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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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Targett Tops Magnussen in 50 Free Prelims in South Australia
Posted on January 28, 2012 | 1 CommentAustralia’s Matt Targett showed up for the final day in Adelaide, just to get a little taste, and upset James Magnussen’s part in the 50 free prelims with a 22.27 to take the top seed. That’s a new South Australian All-Comers Record. That’s not to say that... -
Blair Evans Continues to Ride Big Wave in South Australia; Magnussen Sits Out
Posted on January 28, 2012 | No CommentsWhile James Magnussen scratched his 200 free in prelims of the 2nd day of the South Australia Championships, Blair Evans did not, and she provided more-than-enough entertaining swims to shout about with a double in the 400 and 200 freestyles. First, in the 400, she put up... -
Sun Yang Goes 3:42 in 400 Free; Chinese Competitors Go 3:45′s
Posted on January 28, 2012 | 26 CommentsAt the Miami Superchallenge meet in the Gold Coast, Australia, Sun Yang is back to action and showing off the training that he’s earned from working with former Hackett coach Dennis Cotterell. He swam a 3:42.89 to win the men’s 400 free in the biggest swim of... -
In Briefs: Magnussen Scratches 200 Free; Evans Sets Up More Impressive Swims on Saturday Prelims
Posted on January 27, 2012 | No CommentsOn day 2 of the South Australian State Championships, James Magnussen scratched his only event: the 200 free. This is an event that he has dabbled with as a potential Olympic event (at least in a relay), and has said much in but shown little. His... -
Maryland Women’s Program Leads Athletic Department in GPA
Posted on January 27, 2012 | No CommentsThe Maryland women’s swimming and diving team ranked first in the Athletic Department’s women’s GPA rankings in the first semester of the 2011-2012 school year with a combined mark of 3.2. The Maryland men’s swim team ranked 2nd among all Maryland men’s teams with a 3.0. The... -
Sarah Sjostrom Posts Monster 200 IM, Swedish SC Record, at Juniors
Posted on January 27, 2012 | 6 CommentsAbove shot captured of Sarah Sjostrom in her natural habitat, courtesy of Jennie Johnasson. Thanks to Northern European correspondent Chris DeSantis for contributing to this report. Sarah Sjostrom is slowly (more like with a vengance) becoming one of the most well-rounded swimmers in the world.... -
Magnussen Stamps 48.05 on South Australian Championships
Posted on January 27, 2012 | 20 CommentsJames Magnussen did his best Cesar Cielo impression and fired off a great in-season time on day 1 of the 2012 South Australian State Championships in Adelaide. He scored a 48.05 to win the 100 freestyle title running-away in what should be the best non-Trials swim... -
Magnussen Marks 48.74 in Prelims in Adelaide
Posted on January 26, 2012 | 5 CommentsDefending World Champion James Magnussen kicked off his 2012 season Friday morning in Adelaide with the 100 free. He swam a 48.74 to easily take the top seed in prelims. Not that preliminary comparisons mean a whole lot, but two weeks ago in Austin, American Nathan... -
Magnussen, Seebohm to Dive Into Brand New Adelaide Pool in Olympic Trials Preview; Sun Yang in Miami
Posted on January 26, 2012 | 9 CommentsThis weekend, all eyes (outside of Europe) will be squarely focused on Australia, as there is a pair of scorching meets happening down-under. On Friday (today Australia time) kicks off the South Australia Open State Championships at the incredible $100-million-plus Adelaide Swim Centre that will... -
WADA Suspends Accredidation for Rio Lab Involved in Cielo, Becker Positive Tests
Posted on January 26, 2012 | No CommentsAccording to a press release on the website, WADA has suspended the accredidation of the UFRJ Rio de Janeiro Control Laboratory to conduct isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS) testing for up to 6 months. This lab, which is Brazil’s only WADA-accredited lab, became a focus point...








