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This commentary by Steven V. Selthoffer, was originally published over 2 years ago. Swimming World thought it was worth republishing in light of Michael Phelps and Anthony Ervin making the 2016 USA Swimming Olympic Team ------- Michael Phelps stepped up on the blocks with a smile on his face during ...

A monster anchor from Katinka Hosszu delivered the title for Hungary in the women's 800-meter free relay at the 2016 European Championships. Zsuzsanna Jakabos (1:58.60), Evelyn Verraszto (1:58.16) and Boglarka Kapas (1:58.22) kept Hungary competitive as Hosszu unleashed a 1:56.65 anchor for the win ...

Two of the brightest stars in USA Swimming at slated to compete at the 2016 Longhorn Elite Meet in Austin, Texas spanning June 3-5. Michael Phelps is scheduled to compete in the 100 fly, 200 free, 200 IM and 100 free. Meanwhile, Missy Franklin will be swimming in the 100 free, 200 free, 200 back and...

Marcin Stolarski picked off the Polish record in the men's 100-meter breast at the 2016 Polish Nationals. Stolarski stopped the clock in 1:00.24 for the win, and broke Dawid Szulich's 2013 record of 1:00.54. Maciej Holub placed second in 1:02.15 with Jacek Arentewicz taking third in 1:02.36. Katarzy...

Tomasz Polewka clipped the Polish record in the men's 50-meter back at the 2016 Polish Nationals. Polewka hit the wall in 24.72 for the win, breaking his own record of 24.80 set last year in Szczecin.  The time today moved him up to fourth in the world behind Camille Lacourt (24.67), Grigory Tarasev...

Swimming World Magazine contributor and Open Water Swimming advocate Steven Munatones, who suffered a heart attack on May 13, released an update on his thoughts and experiences from the last two weeks. A Go Fund Me fundraising page has been set up to help provide the Munatones family some relief fro...

Kosuke Hagino picked up a pair of titles to close out the 2016 Bergen Swim Festival in Norway. Hagino raced his way to a win in the men's 100-meter fly with a time of 52.85.  Jan Sefl took second in 53.99 with Tomas Havranek earning third in 53.99. Hagino doubled up in the men's 200-meter breast wit...

Maria Gadea led the way on the final night of the 2016 Romanian Nationals by doubling up. Gadea turned in a 2:19.72 to win the women's 200-meter IM title.  Ana Dascal touched second in 2:22.42 with Alexandra Dobrin earning third in 2:22.80. Gadea doubled up tonight with a 4:24.15 in the women's 400-...

It's been a 30-and-over type of week this week with some veterans all posting U.S. Olympic Trials Cuts.  On the heels of 32-year-old Kevin Swander and 35-year-old Ed Moses both clearing the Trials cut in the men's 100-meter breast, T2's Erika Erndl snagged qualification for her fifth U.S. Olympic Tr...

Kevin Swander, an assistant coach with South Carolina, felt inspired today after 35-year-old Ed Moses turned in an Olympic Trials cut yesterday with reportedly little training in the past four years. Swander, a three-time Olympic Trials finalist and World University Games gold medalist, who last com...

Michael Phelps took to Facebook Live again today while at the Olympic Training Center as he just finished up a weight session. Phelps, who has been sporting a serious beard the last few weeks, showed up with a completely clean face. The Live session took place while a bunch of Olympic Training Cente...

Kosuke Hagino dominated the men's 200-meter free in a time of 1:47.00 at the 2016 Bergen Swim Festival.  He's been faster with a third-ranked 1:45.50 from Japanese Nationals.  Mark Small placed second in 1:50.12 with Marco Belotti earning third in 1:50.14. Katinka Hosszu won the women's 200-meter fr...

Kacper Majchrzak took down the Polish record in the men's 200-meter free at the 2016 Polish Nationals. Majchrzak clocked a winning time of 1:46.46, lowering the previous record of 1:46.59 set by Pawel Korzeniowski back in 2009.  Majchrzak moved up to 11th in the world with the swim.  Korzeniowski pl...

Robert Glinta swept the backstroke events at the 2016 Romanian Nationals. Glinta picked up another title today with a 2:00.57 to win the men's 200-meter back.  Daniel Martin touched second in 2:02.30 with Alexandru Badeata finishing third in 2:05.46. Glinta already won the 50 back (25.69) and 100 ba...

The World Health Organization has rejected an open letter call from more than 100 scientists and health experts to either cancel, postpone or move the 2016 Rio Olympics due to the Zika virus in Brazil, according to the Associated Press. The WHO stated today that there is "no public health justificat...

Katinka Hosszu competed in a total of five prelims during day 1 of the 2016 Bergen Swim Festival at the Alexander Dale Oen Arena in Norway. Day one of the meet featured all prelims, setting up a super night of action tomorrow night.  Hosszu wound up with the top seed in four of the five events.  She...

Ed Moses, who won an Olympic gold medal as part of the 2000 Sydney Games men's 400-meter medley relay, decided to qualify for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials on a lark this weekend. Swimming during prelims in Irvine, Moses, 35, clocked a 1:03.35 in the men's 100-meter breast.  That time cleared the 1:0...

Konrad Czerniak turned up the heat in the men's 50-meter free at the 2016 Polish Championships. Czerniak, already ranked 13th in the world with a 21.95 from the Spanish Spring Championships, took the men's 50-meter free title tonight in 21.96.  Pawel Juraszek tied Filip Wypych for second with 22.13s...

The 2016 LEN European Masters Championships are dealing with some administrative issues in London a week after LEN put together a successful 2016 European Championships meet. With more than 10,000 swimmers slated to compete, and events boasting upwards of 130-140 timed finals heats throughout the da...

Just weeks after the Harvard Public Health Review called for the 2016 Rio Olympics to be cancelled due to the Zika virus, a group of 125 scientists and health experts have written a letter to World Health Organization Director Dr. Margaret Chan stating that the Olympics must be moved or postponed ac...