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CDC confirms amoeba infection killed Lily Lake swimmer
Tests confirm that an amebic infection is what killed a 9-year-old boy days after he went swimming in a popular lake in Stillwater. Read more here on myfox9.com Minneapolis News and Weather KMSP FOX 9
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U.S. Olympic swimming post-Phelps
Despite all-time Olympic medal winner Michael Phelps saying this is his last Olympics, the future of the U.S. team looks bright. Terrell Brown speaks with Time magazine senior writer Sean Gregory for...
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Cullen Jones tells you how to be a winner
“If you need any inspiration in life, then you need to read about freestyle swimming star Cullen Jones, and then watch our video.” See Hollywood Life
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Russia’s head coach Vorontsov possibly fired after lackluster London Games
Read The Voice Of Russia: In Beijing, Russia won 23 gold medals, and in London, 24. In swimming, there was no gold at all. The swimmers’ silver count exceeded the one in Beijing by only one medal....
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Unidentified woman dies trying to cross the English Channel
The body of an unidentified Asian woman wearing a wetsuit has been found on a beach in northern France. Carrying a compass and energy food bars, spare clothes in a plastic pouch and smeared with...
View ArticleMorning Swim Show: Relive 1976 Women's 400 Free Relay
August 15, 2012: On today&os;s edition of The Morning Swim Show we're looking back on one of the most memorable swimming races in Olympic history: the women's 400 freestyle relay at the 1976...
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2012-2013 College Swimming Previews: Huge Freshman Class Talk of the Town for...
Key Losses: Peter Benner (2 NCAA Points/2 NCAA Relays), Michael Arnold (8.5 points/3 NCAA Relays)Key Additions: Chase Kalisz (MD – IM), Matias Koski (GA/Finland – distance free), Matt Ellis (TX –...
View ArticleSprint News 8/14/12: Northwestern Hires; Houston Legend Steps Down; NBC...
…the Northwestern Wildcats have announced the hiring of Andrew Sheaff as a new assistant for the men's swimming team. Sheaff previously worked under Wildcats head coach Jarod Schroeder in Maryland,...
View ArticleMelissa Belote Ripley To Get Replacement Olympic Medals More Than Two Years...
PHOENIX, Arizona, August 14. MELISSA Belote Ripley shed tears of joy Monday when she was informed that the three Olympic gold medals she lost in a robbery in 2010 would be replaced. Belote Ripley, ...
View ArticleJunior National Championships: Allie Szekely Picks Up Second Win in 400m IM
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, August 14. ALLIE Szekely of the Central Bucks Swim Team continued her breakout with another strong showing in the women's 400m IM tonight. Szekely has now won two events in two ...
View ArticleRyan, Runge Take 1-2 in 100 Freestyle at Junior Nationals Day 2
No meet records went down on night 2 of the 2012 Junior National Championships in Indianapolis after three on the first night; however Allie Szekely was again one of the brightest spots of this...
View ArticleDave Enters Another Dumbension…
David: What ya doin?Gary: Just finished going through my Olympic pictures scrapbook with Bristol Palin’s pet psychic.David: Any highlights?Gary: Her hair looked fine. I did watch Usain Bolt do his...
View ArticleRCP Tiburon Mile, Fastest Open Water Competition on Earth
The town of Tiburon, California is the epicenter of open water competition in the fall season. Since 1999, the RCP Tiburon Mile has attracted more than 100 Olympians and world-class elites from the...
View ArticleStreamlined News: Day 2 Juniors Highlights; 1976 Olympic Medals to Be...
PHOENIX, Arizona, August 15. ALLIE Szekely is becoming one of the top swimmers of the junior nationals, winning her second event of the meet last night. The 14-year-old won the 400 IM Tuesday in a p...
View ArticleThe Morning Swim Show, August 15, 2012: Women's 400 Free Relay From 1976...
PHOENIX, Arizona, August 15. ON today's edition of The Morning Swim Show we're looking back on one of the most memorable swimming races in Olympic history: the women's 400 freestyle relay at the 1...
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CC photo #229: Swimmers ready for “Nólsoyarsvimjingin 2012″
Open water swimmers ready for the swim from Tórshavn to Nólsoy (the Island ahead of them). Only about 5K in a straight line, but the current typically slings you way south (to the right on the picture)...
View ArticleLibby Trickett Not Retiring, Looking Forward to 2016 Rio Olympics
SYDNEY, Australia, August 15. WHILE there may be some disappointment from the Aussies regarding their overall team performance at the 2012 London Olympics, they should welcome the fact that Libby Tri...
View ArticleBritish Chief Michael Scott Announces Inquiry into Olympic Medal Count
British Swimming performance director Michael Scott has announced an inquiry into the British performance at their home Olympics in London. The Brits are not the only country undertaking such an...
View ArticleSouth Africa's Karen Muir Battling End Stage Breast Cancer
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, August 15. ACCORDING to Sport24 in South Africa, South African legend Karen Muir is battling "end stage" breast cancer at the age of 59, and has been told "she only has a ...
View ArticleCan Michael Phelps Transfer Swimming Prowess to the Golf Links?
PHOENIX, Arizona, August 15. SOME might call golf a leisurely sport compared to swimming, but Michael Phelps is taking that competitive fire that earned him 22 Olympic medals to the golf links, where ...
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