UNC Announces Pay Cuts, Staff Furloughs a Week Before Football Season Begins
By Braden Keith on SwimSwamThe University of North Carolina is the latest Power 5 athletics department to announce deep spending cuts in an attempt to close the gap between revenue and expenses in a...
View Article17-Year-Old Edwards-Smith Nails 1:52.29 (SCM) 200 Back Aussie Age Record
By Retta Race on SwimSwam2020 WESTERN AUSTRALIA SC CHAMPIONSHIPSFriday, September 4th – Sunday, September 6thHBF StadiumSCM (25m)EntriesSwimSwam PreviewResults: Meet MobileSwimmers in Western Australia...
View ArticleOlympian Stephen Milne Leaves Longtime Perth For Stirling
By Retta Race on SwimSwam26-year-old British swimmer Stephen Milne has decided to make the move from long-time club Perth City to now train at the University of Stirling.The freestyle ace’s move means...
View ArticlePac-12 Could Resume Sports Sooner Than 2021 With New Rapid-Testing Agreement
By Jared Anderson on SwimSwamPac-12 commissioner Larry Scott called it a “game-changer”: an agreement with a manufacturer of rapid tests for COVID-19 and other conditions could allow the Pac-12 to...
View ArticleSwimmersBest Drill of the Month: 4 Kicks & Switch
By Spencer Penland on SwimSwamSwimSwam thanks SwimmersBest for sponsoring “Drill of the Month.” This is a SwimSwam recurring feature that brings drills and idea submissions from various creative and...
View ArticleDebate Swirls Around Myocarditis Figures In Athletes With COVID-19
By Jared Anderson on SwimSwamAthletes who test positive for the coronavirus – even if they’re asymptomatic – can show inflammation of heart muscles with unclear long-term effects. But a debate has...
View ArticleMid-Major Colleges Are the Silent Strength of the American Swimming Juggernaut
By Braden Keith on SwimSwamWhen senior Colin Wright qualified for the 2020 NCAA Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships via an 18.98 in the 50 free and a 42.01 in the 100 free, he became the first...
View ArticleSwimSwam Pulse: 46% Pick Un-signed Abbey Weitzeil As Top ISL Prospect
By Jared Anderson on SwimSwamSwimSwam Pulse is a recurring feature tracking and analyzing the results of our periodic A3 Performance Polls. You can cast your vote in our newest poll on the SwimSwam...
View ArticleCheck Out Waterproof Makeup That Works As Hard As You Do
By Retta Race on SwimSwamSwimmers are some of the hardest working athletes on the planet. Grinding away both in the water and in the gym, aquatic aspirers keep it moving through sweat, exhaustion, and...
View ArticleTokyo Team for Season 2 of ISL Will Be Nicknamed “Frog Kings”
By Braden Keith on SwimSwamThe new Tokyo-based team of the International Swimming League (ISL) will be called ‘the Frog Kings,’ named after the club’s front-man, legendary Olympic breaststroker Kosuke...
View ArticleOhio State Announces Addition of 2 Volunteer Swim Coaches
By SwimSwam on SwimSwamCOLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State director of swimming and diving Bill Dorenkott announced on Friday that Kyle Patnode and Mike Sullivan will serve as volunteer assistant coaches with...
View ArticleDivision II Gives Fall Athletes Additional Season-of-competition Relief
By Jack McCormick on SwimSwamThe NCAA has announced they will be further increasing their eligibility relief, specifically for fall sport athletes, amid uncertainty about the upcoming season during the...
View ArticleDolfin Swim of the Week: Baylor Nelson’s 200FR/200BR Lifetime-Bests
By Jared Anderson on SwimSwamDisclaimer: Dolfin Swim of the Week is not meant to be a conclusive selection of the best overall swim of the week, but rather one Featured Swim to be explored in deeper...
View Article8x South Carolina 3A State Champion Silas Crosby Verbals to Army West Point
By Anne Lepesant on SwimSwamFitter and Faster Swim Camps is the proud sponsor of SwimSwam’s College Recruiting Channel and all commitment news. For many, swimming in college is a lifelong dream that is...
View ArticleMiami University Pulls in Verbal from 2021’s Katheryn Antonowich
By Anne Lepesant on SwimSwamFitter and Faster Swim Camps is the proud sponsor of SwimSwam’s College Recruiting Channel and all commitment news. For many, swimming in college is a lifelong dream that is...
View ArticleDaily Swim Coach Workout #205
By Dan Dingman on SwimSwamSwimSwam’s daily swimming workout series is a collection of workouts written by coaches from a variety of backgrounds. All daily swimming workouts have been written using...
View Article48th Anniversary of Spitz Record-Setting 7th Olympic Gold Medal
By Ronna Weber on SwimSwamToday marks the 48th anniversary of Mark Spitz record-setting 7th gold medal at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Germany. In swimming, where round numbers to mark the passage...
View ArticleU.S. Open Qualifier Avery Turney (2021) Verbally Commits to Brown
By Anne Lepesant on SwimSwamFitter and Faster Swim Camps is the proud sponsor of SwimSwam’s College Recruiting Channel and all commitment news. For many, swimming in college is a lifelong dream that is...
View ArticleTennessee Post-Grad Maddy Banic Swims 50.6 in 100 Yard Fly in Practice (VIDEO)
By Braden Keith on SwimSwamUniversity of Tennessee post-grad Maddy Banic swam a 50.69 in the 100 yard fly on Friday during practice.Swimming in the school’s older indoor pool, without a wedge on the...
View ArticleWADA Risponde Alla Minaccia USA Di Ritirare I Fondi: Conseguenze Per Gli Atleti
By Aglaia Pezzato on SwimSwamAll’inizio di questa estate, il governo degli Stati Uniti ha minacciato di ritirare i fondi dall’Agenzia mondiale antidoping. Ora, la WADA ha risposto con la possibilità di...
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