Video Included: RCP Tiburon Mile From the Best Seat in the House
PHOENIX, Arizona, September 12. CHECK out the awesome fan video submitted to Swimming World Magazine showcasing the RCP Tiburon Mile. The open water event was held on Sunday, September 9, off the coas...
View ArticleAfrican Long Course Championships: Lehesta Kemp Collects Fourth, Fifth Titles
NAIROBI, Kenya, September 12. A day after missing the top of the podium in the women's 50 fly, South Africa's Lehesta Kemp returned to her winning ways with her fourth and fifth titles on night three ...
View ArticleSprint News 9/12/12: Date Set for Curl Hearing; Olympic Furniture for Sale
…USA Swimming has set a date for a hearing with CUBU Swim Club founder Rick Curl for September 19th, after the completion of the USA Swimming convention this week in Greensboro. Typically, hearings are...
View ArticleUSAS Convention: First Two Years of Quad Plan Released
The United States Aquatic Sports Convention kicked off Tuesday in Greensboro, NC and on Wednesday USA Swimming released the meet schedule for 2013-2014, the first half of their quadrennial plan which...
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Two Northwest Philadelphia police officers arrested on theft-of-services...
Newsworks.orgTwo Northwest Philadelphia police officers arrested on theft-of-services chargesNewsworks.orgEarlier this year, a man drowned in the swimming pool of Perry's Northeast Philadelphia home....
View ArticleNotre Dame To Join ACC As Non-Football Member
Anyone else amused by the fact that a midwestern school is leaving the Big East to join the Atlantic Coast? On Wednesday, the ACC announced that they would welcome all of Notre Dame's teams except for...
View ArticleTyler Clary Skips White House Visit To Race Cars, Lands on TMZ
Tyler Clary marches to the beat of a different drummer, and it has landed him on TMZ.com. After defeating Ryan Lochte in London, winning Olympic gold in 200 meters backstroke, Clary's getting a taste...
View ArticleStreamlined News: Aussie Pranks Jeopardize Performance; Olympians Still...
Sept. 12, 2012: A new article in The Australian reports on potentially damaging pranks pulled by men&os;s free relay team before Olympics; Jarrod Killey and Christian Sprenger impress at short...
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CC photo #257: Fancy Aqua Clinic 2012 Accreditation
Smart thinking here, putting the program on the backside of the accreditation. And that ad at the bottom, well that was a free first beer at that disco, downtown ! :-)
View ArticleJames Magnussen to Anchor Aussie Fast-Lane Meet
Coach Alex is back blogging again, with his wire-to-wire coverage of the upcoming Brazilian Fast Lane ultra-sprint competition in Rio on September 23rd. He has revealed the final roster: that of the...
View ArticleNCAA Shakes Up Division I Qualifying Procedures
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, September 12. THE NCAA Division I Swimming Rules Committee has approved a new qualification process for relays beginning this competitive year 2012-13 according to Notre Dame's...
View ArticleSwimSwam News & Poll of the Week, Wednesday September 12th
Both British and Australian Swimming are taking big steps to review their team’s performances in the pool at the London games, while USA Swimming is looking forward at their annual convention in North...
View ArticleUSA Swimming Announces First Half of 2013-16 Quadrennial Plan
GREENSBORO, North Carolina, September 12. AT the United States Aquatic Sports Convention in Greensboro, USA Swimming finalized and announced the first half of its 2013-16 quadrennial plan. This ...
View ArticleIs Ryan Lochte Doing the Right Thing to Grow the Sport?
Commentary by Jeff Commings PHOENIX, Arizona, September 12. RYAN Lochte continues to cash in on the post-Olympic frenzy he's created for the "Ryan Lochte" brand, announcing last week that he's goin...
View ArticleAmanda Kendall Dismissed from Arizona
Before swimming a meet with the Wildcats, senior transfer Amanda Kendall has been dismissed from the team for “breach of contract and team policy” according to sources close to the team.Kendall...
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Swimmer tries to steal yacht by towing it behind him
26-year-old Phillip Beach was arrested in Seabrook near Galveston, Texas, on Friday after the harbour master in the nearby shipyard alerted local police to what appeared to be a theft in progress. When...
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Russell Crowe calls James Magnussen during Fitzy and Wippa chat
The Missile was midway through talking about his Canterbury Bulldogs when Wippa had to mysteriously disappear. Then shortly after Russell Crowe called up to talk to the Olympic swim star about the...
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Swimmers warned to stay away from Stinky the sexually harassing dolphin
It is a scene you never saw in an episode of Flipper but swimmers are being warned not to approach an over amorous male dolphin who's been sexually bothering snorkellers, swimmers and scuba divers in...
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Libby Trickett on R U OK? Day
There is still a stigma surrounding mental illness in our society, and because of this, it's sometimes difficult to ask for help. But that's exactly what Libby Trickett, one of Australia's most...
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