Melissa Wolf - (Author)

For the seventh straight year, Nation's Capital took home the winning trophy for the combined scores at the NCSA Junior Championships. The five-day meet held at the Orlando YMCA Aquatic Center was exciting and provided swimmers great competition end their short course season. The top finishers in th...

By Melissa Wolf, Swimming World College Intern. Back at it for day four. Friday night was an exciting night of surprises and disappointment at the NCSA Junior National Meet in Orlando. Disqualifications and fantastic swims were just part of the story line. Women's 100 Back The top five women were al...

Anthony Grimm of MAKO-PV kicked his way to a new National Age Group Record in the 15-16 Men's 100 Back tonight at the 2019 NCSA Championship Meet in Orlando, posting a time of 45.60. Not only did he break the record previously held by Gianluca Urlando of DART swimming with a time of 45.66, he also c...

By Melissa Wolf, Swimming World Intern.  Swimming fans from young to old were able to enjoy cheering on their favorite swimmers in Knoxville this weekend at the TYR Pro Swim Series Meet. Young members of Tennessee Aquatics sat together on the bleachers under the scoreboard, in the area known as the ...

By Melissa Wolf, Swimming World intern. This weekend at the TYR Pro Swim Series Meet in Knoxville, Dana Vollmer chipped away at the times she posted from November at Winter Nationals, improving her 100 fly time by .11 seconds, setting an example for swimmers and women everywhere. After giving birth ...

By Melissa Wolf, Swimming World College Intern As you dive into 2019 with a fresh resolve and big goals set for yourself for the next year, use these simple ideas to help you reach your goals. Break Down the Goal You don't decide to climb Mount Everest without first conquering a smal...

By Melissa Wolf, Swimming World College Intern.  This past weekend, over 500 men were racing at the 2018 West Speedo Winter Junior National meet in Austin, Texas. Out of this large group, ten male age group swimmers looked to make names for themselves on the senior level. Of those ten, two had break...

By Melissa Wolf, Swimming World College Intern. Placing first in a college dual meet is a nice accomplishment unless you are 34-year-old Jed Galutira - then, it is proof that you are on your way to swimming faster than the younger you. With a winning time of 57.70 in the 100 back, he is less than tw...

By Melissa Wolf, Swimming World College Intern. Walking on to the deck, you see a whiteboard with numbers and symbols scribbled all over. The novice swimmer might ask, "Am I in math class or at swim practice?" However, the experienced swimmer knows that math is an integral part of their training and...

By Melissa Wolf, Swimming World College Intern. A blank record board is the epitome of a new program, and in college swimming, we do not see new programs added as often as we should. A small NCAA Division III school in Wisconsin - St. Norbert College in De Pere - has more than just a new record boar...

By Melissa Wolf, Swimming World College Intern. Even Olympic gold medalists have experienced failure. Don't let missing your goal by three one-hundredths of a second cause you to quit; failure is part of the process and can be used as motivation to find your true potential and biggest strengths. Thi...

By Melissa Wolf, Swimming World College Intern. If winning only brings seconds of happiness, then maybe it is time to change the focus. Many great age-group swimmers struggle tremendously when they find that the pressure of winning outweighs the joy of competing. [caption id="attachment_329728" alig...