World/American Swimmers of the Early Millennium: Michael Phelps & Katie Ledecky Were Slam Dunks He was a boy at the dawn of the millennium, and just one man envisioned a future anywhere near what ultimately unfolded. Bob Bowman was that guy, and through a combination of nerve and foresight, the coach recognized the potential of Michael Phelps to emerge as […]
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Pacific Rim Swimmers of the Early Millennium: Ian Thorpe and Leisel Jones Make It an Aussie Sweep
Pacific Rim Swimmers of the Millennium: Ian Thorpe and Leisel Jones Make It an Aussie Sweep With the COVID-19 pandemic canceling the most-important competitions of the year, Swimming World made the decision to suspend its Swimmer of the Year selections for 2020. There simply was not enough data to legitimately honor individuals as World, American, European, Pacific […]
West Coast Pair Ashton Brinkworth And Zac Incerti Share Sprint Free Honors At WA State Champs
UWA-West Coast training partners Ashton Brinkworth and Zac Incerti have shared the top honours in the blue-ribband 100m freestyle on Day Two of the 2020 Hancock Prospecting Western Australian Swimming Championships at the HBF Stadium, Perth. The morning session saw Brinkworth (50.09) utilise his early speed (splitting 24.25 at the 50m turn) to out-touch Incerti (50.28) and Jackson Grovers (St Hildas) […]
Kaylee McKeown Clocks 57.93 For The Second Fastest 100m Backstroke in History
Queensland’s new wonder girl Kaylee McKeown has clocked the second fastest time in history with a new Commonwealth and Australian record of 57.93 in a stunning swim on the opening night of the Queensland State Championships at the Brisbane Aquatic Centre. The 19-year-old from the USC Spartans on the Queensland Sunshine Coast becomes only the second swimmer […]
BAYLOR NELSON AND SAM HOOVER BATTLE IT OUT AGAIN IN 200 IM AT CARY
The North Carolina 18 & Under Winter Champs concluded Sunday, featuring the 100 free, 200 back, 200 IM, and 1650 free. Emily Knorr, a 17-year-old out of Mecklenburg Swim Association, took the women’s 1650 by a convincing 10-second margin. Knorr broke both 16:30 and 16:20 for the first time, finishing in 16:19.20. Her swim currently stands […]
Anderson scores hattrick of wins plus british record
The second day of the International Swimming League’s (ISL) double-header saw 25 British athletes in action as Freya Anderson and Adam Peaty topped and tailed the Match 8 schedule with race victories for London Roar. With her team looking to make up the deficit from day one, Freya Anderson got London Roar off to the […]
Ema Rajic Breaks Cal Record in 100 Breaststroke in Non-Scoring Dual With Stanford
Junior Ema Rajic set a Cal record in the 100-yard breaststroke and posted the No. 2 time in school history in the 200 breast, as the Golden Bears took on Stanford for a second consecutive weekend in a non-scoring dual meet Saturday. Ema Rajic covered the 100 breast in 58.93, just under her mark of 58.97 from […]
BRITON PEATY BREAKS WORLD RECORD IN 100-METER BREASTSTROKE IN SHORT WATER
At the International swimming League stage, Briton Adam Peaty set a world record in the 100-meter breaststroke in short water. At the competition held in Budapest, the 25-year-old covered the distance in 55.49 seconds, improving the previous achievement of Cameron van Der Burgh by 0.12 seconds. Curiously, van Der Burgh’s record lasted exactly 11 years […]
What you need to know about pool swimming
Basic swimming rules ● 1 rule – do not eat before the swim Water puts a lot of pressure on your abdomen, and if there is food in your stomach, the pressure increases and you may feel sick. Therefore, it is not recommended to eat two hours before class and one hour after. ● 2 […]
Khailova won the 1500m freestyle at the Russian Championship
Alexandra Khailova won the 1500m freestyle swim at the Russian Swimming Championships in Kazan.Khailova swam the distance in 16 minutes 35.38 seconds. The second place was taken by Yana Kurtseva (16.40.47), the third was Ekaterina Sorokina (16.47.91).The Russian Swimming Championships will end on Friday. Borodin: Russia’s record is 200 m more expensive than 400 m […]