Keri-Anne Payne almost quit the sport in 2006
Keri-Anne Payne almost stepped away from swimming after missing out on a medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games but her mum Pat admits it’s a relief she stuck at it with an Olympic gold on home soil her...
View ArticleMission Viejo's Tyler Fenwick To Be Named Tennessee's Associate Coach
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, June 9. TENNESSEE head coach Matt Kredich continues to assemble the staff of his newly-merged men's and women's programs, and has called on another former graduate assistant to r...
View ArticleMission Viejo's Tyler Fenwick To Be Named Tennessee's Associate...
Mission Viejo's Tyler Fenwick To Be Named Tennessee's Associate CoachSwimmingWorldMagazine.comFenwick, who joined the Mission Viejo staff in 2009, has put his stamp on the distance program with the...
View ArticleChina's Li Zhesi Tests Positive for EPO
BEIJING, China, June 9. WORD out from Chinese media outlets, including Xinhua and Sina, reports that Chinese sprinter Li Zhesi has tested positive for erythropoietin (EPO), announced the Chinese Anti...
View ArticleUSA's Haley Anderson Wins Women's 10K Qualifier, Earns Olympic Bid
SETUBAL, Portugal, June 9. USA's Haley Anderson clinched the women's 10K title at the FINA Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier in Setubal, Portugal. With the victory, Anderson earned herself a spot on t...
View ArticleHaley Anderson Is the Newest Member of Team USA
USC Trojan NCAA Champion Haley Anderson can add a new credential to her bio: Olympic qualifier.In the afternoon in Setubal, Portugal, Anderson won the women's 10km swim to stamp her name on the...
View ArticleAP: Chinese Olympian Test Positive for EPO
The Associated Press is reporting that Chinese swimmer Li Zhesi tested positive for EPO in March.This announcement, made by official Chinese state media, will bring back old feelings about the Chinese...
View ArticleMission Viejo's Tyler Fenwick to Join Tennessee Staff
Tennessee head coach Matt Kredich has confirmed that he will be bringing in Tyler Fenwick to add to his staff at the University of Tennessee for the 2012-2013 season.Fenwick is one of the country's...
View ArticleCoughlin: Olympics way scarier than “Dancing With The Stars”
Natalie Coughlin has gone through it twice, escaping with eleven medals from two Olympics. So it must be easy for her by now? “Trust me, the Olympics are terrifying,” Coughlin said after swimming in...
View ArticleSwimvitational: Sprinters Lead Again on Day 2 Prelims
The sprinters again shined on day 2 prelims at the 2012 Swimvitational in the Olympic pool in Omaha, Nebraska.In the women's 50 free, Arizona's Margo Geer in 25.45, which is just .03 from her lifetime...
View ArticleOpen water and triathlon swimming tips from Sean Kelly
Swimming tips for open water and triathlon swimming from Sean Kelly, long-time head coach of Stockport Metro swimmers like James Goddard and Keri-Anne Payne.
View ArticleMuffat Begins Monaco With Another Win
The small sovereign Principality of Monaco on the French Riviera is the host for the third, and final, stop of the 2012 Mare Nostrum series.Women's 200 FreeAfter absolutely lighting-up the prior stop...
View ArticleCC photo #161: Sarah Sjöström’s pre-race bucket routine
Sweden's champion swimmer Sarah Sjöström before the women's 50 meter butterfly semi-final at the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships. She ended up winning the event in 25.64 a day later, see...
View ArticleNew Zealand's Cara Baker Denied Open Water Olympic Entry
According to her facebook page, New Zealand's Cara Baker has been denied a spot in the Olympic 10km swim at the London Olympics that she earned this morning in Setubal, Portugal.Baker finished 17th in...
View ArticleMare Nostrum, Monaco: Yannick Agnel, Chad Le Clos Win Two Events Apiece
MONTE CARLO, Monaco, June 9. THE third and final stop of the Mare Nostrum series got underway today with a full slate of finals in Monaco. South Africa's Chad Le Clos and France's Yannick Agnel each w...
View ArticleMutual of Omaha Swimvitational: Olympians Darian Townsend, Matt Grevers Win...
OMAHA, Nebraska, June 9. ROLAND Schoeman and Margo Geer picked up their second wins of the weekend while Olympic medalists Matt Grevers and Darian Townsend earned their first during the second day of ...
View ArticleArkansas Head Coach Poppell Resigns; Headed to Gulliver Prep
Arkansas Razorbacks head coach Jeff Poppell has resigned his position after 6 seasons at the helm of the Lady Razorbacks, the Althetics Director Jeff Long announced Saturday. The decision was made as a...
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