Beisel Continues Loyalty To Speedo With Sponsorship Deal17 June 2014Elizabeth Beisel Kicks Off Postgrad Career With Speedo Sponsorship The two-time Olympian joins an already impressive list of elite athletes wearing the Speedo brand. GAINESVILLE, Florida, June 17. TWO-TIME Olympian Elizabeth Beisel, just three months into a new chapter of her swimming career as a po...
Read moreNatalie Coughlin To Wear Speedo Gear on Road to Rio23 April 2014LOS ANGELES, California, April 23. SPEEDO USA, a division of PVH Corp. (NYSE: PVH), today announced the extension of its long-time partnership with 12-time Olympic medalist and 20-time World Champion Natalie Coughlin through 2016. One of the most decorated and versatile female swimmers of all time, ...
Read more1Alia Atkinson is Your Speedo Performance of the Week - Video09 December 2014PHOENIX - With 23 world records at the short course world championships and two American records at the US nationals, naturally we had a very tough time trying to pick the best performance from those two meets. But instead of trying to decide if one record was better than another, we went with a swi...
Read moreSpeedo Performance of the Week, Presented By Pace Club: Xu Jiayu Swims Ninth-Fastest 100 Back in History13 May 2014PHOENIX, Arizona, May 13. CHINA'S men's national team got a very, very big boost on Monday at the start of the Chinese nationals in Qingdao when Xu Jiayu won the 100 backstroke with a 52.34. Note: YouTube Measures Views Only For Episodes Watched On YouTube.com The time is the ninth-fastest performan...
Read moreSpeedo Performance of the Week, Presented By Pace Club: Rikke Moller Pedersen's Sub-2:20 in 200 Breast15 April 2014PHOENIX, Arizona, April 15. IT’S not unusual for swimmers to chase world records this time of the year. We’ve seen it happen many times, so Rikke Moller Pedersen’s 2:19.61 in the 200 long course breaststroke last week is not exceptional because it came within five tenths of her own world record, but...
Read moreSpeedo Performance of the Week, Presented by Pace Club: Yannick Agnel Surprises in 1500 Freestyle21 January 2014PHOENIX, Arizona, January 21. THE Austin Grand Prix was a great opportunity for us to see how some of the world's best swimmers look after some tough holiday-time training. Some are in much better form than others, making us excited for this summer's championships. Yannick Agnel has been doing very ...
Read moreThe Week That Was: RYAN LOCHTE'S KNEE, SEXUAL ABUSE PROTEST AMONG TOP FIVE SWIMMING HEADLINES02 June 2014PHOENIX, Arizona, June 2. SINCE this show did not air last Monday due to the Memorial Day holiday, we're going to present you with the top five swimming-related headlines of the past TWO weeks. We've got a lot to cover, so let's get things started with the number five headline. Note: YouTube Measure...
Read moreSpeedo Performance of the Week, Presented By Pace Club: Simone Manuel Nabs American Record01 April 2014 PHOENIX, Arizona, April 1. WE just saw another record-breaking weekend in the United States, with six American records set on Friday and Saturday. Trying to pick the Performance of the Week from these six great swims is sort of liking picking the winners at the Academy Awards. Is a 100 breast recor...
Read moreNorth Baltimore, SwimMAC Among Teams to Compete in July Super Meet17 May 2014Arena Grand Prix - Charlotte editorial coverage is proudly sponsored by Arena USA. Visit ArenaUSA.com for more information on our sponsor. For all the latest coverage, check out our event coverage page. Also make sure to see our Facebook photo gallery. CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, May 17. AT the Arena...
Read moreBeata Nelson Flying High in The Speedo Performance of the Week18 November 2014Photo Courtesy: Griffin Scott PHOENIX - If you haven't heard of the name Beata Nelson by now, you definitely need to get caught up, because this young lady is now the fastest high school swimmer in history in the 100-yard butterfly. Note: YouTube Measures Views Only For Episodes Watched On YouTube.c...
Read moreSpeedo Performance of the Week, Presented By Pace Club: Michael Andrew Beats 100 Fly Record in Two Age Groups22 April 2014PHOENIX, Arizona, April 22. MICHAEL Andrew turned 15 years old last Friday, but he was still able to race as a 14-year-old at the NASA Showcase Classic in Clearwater, Florida, last week. Meet rules stipulate that because he was 14 years old on the first day of the meet, he would remain 14 years old ...
Read moreSpeedoUSA.com Revamped and Ready to Explore06 February 2014LOS ANGELES, California, February 6. SPEEDOUSA has officially launched a new and improved SpeedoUSA.com that will allow users to browse current news, product innovation and events. Users can now listen to Spotify playlists from Speedo athletes such as Ryan Lochte, Nathan Adrian and Dana Vollmer. Hel...
Read moreMitch Larkin Cruises to The Speedo Performance of the Week11 November 2014PHOENIX - Several top athletes around the world raced last weekend, giving us a preview of what’s to come for the short course world championships in Qatar. Mitch Larkin made it known that he’s going to be a major backstroke presence when the meet kicks off next month, thanks to some stellar swimmin...