By Aidan Burns on SwimSwam When a current world record holder breaks their own WR and still doesn’t win, there is some serious talent in the pool. At the Australian Trials two weeks ago, Mollie O’Callaghan touched second in the women’s 200 freestyle in a time that was under her 1:52.85 world record in 1:52.48,…
By Braden Keith on SwimSwam New University of Arizona head coach Ben Loorz will begin his tenure leading the Wildcats with a $165,000 base salary that will climb to $175,000 by the 2028-2029 season as part of a 5-year, $845,000 contract. See the full term sheet here That is within range of the most recent employment…
By SwimSwam on SwimSwam Courtesy: CSM Athletics OMAHA, Neb. – The College of Saint Mary swim team will be under new leadership this season. College of Saint Mary Director of Athletics Robbie Shay is pleased to announce that Liz Germonprez has been named the new head coach for the Flames. Germonprez officially started at CSM…
By Retta Race on SwimSwam 2024 AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC TRIALS Monday, June 10th – Saturday, June 15th Brisbane Aquatic Center – Brisbane, Australia Prelims at 11am local/9pm previous day ET; Finals at 7:30pm local/5:30am ET LCM (50 meters) Swimming Australian Olympic Nomination Criteria Meet Central Updated Psych Sheet Heat Sheets Day 1 Prelims Recap | Day 1 Finals…
By Riley Overend on SwimSwam 2024 Austin Sectionals July 11-14 Lee & Joe Jamail Texas Swim Center Austin, Texas LCM (50 meters) Results on MeetMobile: “2024 ST TXLA SZ LC Sectional Champs” Rising University of Texas sophomores Will Modglin and Nate Germonprez kicked off Austin Sectionals on Thursday night with lifetime bests in the 100-meter…
By SwimSwam on SwimSwam Courtesy: Big Ten ROSEMONT, Ill. — The Big Ten Conference is celebrating its 110th class of recipients who earned the Big Ten Medal of Honor from their respective institutions during the 2023-24 academic year. Established in 1915, the Big Ten Medal of Honor is the conference’s most prestigious award. It was the…