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by Xonzy Gaddis Day six of the 2019 French Elite National Championship Meet wrapped up a week of quick swims in Rennes. The Sunday finals events included the women's 800 meter freestyle, the men's 50 meter freestyle, the women's 50 meter fly, the men's 100 meter fly, the women's 200 meter back, the ...

By Xonzy Gaddis, Swimming World College Intern. The 2019 Eastern Zone North Speedo Short Course Sectionals took place at Ithaca College in Ithaca, NY. The meet went into its final session tonight featuring the women’s and men’s 200 back, men’s and women’s 100 free, and men’s and women’s 200 IM, the ...

By Xonzy Gaddis, Swimming World College Intern. The 2019 4 Corners Speedo Sectionals in Phoenix, Arizona took went into its final night of swims today. Friday's events included the women's and men's 400 free relay, men's and women's 200 free, men's and women's 400 IM, and the men's and women's 100 b...

By Xonzy Gaddis, Swimming World College Intern. Three time Olympian and medalist Elizabeth Beisel served as one of the co-captains of the 2016 Olympic team, leading the team to victory in nearly every event. Beisel now serves as a RISE mentor in her retirement from the sport, inspiring other athlete...

By Xonzy Gaddis, Swimming World College Intern. The 2019 College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America National Invitational went into its first day today at the Robert F. Busbey Natatorium of Cleveland State University in Cleveland Ohio. The sixteen events being featured tonight includ...

By Xonzy Gaddis, Swimming World College Intern. The 2019 Region VIII Speedo Spring Sectional meet went into its third day today at the Mizzou Aquatic Center in Columbia, Missouri. The events featured tonight include the women’s and men’s 200 IM, the women’s and men’s 50 free, the women’s and men’s 2...

By Xonzy Gaddis, Swimming World College Intern. The 2019 Region VIII Speedo Spring Sectional meet went into its second day today at the Mizzou Aquatic Center in Columbia, Missouri. The events featured tonight include the women's and men's 200 free, the women's and men's 100 breast, the women's and m...

By Xonzy Gaddis, Swimming World College Intern. Teaching water safety in the early stages of a human's life is essential, especially with drowning being one of the major accidental causes of death of children. Water safety classes are given to parents and their babies as early as three months old, b...

By Xonzy Gaddis, Swimming World College Intern. The last finals session of the 2019 Conference USA Championships featured six events including the 1650 free, 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly and 400 free relay. After four days of serious competition, Florida International University takes fir...

By Xonzy Gaddis, Swimming World College Intern. The third finals session of the 2019 Conference USA Championships featured six events including the 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, 100 breast, 100 back and 400 medley relay. Florida International University strengthens their lead, boosting their team score...

By Xonzy Gaddis, Swimming World College Intern. The second finals session of the 2019 Conference USA Championships featured four events including the 500 free, 200 IM, 50 free and 200 free relay. Florida International University takes the lead with 328.5 points, followed by Rice University in second...

By Xonzy Gaddis, Swimming World College Intern. The first finals session of the 2019 Conference USA Championships featured two events including the 200 medley relay and 800 free relay. Psych Sheet Live Results Day 1 Results Women's 200 Medley Relay Florida International University took the first win...

By Xonzy Gaddis, Swimming World College Intern. You line up behind your lane and shake off the nerves you plan not to take into the water with you. Then, you take a deep breath as you hear the whistle signal that it is time to climb up on the block. Finally, the signal sounds. What do you feel? The ...

By Xonzy Gaddis, Swimming World College Intern. Rebecca Soni, retired Olympic champion and former world record holder in the 100 and 200-meter breast, continues to impact the swimming world in significant ways, particularly through creating strong connections between athletes. Currently, Soni mentor...

By Xonzy Gaddis, Swimming World College Intern. After a long meet weekend, the only thing on a swimmer’s mind is rest. The next time you find yourself lounging on the couch for recovery, take the opportunity to jump into a new movie. Aquaman recently came out and opens viewers’ eyes to the won....

By Xonzy Gaddis, Swimming World College Intern. Former Arizona Wildcat, Pan American Games champion (2015:100-meter butterfly) and multiple time champion of the Winter Nationals in the 100-yard butterfly, Giles Smith just finished off the 2018 swim year strong. He swept the 100-yard butterfly with a...

By Xonzy Gaddis, Swimming World College Intern. When it comes to having a plant-based diet as an aquatic athlete, mealtime is not as easy as dumping just any food on your plate. According to the United States Department of Agriculture and Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, swimmers s...

By Xonzy Gaddis, Swimming World College Intern. [caption id="attachment_336204" align="alignright" width="232"] Photo Courtesy: Vicki Bunke[/caption] In the year 2017, Swim Across America - a charity foundation which raises money for cancer research - gained a swimmer who was passionate about the sp...

By Xonzy Gaddis, Swimming World College Intern. Hitting the chlorinated water nearly every day is not always the healthiest for an aquatic athlete’s hair; however, with a focused hair care routine, you can aim for easier styling. Everyone has their own routine, but here are a couple of tips swimmers...

By Xonzy Gaddis, Swimming World College Intern. At the core of every sport is the athletes involved, and the leadership of these sports relies on what these athletes have to say. Nearly 400,000 swimmers in the United States are members of USA Swimming. A key group of those swimmers are making their ...