
News and updates from USA Swimming
Updated: 8 hours 31 min ago
Fri, 07/23/2010 - 1:57pm
Starts set the pace for any race, but in a relay, there are three other people depending on you to nail it successfully. The pressure causes some swimmers to hesitate and others to spring ahead, with splits significantly faster than their individual events. Heres some advice from coach David Ellinghaus of the BEGNW Marlins for swimmers looking to improve their relay starts.
Fri, 07/23/2010 - 1:57pm
Physical exhaustion, sore muscles, mental fatigue, moodiness what swimmer hasnt experienced this before? While most swimmers are accustomed to wearing themselves out, too much exertion with not enough rest can lead to whats often referred to as overtraining.
Fri, 07/23/2010 - 1:56pm
Last weekends sectional meet in Athens, Ga., put Bryan Lundquist on alert. With just over two weeks remaining before the 2010 ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championships begin Aug. 3 in Irvine, Calif., Lundquist learned hes not quite fast enough yet to truly contend for a top spot. But having been in this position before, the Auburn University graduate knows his fastest swims are still in front of him.
Fri, 07/23/2010 - 1:55pm
Team USAs Alex Meyer won the mens 25K Open Water World Championship title Thursday in Roberval, Quebec. All four 25K swimmers on the U.S. Open Water Worlds Team, including Joe Kinderwater, Haley Anderson and Emily Hanson had a strong showing in the event, finishing in the top 10 on both the mens and womens side.
Fri, 07/23/2010 - 1:55pm
Team USAs Alex Meyer won the mens 25K Open Water World Championship title Thursday in Roberval, Quebec. All four 25K swimmers on the U.S. Open Water Worlds Team, including Joe Kinderwater, Haley Anderson and Emily Hanson had a strong showing in the event, finishing in the top 10 on both the mens and womens side.
Fri, 07/23/2010 - 1:54pm
The Disability Swimming Committee is seeking nominations for national and LSC-level awards for swimmers with a disability and their coaches, as well as members of the swimming community who have provided outstanding service to disability swimming.
Fri, 07/23/2010 - 1:54pm
The Disability Swimming Committee is seeking nominations for national and LSC-level awards for swimmers with a disability and their coaches, as well as members of the swimming community who have provided outstanding service to disability swimming.
Fri, 07/23/2010 - 1:53pm
The 2010 Speedo Champions Series is underway. This week features five meets in Mt. Hood, Ore., Minneapolis, Minn., Columbia, Mo., West Lafayette, Ind., and Santa Clarita, Calif.
Fri, 07/23/2010 - 1:53pm
The 2010 Speedo Champions Series is underway. This week features five meets in Mt. Hood, Ore., Minneapolis, Minn., Columbia, Mo., West Lafayette, Ind., and Santa Clarita, Calif.
Fri, 07/23/2010 - 1:51pm
Team USAs Eva Fabian won the womens 5K Open Water World Championship title Tuesday in Roberval, pacing the field with a time of 1 hour, 2 minutes and .98 seconds
Fri, 07/23/2010 - 1:51pm
Team USAs Eva Fabian won the womens 5K Open Water World Championship title Tuesday in Roberval, pacing the field with a time of 1 hour, 2 minutes and .98 seconds
Thu, 07/15/2010 - 2:01pm
Splash Magazine special correspondent Mike Mejia presents the Exercise of the Month. This month Mejia demonstrates the Tuck to Streamline exercise to improve core strength.
Thu, 07/15/2010 - 2:00pm
The USA Swimming Foundation today announced that current USA Diving President and CEO Debbie Hesse will be named Executive Director of the USA Swimming Foundation, effective November 15, 2010.
Thu, 07/15/2010 - 1:59pm
Christine Jennings, the U.S. Womens 5K National Champion, and Chip Peterson, the 2005 10K World Champion, recently checked in from the Open Water World Championship Teams training camp in Quebec. Both Jennings and Peterson will compete in the 5k and 10k at Open Water World Championships. The competition, which includes open water races in the 5K, 10K and 25K, begins July 17.
Thu, 07/15/2010 - 1:59pm
The 2010 Speedo Champions Series is underway. This weeks meet is the Eastern Section of the Southern Zone, held in Athens, Ga. Upcoming meets and results from this season are listed below. For more information about the Speedo Champions Series, go to our Speedo Champions Series event page.
Thu, 07/15/2010 - 1:58pm
The New England All-Star swim team was invited to the Massachusetts State House by Representative Willie Mae Allen and the Black and Latino Legislative Caucus, in acknowledgment of the teams success. The children had the opportunity to meet public officials and take pictures as a team with their trophy in the State House Chamber.
Thu, 07/15/2010 - 1:58pm
Hosted by four Detroit-area swim teams and sponsored by the City of Detroit Recreation Department, the first-ever 2010 Open Water Festival will take place Aug. 14 at Belle Island in Detroit.
Thu, 07/15/2010 - 1:57pm
2010 World Open Water World Championships Teamer Emily Hanson recently checked in from the teams training camp in Quebec. Hanson will compete in the 25k at the Open Water World Championships. The competition, which includes open water races in the 5k, 10k and 25k, begins July 17. Also, be sure to check out the SwimCam Gallery from the camp
Thu, 07/15/2010 - 1:56pm
Olympians Dana Vollmer, Rebecca Soni and Japans Kosuke Kitajima each set meet records Sunday on the final night of the LA Grand Prix. Vollmer set the meet record in the womens 100m butterfly with a time of 57.39, while Soni and Kitajima set the marks in the womens and mens 100m breaststroke in 1:06.23 and 1:00.82.
Thu, 07/15/2010 - 1:56pm
Shannon Gillespy, the Open Water World Championships Team Manager for the U.S. Team, recently checked in from the teams training camp in Quebec. The competition, which includes open water races in the 5k, 10k and 25k, begins Saturday, July 17.