Read more1666 More Thoughts You Have During the 165002 June 2015The 1650 freestyle is a long, long race. Last week, intern Kelly Lennon posted 66 thoughts you have during the 1650, which can be a grueling, mind-numbing event. But let's face it, you probably thought about more than 66 things during the 15-20 minutes you were following the black line on the bottom...
Read moreLawrence Free State, Blue Valley-Southwest Claim Kansas Girls High School Swimming and Diving Titles24 May 2015Agon is the proud sponsor of all high school coverage (recruiting, results, state championships, etc.) on SwimmingWorld.com. For more information about Agon, visit their website Agonswim.com. TOPEKA - Lawrence Free State High School (6A) and Blue Valley-Southwest High School (5-1A) took home the tea...
Read moreBritish Paralympic Swimmer Ollie Hynd Looking Forward to World Championships, National Paralympic Day21 May 2015By Pippa Field STRATFORD - His brother Sam may have hung up the goggles for good last year, but that doesn’t stop the sibling rivalry in the Hynd household with fellow Paralympic swimming champion Ollie admitting he is gunning for his world record later this year. Back in February 2014 older brother...
Read moreMissouri State Swimming and Diving Signs Three More Student-Athletes for Fall 201521 May 2015SPRINGFIELD - Missouri State swimming and diving has rounded out its roster for the 2015-16 season, as head coach Dave Collins announced the additions of three student-athletes to the women’s program Thursday, May 21. Hope Ernhart (Benton, Ark.), Althea Felton (Columbia, Mo.) and Loretta Stelnicki (...
Read moreSerbian Water Polo Player Nikola Raden Provisionally Suspended20 May 2015LAUSANNE - After testing positive for cocaine (Class S.6 Non-Specified Stimulants) following the Spain vs. Serbia match of the FINA Water Polo World League tournament on February 17, 2015, Serbia's Nikola Raden has been dealt a provisional suspension by FINA, FINA announced yesterday. In accordance ...
Read moreUBC Thunderbirds Swimming Announces Recruiting Class19 May 2015VANCOUVER - The UBC Thunderbirds swim program has signed an outstanding recruiting class for the upcoming season, as it gets ready to defend the CIS men's and women's team titles it won in 2015. On the men's side, UBC welcomes Colby Evans (West Vancouver, B.C.), Hau-Li Fan (Burnaby, B.C), Darian Fry...
Read more3Youssef and Marwan El Kamash Break Egyptian Records in Charlotte19 May 2015CHARLOTTE - Three Egyptian national records fell over the weekend at the Arena Pro Swim Series at Charlotte, at the hands of brothers Marwan and Youssef El Kamash. Marwan El Kamash, a junior at the University of South Carolina, set two new national records in the men's 200m and 400m free. He finishe...
Read more1Eight U.S. Divers Named to Pan American Games Team17 May 2015BLOOMINGTON - Eight divers have been selected to represent the United States at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario. The diving events will take place July 10-13. The U.S. roster includes Pan American Games veteran and 2008 Olympian Mary Beth Dunnichay (Elwood, Ind./West Lafayette, Ind.)...
Read moreUSA Diving World Championship Trials Conclude, Roster Set For FINA World Championships17 May 2015BLOOMINGTON - Five divers added another event to their schedules for this summer’s FINA World Championships, while two more divers punched their tickets to Russia by qualifying for their first events as the USA Diving World Championship Trials came to a close Sunday at Indiana University’s Councilma...
Read moreIndiana University Diving Sending Four to FINA World Championships17 May 2015BLOOMINGTON - Four divers with Indiana University ties were entered in the USA Diving World Championship Individual Trials, and four will be heading to Kazan, Russia after the final day of competition Sunday at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center. Former IU All-American Amy Cozad and rising so...
Read moreCheyenne Mountain Takes Home Colorado Boys 4A Swimming and Diving Title17 May 2015Agon is the proud sponsor of all high school coverage (recruiting, results, state championships, etc.) on SwimmingWorld.com. For more information about Agon, visit their website Agonswim.com. THORNTON - For the first time since 2002, Cheyenne Mountain High School topped the field at the Colorado Boy...
Read more6Fossil Ridge Knocks Off Regis Jesuit For Colorado Boys 5A Swimming and Diving State Championship Title17 May 2015Agon is the proud sponsor of all high school coverage (recruiting, results, state championships, etc.) on SwimmingWorld.com. For more information about Agon, visit their website Agonswim.com. COLORADO SPRINGS - Three months after winning the girls' 5A title, the Fossil Ridge High School boys made it...
Read moreAmy Cozad, Kristian Ipsen Leading Platform, 3-Meter at USA Diving World Championship Trials16 May 2015BLOOMINGTON - Competing at their home pool, Amy Cozad (Indianapolis, Ind./Bloomington, Ind.) and Jessica Parratto (Dover, N.H./Bloomington, Ind.) are in first and second place in the women’s 10-meter contest after Friday’s semifinals at the World Championship Trials at Indiana University’s Councilma...
Read more1West Florida Women's Swimming and Diving Signs Three16 May 2015PENSACOLA - The University of West Florida women’s swimming and diving program has added three student-athletes to its signing class for the 2015-16 season. The Argonauts are coming off their second season as a program, a year in which the team won its first New South Intercollegiate Swimming and Di...
Read moreStanford Women's Water Polo Finishes Atop Final CWPA Poll Following NCAA Title Victory13 May 2015BRIDGEPORT - The 2015 Women's Varsity season comes to a close as the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) releases the Week 17/May 13/Final Women's National Top 20 of the year. National Champion Stanford University, which captured the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) title over th...
Read more3Western Illinois Swimming and Diving Signs Two More for Fall 201511 May 2015MACOMB - Head coach Greg Naumann announced the signing of two more newcomers for the 2015-16 season on Monday (May 11). Naumann's signing class has now reached seven, heading into next season. Quetzal Gallagher - Pueblo, Colorado Gallagher joins the Leathernecks after collecting five first-place fin...
Read moreVermont Women's Swimming and Diving Signs 14 Freshmen07 May 2015BURLINGTON - University of Vermont women's swimming and diving Head Coach Gerry Cournoyer has announced the addition of 14 freshmen to the team for the 2015-16 season. This year's recruiting class includes: Ashley Branagan (Easton, Massachusetts), Chandler Brandes (South Burlington, Vermont), Julia ...
Read moreUCLA Women's Water Polo Ranked First in CWPA Week 16 Poll06 May 2015BRIDGEPORT - The University of California-Los Angeles remains the No. 1 team in the nation heading into this weekend's National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Women's Water Polo Championship as the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) releases the Week 16/May 6 Women's Varsity Polls. Few...
Read moreWilkes University Swimming and Diving Signs 10 For Fall 201506 May 2015WILKES-BARRE - Wilkes University head men's and women's swimming coach Mark Barnes has announced his recruiting class for the upcoming 2015-16 season as eight female student-athletes and two male student-athletes will continue their academic and athletic careers at the university next fall. "I am ex...
Read moreIsrael Sending a Dozen Swimmers to FINA World Championships05 May 2015JERUSALEM - Ten Israeli men, along with two women, have punched their tickets to this summer's FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia. The men's squad will be highlighted by Olympic 200 back finalist Yaakov Tomarkin and two-time Olympian Gal Nevo, while Amit Ivry and Zohar Shiklar will represent ...