The Morning Swim Show, April 18, 2012: Swann Oberson Ready to Represent...
PHOENIX, Arizona, April 18. SWISS open water Olympian Swann Oberson joins today's edition of The Morning Swim Show in the middle of her training trip to Arizona. Oberson, who is preparing for ...
View ArticleStreamlined News: April 18, 2012
PHOENIX, Arizona, April 18. WE'RE 100 days away from the start of the London Olympics, and the New York Times is reporting that NBC will stream every event at the Olympics live on their website NBCO...
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Russian Trials: Yana Martinova first Russian to earn ticket to the London...
Disclaimer: I don't understand Russian well enough to be absolutely sure in my translation here, but it looks like Yana Martynova from Tatarstan was the first and only Russian to qualify for the...
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Ryan Lochte – TV4 Sport Sweden
TV4 Sport Sweden met Ryan Lochte at the Dual in The Pool in December 2011, apparently you have to wait three months to get a 10 minute interview with the American swim star.
View ArticleHow Many Medals Will the Home Team Take in London?
It's 100 Days until London. Be awesome.In their Olympic debut, the British Olympic Swim Team did well. They did fantastically-well, in fact, and topped the medal table with a whopping two golds. They...
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Elyria Catholic swim coach resigns - Chronicle-Telegram
Elyria Catholic swim coach resignsChronicle-TelegramJack Dibee, Elyria Catholic's long-time and highly successful varsity swim coach, has resigned after eight seasons guiding the Panthers. The 43-year...
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Four Dragons Earn NSCA All-America Honors - Drexel Dragons
Four Dragons Earn NSCA All-America HonorsDrexel DragonsPhiladelphia – The National Strength and Conditioning Association has awarded Drexel University student-athletes Amanda Fleischut of field hockey,...
View ArticleThe O'Donnells: Power of Perseverance and Remembrance
Feature by Jesse Stipek MADISON, Wisconsin, April 18. AT the recent Wisconsin Division 2 state high school swimming championships, McFarland High School claimed its sixth consecutive state champion...
View ArticleAtlantic City's Destin Lasko is the Featured National Age Group Record Setter...
PHOENIX, Arizona, April 18. THE April issue features Atlantic City's Destin Lasko as this month's National Age Group Record Setter in Swimming World Magazine. Lesko lowered the first national age ...
View ArticleMorozov Earns First Olympic Spot in Surprise Event
American-trained Vlad Morozov, who has lived in the US since he was in high school, nailed down his Olympic selection on day 2 at the 2012 Russian Olympic Trials.But it wasn't in the race you'd guess....
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CC photo #110: Watch your back !
A photo from the FLOT learn-to-swim program enrollment back in September 2008, here in Toftir, Faroe Islands. We've all been there ! :-)
View ArticleTownsend Tops 200 Free on Day 3 at SSA Trials
Day 3 at the 2012 South African Olympic Trials in Durban highlighted the fuzziness of the South African Olympic standards. By letter-of-the-law, nobody earned an Olympic bid. However logic would think...
View ArticleUltra-Marathon Swims In Mexico And Cuba
SEA OF CORTEZ, Mexico. April 18. COME mid-June on the two different sides of Mexico, Paul Lundgren and Penny Palfrey may be swimming into history. Both are scheduled for solo ultra-marathon swim...
View ArticleStreamlined News: April 18, 2012
US Olympic Committee marks 100 days to London with Times Square revamp; South African and Russian Olympic Trials put more swimmers on Olympic team.
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Trickett’s advice for Olympic debutants: Expect the unexpected in London
“I've had roller-coaster rides at both of the Olympics (I've competed in), I understand to some extent how Olympics can pan out, generally it's not the way we expect them to pan out,” Trickett said....
View ArticleSouth African Long Course Nationals: Charl Crous Wins 100 Back; Chad Le Clos...
DURBAN, South Africa, April 18. SWIMMING South Africa posted three more FINA A cut times during day three of the South African Long Course Nationals held in Durban. FINALS Darian Townsend just mi...
View ArticleLe Clos could swim 8 events in London!
Vlad Morozov made the Russian Olympic Team in the 100 back, and Chad Le Clos could be on track to swim 8 events in London. Garrett tells you everything you need to know about Russian and South African...
View ArticleRussian National Championships: Plenty of FINA A Cuts Posted in Finals;...
MOSCOW, Russia, April 18. THE second night of Olympic qualifying at the Russian National Championships held in Moscow featured a slew of FINA A cuts as well as some near world-leaders in semis. FI...
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Chinese shun meat due to doping fear
Chinese athletes including at least 196 competitors under China's National Aquatics Centre are swearing off meat ahead of the London Olympics out of fear that domestic pork, beef and lamb could contain...
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