TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS: ERIC KNIGHT UPDATE
Three months ago, we met Eric Knight, a SwimMAC Carolina Elite Team swimmer now training for the Olympic Trials. The six-foot-seven athlete has gone from a non-swimmer in high school to a walk-on at...
View ArticleANY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AN UNDERWATER CAMERA?
Underwater video is such a valuable tool to understanding what is really going on with a swimmers technique. Coaches want options that are simple to use and easy to replay video, otherwise it becomes...
View ArticleTHINK YOU KNOW OMAHA? THINK AGAIN.
If you were in Omaha in 2008 for the Olympic Swim Trials, you already know about the citys inherent charm and hospitality not to mention a strong love for and history of sports.
View Article20 QUESTION TUESDAY: MICHA (BURDEN) SHAW
Micha (Burden) Shaw was a World Championship open water swimmer for the U.S. as the sport made its big gains in exposure in the U.S., and she had a chance of making the Olympic team in both 2008 and...
View Article10 IDEAS FOR THE MAKE A SPLASH VIDEO CONTEST
"Sports" and "art" are generally viewed as polar opposites, like Mars and Venus, Mitt and Barack, or Hansen and Kitajima.
View ArticleUSA SWIMMING, TEAM UNIFY JOIN FORCES TO HELP CLUBS GROW THIS OLYMPIC YEAR
As USA Swimming launches its Swim Today national recruiting campaign, preferred provider TeamUnify has created a free, self-service tool that will allow all USA Swimming member clubs to capitalize on...
View ArticleMare Nostrum, Canet: Camille Muffat Clears Textile Best in 200 Free
CANET, France, June 6. DURING the second stop of the Mare Nostrum circuit in Canet, France, Camille Muffat shot down her own textile best time in the women's 200-meter free. Muffat posted a 1:54.6...
View ArticleEmmaus brothers tackle RAAM for a cause - Allentown Morning Call
Emmaus brothers tackle RAAM for a causeAllentown Morning CallMarc, a 26-year-old graduate of Emmaus High School and Columbia University, and 24-year-old Patrick, a three-year swimmer at Emmaus and a...
View ArticleMuffat Sets Textile Best on Canet Day 1
The French swimmers were on fire on the first day of the Canet stop of the 2012 Mare Nostrum Grand Prix. In France's mega-swimming complex, we saw a textile best go down at the hands of France's...
View ArticleCC photo #159: Iceland ladies before the 2012 Debrecen 4×100 medley relay
They had a chance of qualifying for the Olympics, Iceland's Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir, Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir, Sarah Blake Bateman and Eva Hannesdóttir. It didn't go all as planned, but they put an...
View ArticleTiming System Suspicions Confirmed in Preliminary Analysis, More Data Needed
Column by Steven V. Selthoffer, Chief European Columnist DEBRECEN, Hungary, June 6. THE 31st LEN European Long Course Championships concluded with controversy once again regarding the timing syste...
View ArticleBritish Gas ‘Free Swims for Britain’ TV Advert
Those two on the inflatable lion … Rebecca and Keri-Anne? “As proud sponsors of the British Swimming Teams, we're offering everyone in Britain ‘free swims'. Show your support for Rebecca, Keri-Anne and...
View ArticleThe Heron's Nest: A toast to the end of the LCB - Delaware County Daily...
The Heron's Nest: A toast to the end of the LCBDelaware County Daily TimesI those 30 years I have gotten married (incredibly she has stayed with me), had two kids, watched them grow up, graduate from...
View ArticleThe Morning Swim Show, June 11, 2012: Tyler Fenwick Returning to Knoxville to...
PHOENIX, Arizona, June 11. TYLER Fenwick discusses his return to the University of Tennessee as associate coach on today's edition of The Morning Swim Show. Fenwick talks about the reasons why...
View ArticleHere’s To Dad – Father’s Day film featuring Ryan Lochte
Off Ryan Lochte's website With Father’s Day only a week away, Gillette has released this tribute to dad. I want to thank my dad for all of his support throughout my life, for coaching me to be the...
View ArticleStreamlined News: Competition Recap, Aussies React to Gun Photo, Chinese...
PHOENIX, Arizona, June 11. THE University of Southern California was well represented last weekend at the women's and men's Olympic 10K qualifier in Portugal, giving the Trojans spots in the maratho...
View ArticlePIAA SOFTBALL: For Barons, it's deja View
While the members of the Manheim Central softball team have spoken often of their single-minded focus to return to the PIAA Class AAA championship game, 135 miles to the north another softball squad...
View ArticlePIAA BASEBALL: Lions, L-S back in action
They own colorful nicknames like "Ock" and "Big Zoom."Yet according to published reports, Neumann-Goretti, Lampeter-Strasburg's opponent in today's PIAA Class AAA baseball semifinal game, stormed to...
View ArticleSwimming Australia Clarifies Reasoning Behind Punishing Nick D'Arcy, Kenrick...
SYDNEY, Australia, June 11. AFTER a day of political pressure brought on by public support for Nick D'Arcy and Kenrick Monk citing hypocrisy, Swimming Australia released a statement clarifying the r...
View ArticleRikke Møller Pedersen interviews Paulus Wildeboer and Larry Colley
Danish breaststroker Rikke Møller Pedersen interviewing ‘altitude dad' Larry Colley and ‘NTC dad' Paulus Wildeboer at altitude in Leadville. Here is a video from earlier featuring them and others,...
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