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By Delaney Lanker, Swimming World Magazine College Intern (From the Archive) I once had a coach tell me that butterfly was the easiest stroke. At the time, I just looked at him and rolled my eyes. But, here I am years later, a Division I butterflier, and I might have come to believe him. This means ...

6 Ways to Swim Tall: Advice for the Vertically Challenged By Delaney Lanker My whole swimming career people have been telling me to swim tall. Standing at 5'0", I wouldn’t really consider myself “tall.” I don’t fit the typical swimmer mold, but I’m okay with that. While my height might be a disadvan...

By Delaney Lanker (From the Archive) It’s that time of year again. School is again in session. After three months of summer training, it's back to the collegiate grind. Being a student-athlete is an amazing opportunity, but with it comes a lot of hard work and responsibility. I’ve found that jugglin...

25 Things to Get a Swimmer for Christmas By Delaney Lanker, Swimming World College Intern It's that time of year again and the 25 days of Holiday have begun! So for all your favorite swimmers here is a list of things to help them make the most of the the holiday training season. For the Fashionable ...

By Delaney Lanker, Swimming World College Intern With both summer and the Olympics around the corner, that can only mean one thing. Long course training. Short course championship meets have concluded and the next thing we know, we are being thrown into long course meters training at full force. Onc...

By Delaney Lanker, Swimming World College Intern The Austin Speedo Sections Championships concluded this evening at the University of Texas hosted by Colorado Swimming. The women's 800 free, 200 IM and 50 free were swam as well as the men's 1500 free, 200 IM and 50 free. Arizona Gold won the meet fo...

By Delaney Lanker, Swimming World College Intern  The Richmond Speedo Sectional Championship concluded this evening. The women's 1500 free, 200 back, 100 free and 200 IM and the men's 800 free, 200 back, 100 free and 200 IM were swam. In the women's 1500 free, Madelyn Donohoe of Fish, won the event ...

By Delaney Lanker, Swimming World College Intern On day three of the Richmond Speedo Sectional Championships the men's and women's 200 butterfly, 50 free, 200 breaststroke, 100 back and 400 free were swam. In the women's 200 fly, Poseidon Swimming's Molly Sheffield won the event in the time of 2:17....

By Delaney Lanker, Swimming World College Intern  On day three of the Austin Speedo Sectional Championships the men's and women's 100 back, 400 free, 100 breast and 100 fly were swam. Zoe Bartel of Fort Collins won the women's 100 backstroke in the time of 1:03.54. Aces's Elsa Litteken came in a clo...

By Delaney Lanker, Swimming World College Intern Day two of the Austin Speedo Sectional Championship Series was completed today. The men's and women's 200 free relay, 200 free, 400 IM and 200 medley relay were swam. Fort Collin's women won the 200 free relay. Their team of Zoe Bartel (26.84), Coleen...

By Delaney Lanker, Swimming World College Intern Day two of the Richmond Speedo Sectional Championships was completed today. The men's and women's 200 free, 100 breast, 100 fly and 400 IM were swam. In the women's 200 free Egg Harbor's Amanda Nunan won the event in the time of of a 2:02.96. Madelyn ...

By Delaney Lanker, Swimming World College Intern  The Austin Speedo Sectional Championships began today at the University of Texas. The men's and women's 100 free, 200 breast, 200 back and 200 fly were swam. In the women's 100 freestyle, Fort Collins' Zoe Bartel won the event with a 57.85. Taking th...

By Delaney Lanker, Swimming World College Intern  The Richmond Speedo Sectional Championship competition began today. The four day long course meter meet is taking place at the Collegiate School Aquatics Center and is being hosted by Virginia Swimming & Poseidon Swimming. Over 50 different teams and...

By Delaney Lanker, Swimming World Magazine  The Speedo Sectionals Championship Series continues this weekend in Austin, Texas with the Four Corners Spring Sectionals. The meet is being hosted by Longhorn Aquatics and is a long course meters meet. The meet is only open to swimmers from the states of ...

By Delaney Lanker, Swimming World College Intern The Speedo Sectionals Championship Series continues this Thursday in Richmond, VA. The meet is being hosted by Poseidon Swimming and is a long course meter competition. As the countdown to Rio continues, swimmers of all ages are looking to secure at s...

By Delaney Lanker, Swimming World College Intern The AA Pennsylvania High School State Championships concluded this evening. The men's and women's 100 free, 500 free, 100 back, 100 breast and 400 free relay were swam. The women's 400 free relay PIAA record was broken. Grove City won the meet for the...

By Delaney Lanker, Swimming World College Intern The AA Pennsylvania High School Championships began today. The meet is being held at Bucknell University. The men's and women's 200 medley relay, 200 freestyle, 200 IM, 50 free, 100 fly and 200 free relay were swam. The women's 200 medley and 200 free...

By Delaney Lanker, Swimming World College Intern The 2016 AAA Pennsylvania High School State Championships concluded this evening. The men's and women's 100 free, 500 free, 100 back, 100 breast an 400 free relay were swam. The men's 500 free and 400 free PIAA records were broken. La Salle College wo...

By Delaney Lanker, Swimming World College Intern Day one of the men's and women's AAA Pennsylvania High School State Championships began today. The men's and women's 200 medley relay, 200 free, 200 IM, 50 free, 100 butterfly and 200 free relay were swam. Upper Dublin's senior, Michael Jensen just mi...

By Delaney Lanker, Swimming World College Intern The 2016 Pleasant Prairie Speedo Sectionals concluded this evening. The men's and women's 1500 freestyle, 200 back, 100 free and 200 butterfly were swam. Barrington Swim Club's Kristen Jacobson won the women's 1500 freestyle with the time of 16:58.03....