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Agnel, Muffat Post Past In-Season Marks at Montpellier National Meet
The Montpellier Open in Montpellier, France was a fairly low-key, low-level meet. That is, except for the 200 freestyles, where the powerful teams from Nice and Marseilles broke out some impressive mid-season...
In Briefs: Tornado Warning Delays Final A&M-Texas Dual as Conference Foes
In what was to be the celebration of the last in-conference battle in an old (if lopsided) rivalry, the Texas-Texas A&M men’s dual meet in College Station has been delayed by a tornado warning...
British National Teamer Ajulu-Bushell Quits Swimming, Takes Swipe at British Organization
If there were two holes to be found in the British National women’s team, as an overall complete program, it seems as though those two holes might be sprint freestylers and sprint breaststrokers. The...
Chris Ip Walks Us Through Clemson’s Last Meet
The unfortunate time has come for the swimming community to give a final farewell to the Clemson Tigers Swimming and Diving program. Certainly full of emotion, Clemson will enter into their final (non-championship)...
Georgia Tech Add Verbal from Swedish Jr National Champ Mats Westergren
Unlike many sports, in swimming a vast majority of the domestic athletes sign in the “early signing period” in the fall. They like to be settled in and know where they’re going as early...
‘Splash of Truth’ is Back
The person (or group of people) that goes by the moniker ‘Splash of Truth’ are back on the web. After about a five-week absence from any web presence (both on their Twitter account and their...
Rice to Return at NSW Championships February 10th-12th
A huge majority of Australia’s elite swimming is concentrated in New South Wales (think Sydney), and with the NSW Swimming State Championship meet coming up, be ready for an explosion of entered...
Swimming Canada Posts Vacancy for National Team Director Position
Swimming Canada has officially posted the job listing for their newly-created National Team Director position. Click here to see more information about the position. This new spot comes as the brainchild...
Former German Coach Dirk Lange Hired to Head Mexican National Team
Former German National Team coach Dirk Lange, who was bought out of his contract in December, didn’t take long to hook onto a new gig. He has been hired as the new National Team coach for Mexico,...Latest Headlines
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Georgia Commit Annie Zhu Joins Allison Schmitt at NBAC
Posted on January 31, 2012 | 6 CommentsAnnie Zhu and Allison Schmitt are becoming teammates. This is not news, as Zhu verbally committed to Georgia back in October, and signed her letter-of-intent in November. But as it turns out, the pair will not have to wait until the fall (when Zhu begins competing for... -
Kirsty Coventry Returning to US to Train with Kim Brackin
Posted on January 31, 2012 | 16 CommentsAccording to her Twitter account, Zimbabwe swimmer Kirsty Coventry is moving back to the US to train with her former coach Kim Brackin, who is now the head coach for the women at the University of Texas. Coventry first worked with Brackin when the swimmer was... -
Simmonds, Spofforth Seek to Give Boost to British 400 Free Relay at Trials; Goddard Drops 200 Back
Posted on January 31, 2012 | 6 CommentsThough there is no full psych sheet yet released for the 2012 British Selection Trials, British Swimming is taking an interesting approach to this year’s Olympic Trials meet. They are posting a running list of entries for the selection trials online to track as things... -
Off The Deep End: Texas Women Share Stuff That Girl Swimmers Say
Posted on January 30, 2012 | 7 CommentsThe latest incarnation of Off the Deep End is a video, but this one isn’t musical. Instead, the Texas Longhorn women’s team brings us a hilarious video of things that girl swimmers say. I think I’ve personally heard two or three..or all…of these from my... -
Arizona Men Nearly Sweep Texas, Still Dominate by 70 Points; Joye Makes Debut in Blue
Posted on January 30, 2012 | 7 CommentsThe talk of the town in college swimming this past weekend was the upsets (or, at least upsets based on how things looked at the beginning of the season). The #1-ranked Arizona men confirmed their poll ranking by knocking off #2 Texas in Tucson. A... -
Peddie Men; Germantown Women Top Epic High School Dual Meet
Posted on January 30, 2012 | No CommentsThe Germantown Academy – Peddie dual meet, especially on the boys’ side, could be aptly termed a “futures” meet of sorts. Both squads attract many swimmers from around New England and in turn produce even more college stars. This is one of the most entertaining (and... -
Thorpe Has Best 100 Times of Comeback; McClatchey Resurgent at Euro2012 Meet
Posted on January 29, 2012 | 1 CommentIan Thorpe had the best meet back yet of his comeback at the 2012 Euro Meet, as he continues to move forward step-by-step towards his goal of making the 2012 Australian Olympic Team. First, in the 200 free, he swam a 1:51.51 for 4th-place overall.... -
Sjostrom Caps Junior Nationals with Lifetime Best, Junior Record, in 50 Free; 100 Fly Gold Too
Posted on January 29, 2012 | 2 CommentsAt the end of an exciting weekend of swimming that included 18 events, prelims-finals, over four days of short course racing at the Swedish Junior National Championships, Sarah Sjostrom finished strong with a new Meet Record. In the 50 free, her first event of the last... -
Targett Becomes First Aussie Under 22 in Textile, Magnussen Goes Career-Best in 50 Free in Adelaide
Posted on January 29, 2012 | No CommentsMatt Targett only showed up for the final day of the South Australian Championships, but he left a huge impact on the meet. In the finals of the 50 free, he swam a 21.98 to rank 2nd in the world behind Nathan Adrian. That makes Targett... -
Sarah Sjostrom Breaks 100 Free Swedish Record at Junior SC Nats
Posted on January 29, 2012 | 2 CommentsSwedish superstar Sarah Sjostrom tacked on another Swedish Record at the 2012 Short Course Junior Nationals in Valby, just outside of Stockholm. After breaking the 200 IM short course record on Friday, she tagged on a 52.15 in the 100 free. That clears Therese Alshammar’s 12-year...










