Missouri State Hires Dave Collins as Head Swimming Coach
SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, April 17. DAVE Collins, who has been associated with the Missouri State University swimming & diving program since 2007, has been chosen to take over as head swimming & ...
View ArticleJersey Shore Swim Parents Recognized by YMCA For Their Volunteer Efforts
An analysis done during the 2010-2011 YMCA swim season showed that parents donated 1360 hours to the Jersey Shore YMCA swim program. That blog posting can be read here. When you put a dollar value on...
View ArticleMission Viejo's Nick Norman Named TYR Age Group Swimmer of the Month
PHOENIX, Arizona, April 17. MISSION Viejo continues to churn out the TYR Age Group Swimmers of the Month. This month, Nick Norman, 14, earned the feature in the April issue of Swimming World Magazine...
View ArticleGround broken for newest Philadelphia hotel - Newsworks.org (blog)
Ground broken for newest Philadelphia hotelNewsworks.org (blog)"Every room is a suite, it's got a cool design to it it's also has a swimming pool, it's got all the amenities for someone who had to live...
View ArticleDePauw Head Coach Mary Bretscher Announces Retirement
GREENCASTLE, Indiana, April 17. MARY Bretscher, DePauw's women's swimming and diving head coach since 1974, has announced her retirement from the position. She will continue in her role as Associate P...
View ArticleLaurie McLaughlin Named To Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team - La...
Laurie McLaughlin Named To Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area TeamLa Salle University AthleticsPHILADELPHIA – Diving senior Laurie McLaughlin has been named to the Philadelphia Inquirer Women's...
View ArticlePassages: Toronto Star Journalist Randy Starkman, 51
TORONTO, Canada, April 17. RANDY Starkman, a sports journalist for the Toronto Star, passed away yesterday at the age of 51 according to the Star. Starkman had just returned home from covering Canada...
View ArticleFaykes Earns Philly-SIDA's Academic All-Area Performer of the Year...
Faykes Earns Philly-SIDA's Academic All-Area Performer of the Year HonorsDrexel DragonsPhiladelphia – Junior Lauren Faykes (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill East) has been named the 2012 Philadelphia...
View Article20 QUESTION TUESDAY: NATHAN ADRIAN
Just when ripped swimsuits were starting to fade from public discussion, Nathan Adrian jumped in with a rip and still tore off a fast 100 free time at Indianapolis Grand Prix. His alma mater, Cal,...
View Article2013 USA SWIMMING CONOCOPHILLIPS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS TO BE HELD JUNE 25-29...
USA Swimming has officially changed the dates for the 2013 ConocoPhillips National Championships in Indianapolis to June 25-29, 2013. This meet will serve as the selection meet for the 2013 FINA World...
View ArticleSUMMER MEET SELECTION PROCEDURES NOW AVAILABLE
National Team and National Junior Team Selection Procedures for this summer have been posted here.
View ArticleDIGITAL SPLASH: OLYMPIC TRIALS MEMORIES
The Digital Edition of the March-April 2012 issue of Splash is now available online and as a mobile app for your iPad and iPhone. In this issue, swimmers take a look back at past Olympic Trials glories...
View ArticleSouth African Long Course Nationals: Cameron van der Burgh Breaks 1:00 in 100...
DURBAN, South Africa, April 17. AFTER a day in which four swimmers cleared FINA A cuts to earn Olympic spots, two more were able to lock down Olympic bids during day two of the South African Long Cour...
View ArticleFIVE MORE TO WATCH IN OMAHA
Every four years at the Olympic Trials, there are more new faces in the water than familiar ones, and this year in Omaha, that will once again be the case. Here are five who could make a big splash ...
View ArticleOUTREACH IN OKLAHOMA
She helped organize a one-day swim event, free and open to any Native American child who wanted to attend.
View ArticleOLYMPIC TRIALS UPDATE #6
We have exactly 75 days remaining before the start of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Swimming. We hope your training is going well. Please find below the sixth update message related to the 2012...
View ArticleTHE BUZZ: BRENDAN HANSEN'S REJUVENATION
A few weeks ago, Japan&os;s Kosuke Kitajima swam blistering, lights-out, "fuhgeddaboudit" times at the Japanese Olympic Trials. And while the rest of the world took the appropriate amount of...
View ArticleA CONVERSATION WITH KEVIN SWANDER
National Team member Kevin Swander talks about his mindset going into the Olympic Trials and what he learned in 2008 that will help him succeed this summer in Omaha.
View ArticleCOACHES IN THE KNOW: BEN BARTELL
Head Coach Ben Bartell of Minnetonka Swim Club shares his advice for new coaches as well as a memorable coaching moment from the 2010 ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championships.
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