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Japan Collegiate Championships: Pair of Japanese National Records Fall
TOKYO, Japan, September 11. OVER the weekend, Japan held the Japan Collegiate Championships in Tokyo, Japan from Sept. 7-9. During the meet, a pair of Japanese national records fell by the wayside i...
Oussama Mellouli Suspended for 18 Months; Still Eligible To Compete in Beijing
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, September 11. ACCORDING to a release from FINA, Tunisia's Oussama Mellouli has been suspended from the sport of swimming for a period of 18 months retroactive to Nov. 30, 2006 ...
Fran Crippen, Micha Burden Win 77th Swimming of the La Jolla Rough Water Swim
SAN DIEGO, California, September 10. SWIMMINGWORLD.TV was on shore for the start of the La Jolla Rough Water Swim yesterday. The event has been a summertime tradition since 1916 with 2,532 athletes ...
Swimming World Magazine Features Dara Torres; Recaps Busy Summer Season in October Issue
PHOENIX, Arizona, September 10. IN the October issue of Swimming World Magazine, senior writer John Lohn puts the spotlight on Dara Torres with an incredible cover story on the 40-year-old timeless w...
Chinese Divers Continue to Roll in FINA Diving World Series, This Time at Mexico City Stop
MEXICO CITY, Mexico, September 10. OVER the weekend in Mexico City, the Chinese continued to own the sport with a gold-medal sweep during the second stop of the FINA Diving World Series. In the me...
Chena Swim Club Hires Chad Webb as Head Coach
NORTH VANCOUVER, British Columbia, September 10. THE Board of Directors of Chena Swim Club has announced the hiring of Chad Webb as Chena's newest head coach. Webb joins Chena after serving as hea...
Timing Could Prove Troublesome for Pereira
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, September 8. FOR Thiago Pereira, the Brazilian star whose stock continues to rise, timing may not be everything. Looking ahead to next year's Olympic Games in Beijing, Pereira ...
Class of 2008 Update: High School Seniors Looking Towards College Next Year; Includes Newest Verbal Commitments
Updated September 10, 2007 PHOENIX, Arizona, September 6. IN the early summer, SwimmingWorldMagazine.com profiled the class of 2008 in a Promising Seniors-To-Be series. Well, everyone can drop th...
Club Spotlight: City of Plano Swimming
By Lindsay Hock PLANO, Texas, September 9. THE job of the professional swim coach is one of the toughest there is with early mornings, long hot weekends spent on deck and dealing with those sometim...
SwimmingWorld.TV Shows Highlights and Interviews From ASCA Awards Night
SAN DIEGO, California, September 8. THE doors swung open and 500 of the world's finest swim coaches sat down to a night of celebration. Several coaches were inducted into the American Swim Coache...
Masters Spotlight: Laura Val a Force to be Reckoned With
By Emily Sampl BOULDER, Colorado, September 8. LAURA Val, 56, of Tamalpais Aquatic Masters in San Rafael, Calif., has been on a tear, rewriting the record books and crushing everyone in her path th...
Brazilian Championships: Gabriella Silva Sets South American Record in 50 Fly
FLORIANOPOLIS, Brazil, September 7. IN the final day of swimming at the Brazilian Championships, also known as the Jose Finkel Trophy, Gabriella Silva set a South American record in the women's 50 fl...
On Campus: Kenyon Senior Allison Johnson
By Brian Savard SELINSGROVE, Pennsylvania, September 7. ON Campus focuses next on Kenyon senior economics major Allison Johnson. The Tucson, Ariz., native competed in the 2007 National Collegiat...
Sonya Pyle Sets Lake Erie Record
ERIE, Pennsylvania, September 7. SONYA Pyle, of Erie, Pa., completed a record-breaking swim across Lake Erie, arriving in 14 hours, 9 minutes on Aug. 6, 2007. Pyle beat the previous women's record of...
ASCA 2007 World Clinic Underway
SAN DIEGO, California, September 7. THE American Swim Coaches Association (ASCA) World Clinic is well underway in San Diego, Calif., with more than 1,000 coaches in attendance. The week-long gathe...
Brazilian Championships: Two South American Records Tumble During Second Day
FLORIANOPOLIS, Brazil, September 6. DURING the second day of competition at the Brazilian Championships, also known as the Jose Finkel Trophy meet, two South American records fell as well as a slew o...
Alshammar Deserves Some Serious Applause
SOLNA, Sweden, September 6. WITH the return of Dara Torres to the international scene, thanks to a spectacular summer, much of the sprint-free focus featured the 40-year-old American trying to qualify...
On Campus: Emory Junior Keith Diggs
By Brian Savard SELINSGROVE, Pennsylvania, September 6. EMORY junior Keith Diggs stands next in line for the On Campus series that previews the most elite Division III swimmers in the country. D...
Kevin Zacher Named Head Coach of Scottsdale Aquatic Club; Rob Blundell Added as Age Group Coach
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, September 5. RECENTLY, the Scottsdale Aquatic Club (SAC) announced the promotion of Kevin Zacher as its new head coach, replacing Jerry Olszewski. Olszewski recently left SAC t...
On Campus: Emory Sophomore Leigh Psaris
By Brian Savard SELINSGROVE, Pennsylvania, September 5. THE On Campus series continues with a closer look at Emory sophomore Leigh Psaris. Psaris swam in the 2007 National Collegiate Athletic A...
Brazilian Championships: Thiago Pereira Sets Meet Record in 200 Breast
FLORIANOPOLIS, Brazil, September 5. THIAGO Pereira provided a record-breaking swim in the 200 breaststroke at the Brazilian Championships, also known as the Jose Finkel Trophy meet. Pereira won the 2...
Widmer Not Interested in British Job
BRISBANE, Australia, September 5. WITH Bill Sweetenham out as Great Britain's National Performance Director, don't look for Australian Stephan Widmer to take over the role. Based out of the Queensland...
Industry News: WCSN.com Announces Distribution Agreement with FOXSports.com on MSN
LOS ANGELES, California, September 4. IN a release posted today, World Championship Sports Network (WCSN) announced a content distribution agreement with FOXSports.com on Microsoft Network (MSN). ...
Germans Gina Mohr, Toni Franz Win Mersin Open Water Cup
MERSIN, Turkey, September 4. DURING the weekend, Germans Gina Mohr and Toni Franz claimed 10K victories at the Mersin Open Water Cup held in Turkey. Mohr surfaced from the women's pack with a time...
Standard Chartered International Masters Meet Highlights Singapore Masters Swimming Series
SINGAPORE, September 4. THE Standard Chartered International Masters swim meet, staged in Singapore from Aug 24-26, marked a new stage in the development of Masters swimming in Singapore. The meet was...
Edmonton Keyano Swim Club Hires Steve Price as Head Coach
EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada, September 4. EDMONTON Keyano Swim Club has announced the hiring of Steve Price to take on the role of Director of Swimming/Head Coach. According to the release, Price ha...
Park Will Attend Dankook University
GYEONGGI Province, Korea, September 4. HIS focus set on winning the gold medal in the 400-meter freestyle at next year's Olympic Games in Beijing, Korea's Tae Hwan Park has decided to attend Dankook U...
FINA Diving World Series Begins With Chinese Dominating First Stop in Sheffield
SHEFFIELD, England, September 3. OVER the weekend, the 2007 FINA Diving World Series began with the first stop being dominated by the Chinese in Sheffield, England. The Chinese contingent won all ei...
Bill Sweetenham Resigns From British Swimming
LONDON, England, September 3. JUST days after speaking out about criticism of his coaching style, as reported here, Bill Sweetenham's resignation from British Swimming as its National Performance Dir...
Hackett Continues to Move Toward History
MELBOURNE, Australia, September 3. WITH each passing day, the Beijing Olympics creep closer. And, with each competition, it appears Grant Hackett is back to top form and on the verge of history. A lit...
Club Spotlight: Santa Clara Swim Club
By Lindsay Hock SANTA CLARA, California, September 3. TO many, the name Santa Clara conjures images of the typical northern California city - gorgeous and gleaming, with breathtaking views and very...
SwimmingWorld.TV and Radio Takes Studio on the Road to ASCA World Clinic in San Diego
PHOENIX, Arizona, September 3. WHILE in San Diego, Calif., during the American Swim Coaches Association's (ASCA) World Clinic, SwimmingWorld.TV and Swimming World Radio will set up a temporary studio...
Australian Short Course Championships: Flash! Libby Lenton, Alice Mills, Shayne Reese and Melanie Schlanger Crush Women's 400 Free Relay World Record
MELBOURNE, Australia, September 2. AUSTRALIAN swimming's "golden girls" have done it again, breaking the world record for the 4x100m freestyle relay in a stunning finale to the Telstra Australian Shor...
Gettin' Better with David Marsh: Tips, Drills and Skills for Faster Swimming!
10 X NCAA Coach of the Year 13 X NCAA Championships at Auburn 2 X Olympic Coach Head Coach, Mecklenburg Aquatic Club of North Carolina It's the little things that add up to mean a lot when it co...
Australian Short Course Championships: Matt Welsh, Leith Brodie, Shayne Reese Earn Top Honors
MELBOURNE, Australia, September 1. MATT Welsh took his National short course titles tally to 31, Leith Brodie smashed his own Australian record and Shayne Reese just missed a Commonwealth mark during ...