Read more28 Best Team USA Moments from the Rio Olympic Games18 August 2016By Cristian Corbett, Swimming World College Intern This year's Olympics was one for the books. It was the last Olympic Games for many veterans, and the first for many newcomers. Every single event was an exciting one. As the Games come to a close, here are the eight best moments that happened at Rio...
Read moreLakeside Aquatics still on top after day 3 of Futures Championships06 August 2016By Cristian Corbett, Swimming World College Interns After Day 3 of the Futures Championships, in Austin, Texas, Lakeside Aquatic Club continued to stay on top, with 561 points to end the day. Cypress Fairbanks Swim Club trailed in second with 270 points, while Nitro Swimming currently sits in third ...
Read moreLakeside Aquatic Club Contingent Strong At Night Two Of Futures Championships In Austin05 August 2016By Cristian Corbett, Swimming World College Intern The Lakeside Aquatic Club continued to dominate after Day 2 of the Futures Championships in Austin, Texas. In the women's 200m free, Reilly Lanigan of Nasa Wildcat Aquatics barely edged out Caitlin Clements of Magnolia Aquatic Club, clocking a 2:02....
Read moreLauren Pitzer, Ford Blaylock Claim Gold in First Session of Austin Futures04 August 2016By Cristian Corbett, Swimming World College Intern Thursday night's timed finals of the Futures Championships in Austin, Texas proved to be a fast one. Lauren Pitzer of Lakeside Aquatic Club took the women's 800m free by storm, taking the event by over 10 seconds in 8:44.63, taking a massive 6.81 se...
Read more75 Fun Facts About First-Time Olympian Ryan Held22 July 2016By Cristian Corbett with Kayla Brumbaum, Swimming World College Interns American sprinter Ryan Held will make his international debut at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in the 4x100 freestyle relay. Held secured his relay spot after finishing third in the 100m freestyle at the Olympic Trials in Omaha ...
Read more76 Reasons to Make the Trip to Olympic Trials...in 202007 July 2016By Cristian Corbett, Swimming World College Intern Every four years, swimmers from around the country get a chance to represent Team USA at the summer Olympics. This chance is called the Olympic Trials. The fastest swimmers from all over the United States come to one place to duke it out and earn th...
Read moreAshley Anderson: Wounded Warrior24 June 2016By Cristian Corbett, Swimming World College Intern Staff Sgt. Ashley Anderson is a unique kind of athlete. She has made it her goal to overcome any and all challenges that she may come across in her life, and that’s exactly what she’s doing. Ashley was born in the town of Winnebago, Minnesota to She...
Read more2Road to Omaha: Brigham Young University09 June 2016By Cristian Corbett, Swimming World College Intern Swimmers around the country are training and prepping for one of the largest meets of their careers: the Olympic Trials. Among those swimmers is a group that train at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. BYU will be sending seven swimmers to rep...
Read more15 Ways To Stay In Shape In The Off-Season26 May 2016By Cristian Corbett, Swimming World College Intern High school and college swimming seasons are known to be long, brutal and sometimes eternal, but eventually it must come to an end; and whether you're looking forward to it or not, off-season training is an absolute necessity in order to stay in sha...
Read more1Tucker Dupree: Through the Eyes of a Champion12 May 2016By Cristian Corbett, Swimming World College Intern Phelps, Lochte, Adrian, Dupree. All last names of swimming greats that any swimming fanatic would recognize. Does one look unfamiliar? It shouldn’t. Tucker Dupree is a three-time medalist from the 2012 Paralympic Games, holds two world records, nine...
Read more136 Reasons Why You Should Swim in College29 April 2016By Cristian Corbett, Swimming World College Intern Almost every swimmer will eventually and inevitably reach the point in their lives where a tough decision will have to be made: “should I swim in college?” Whether you’ve been swimming club for 10 years or started swimming in high school, the questi...
Read more5Standing with Shayne: Becoming Male22 April 2016By Cristian Corbett, Swimming World College Intern This is a story about Shayne Stone. Shayne is a junior student athlete, member of Sigma Phi Epsilon with majors in exercise science and biopsychology. He competes for the Monmouth College Fighting Scots swimming and diving team and up until this y....