Swimmer of the Year Results

Results from our fan poll for World and American Swimmers of the Year will be revealed in the December issue of Swimming World Magazine.

Hyman Awarded

Misty Hyman was named Student Athlete of the Week by The Arizona Republic. Hyman broke her national record in the 100-yard butterfly, swimming a 52.95. Hyman will go after the

Popov Set to Return to Pool

From Reuter’s News Service – Alexander Popov has been cleared by his doctors to return to the pool and begin training. After being knifed on a Moscow street in August,

Mexican Swimmer Appeals Ban

From Reuter’s News Service – Mexican synchronized swimmer, Perla Ramierez, has filed an appeal with FINA, against her two-year suspension for the use of a banned diuretic. Ramierez was banned

Swiminfo.com Honored

The Web encyclopedia of swimming, swiminfo.com, has been selected by the WebCrawler Select Editorial Team as an outstanding Web site. We are very pleased with the progress of swiminfo.com, and

Former U.S. Swimming President Elected

Former United States Swimming President Sandra Baldwin, a long-time resident of Phoenix, Ariz., was elected to a vice-presidential post with the United States Olympic Committee. The election, held Saturday, Oct.

NCAA Championship Distance Changed

For the first time in its history, the NCAA Division I Swimming Championships will be conducted in short course meters. Coinciding with the Sydney Olympics, this distance change from short

Did You Know?

Between Mark Schubert, George Haines and Skip Kenney, which coach has served on more U.S. Olympic Swimming coaching staffs? The answer is Haines who served on an amazing seven Olympic

New Resident Team Members

United States Swimming announced today that they have accepted two new members to the national resident team in Colorado Springs. 1995 Pan American triple-gold medalist, B.J. Bedford and 1990 Olympic