Alicia Coutts continues to shine at Commonwealth Games, while Emily Seebohm wins first gold of the meet; James Goddard, Jason Dunford, Leisel Jones and Cameron van der Burgh each win events, while Australia sweeps 800 free relays; USA Swimming announces team attending short course worlds.
10/6/2010
Camille Lacourt, Fred Bousquet, Paul Biedermann, Yannick Agnel, Laszlo Cseh and British swim team impress on final two days at European swimming championships; China on top at Youth Olympics; Troy Dumais and David Boudia highlight USA Diving nationals; Mallory Weggemann breaks four world records at IPC world championships; Russia sweeps gold medals at FINA youth worlds.
8/16/2010
Eva Fabian bounces back from DQ to win 5K world title; Melissa Gorman reinstated as bronze medalist in 10K race.
7/20/2010
Tom Dolan suffers severe concussion; Men's water polo world league super final begins; Diana Nyad completes 24-hour training swim in Florida.
7/13/2010
Several US swimmers post fast times, including Dana Vollmer, Rebecca Soni, Katie Hoff, Kate Ziegler, Ryan Lochte, Aaron Peirsol and Michael Phelps; Daniel Gyurta and Laszlo Cseh swim fast in Hungary; Laura Wilkinson returns to competition.
7/12/2010
Distance free prelims on Thursday set up good matchups in finals at LA Grand Prix, while 100 free finals feature star-packed fields; Eric Shanteau, Garrett Weber-Gale and Ryan Lochte also competing in meets in Texas and Florida; Diana Nyad set to swim for 24 hours off the coast of Florida this weekend; Laura Wilkinson announces return to competition.
7/9/2010
Elizabeth Beisel, Cullen Jones, Nick Thoman top swimmers in second day at Canada Cup, while Matt Patton and Emily Brunnemann win mile races; Steffen Deibler shines at German nationals; Federica Pellegrini, Jason Dunford, David Dunford and Eamon Sullivan win at Milan Cup; USA water polo continues winning streak at world league super final.
7/2/2010
Jenny Thompson fights off attackers in alleged scooter robbery attempt; Yannick Lebherz and Annika Mehlhorn win first two titles at German nationals, with Britta Steffen sitting out and Paul Biedermann set to compete in 400 free finals; USA's Brenda Villa helps Americans win bracket in water polo world league super final.
7/1/2010
Michael Phelps, Cesar Cielo, Nathan Adrian, Yannick Agnel, Elizabeth Pelton, Camille Muffat and Coralie Balmy swim fast at Paris Open; Hannah Miley won four events at Scottish nationals; Thomas Lurz, Martina Grimaldi won 10K world cup races; USA men's water polo beats Montenegro; American women water polo team begins super final play tonight; Tania Cagnotto and Francesca Dallape prevent Chinese sweep at diving grand prix meet; Phelps and Rudy Garcia-Tolson nominated for ESPY Awards; Mt. Hood and North Baltimore Aquatic Club become Swimming World Elite Team Partners.
6/28/2010
David Carry wins third event at Scottish nationals, while Joanne Jackson wins 100 free; China bests USA women's water polo 12-9 in second exhibition match; Michael Phelps to participate in celebrity pro-am tournament in China; South African swimmer Charlotte Wittstock engaged to Prince Albert of Monaco.
6/24/2010
Scottish national features appearances by Rebecca Adlington, Joanne Jackson and Hannah Miley; Australia and New Zealand are top countries at Oceania swimming championships; China defeats USA in exhibition water polo match.
6/23/2010
Dana Vollmer, Nathan Adrian, Dagny Knutson, Elizabeth Beisel, Brian Johns, Yolane Kukla and Lia Neal shine at Santa Clara International Grand Prix; Federica Pellegrini and Therese Alshammar post top times in Italy, with Eamon Sullivan, Josh Schneider and Milorad Cavic also swimming fast; Swimming is most popular sport in England.
6/21/2010
Ryan Lochte to put knee to the test in 200 IM at Santa Clara International Grand Prix: African preliminary rounds of FINA World League Water Polo begins today; Federica Pellegrini, Alessia Filippi and Filippo Magnini to lead Italian national team in Pescara, which will feature plenty of non-Italian talent; Olympic medalist Martina Moravcova welcomes baby daughter Karolina.
6/17/2010
Santa Clara International Grand Prix begins tomorrow with Natalie Coughlin, Dana Vollmer and others in attendance; Chloe Sutton, Michael Phelps and Rebecca Soni to skip the meet for training.
6/16/2010
Tyler Clary, Katinka Hosszu and Chloe Sutton provide fast swims at TYR Swim Meet of Champions; Rebeca Soni, Kosuke Kitajima, Therese Alshammar and Ariana Kukors on top at Mare Nostrum; Femke Heemskerk swimmer of the meet at Dutch nationals; Amanda Beard returns to competitive swimming; Remembering the life of Charlie Hickcox.
6/15/2010
FINA announces seven cities for 2010 World Cup swim meets; Beijing Water Cube to undergo renovations; Mark Gangloff turns 28.
6/8/2010
China wins two events at FINA Diving World Cup; Japan Open features world-ranked times in butterfly, backstroke and breaststroke events; USA Swimming open water nationals begins today; Mare Nostrum series to feature world's best; Dover, New Hampshire pools get reprieve after Jenny Thompson intervenes.
6/4/2010
China wins two events at FINA Diving World Cup, with Troy Dumais and Kristian Ipsen earning silver; Marleen Veldhuis gives birth to baby girl; birthday wishes to Katie Hoff, Gil Stovall and Ariana Kukors.
6/3/2010
David Boudia and Haley Ishimatsu win exhibition "team" event to open FINA World Cup diving in China; Thomas Daley staying home to work on new dives for 2012; Trojan Swim Club steals the show at Speedo Grand Challenge, with Rebecca Soni, Katinka Hosszu and Kosuke Kitajima winning multiple events.
6/1/2010
USA Swimming releases list of 46 persons banned for life from organization; Julie Stupp, NCAA All-American swimmer, to compete in NCAA track and field championships this week.
5/26/2010
Dagny Knutson reportedly not going to Auburn; Natalie du Toit wins international sportsperson with a disability award.
5/11/2010
USA wins three events at AT&T USA Diving Grand Prix; Cesar Cielo posts fast 100 free; Russians swim fast at nationals; Kerri-Anne Payne and Daniel Fogg lead British open water world team; USA men's water polo selected for World League Super Final.
5/10/2010
May 3, 2010: Ian Thorpe denies return to competitive swimming; NCSA junior All-Stars -- and Hannah Miley -- finish strong at Irish nationals; New Hampshire pools in danger of closing; Clemson University to phase out men's and women's swimming in two years; Summer Sanders fired from "Celebrity Apprentice."
5/3/2010
April 19, 2010: TYR's lawsuit dropped; NCAA picks new president; Stanford women's water polo back on top in national rankings.
4/29/2010
April 29, 2010: TYR's lawsuit dropped; Mark Emmert named new NCAA president; Stanford water polo regains top spot in women's rankings.
4/29/2010
April 27, 2010: College Swimming Coaches Association of America names award recipients; Swimming World.TV is in Ireland for Irish nationals with NCSA junior All-Star team.
4/27/2010
April 26, 2010: China and Spain wrap up long course nationals with fast times.
4/26/2010
April 23, 2010: Li Xuangxu continues to swim fast at Chinese nationals; Therese Alshammar, Cameron Prosser swim well at Australian Grand Prix.
4/23/2010
April 22, 2010: Two swimmers post world-leading times at Chinese nationals; Bo Qiu gets high marks in platform event at FINA/Li-Ning Diving World Series' final event.
4/22/2010
April 21, 2010: China delays nationals for one day to respect day of mourning,and three top swimmers will be absent from competition; Juan Antonio Samaranch, former IOC president, dies; Yahel Castillo gives Mexico gold on three-meter at FINA/Li-Ning world series.
4/21/2010
April 20, 2010: FINA/Li-Ning Diving World Series continues today; Chinese nationals to feature Zhang Lin.
4/20/2010
April 19, 2010: France, Japan, Italy and South Africa wrap up national championships; FINA/Li-Ning meet moved from England to Mexico after volcano ash disrupts travel; US Masters national records broken at Pacific Masters meet; Walnut Creek Aquanuts win national synchro swimming title.
4/19/2010
April 16, 2010: Fabien Gilot wins 100 free, Camille Muffat posts fast 200 IM in France; Takuro Fujii, Ryosuke Irie swim fast in Japan; Roland Schoeman and Gideon Louw top qualifiers for 50 free final; Federica Pellegrini posts world-leading time in 400 free; Nick D'Arcy sidelined with knee injury; FINA-Li-Ning diving world series begins today
4/16/2010
April 15, 2010: Fast swimming in France, Japan and South Africa. Alain Bernard posts fastest 100 free of 2010.
4/15/2010
April 14, 2010: Fred Bousquet and Fabien Gilot dip under 22 seconds in 50 free; Masayuki Kishida sets national record in 50 free, Kosuke Kitajima seeded fourth for 200 breast final; South Africa posts fast 100 free men's semifinal; Alan Thompson cleared of charges of wrongdoing; Diver Harrison Jones tests positive for metabolized marijuana.
4/14/2010
April 13, 2010: Fred Bousquet, Hugues Duboscq, Camille Lacourt and Coralie Balmy post fast times at French nationals; Roland Schoeman, Cameron van der Burgh, Jean Basson win at South African nationals; Kosuke Kitajima sets 50 breast national record in Japan; David Geyer named head coach of LSU; Distance great Chad Carvin turns 36.
4/13/2010
April 12, 2010: George Bovell and Kara Lynn Joyce win inaugural JAX 50 sprint challenge; David Boudia does double diving duty at World Cup selection meet; Margo Geer wins fourth event at Y nationals; Sarasota Y wins fourth straight team title; Natalie du Toit and Chad Ho win open water events in South Africa, with pool swimming beginning today.
4/12/2010
April 12, 2010: George Bovell and Kara Lynn Joyce win inaugural JAX 50 sprint challenge; David Boudia does double diving duty at World Cup selection meet; Margo Geer wins fourth event at Y nationals; Sarasota Y wins fourth straight team title; Natalie du Toit and Chad Ho win open water events in South Africa, with pool swimming beginning today.
4/12/2010
April 9, 2010: University of North Florida reinstates women's swimming and diving; Margo Geer and Nicholas Caldwell continue to impress as Y nationals; Madison White posts swift 200 back at Far Westerns; top professional sprinters on tap to race at JAX 50; Nick Thoman and Matt Grevers to duel in 100 back; ABC's "20/20" to investigate USA Swimming sex abuse scandal.
4/9/2010
April 8, 2010: Margo Geer and Nicholas Caldwell post top times at YMCA nationals; Far Western championships begin today.
4/8/2010
April 7, 2010: Gregg Troy and Teri McKeever named USA head coaches for Pan Pacific championships; Mike Gobrecht head coach at FINA open water worlds; YMCA nationals, Far Western championships top meets in USA this weekend; Adam Schmitt resigns as head coach at LSU; Russian and Chinese swimmer suspended for positive drug tests.
4/7/2010
April 6, 2010: Laure Manaudou and Fred Bousquet welcome baby girl; Bob Bowman celebrates birthday.
4/6/2010
April 5, 2010: Fast swims in Columbus, Ohio, as well as England and Canada; Andrew Hurd, Philippe Dubreuil and Pete Malone retire.
4/5/2010
April 2, 2010: Chloe Sutton continues to shine at Grand Prix; 50 free showdown set for tonight with Cullen Jones and Cesar Cielo; Elizabeth Simmonds, Liam Tancock, Adam Brown and Rebecca Adlington post top times at British nationals; David Davies and Joanne Jackson dealing with physical ailments this week; Brent Hayden post fast 100 free time.
4/2/2010
April 1, 2010: Swimmers complete first prelim session at Columbus Grand Prix; Fran Halsall, Adam Brown and Liam Tancock highlights at British nationals; Ryan Cochrane posts first sub-15 minute mile.
4/1/2010
March 30, 2010: Elizabeth Simmonds, Gemma Spofforth and Fran Halsall top names on day two at British nationals; top names set to compete this week at Canadian trials.
3/30/2010
March 29, 2010: Texas wins 10th NCAA men's Division I swimming and diving team title. California and Arizona rounded out the top three teams. China continues to dominate diving. British nationals feature fast times on first night.
3/29/2010
March 24, 2010: Texas, Stanford and Arizona struck with illness on eve of men's NCAA championships; USA Synchro juniors starts Thursday; Michael Phelps, Inge de Bruijn part of list of top aquatic athletes as voted by FINA; Rebecca Soni and Troy Dumais semifinalists for Sullivan Award; Jiro Nagasawa, inventor of butterfly stroke, passed away Tuesday.
3/24/2010
March 23, 2010: USA Swimming national youth team to travel to Barcelona for Mare Nostrum; University of North Florida cuts women's swimming and diving.
3/23/2010
March 22, 2010: Recapping top swims from women's NCAA Division I meet; Kenyon and Emory win Division III championships; David Nolan and Hershey High set national records; Australia sends strong swim team to Commonwealth Games; Erik Vendt's case dropped.
3/22/2010
March 18, 2010 Recaps of the first day of NCAA Women Division I Swimming and Diving; Australian Trials and NCSA Junior Nationals
3/18/2010
March 15, 2010: Diving rosters complete for NCAA championships; China performs well at Youth Olympic Games qualifier; South Africa to take three swimmers to Youth Olympic Games; Austin Staab, Missy Franklin, Jared Markham and Dagny Knutson perform well at sectionals: Jessica Hardy's suspension case still under review; Australian Commonwealth Games trials begins in Sydney.
3/15/2010
March 12, 2010: Court of Arbitration for Sport to hear case to reverse Jessica Hardy's drug suspension; Missy Franklin, Jared Markham, Megan Jendrick and Dagny Knutson swim fast at USA Swimming sectionals; Drury still leads at Division II NCAA meet; Divers continue to qualify for Division I NCAA championships.
3/12/2010
March 11, 2010: Drury leading men's and women's Division II championships; Diving zone meets begin today.
3/11/2010
Head coach of Missouri's men's and women's swim teams steps down: Collegiate synchronized swimming championships start tomorrow at Stanford.
3/10/2010
March 9, 2010: Men's NCAA Division I unofficial psych sheet released; USC tops women's water polo coaches poll; birthday wishes to Peter Marshall.
3/9/2010
March 8, 2010: Kirsty Coventry makes the move to South Africa; Michael Phelps breaks short course yards American record; Austin Grand Prix features top swims from Ariana Kukors, Katie Hoff, Natalie Coughlin, Dana Vollmer, Cesar Cielo and Rebecca Soni; Jessica Hardy's case to be heard this week by Court of Arbitration for Sport; Stanford wins Pac-10 title; Indian River continues NJCAA dominance; Olympian Bruce Hayes turns 37.
3/8/2010
March 5, 2010: Chloe Sutton, Ariana Kukors, Cesar Cielo, Jessica Hardy and Natalie Coughlin post fast times in Austin Grand Prix; Stanford on top at men's Pac-10; Indian River dominant at NJCAA championships; Fresno winning at NAIA; early birthday wishes to Nick Thoman.
3/5/2010
March 4, 2010: TYR continues lawsuit push against Speedo, USA Swimming and Mark Schubert; Men's Pac-10 first day features two relays; China continues to dominate diving in Moscow; Austin Grand Prix starts; Geoff Huegill turns 31.
3/4/2010
March 3, 2010: NCAA releases psych sheets for women's swimming championships; Men's Pac-10 meet begins today.
3/3/2010
March 2, 2010: China wins six of eight events at first stop of FINA Diving Grand Prix; Stephanie Rice voices concerns about security at Commonwealth Games; Cal State Northridge cuts men's and women's swimming.
3/2/2010
March 1, 2010: Roundup of college conference swimming, including Julia Smit's American records, Scot Robison's top times and Tyler Clary's dominance; Arizona men on top of college rankings for first time this season; Cowboy Stadium could host major swim meet.
3/1/2010
Feb. 26, 2010: Julia Smit breaks her own American record in 200 IM as Stanford leads Pac-10 meet; Texas A&M leading women's Big 12 meet by 76 points; Austin Surhoff pulls off surprise victory in 200 IM for Texas; Matt McLean using a different strategy in winning 500 free at ACC championships; Psych sheet released for Austin Grand Prix; Swimmers honor life of the late Natalie Bolin.
2/26/2010
Feb. 25, 2010: Top times swum in relays at Big 12, Big 10, Pac-10 and ACC championships; USA Diving hosting open house for athletes and coaches; Melissa Belote Ripley's Olympic medals stolen.
2/25/2010
Feb. 24, 2010: Pac-10, Big 12, Big 10 and ACC college conference swimming and diving championships begin today.
2/24/2010
Feb. 23, 2010: Michael Phelps named Youth Olympic Games ambassador; Charlotte UltraSwim to hand out $50,000 in prize money at meet.
2/23/2010
Feb. 22, 2010: Georgia women, Auburn men win SEC team titles; Indiana wins second straight Big 10 title; Nathan Adrian posts swift 50 and 100 frees as Stanford beats Cal in dual meet; Liam Tancock, Paul Biedermann and Jazz Carlin top swimmers at GBR-GER meet.
2/22/2010
Feb. 19, 2010: Auburn and Georgia take lead at SEC championships; Josh Schneider highlights Big East meet with fast 50 free; Minnesota in the lead at Big 10 meet; Olympians announce engagements; Australia to select open water swimmers for worlds; Great Britain to host Germany in duel.
2/19/2010
Feb. 18, 2010: Florida and Auburn tied for men's lead at SECs; Georgia and Florida are co-leaders in women's SEC meet; Indiana leads after first day at Big 10s; Virginia leading women's ACC meet; Wingate on top after one day at Blue Grass Mountain conference.
2/18/2010
Feb. 17, 2010: College conference championships begin today -- SEC, ACC and Big 10 swimmers and divers compete.
2/17/2010
Feb. 16, 2010: Georgia and Stanford share top spot in CSCAA women's poll; Brazilian swimmer and Canadian water polo player suspended for positive drug tests.
2/16/2010
Feb. 15, 2010: Lily Moldenhauer and Missy Franklin set national high school records; Fred Bousquet and Mark Gangloff post USMS national records; Chloe Sutton and Eric Shanteau impress at Missouri Grand Prix; Australian swimmers Emily Seebohm and Leisel Jones on top at state championships; T-shirt sales designed to help earthquake victims.
2/15/2010
Feb. 12, 2010: Australians post fast times at NSW state championships; Michael Phelps snowed in and unable to race in Missouri, where Ryan Lochte is back in racing form; Stephen Parry announces cancer battle; Cal State Bakersfield keeps men's swimming
2/12/2010
Feb. 11, 2010: Swimming Australia posts job descriptions for high performance manager and national team coach; Ryan Lochte among top swimmers competing tomorrow at Grand Prix; Vladimir Salnikov voted president of Russian swimming federation.
2/11/2010
Feb. 10, 2010: Australia swimming stars compete this week at the NSW state championships; open water swimming to be contested at 2011 World University Games.
2/10/2010
Feb. 9, 2010: Kelci Bryant wins again at USA Diving nationals; Michael Wright
2/9/2010
Feb. 8, 2010: Troy Dumais, Haley Ishimatsu, Christina Loukas and David Boudia shine at USA Diving nationals; Thomas Daley finishes second at National Cup but completes difficult dive; Jimmy Feigen, Nathan Adrian and Tom Shields post fast dual meet times; FINA open water continues in Argentina, with Fran Crippen among winners.
2/8/2010
Feb. 5, 2010: Chris Colwill and Haley Ishimatsu lead qualifiers into finals at USA Diving nationals; Thomas Daley to unveil tough dive at British meet; Open water swimming competitions in Argentina.
2/5/2010
Feb. 4, 2010: Libby Trickett considered coming out of retirement; USA Diving nationals continues with quarterfinals and semifinals; Birthday wishes to Frank Busch.
2/4/2010
Feb. 3, 2010: Landon Marzullo wins second preliminary event at diving nationals; JW Krumpholz and Jovan Vavic win national water polo player and coach of the year/
2/3/2010
Feb. 2, 2010: USA Diving winter nationals begins with preliminary events; Stanford to host collegiate synchronized swimming championships.
2/2/2010
Feb. 1, 2010: Arizona men and women defeat Texas; Georgia women remain No. 1 team; Stanford's Elaine Breeden wins 200 fly over USC's Katinka Hosszu; Liu Zige training in Great Britain; Open water swimming taking place in South America.
2/1/2010
Alan Thompson is stepping down from his position at Australian Swimming. Head Coach of the national team since 2005 and General Manager for High Performance since 2006.
Back here in the states we are looking at the most exciting weekend of D1 dual meets this season.
1/29/2010
The latest developments in Duquesne's mission to save men's swimming, 2011 World Championship time standards, and the 2010 FINA Men's Water Polo World League, all on today's MSS Streamlined.
1/27/2010
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 The Duquesne Men's swimming program was told yesterday that they will be cut at the end of the season. Hungarian Olympian Nikolett Szepesi has just been handed a one year doping suspension for failure to comply with FINA retirement regulations.
1/26/2010
Peter Busch reports on a great weekend of college dual meets as well as the first race in the 2010 FINA Open Water Grand Prix.
1/25/2010
Jan. 20, 2010: United States Masters Swimming to allow techsuits in short course yards meets through May 31; Swimming World Magazine sponsoring camp contest
1/20/2010
Jan. 19, 2010: FINA rules on world records, swimsuit restrictions; Michael Phelps, Matt Grevers, Katie Hoff shine in Long Beach; Elizabeth Beisel posts impressive times in grueling schedule at CeraVe Invitational; Nick Thoman still swimming fast; Ryan Kloos found dead in Haiti rubble.
1/19/2010
Jan. 13, 2010: FINA Bureau meets to determine Masters swimsuit rules; Western Athletic Conference swimming and diving championships gets new venue.
1/13/2010
Jan. 12, 2010: Eamon Sullivan recuperating after hip surgery; Australia conducts 400 free relay camp; Rosa Sallares turns 100 and breaks Masters world record.
1/12/2010
Jan. 11, 2010: Allison Schmitt, Kathleen Hersey, Julia Smit, Eugene Godsoe and Chad La Tourette shine in college dual meets featuring Texas, Auburn. Texas A&M, Georgia, Stanford and Pacific.
1/11/2010
Jan. 8, 2010: Texas defeats Auburn in dual meet action; roundup of top college swim meets taking place this weekend.
1/8/2010
Jan. 7, 2010: Texas and Auburn square off in dual meet today; Leigh Nugent filling in as Australia national team head coach; David Scherer sets Guinness World Record for video game-playing and raises money for swim team.
1/7/2010
Jan. 6, 2010: Scott Blackmun officially named USOC CEO.
1/6/2010
Jan. 5, 2010: Scott Blackmun reportedly named USOC CEO; distance free camp features top swimmers from Germany, Russia and South Africa.
1/5/2010
Jan. 4, 2010: New swimsuit rules in effect; Michael Phelps named athlete of the decade by Universal Sports; Natalie Coughlin appears on Iron Chef America as judge; Tae Hwan Park gets new coach; Chuck Wielgus still in running for USOC CEO job.
1/4/2010
Dec. 23, 2009: Kosuke Kitajima and Kasey Carlson shine at USA Swimming sectional meet.
12/23/2009
Dec. 22, 2009: Cesar Cielo named Brazil's Olympic athlete of 2009: Universal Sports names mens 100 fly from world championships as top dramatic moment.
12/22/2009
Dec. 21, 2009: Julia Smit, Rebecca Soni, Nick Thoman set individual world records at Duel in the Pool; American records will not be ratified by USA Swimming; Russian relay sets world record; Jaison Robinson voted off Survivor; Chloe Sutton star of Chesapeake Elite Pro-Am; Roland Schoeman voted South African sportsman of the decade.
12/21/2009
Dec. 18, 2009: Cesar Cielo sets world record in 50 free; Chloe Sutton wins 1000 free at Chesapeake Elite Pro-Am and announces decision to become professional swimmer; Duel in the Pool begins today; water polo player Jaison Robinson makes finals on "Survivor."
12/18/2009
Dec. 17, 2009: Eric Shanteau wins Universal Sports' Comeback Athlete of the Year award; Cesar Cielo gets close to his 100 free world record; Division III class created in Collegiate Water Polo Association; Duel in the Pool starts tomorrow.
12/17/2009
Dec. 16, 2009: WADA gets hearing date on appeal against Jessica Hardy's suspension; Dara Torres linked to doctor under investigation; Gemma Spofforth wins British aquatics athlete of the year honor; Alessia Filippi and Steffen Deibler withdraw from Duel in the Pool.
12/16/2009
Dec. 15, 2009: Chuck Wielgus among six candidates for USOC CEO gig; Texas men and Georgia women still on top of CSCAA poll.
12/15/2009
Dec. 14, 2009: More world records set by Peter Mankoc, Arkady Vyatchanin, Diane Bui Duyet, Sonja Jovanovic, Daniel Gyurta, Federica Pellegrini and Stanislav Donets at European championships; Chris Stevenson, Tim Shead, Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen, Mike Ross, Greg Shaw and Fritz Bedford set Masters world records; Libby Trickett announces retirement.
12/14/2009
Dec. 11, 2009: Two world records set by Hungarians Evelyn Verraszto and Laszlo Cseh at short course European championships, while Markus Rogan, Stanislav Donets and Lotte Friis just miss records; USA Swimming junior nationals features milestone swim in men's 50 freestyle; Ryan Lochte withdraws from Duel in the Pool.
12/11/2009
Dec. 10, 2009: Short course European championships starts today, with Amaury Leveaux, Evelyn Verraszto and Evegeny Korotyshkin among top qualifiers; USA Swimming junior nationals looking for new star; USC wins water polo national title.
12/10/2009
Dec. 9, 2009: European short course championships begins Thursday; Universal Sports created poll for best athlete of the decade; USA Synchro reveals new logo.
12/9/2009
Dec. 8, 2009: Alan Thompson takes leave of absence; Liu Zige falls short of world record in 200 fly; Masters swimmers set world records in Long Beach.
12/8/2009
Peter Busch talks about a busy weekend in the sport. Not only did USA Swimming host its short course championships, plenty of other invitationals were taking place throughout the nation.
12/7/2009
Dec. 4, 2009. Peter Busch recaps the first night of the U.S. short course nationals and Texas Invite, and explains why Jo Jackson and Federica Pellegrini will not attend the Duel in the Pool in two weeks.
12/4/2009
Dec. 3, 2009: Peter Busch talks about early results from the USA Swimming short course national championships as well as the Texas Invite.
12/3/2009
Dec. 2, 2009: AT&T short course nationals and Texas Invite set to begin; IPC short course worlds at halfway point.
12/2/2009
Dec. 1, 2009: Michael Phelps and Federica Pellegrini named world swimmers of the year; Australia prepares to win more relay medals in 2012; Masters swimmer Margery Meyer loses battle with cancer.
12/1/2009
Nov. 25, 2009: Laure Manaudou and Marleen Veldhuis each expecting first children; Canada, the Netherlands, China and Australia hosting meets featuring top swimmers; Japan allowing high-tech suits through March; Kosuke Kitajima back in competition; Junya Koga wins Japan's swimmer of the year.
11/25/2009
Nov. 24, 2009: London 2012 aquatic center construction ahead of schedule; Lincoln Djang and Ande Rasmussen set Masters world records.
11/24/2009
Nov. 23, 2009: Kathryn Meaklim, Peter Marshall and Therese Alshammar set world records at final stop of FINA World Cup; Ryan Lochte, Rebecca Soni and Michael Phelps top winners at Golden Goggles; Julia Smit, Caitlin Leverenz, Austin Staab and Allison Schmitt tops in college weekend swimming; Masters world records set in Arizona and California.
11/23/2009
Nov. 20, 2009: Singapore stop of FINA World Cup tour to feature Cameron van der Burgh, Jessica Hardy, Jessicah Schipper, Christian Sprenger, Felicity Galvez, Aaron Peirsol and Peter Marshall; Auburn, Georgia, Stanford and Cal are top college teams competing this weekend; Golden Goggles Awards on Sunday.
11/20/2009
Nov. 19, 2009: Masters swimmers in Florida set relay records from Sarasota Y Masters and Gold Coast Masters.
11/19/2009
Nov. 18, 2009: CSCAA releases first Division I swimming poll of the season, with Texas leading the men and Georgia on top on the women's side; FINA water polo world league matches start in Europe; Canada offers mentorships for aspiring coaches.
11/18/2009
Nov. 17, 2009: FINA water polo world league matches begin today in Europe.
11/17/2009
Nov. 16, 2009: Sixteen world records fall in Berlin; Dagny Knutson and The Bolles School set national high school records; Maggie Meyer posts fast 100 back; Thiago Pereira, Chloe Sutton and Rebecca Soni top swimmers of Minnesota Grand Prix; Haley Ishimatsu commits to Duke University.
11/16/2009
Nov. 13, 2009: Michael Phelps and Paul Biedermann will race in Berlin this weekend; USA Swimming Grand Prix in Minneapolis features Rebecca Soni, Thiago Pereira and others; Arizona, USC, ASU and UCLA meet this weekend; Golden Goggles voting still open; Michael Phelps donates two seats at Golden Goggles to auction.
11/13/2009
Nov. 12, 2009: Peter Marshall and Jessica Hardy lead World Cup standings; Auburn Tiger Jordan Anderson named as a finalist for Rhodes Scholarship.
11/12/2009
Nov. 11, 2009: Five world records on the second day of Stockholm World Cup, set by Jessica Hardy, Peter Marshall, Liu Zige, Zhao Jing and Therese Alshammar. Cameron van der Burgh and Fred Bousquet provide fireworks and Michael Phelps wins silver in 200 IM.
11/11/2009
Nov. 10, 2009: Zhao Jing, Felicity Galvez and Kaio Almeida set world records in Stockholm; Michael Phelps is disqualified in 100 back, missed 100 free final and wins medal in 100 IM; USA junior team members Missy Franklin and Kyle Whitaker win medals in Sweden; Leisel Jones, Peter Marshall and Roland Schoeman just miss world records.
11/10/2009
Nov. 9, 2009: Jessica Hardy, Evgeny Korotyshkin and George du Rand set world records in Moscow; Dana Vollmer breaks six U.S. Masters records; Julia Smit, Kathleen Hersey, Emily Brunemann, Kristen Heiss and Cory Chitwood impressive in college swimming.
11/9/2009
Nov. 6, 2009: Marieke Guehrer and Evelyn Verraszto set world records in Moscow; Jessica Hardy, Peter Marshall, Felicity Galvez, Roland Schoeman and Sergey Fesikov barely miss world marks; Ryan Cochrane and Krystina Alogbo honored as male and female athletes of the year in Canada.
11/6/2009
Nov. 5, 2009: Natalie Coughlin will be a judge on Iron Chef America; Moscow World Cup scheduled to feature new world record holders and international challengers.
11/5/2009
Nov. 4, 2009: Paul Biedermann's thigh injury could hamper rematch with Michael Phelps; Britta Steffen pulls out of short course swimming season; USA Swimming looking for kids and adults for photo shoot.
11/4/2009
Nov. 3, 2009: Michael Phelps challenges fans; Sarah Henry, Maya DiRado and Felicia Lee make college commitments; Darian Townsend sets national record in Finland.
11/3/2009
Nov 2, 2009: Elizabeth Beisel makes college choice; Ricky Berens, Kathleen Hersey, Kate Fesenko, Emily Brunemman, Anne-Marie Botek, Michelle King and Troy Prinsloo all swim fast in college dual meets.
11/2/2009
Oct. 30, 2009: Swimming most popular sport among Australian kids; Texas, Indiana, Michigan, Georgia and Florida competing this weekend; Ricky Berens to appear on Tyra Banks.
10/30/2009
Oct. 29, 2009: Katie Hoff and Ariana Kukors join Michael Phelps in textile suit decision for Duel in the Pool; Elizabeth Beisel moves closer to making college choice; Kara Lynn Joyce participating in Facebook interview.
10/29/2009
Oct. 28, 2009: USA Swimming names roster for Duel in the Pool; Masters world records fall in California
10/28/2009
Oct. 27, 2009: Thomas Lurz still on a roll in open water; USA Swimming Club Excellence program accepting applications for 2010.
10/27/2009
Oct. 26, 2009: Steffen Deibler sets short course world record; Li Zhesi just misses Le Jingyi's 15-year-old Asian record in 50 free; Yi-Ting Siow, Katinka Hosszu and Wendy Trott post fast times in college dual meets.
10/26/2009
Oct. 23, 2009: Chinese nationals features another Asian record and more fast times; Dara Torres on the mend after successful knee surgery; high school recruits commit to colleges and three top universities set to compete this weekend.
10/23/2009
Oct. 22, 2009: Pang Jiaying and Qi Hui continue to swim fast, and banned coach Zhou Ming still on deck at Chinese nationals; Kosuke Kitajima returning to competition next month; USC still at the top of water polo rankings.
10/22/2009
Oct. 21, 2009: Liu Zige obliterates 200 fly world record; Natalie Coughlin is eliminated on Dancing With the Stars; Rowdy Gaines sets two Masters world records.
10/21/2009
Oct. 20, 2009: Qi Hui and Wu Peng post fast times at Chinese nationals; Alex Kostich is top swimmer at St. Croix five-mile race; Eamon Sullivan undergoes appendectomy; Will Freeman commits to Georgia.
10/20/2009
Oct. 19, 2009: Therese Alshammar, Peter Marshall and Jessica Hardy set world records; Liu Zige almost breaks 100 fly world record; Thomas Lurz and Poliana Okimoto successful again in open water; Lacey Nymeyer wins NCAA Woman of the Year; Natalie Coughlin takes to dance floor tonight.
10/19/2009
Oct. 16, 2009: Peter Marshall, Jessica Hardy and Roland Schoeman scare world records on the first night of finals in Durban, South Africa at the FINA World Cup, while Therese Alshammar, Chad le Clos, Sergey Fesikov and Whitney Myers take two events each. FINA released the list of approved suits for 2012, Eamon Sullivan cleans up on Australian cooking show and Garrett Weber-Gale does a little cooking on local TV.
10/16/2009
Oct. 15, 2009: Cameron van der Burgh, Roland Schoeman, Marieke Guerher, Peter Marshall and Jessica Hardy are just a few of the top names swimming this weekend at the FINA World Cup; Adam Pine sets two Masters world records in Australia.
10/15/2009
Oct. 14, 2009: Laura Val breaks Masters world records, more college recruits verbally commit, Dave Thomas leads USA Paralympic swimmers and Natalie Coughlin breezes through another round of elimination.
10/14/2009
Oct. 13, 2009: Illness causes Leisel Jones to skip South Africa World Cup stop; swimming community remembers Alberto Castagnetti; Natalie Coughlin gets through fourth week of dancing.
10/13/2009