Saluting Our Veterans: Nicholas L. Green - Delco News Network
Saluting Our Veterans: Nicholas L. GreenDelco News NetworkGreen was one of 50 Marines who made up their team, and were fine tuning their skills in events that ranged from sitting volleyball to...
View ArticleMel, Don't Forget About Missy's Vogue Shot!
Earlier today, my colleague Mel Stewart posted a great behind-the-scenes video about Ryan Lochte and historic cover appearance at Vogue magazine. This shows how mainstream swimming is becoming, even...
View ArticleOlympic champ Mellouli to train with Pál and Danes at altitude
Pál Joensen and coach Jón Bjarnason left for Denmark today, to join the Danish Olympic squad, Spain's Aschwin Wildeboer and Tunesia's Oussama Mellouli, in an elaborate altitude training program...
View ArticlePerformance of the Week: May, 15, 2012
PHOENIX, Arizona, May 15. THE past seven days gave swimming fans a lot of competition around the world, and some of the usual suspects did very well. But here at Swimming World we continue to be imp...
View ArticleBrazil Announces Final 18 for Olympics
The Brazilian Swimming Federation (known natively as the CBDA) have announced their final 18-swimmer roster, with events, for the 2012 London Olympics.This roster is largely the same as the one...
View ArticleShirley Simkins - McDonough Voice
Shirley SimkinsMcDonough VoiceShirley graduated from Abingdon High School in 1948 and Galesburg Cottage Hospital School of Nursing in 1951. While in high school, she worked at the former Sand's...
View ArticleSwimSpray: NCAA Championships to Open Water Challenges
We’ve noticed that SwimSpray has recently sponsored a bunch of open water swims, including the Jim McDonnell Lake Swims, the Chris Green Lake Cable Swim, the Minnetonka Challenge, U.S. Masters 9+ Mile...
View ArticleDistrict 3-AA Girls Soccer: Greencastle clips Boiling Springs
When Heather Sanders set up for a restart, she knew to kick it on goal.
View ArticleAthletes of the Week: Cumberland Valley's Jen Falconer and Shipensburg's...
The Athletes of the Week this week turned in performances that nearly nobody could have anticipated. Cumberland Valley soccer player Jen Falconer and Shippensburg shot put thrower Garrett Vandebrake e
View ArticleDistrict 3 Boys Lacrosse: Carlisle comes alive in the fourth, tops Central York
Carlisle woke up long enough in the fourth quarter to put away Central York 11-6 in the opening round of the District 3 boys lacrosse tournament Tuesday at Biddle Field on the Dickinson College campus
View ArticleArgentine National Record Holder Hit With Doping Suspension
According to CADDA, the governing body for aquatic sports in Argentina, National Record holder Gaston Rodriguez has been suspended for a period of 15 months, dating retroactively to August 29th, 2011,...
View ArticlePenn State aiming for major prep events - Centre Daily Times
Penn State aiming for major prep eventsCentre Daily TimesLombardi said the PIAA has received acceptable bids for three of its four winter championships — individual wrestling, team wrestling and...
View ArticleStreamlined News: May 18, 2012
California North Coast sectionals start today; Dara Torres and college swimmers from Texas and Texas A&M set to compete in College Station; Swimming New Zealand analyzes independent report...
View ArticlePoll of the Week: Which College Coaching Announcement Surprised You the Most?
PHOENIX, Arizona, May 18. FOR this week's question we go to all the recent news surrounding recent staff changes on some university swim teams here in the United States. Which of the following four ...
View ArticleOuch, London Aquatics Centre architect Zaha Hadid not invited to the 2012 Games
Zaha Hadid, the architect who created the £269 million London 2010 Olympic Aquatics Centre has criticised “rude” Games bosses for not inviting her to a single event. “When you’ve designed a building...
View ArticleProfiles in Speed: Torres doesn’t let age slow her down
Olympic swimmer Dara Torres at the Coral Springs Aquatic Complex as she prepares for the upcoming Olympic trials in Omaha, Neb. (Photo by Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post) 5-time Olympian, Dara...
View ArticleAustralian Travis Nederpeldt Announces Retirement
PERTH, Australia, May 18. AUSTRALIAN Olympian Travis Nederpeldt announced his retirement from swimming today, according to Swimming Australia. Nederpeldt, 26, failed in his quest to qualify for the...
View ArticleHigh school swim coach accused of having sex with underaged student
A Pennsylvania high school swimming coach was arrested Wednesday on charges he had sex with an underaged student. Kenneth Fuller, 47, is charged with institutional sexual assault, corruption of a minor...
View ArticleRyan Lochte: Visualizing The Perfect Race
Ever wonder what the perfect swimming race feels like? See how Ryan Lochte describes it.
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